did leader of iran was overthrown in in the nineteenth fifty's by britain and the united states and the shah was in a store that was when the pillar was reinforced but the pillar collapsed in one nine hundred seventy nine with the revolution in iran and that has never been forgiven getting a rom the major ambition of the above and that's why we're coming to a very dangerous period when trump mosse ratify the agreement the a bomb assigned. with iran along with. the e.u. under which iran committed to its self as a frankly always had committed itself to a peaceful nuclear program in return sanctions were dropped and so on we have dangers you know the danger is that

a presented to us that is so unnecessary why why are we why we threatening countries like iran which hasn't invaded anyone or about four hundred year is the don't threaten us why is anachronism like israel allowed to have it seemed punitive. why do we why do we believe these why do as you describe why do we journalists write down what governments tell us why don't they question them. it's just a few years ago exactly or was those terrible most speaks happened in two thousand and two two thousand and three that led to the disaster of the invasion of iraq over iraq what why is this being repeated these are questions

that demand to be answered not just by journalists but by the public in democrats particularly in countries that rick still regard themselves as democratic challenger this stuff be that well from john bill joffe to the break. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see that. when a loved one is murder it's natural to seek the death penalty for the murderer i would prefer it be to live the death penalty just because they think that's the way or

think the right thing research shows that for every nine executions one convict respond dennison the idea that we were executing innocent people was terrifying is just no way to present and that we want even many a victim's families want the death penalty to be abolished the reason we have to keep the death penalty here is because that's what murder victims' families what that's going to give them peace that's going to give them justice and we come in and say. not quite enough we've been through this this isn't their way. and i finally ended up going and also the defendant ever tell you now how's it going to live on the album keep the point about. finding you can you do it if you know everything to the point it can get out in me. plus.

yeti plus people. getting. killed but i thought it might have been my little bit of a wonderful enough that i little bit that we are shut out of money going to you know god much of the woodwork to mop up to get it but it. exists in london just slightly lose. some forces of. c c c. c. you can be no problem. welcome back i'm still here with legendary journalist and filmmaker john pilger did you ever expect to see what looked like to told in korea. no i didn't expect it.

although i should have expected that the koreans themselves if we've been following them and we don't follow him we follow the big power is that. impose that them so it's particularly that odd to spades on that country it's a very popular move by the president of south korea it's it's it's i would i would have thought it's clearly a popular move in north korea the koreans korea is one of the most homogeneous societies in the world i mean you can you can find very few countries that are so it's almost like france relate to this one big family the idea of them divided. is absurd they recognise that but what this demonstrates is that

a regional solution is is possible not only possible it's probably the only way to all these two old worlds so-called flashpoints and problems there's a credit is being given to donald trump's administration but he's maybe even want to give him the nobel peace prize. why not given to a few of those below the incoming war in germany details that massive military expansion in that area yet it's always you know everyone is celebrating because the share prices of all boeing raytheon locating others have gone down how can these regional peace deals be done in the face of all of that military industrial complex pile of this still is being done and i think both koreas have to be very careful of not walking into a trap as well the trap could be that north korea is to solve

completely and that north korea knows that by having nuclear weapons that's prevented it from being another iraq cannot libya from big attacked i don't think there's any question about. so while it's desirable look north korea is dissolved of nuclear weapons and and all of korea is denuclearized it also has to be the american is the two in fact the the formula is rather more important than the latter how that happens is going to be a very tricky part of the negotiations coming up because korea as far as the united states can is concerned is is really a front line on a number of countries but especially if front line on china it does russia and

china borders russia and china are of course but it has its sad so called anti missile system if you just said to be pointing at the north no one believes that it's pointing a chinaman. so these are very precarious days ahead but i think they quite hopeful days and i'm sure if you still have friends in the national security apparatus of the united states but do you think there are people in there taking a rather dim view very dim i will oppose this as you point out all the arms companies will oppose this although the japanese have said publicly they supported but and no doubt the chep these people support it no question about it but whether the united states stays in korea. literally

leaves. is the crucial factor here that surely there really is the end of the korean war surely there are interests and we should remind people who don't because it's seldom mentioned here that it was britain was involved in the killing of twenty percent of the population of korea how far would the united states go in trying to remain there if peace breaks i don't know but the it for them it may well get out of control this will become so popular if it isn't already in korea that. they my eye might find great difficulty with the local population and even the local political update south korea you know does this sort of hybrid it's a it's a vassal state of the united states but it's also bred people like. the the present president and people like kim jong and all those who

who saw i did tone with the north as their prime political purpose not as a servant of the united states perhaps that's a clash that we've yet to see. happen and perhaps it's coming. but the process is started that's that's the important thing and regional processes like this have a high success rate though they have a high success rate in in. i remember in uganda when the african states following the the the whole devastation of video main and you guys and that was a regional solution they were they were left alone. in latin america when countries very rarely have been left alone by the united states. they've had

regional groups that have banded together in economic formations and if you like protected each other i mean that's why they hated to go chavez so much because he promoted that he promoted that regional solution to to to a region so perhaps we're seeing the beginning of something like that of course if you go to the middle east they would be a regional solution. if they wasn't the united states supporting one state and its impunity and its priority in its occupation of politics but if there was goodwill in the united states to make that a regional solution then to be very difficult there there are

a many different competing tribal forces but those tribal forces of mostly been. reignited. by the the the imperial palace as we saw were in libya into in two thousand and eleven so again i suppose i'm saying that although it's probably it's a remote at the moment in the middle east but to see glimmers of it in korea is hopeful well if trump has enemies of a career because he may what the big grand gesture he now has the curious enemy of the d.n.c. that is suing him russia is the us democratic party i think this is serious because i had to recheck it again is suing donald trump russia and julian assange and

mickey mouse it's it's it's just absorb stood. a me as the ruler inquiry progresses you know as if the goal is a road in that within the road to stop as well as say the house intelligence committee ruled out have found off the months of. looking into a conspiracy between trump and the russians it was the probably the clinton cables the hillary clinton cables particularly the protests the ones the protests the ones that showed that hillary clinton the absolute embodiment of the democratic of. that her foundation that she knew rather she knew that the the the force of the saudi arabia qatar or backing isis they were backing these

extreme to harvest movements and he had she she and her foundation benefit. from huge donations into into the clinton foundation and she did and went on the secretary of state to so-called negotiate the biggest alms deal that america's of unknown with those states so that's the that's important information that tells us how power works that's upset them in russia of course fighting isis and al-qaeda in syria but does that mean then that basically julia is as we can leaks organization can never be forgiven by that is bush will never be forgiven we were talking earlier about good journalists and of a forgiven that's why they're good journalists that's part of being a good journalist but such a sound has suffered so much for being for wiki leaks big so good.

so he being in touch with it yes going to you directly at the boat but i haven't i've been in touch because he's denied visitors. he can't make phone calls he's got no into that it's the pressure pressure is on him and every bit of his extraordinary of resilience is now being called upon its it's one of those miscarriages of justice to malda to. grotesque injustices that that it should manifest right in the heart of london is a disgrace a songe isn't even allowed to go to a hospital and come back because they won't let him back. he has the right to safe

passage out of that embassy he has a justified fear. all the united states extradited to get him and putting him in the kind of hell hole that chelsea manning into it a day they'll probably throw away the key with julian assange. he's done that too well and so if these leaks the leak then leak actually i mean we can leaks doesn't know where the leak came from but the leak almost certainly came from within the democratic national committee the same body that is now conducting this ridiculous action against against wiki leaks and the rest you might as well the same thing would be directed against the new york times or the washington post want to publish the pentagon papers and back in those healthy in days when they did real journalism if anyone needs the support of

democrats of journalists of those who believe in basic freedoms freedom of speech freedom of knowledge freedom to know freedom of real journalism it's him. thank you. that's it for one of your favorite shows from this season will continue to show your favorite episodes and away back from season one wins even if there's a temper don't think either of us but social media is easy. i.

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i have to ride like this is the reason. who we visit one of the syrian cities was taped by the war aleppo to witness the reconstruction process after years under attack by islamic state and militant. syria and sanctions are said to leave talks with angela merkel and blood amir putin meeting in germany later this saturday. the u.s. plans to spend up to fifteen million dollars on and poncing soldiers and physical performance and endure its it was future conflicts will take place in less than medically robust areas. to. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t.

international with me here aaron top story this hour with the syrian army reestablishing control of the country a new war is being fought nasa gave to the destruction by militants and terrorists during seven years of conflict the rebuilding of key infrastructure is under way we travel to syria to witness the recovery efforts first hand. much of the city of aleppo is still seen ruins reviving it to its former glory is a task of gargantuan proportions and of immense political and economic importance the citadel of aleppo has become the symbol of the city's resistance.

but our lipo is much more than just a maze of antique streets and attractions from history books. the militants have stolen computer units with chips for the machines they destroyed the factory on purpose they wanted to damage syrian industry as a home and specifically in the street in aleppo reviving this that. would. see one river the goal of this area they can feed and basically very dysfunctional hunker. down want to be immense but now that the former industrial hub is slowly getting back on track things are finally looking up for the people of aleppo. two years ago during the war we

couldn't even open our shops the shelling snipers were everywhere you couldn't live under such circumstances we covered the roof of the building back then so that we could take cover it was unbearable we took shelter for about half an hour whenever the shelling started we just locked ourselves in here thank god now we can work peacefully day and night we just hang around small. just like the good old days under joe a little the atmosphere is really good around here the weather is nice everybody is feeling safe and it's only getting better you can see getting better day by day lanham i was lucky enough not to leave my home the wind this is the district the rebels couldn't get to at the time there was a blockade once but it was firmly lifted now same god things about her despite all the things we've been through we are no better than woman when you know it's safe you can return home if your house lies in ruins you can still fix it the main thing

is it's safe now. just a couple of years ago these turned used to protect people in the street from falling shows and debris well now they're sheltering them from the sun historically the city of aleppo has been the economic capital of syria and now with the world gone finally some traders are coming back to treats. dawn of reporting from aleppo in syria. well meanwhile the u.s. state department says it will redirect american stabilisation funding plans for syria to other foreign policy efforts washington insists though this will not affect its utilitarian assistance program meanwhile saudi arabia has pledged one hundred million dollars to syrian reconstruction efforts however the money will only go to the northeast of syria a region under the control of u.s. backed kurdish forces and while some programs are cut others remain in place with

the u.s. saying it will stay in syria for some time yet to battle the last pockets of terrorists. we're remaining in syria the focus is the ensuring defeat of isis we still have not launched the final phase to defeat the physical caliphate this is actually being prepared now and that will come at a time via choosing but it is coming joshua landis head of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma says america's interests in syria go far beyond elimination of terrorists. the united states does not want a side to become too strong there are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran out of the country to get a better deal for the kurds and and of course they're also worried about what's going to happen if they're province where there are very complex negotiations and and russia is at the heart of them so there are many competing agendas in

washington and as long as president trump is not spending a lot of money there i think he's happy to keep a few thousand troops if that increases america's leverage. a key day for well diplomacy and less than two hours vladimir putin a threat to land in germany for talks with angela merkel among the major issues on the agenda syria and functions trying to hawkins' reports from berlin this is the second meeting between chancellor merkel and president putin in a matter of months the last one being a visit by the chancellor to the city of sochi back in may her message has been very clear this is a working visit don't expect any concrete results the media though have already been speculating as to what can be gained from these talks can progress be made on key issues on who can come out on top now while remaining realistic merkel has

emphasized the importance of having a relationship with russia having functional dialogue and communication syria will be one of the key topics where this will be important as the scale of the conflict simmers down differences between leaders very much remain and mrs merkel has an opportunity to find some common ground he says that's what's going on and a meeting on syria between germany france russia and turkey could be useful if he's to be well prepared that's the reason why there is no date for it yet we are working on a prepared three meeting of our advisors and afterwards who will decide whether such a meeting makes sense but to get us have previously. clashed on multiple occasions mrs merkel has been one of president putin's fiercest critics though in recent times the two leaders have been pushed closer together into a political marriage of convenience both have been affected by american economic tariffs russia has been hit by u.s. sanctions with more to come on the back of the shock scandal and merkel has been

criticized by trump as being a russian captive because of gas supplies the latter will be a key topic with the north stream two pipeline project pushing ahead despite both criticism and trouble at last the ukraine which has been a thorn in the side of russian german relations since twenty fourteen would also be discussed the implementation of the minsk accords and peacekeeping operations as well despite their major differences of course they do have common ground only iran nuclear deal on bilateral economic issues as well and through charles of michael's knowledge of russia and mr putin's knowledge of germany they have always maintained at least according to a relationship. with the former well we don't know each other well enough but i'm amazed by her ability to lose to them.

this is because there are still so she does know the russian president likes to drink the german beer and sometimes there is a possibility that we can make exchanges cause i have also gotten very good smoked fish. and you know from time to time since a couple of pulls over rather burgled. but before meeting merkel of putin paid a quick social visit to austria the russian president stopped off to attend the wedding of the country's foreign minister carrying nice though the ceremony took

place at a video in austria as styria state and while some were guessing whether putin would offer a dongs to the bride and what present he has to offer the couple others have slammed the foreign minister for daring to invite him. to the u.s. department of defense is planning to spend up to fifteen million dollars and haunting the performance and insurance of its soldiers but as caleb morgan explains history shows that such programs have to be handled with care. actually do. hollywood science fiction often depicts the soldiers of the future with all the talk of a space wars from donald trump and fighting robots across the silver screen our imagination has plenty of places to go.