so happy with that online policeman's hat so zuck and co are outsourcing the digital share locke's i'm being serious that's what they call themselves who are let me check where they come from. a link to nato with their help thirty two suspicious pages have already been sorted out the big ship is not turned around overnight takes a while but i think that the have now given some opportunity to work with them and i hope that in the months when we have at least three other platforms in that we will see. a willingness to collaborate with us to come up with a solution bravo and it's not just facebook who are doing just as great one question though since already most americans head to social media to get their news when will freedom of speech ring a bell. one of the organizations which has links to the atlantic council an american think tank has accused russia of being behind the recent killing of three

journalists in the central african republic and the investigation into what happened is still on the way we talked to brian logan a political commentator who told us that if you accuse rupture of anything you no longer need to back it up with any evidence there's no evidence for this i don't think it is made really matter because russia seems to be public enemy the global. name is being pushed by the american mainstream media it feels like the only people they have the right to speak out are those who agree with the leftist principles if you are against lefties ideology any kind of way they find a way to demonize you they call you a conspiracy theories as you're promoting fake news we're coming more under control because parisians and a lot of these people who are in a government in a corporations are kind of working together to colluding with each other any kind of extra regulation from the federal government will most certainly impact freedom

of speech online there's going to be a battle to try and corral the internet bank and to maytree media. form a where you get your news reader for you and you don't have any kind of dissenting viewpoints. according to a new poll the reputation of news organizations is that the client and found almost a third of u.s. citizens think that president should have the power to close down media outlets deemed to be behaving badly. on the streets of new york. the american media just can't get over the anime of the people label first slapped onto it by donald trump a little while back anime of the people i think crosses a line i think it's reckless i respectfully ask that and this is a phrase that has a long historic provenance it goes back to the french revolution it goes back to stalin to mouth when the president attacks journalists we question his motivation

at this point you could dismiss the comments simply as media oversensitivity or biased against donald trump however whether it's media partisanship or trumps behavior it seems pretty clear that public support for freedom of the press is stark now at this point less than half of americans say they believe the mainstream media is working hard to engage in honest reporting now what's more shocking is that twenty six percent of americans more than a quarter say they believe that the president should have the authority to shut down any media outlet that isn't gauging in what they call bad behavior now it's not surprising that most of these media haters are republicans and it's no secret what outlets they want to shut down. do you think that's surprising to you do you think a lot of americans agree that the media outlets should be shut down i do i think they're smart if you're smart and you have a good mindset where you see different things then you would know things like that

obviously should be shut down especially if they're not telling the whole story that's a joke that's a joke once again this go back to page one freedom what the press led to in appearing in those twenty six percent mean that you know the constitution i'll be blunt i don't think the pressure be closed down but doesn't mean we have to read it or pay attention to it i just block it out. don't really know what their definition of bad behavior means if there is a clear definition of bad behavior i know maybe i'd agree with a. that's even more of course if there are. some. that i don't agree with them and then maybe they should be looked at more in depth . charges shutting down all the jerk reactions no i don't agree with it now seems that the first amendment is the first thing that many americans want to be amending . artsy new york. so wiki leaks legal team has raised fresh

concerns over the security of the whistle blowing sites founder julian assange soft at the u.s. senate committee looking into alleged russian interference in the twenty six elections requested that he testified we can show you the letter that was sent to the ecuadorian embassy where they hold up inviting him to a closed interview he says the meeting can take place at a mutually agreeable time and place but as lawyers are extremely cautious as the u.s. is still seeking to extradite him over his revelations. a better time than now to give you a quick recap up those revelations. i'm .

kidding. liz does the n.s.a. collect any data from millions of those who are live with the leaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile takeover of the server.

and we discussed this issue with a former m i five agent annie about shawn she thinks the us going off there a songe for publishing classified information and thus create a dangerous precedent. i'm sure that after seventy years mewed up in the ecuadorian embassy he wants to give his side of the story he does know exactly what happened he must be absolutely frustrated about the. the the lies and the missiles being created around russia gate so i can understand his temptation to give evidence even to a closed hearing which is difficult i mean the whole you know i thought ethos of wiki leaks is to be open and transparent and to bring information out to the public good so it's a difficult one for him i think but let's bear in mind as well that you know putting aside wherever this information came from wiki leaks is a publisher it is a high tech publisher but it is a publisher in the same way that the new york times the washington post and the

guardian has been a publisher of similar stories so if they are going to go after him as a publisher of embarrassing information for the american government then surely they have to go after the old legacy media for publishing the very same information and this is what the old legacy media should be standing up and speaking out against and fighting against because if we kill east coast because of these arguments then they are vulnerable to that is the end of our free media that's the end of our free speech or so becoming on the program but the u.s. refusing to back one of its closest allies canada and a pretty big diplomatic spat with saudi arabia i will lift the lid on that just.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sport i'm sure. i'll see you then.

stories here on t.v. give back what you stole over a hundred years ago try living on easter island one of the most isolated places on the planet wants to negotiate there were a ton of a sacred statue taken by the british navy and presented as a gift to queen victoria other stocks you ended up in the british museum where it's currently on display. visitors to the museum should part with the rock. hosting an estimated eight million objects the british museum is one of the world's best known collections of art history and culture and often the subject a fiery debate about whether all of chick sourced during the british empire is colonial times should be returned to where they came from.

the latest dispute ironically involves a statue called lost or stolen friend a fitting name to the indigenous people of easter island or trying to recover a unique figure taken one hundred fifty years ago and given to queen victoria who then give to date to the museum this is reportedly being negotiated as we speak her that there's a possibility to discuss the stones return to chile with the museum and the british government the british museum attracts scores of tourists so it's not surprising the museum is putting up a fight claiming their better preserved under its own watch sometimes offering temporary loans as a compromise but what do the visitors think let's find out through it early speaking i would say it should be richer and i think it's a heritage says to stop history i can see both sides of the argument i can see

arguments for taking away but i can also see the argument for just played by guns p. five hundred guests because it's all a kind we all kind of share the same history you ultimately rule interconnected we thought over this whole kind of colonialist british empire thing and stuff nice theory but it's rare and this museum is very well operates and so i think like staying here would be at infante church what do you think about the people who say well the argument is that you know the original places where they come from those people need to travel all the way here to be able to see some stuff that's you know sort of. there is we took what they had in history and there we're now showcasing it but i think there there's also no unity here for people to come together and not to just see what they had in history but also what other countries have with people being able to see these things and maybe get them interested to maybe even go there to see them in person especially if you only have one here knows how many that are just roaming around in the surrounding right. and saudi

arabia are in the midst of a diplomatic feud and the united states despite being kind of his closest ally geographically speaking is steering clear of that we have had conversations with them about this as it pertains to canada but we would encourage both governments to work out their issues together reaction should be or what their response should be i respect the rights of individual countries to make their own decisions and speak for themselves. we're here with a man who's become a friend of mine prime minister justin trudeau and there is no relationship quite like the friendship between canada and states the deep ties. for the ra erupted last week when kind of a condemned the arrest of two human rights activists in saudi arabia riyadh

responded by expelling the canadian ambassador and freezing bilateral trade the u.s. remains neutral the state department simply both sides to quote use diplomacy to resolve the dispute however saudi arabia is showing no sign of backing down and it's not worth threatening to withdraw fifteen thousand saudis from canadian schools as well as suspending flights to and from toronto we discussed how it came to this point with our foreign affairs correspondent eric margolis. the u.s. is has no interest or seasonal interest in getting involved in this field and you know it's very there's very little sympathy for canada in washington. and sympathy dislike between was trying to know. the. man the american left as well everyone's so it's there is no

american support but it's still unfortunate because the two countries are very limited neighbors and. the u.s. should stick up for them. after announcing plans to change the constitution in order to strip white farmers of their land some south african politicians are looking for more black emancipation in the country and your party has made headlines after banning whites and foreigners from becoming members of policy or explains after the death of nelson mandela there has been an increase in racial politics and incitement here in south africa and now is the country starts preparing for elections to be held at the beginning of next year one new party has emerged that's only for black people the african congress says that its goal is to restore the ideals of african people it's gone as far as to say our membership is not open to anything that looks white this is

a far cry from how mandela saw the rainbow nation. i haven't personally experienced it but i think it exists in day to day life. and workplace it's still there yes i have experienced it i mean i experience that from the time growing up from school days to employment days it's everywhere i've never experienced racism directly. witnessed or is that going on in south africa. you have to look to call it in the cities and so i don't think it's a good concept i don't think it's something that will work here though going backwards obviously i just like that to assure them in south africa most parties are fighting for is unity in south africa but not having a party that now takes only black people sort of like promotes racism it's become popular in south africa particularly among the white community to talk about reverse racism in other words discrimination against white people whereas once

people of color who deny job city cation and political power the tables have now turned and many whites complain of being overlooked because of black economic empowerment hussies i think we can actually discount. i was asking congress for quite a small party and i doubt they'll get much support in the next elections but i do think a party would like that if is something should be more concerned with even though that an explicitly but people from people from joining the party they are a trick that does lead to an increase in the racial tensions and they do seem to to a degree be scapegoating watts and indians for a lot of the problems that we do have in south africa and rational tensions on particular do you think there are increasing but this is because of the rhetoric from parties like the if if and even to a degree. i do think we are quite swayed nelson mandela would have liked us to have been thanks for joining us here and i'll see the program continues and half an hour

. good politicians to do something good. to put themselves on the lawn. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to be rich . that's it like to be for us that's what before us three of them or can people that. i'm interested always in the waters of mccall. sit.

welcome to the alex salmond show from bustling barcelona one of the great cities of europe one of the greatest cities in the world but it's even in the city of its two thousand year plus see that nothing is exciting as an argument as the events of the last year but october the first last year a referendum on independence was suppressed by the intervention of the spanish state police then the subsequent declaration of the cataloging republic was met by the imprisonment. of many of the catalan political leaders ten months later of the political impasse that means there's a new prime minister and

a new president of the catalog people today and the setting of the general the thoughts of catalonia. for his strategy of how to achieve his dream of a castle on republic. thank you very much thank you. president clinton i'm delighted to welcome you to though it sounds well thank you very much pleasure to be with you here in this palace that the government of catalonia where you were elected president you are the fourth candidate to be put forward in the parliament elected by a plurality of one single vote exactly and you yourself have said in your opinion president bush among is still the legitimate president of catholic under these circumstances is it difficult to exam. presidential authority i think that what is

a normal with this is exceptional now in catalonia is our political situation you know there are political political prisoners in jail in a spain democritus political is that they only wanted to let the cattle and vote and i mean preaching now there are people in exile as well and there are thousands and thousands of catalans being persecuted investigated by the spanish bodies into that so we are we are living in a very let's say critical moment critical political more in in catalonia and i think that is the point and the symbol you will bring your lapel which we see all road in catalonia is this the symbol of those who build imprison the castle the politicians and campaign yes exactly this is the yellow ribbon that we wear this is the situation for demanding the freedom for our colleagues that are in region and demanding coming back because. the money coming back the democracy

in and the free of expression in catalonia as well the person you see you've come into the the office of exceptional and exceptionally difficult circumstances what is your strategy to try and get catalonia back on the road to be able to choose to have an independent republic which is europe we are here because there are democratic mandate that come after the last election with. the borders. they voted for a politician's that continued the process of independence that was beginning five six years ago in the last three elections and then these parties in catalonia have won. the actions so we think that the people has expressed their support to the

area of the republic. and that is what that's the aim of our government to go ahead to go on in what we think that is the mandate that the people it's asking us to do for the independent parties of the three main independence party yes you famously are not a member of a political party not at all is this an advantage in being able to coalesce that independence grouping together suppress a came from the basis of of this independence movement i used to work with. one of the former presidents of. one of the main important. association for the independence movement. member of. the national assembly that is the second largest. association for the independence

well now in the position to hear what the people are asking us to do for you the new president but there's also a new prime minister in spain see an essential desire opened up the possibility of dialogue which will clearly hasn't been over the past few years yeah exactly i had the meeting with mr sanchez so for first time in many years we had the opportunity to sit together around the same table and to talk about everything this is a good starting point we agreed this is a political issue that should be solved politically now there is starting these dialogue between catalonia spain but now we should see facts from from the spanish government we will be there we will be there to talk about everything let me take you back to another key movement the first of october last year. on the day of the referendum of the activities of the spanish police which everyone in the world saw

and yeah eviscerate where were you doing and what were your immediate reaction to what you were saying while with more than two million people i was in the school that you suppose that was my putting a station with my family and other friends we occupied this school. from friday evening just to assure that all our neighbors and all our friends could vote you know fending the ballot defending defending sadly this was the idea let's let's be there because if we are not there probably the police should close the door and it will be possible to do both peaceful and freely we were there my leg it to defend people to vote.

and we did it let me take you forward a few weeks to the declaration of a catalan republic following on the referendum and then within a few days the the restaurant or level imprisonment of many political leaders and in catalonia you go from an exuberant high to a great depression as you saw. the society was shocked i think that after some weeks we started to recover ourself we started to we are these these yellow ribbon we are starting to think that we should do many things and now in the pendants couple a movement. every day doing thousands of activities around catalonia expressing their support to political prisoners to the people of. any of the.

conversations last for with a promise to sanction a. is the release of the political prisoners a prerequisite of having substantial in the sense from your perspective we think that the political speech universe should be free should be free this evening should be free tomorrow we are not negotiating in any circumstances because if we negotiate about. the freedom of the prisoners in a certain way we are admitting that they are in the region for a for some reasons in fact this is not this is not my opinion this is not the beginning of the of when the movement got the money this is the opinion of the justice of germany this is the opinion of the justice of these that we know of the justice of belgium scotland as well so we see.

in four count reason europe justice is going one direction. spain just is going just in the opposite direction. who is right europe or spain in these remarks because mr put them on i am going to do to see he is a free citizen now that he can move around europe set the spirit except to spain imagine except the spain but even so would you regard the suspension of the request for european arrest. as deescalation. or do you feel that they may be reactivated at some point to the next few months for us for the catalans is the same having mr zanti thought of having me sarah hoye now it's turned for mr scientist to demonstrate not only to. the one thing that the world that thinks in spain can be done in

a different way than from the conservative party but what's assume for the sake of argument that i was the prime minister of spain and i said to you mr person i've been thinking about how to come to a settlement and i've been thinking back to the constitutional court suspension of the agreed statute of autonomy i've been thinking about what happened in the first last year not been thinking about the political prisoners notice and the excess and i think it's time to revive the settlement that we were agreed on which had been passed in catalonia in a referendum would that be enough to at least for the short term be something that you would be interested in discussion or would you say to mr sciences look we have to have a referendum on independence an answer should be done by the spanish government because we won so that there we need in fact we said that we need at the first of

october and we can negotiate about these referendum ok and political the gradation of independence of the twenty seventh of october by an agreed referendum from the spanish government is this could be a solution but let me be clear about what you're saying you're saying that if the worst to be an agreement about having a referendum at some point in the future which was acknowledged and accepted as legal and binding by the spanish government then you would be prepared to put aside all decisions made today with regard to the previous level and this this is resin of all rows of deal i think for trying to solve this issue politically as we agreed that is the incentive for myself the case of catalinas have pretty short shrift said pretty negative reaction from the leadership.