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a saturday morning here in moscow. no. that's the verdict of the u.s. house intelligence committee which found quote no evidence that the twenty sixteen presidential campaign was working with russia the report further deepen the partisan divisions in congress that the democrats refused to endorse the findings and have now vowed to continue the probe. looks at the. if you've heard it once you've heard it a thousand times but here it is once more for those of you in the cheap seats the russian active measures campaign against the united states was multifaceted to leverage cyber attacks covert platforms social media third party intermediaries in state run media the house intelligence report begins with a novel idea the american people rightly want to know what the russians did and how

and what each section starts off with accusations of what the kremlin did where the evidence is meant to be there is just a bunch of blacked out text nevertheless the committee concludes that russia's goal was to so discord in america and cast doubt on the democratic process that's apparently with point zero zero zero two percent of u.s. election related advertising on google and with an equally huge amount of ads on facebook twenty five percent of which were never seen by anyone that's in the report still the aim was apparently achieved and is the sole reason for the expansive divide that has grown in america since the election rush's active measures campaign achieved its primary goal of inciting division and discord among americans for more than a year us politics have been consumed by busy recriminations charges and countercharges about the attacks it's wholly unclear how russia's alleged actions are responsible for the political chaos that has ensued since trump took the white house it wasn't russia reporting that terms former campaign managers connections to

ukraine spelled out collusion one of the many theories that the report shoots down the charges against the for president transform a company manager perceived more than seventeen million dollars in secret payments from a kremlin linked to political party in ukraine but it was the american media that hypothesize that trump jr is meeting with a russian lawyer proved moscow was supporting trump donald trump son think he was about to get help from a russian lawyer with ties to the kremlin this is looking more and more like treason all this strange behavior from the president it's all explains now a stream of lee. by the intelligence community condemned by the report as damaging national security wasn't orchestrated by the kremlin who are also learning from your sources that intelligence officials say tonight n.b.c. news is learning from intelligence sources u.s. intelligence sources tell us news or even take a master key like half of team trump was accused of meeting with him and that's threaten their jobs but the report says there was nothing sinister there also there the controversial russian ambassador sergey look of course of the pictures of

course is shameful picture where the united states press corps was kept out by the russians were allowed in there is an open question whether there was collusion cooperation between trump associates during the campaign and russian officials all of that discord was home grown so after a year of searching that included seventy three interviews nine hearings and briefings and the review of countless documents were left with the conclusion of no collusion and as much proof as we had before the report was released meaning little to none. well and no u.s. intelligence report goes by without mentioning this channel as a tool of the kremlin's perceived influence and this time was no exception the reasoning is apparently oxys popularity of the documents states that moscow exploited google and its services to spread propaganda via accounts well we do have at least two million subscribers to our you tube channel other lawmakers are also disturbed by the fact that our tea is served in the same manner as quote legitimate

news sources or media line all things congress is mistaking an alternative point of view for interference the only thing that we can maybe point to is that these people called the russians russian government russian actors people with russian names i don't know but these people that we will collectively call the russian. put a tweet facebook story that did not encourage armed revolt by the american citizens that i want to send something it merely presented allegedly the point zero zero to whatever percent of this but presented stories that other american actors and politicians and folks in and activists were alleging as well so it just so happened that this horrible russian a example of dissent or whatever was a story discourse happened to me are exactly the same thoughts and sentiments of

actual americans who may have had a different opinion from hillary clinton it's the only story in town and the american public has been so habituated to this means that they want to hear more of it they believe there is evidence when there is no evidence no no i'm sorry to say this isn't stopping i hope it does but i'm afraid it will. on this day fifteen years ago u.s. troops fired on civilian protesters in the iraqi city of fallujah and the ensuing first battle for fallujah job would see some six hundred civilians killed half of them women and children the operations by the u.s. and its allies in the cities told the deployment of white phosphorus and depleted uranium used to as offensive weapons and years on fallujah residents are still dealing with the consequences. so here this story begins with that attack on fallujah when the americans attacked at first i had

a few miscarriages and then i had five tomatoes. the doctors discovered that it was a result of the phosphorus which was used by the americans. and the device that i have conducted a study based on samples analyzed in certified german lapps which have nothing to do with any political party they found here a new map correct and other pollutants. in this business tell us how she's a very good student despite her disability when she writes on the board or in her notebook and it is very neat she's one of the best students in.

tears. this is. how. it was. but the u.s. withdrawal in twenty eleven from iraq didn't mean and to the conflict in fallujah with islamic states soon getting a foothold in that city it would take iraqi forces four and a half years to drive out i saw local residents say life in the city still has not returned to normal. and although we came back from the camp to fallujah they told us that the city and its suburbs are clear of days so we came back as we were cleaning the house. an i.e.d. went off and killed my sister and sister. at this neighborhood went through

a lot this house lost two women i lost a son and the other was crippled having seen any official pass by here about us off their condolences. but the area is destroyed is not a place anyone would want to come to stay in our house go to the house in front of us this road to come in and out of it that's what we don't go anywhere else the area is full of bombs or additional fire look at these flags all over the place which we can't walk here the area is dangerous soldiers have come here set off two or three bombs and left this area behind me is closed off from the flanks only trying to come home but they can't. america's new secretary of state mike pompei o started out on his new job with a speech at the nato headquarters in brussels and tones harking back to the days of the cold war r.t. correspondent has more. during his comments to the nato officials he did reminisce

about his time during the cold war serving as a soldier in the u.s. military stationed in germany this is my pompei all in brussels we talked a lot about that the changing nature of the threat from russia when i was a young soldier it was seventy two tanks and sixty tanks rolling across the east german plane this is today is different and we collectively each of each nation individually and nato together must come up with solutions to address that now stoltenberg the nato chief seemed quite warm and receptive to mike pompei are very happy to be looking forward to working with him this is still timbered responding to my comp alle his so long on body experience including serving out. a soldier in in germany during the cold war. provides him a perfect back room for being the top to promote over the north in states that

wasn't exactly clear how his military service in the us army being stationed in germany during the cold war would help prepare pompei o for working as secretary of state of the united states in nato that wasn't exactly made clear however the concepts of the cold war and his reminiscing about his service in germany during the cold war seem to be central in my palm pales remarks in brussels. about whether germany is making enough headway in boosting its military spending like pompei and made it clear that lynn is behind on its nato homework do you think germany is doing enough to meet the to press on target know. what you're going to do they should meet the goals that they agreed to. and germany is apparently busy trying to catch up pumping more money into military hardware including aircraft and drones. are all about looks at what's on display at this year's airshow. this year is an expertise underway in the german capital

poland thousand square meters of all things aviation from the commercial private and military sectors. that just next to me are some of the joints currently operated by the german military this is the current and if we come over this way this is the current t p that's the one that could be equipped with weapons now then made by an israeli company in a joint partnership with the aerospace giant airbus and over the next nine years germany is set to spend a billion a year zero increasing the current fleet of these many isn't just looking to buy drones from abroad behind me is apparently the future it's called the european mail

now it's a joint collaboration between italy france spain and germany and the developers all of this particular unmanned aircraft told me why those type of drones are the weapon of choice for more than european armies this is now the next step towards the kind of independence in europe and that of course comes them along with a clear push into several. meaning day to serenity but also to well when it comes to the ability. also on display is. thirty five now this is lockheed martin stealth jet that's being touted as a replacement for the tornado fighter bomber that's currently operated by the german military and it's not just the. they get this all through the air using this tactical simulator of a helicopter i can even fly a mission over the small german town albeit it's rather

a bumpy ride with me in charge companies from all over the world to showcasing their wares in germany is in the market to buy the country's army chief is already call to defense spending by fifteen billion euro by twenty twenty one but opposition politicians to happy with that direction all the pressure being put on germany by its nato allies to spend more on the military this is the wrong direction in the mall and very lax in the. education. system in germany for example in the. military. and if you look at the german population german population wants peace if i walk around in her or and in everyone see i want peace so i think the government have to listen to the population and we as a little bring forward that position and other actors. humanistic just bring

forward that position as well despite those dissenting voices it does seem that the german military set for a funding boost and without a load of new hardware peter all of a r.t. berlin germany's chancellor angela merkel is now saying the existing iran nuclear deal is no longer sufficient the announcement came during a press conference following her meeting with the u.s. president donald trump there previously merkel had stressed the importance of preserving the nuclear deal with iran. the also. please the iranian oil is not sufficient to see that iran's ambitions are curbed and contain that was what is most important to recognize it is that you run through its ballistic missile program is trying to exert geopolitical influence in syria and lebanon and we have to see to it that this attempted ensign's is curbed contained and that beyond the iran deal the reliability can be established and for this is the isn't them and we believe it's better to have this agreement even if it's not perfect than to have no

agreement and we'll continue to discuss this for germany we'll watch very closely to ensure that this agreement will be honored. middle east expert paul hiro believes the current agreement as achieving the aim of preventing iran from developing a nuclear arsenal the iran deal is working right now in curbing iran's nuclear ambitions and that was the intention of the deal the right deal wasn't intended or designed to curb the other of ambitions that iran might have in the region if see german chancellor receives her focus on what the joint conference of planned agreement is intended for which is just the iranian nuclear program you know she would hopefully realize that the it's a good deal and it's working i would hope that president trump would not try to exert any geopolitical influence or any type of economic influence trying to get others to abandon you know support for the deal because you know if you're saying it's a great deal it's working you know it was for there are ways that iran could have

pursued nuclear weapons if it decided that's what it wanted to do and all four ways curdles stuffs. the u.s. democrats are in hot water after secretly recorded audioboo revealed the party's leadership try to pressure a car that for a us house seat in colorado to drop out of the race. he would like me to get out of the race. yeah i know your fundraising for. you guys or someone money and.

i know it's undemocratic to have a smaller. sum at someone and then try to reach the primary. but you were part of that process as. levy tilman supports a single player health care system and equal rights for women in the l g b t community he was endorsed by the state senator in may last year but as we've just heard has been asked to drop out of the rice house minority leader however has defended their leadership's interference in their primary rights don't see anything inappropriate like. mr hoyer was engaged in a conversation about the realities of life in a race to see who can win in the general election and it's not the first time the us democrats are trying to influence elections e-mails revealed by wiki leaks show the party's officials tried to use bernie sanders religion against him in favor of hillary clinton both were representing the democrats in the race for the u.s. presidential seat for twenty sixteen moreover leaks also showed that the former

democratic national committee chief gave clinton debate questions before sondos that that was during the democratic primary it's also been revealed that the party caves clinton imposed on hiring and spending. on the current chair of the democratic national committee however says incidents like this are a thing of the past. we're moving forward we have to make sure that everything is fair and open and everybody has a fair shake and that's what we're going to do well the tape recording released by the intercept put that into question journalist and author daniel bazaar believes it reveals a growing divide within the party. there's a split in the party between the base and the and the higher echelons the elected officials it's totally undemocratic it's smoke and mirrors the base thinks they're getting a choice but they really aren't because the the real candidates at the side are chosen behind closed doors but the democratic party is in the danger of self

destructing it's it's trying to think that will win in two thousand and eighteen if it passes itself off the republican lite party. but that's a very risky tactic because of the risks and the danger is the you wind up needing its base of support which will either stay at home or vote for a third green candidates or others who are challenging the democrats from the left so they're trying to try to walk a very thin line and i don't think they'll be they'll be able to to do it the program returns and just about. anyone else seems wrong. why don't we just don't all. i mean you get to see palin to stay active. and engaged because betrayal.

when so many find themselves worlds apart we just look for common ground. sure buying gold as i know gold mine gold is like a three don't think he's going to pay you no one lives in a few times he house to house is blown away by the huffing and puffing of the big bad feel wolf and then think you number two you've got countries like india that are like one step in one step sector household sector has all the gold their government doesn't exactly and then the big bad bill will often fall to the people the problem is that to survive the government has blown away and you've got the countries like china and russia that have said we're also twenty four carat gold bullion on and the big that's the eye wall of the club and it didn't belong there elsewhere.

good to have you with us today three people have been reported dead and almost nine hundred wounded in the latest palestinian patient rallies in gaza that's according to the palestinian health ministry protests a part of the six week great march all for took demonstrations. to the computer the. sun. to close the to look out. to the. right. we are in the central hospital in gaza strip where this hospital received all the

injuries from the fat fans southend set area from the five locations that are protesting the fifth friday of the great they're great much of return and today's fight is tied to is that you triples where you. they are protesting. this friday and no this is another injury that came just right now from the fence there have been severe injuries in the house and in the legs. in the post minutes we received at least ten people with severe injuries to the stomach and head they were doing any minute the ambulances are still carrying hundreds of injured people to the hospitals there is a lack of medicine and medical equipment in the hospitals in the crowd so as you see this is another ambulance just came just right now. from melaka near the fence and does you see this the ambulance has at least four palestinians that have been injured what happened right now near the fences that at least two thousand

palestinian protesters and try to interfere and break that the fence and what happened is those are your choices every addict there violently and they started to shoot i know these palestinian protesters were broke the price that according to palestinian minister brad at least dead twenty palestinians are to see a critical condition and they can declare their death and any minute. the following images from the ground show journalists covering the rallies have also been injured over the past month forty palestinians are being killed and more than five thousand wounded that's according to the u.n. and the u.n. has also denounced the use of live ammunition by the israeli defense forces against palestinians. israel's failure to consistently prosecute violations committed by members of its security forces encourages them to use deadly force against their fellow human beings even when they present no threat in the context of an

occupation such as gaza killings resulting from the who use of force may also constitute willful killings which are a grave breach of the fourth geneva convention the israeli army denies using excessive force against protesters it also accuses the palestinian political group hamas which controls gaza are using civilians and children in the demonstrations and israel's defense minister warned people not to approach the border. one of france's largest banks is facing a backlash after it emerged that one of its employees as a spokes person for a right wing political movement critics are calling for the dismissal of romain espinosa telephoning the bank directly and posting tweets one tweet alleges he's a migrant hunter on his days off and other asks whether the bank finances the political group he represents one activist from the league for black africans went to the brawn just works out to express his discontent. let me let you go who should

live for sure they. don't fall in love what good. budget came up until i was forced to. remain s.p. and as a spokesperson for generation it into a movement that positions itself against europe's current migration policies last week its activists attempted to block an alpine pass used by migrants r.t. france spoke to us he says the aim was to raise awareness. and. that's our objective was to bring the attention of public authorities politicians and media to the situation in which was a route for illegal migrants although it was a spokesperson i became a target for various attacks on my private life this campaign started on certain twitter accounts of people who pushed in anonymously meaning they were hiding behind their pseudonyms people started sharing my employers phone numbers urging people to put pressure on him to get me fired but i also get

a lot of messages of support from people of various backgrounds people who agree with us and who support our cause we gauge in activities that are completely legal and peaceful whereas they are trying to do illegal things they help illegal migrants into france which is reprehensible and law enforcement should be able to see the difference. the world anti doping agency has released a report on violations in twenty sixteen with some well rather surprising results italy france and the u.s. were named as the worst offenders while russia which has been severely punished over doping allegations in the last couple of years as number six now we go to reaction in paris and new york so this. one thing. if i was in the states the what country do you think was the number one thing violated in two thousand and sixteen which country would you name russia russia maybe between

america and russia not quite sure if. i would guess russia top the list russia china no russia russia so what would you say then if i told you that russia was not the top violated in terms of anti taping if they weren't even the second the third the fourth all the face but they were actually six in the report what would you say to that as while it's surprising to me actually why for russia would be one of the top ones to be honest but i guess it's just what the reporters now days focus on this is easy news for them isn't it makes me wonder if you're going to like trust on the newspaper writing well as you watch the news but i guess not so you have about maybe it's just a sort of western take on things trying to paint the enemy and i think there is a long history of us blaming them for it certainly some good quarter. but everybody. just

a couple of days ago it was revealed that grigori wrote trying call for the main informant in the doping case against russia fail to confirm a number about allegations against russian athletes and now says he didn't actually see the distribution of the so-called drug cocktail nor now he says did he witness any athletes taking it sociology professor at boston university as cashmore thinks that coffs ultimately backtracking and has blown it. the whole nucleus of the mclaren investigation and the ultimate report on the so-called state sponsored doping rested on his testimony and i question from the outset how objective or neutral or fair his testimony could have been he's a fugitive the guy has fled from russia he does have an axe to grind the systematic operation that mclaren refers to we don't know about that what we do know is that russia has denied any knowledge of this this is led to a kind of

a standoff between russia and the athletics governing organization that is the idea of left who is still say russia cannot compete on the walt stage in athletics until it's admits that there has been state sponsored doping and i think that the court of arbitration of that lack of credibility agenda will actually make a few people at the idea of a layer think twice about this decision because it is absurd. thanks for joining us are not international weapons half an hour with more. goal makers manufacture consent to the public will.