this is. like. some borders of. the sea. you can look over. in the stories it shaped the way you can r.t. tantamount to torture russia describes the conditions in which the us is holding the keys kremlin agent read things you know we speak to her lawyer. very difficult situation a bit particularly for someone like her someone who out of the government vision spending a day in jail or a life to be you know it's a pretty tough story. for us to us to the tensions hit new highs design korea warns

relations of almost come to a complete halt on the syrian city of aleppo one of the worst hit by the war is undergoing extensive reconstruction after years of conflict. but i welcome the latest developments and a look back at what's been happening to you over the last seven days you're watching a weekly here on r.t. international now this week there was another twist in the latest alleged russian spy scandal in the u.s. the russian embassy in washington says that reboot in is being subjected to conditions that are tantamount to torture she's been charged with being an arm registered foreign agent and was recently transferred to a different prison meanwhile a crowd funding campaign has been launched to pay for her legal fees her lawyer updated us on her condition. i was unaware that she was transferred until last

night at around midnight i received a collect call from her at home and the phone was disconnected before we could get through but i knew it was from alexandria jail so i drove down and tried to get in last night and could not but i was able to get in this morning and visit her so she is in alexandria detention facility at least for now for this weekend it's a smaller facility than the d.c. jail as respected facility but it's hard to know why the move was made where there was made for medical or other reasons or in response to complaints about the conditions in d.c. she does have arthritis in one of her legs kind of a history of problems with that leg so she sought treatment for that and so far has just received tylenol and nothing else and i think she has also been a little bit frustrated by policy when people are protective custody they do bed checks every fifteen minutes at night to check on detainee safety and i think sometimes depending on who the guard is you know the lights are turned on every time there's a check and so it's very hard to get proper sleep when you're being woken up every

fifteen minutes she's segregated from the general population of the prison facility you know no contact really with outside people besides her lawyers and occasional phone calls and when you're being held. in some isolation like that it's difficult because every everything i think you want to do is kind of a one off request there isn't a very set schedule and so it was very difficult to make sure she was getting a proper exercise and. trips to the library and things like that because everything she did she had to do by yourself i'm not saying anyone would have an easy time in prison but in this is an accomplished student you know someone who i don't think ever envision spending a day in jail or a life to be in you know it's a pretty tough facility and it was refused by a law to pay be not guilty and she's always think keys have offering sex in an attempt to get a job with an unnamed special interests if convicted to place in a faces up to fifteen years in prison now a date has been set the. however her lawyer remains optimistic she's in very good

shape she's helping actively with us to prepare the defense she's confident in her innocence there's no allegation of espionage there's no allegation of classified information childish and she was paying anyone off there's no allegation she was recruiting spies none of the things you would typically see in an espionage case the allegations are fairly vanilla that she attended meetings of various groups that were public that she had dinners with various people and she took a lot of selfies as i think a lot of people are twenty's do with with people she met and posted them on facebook so this is not the kind of a typical this is no comparison to what the allegations were against for example at a chapman or others where there was actual whether or not there are actual allegations about the use of sophisticated equipment and payoffs and spy ring and things like that there's none of that here we at some point maybe try to get her released pretrial again we're just looking through documents trying to find the

proper evidence to do that i think we may be able to do that hopefully the next couple of weeks. now is the u.s. taking economic standoff guys from bad to worse with both sides slapping big tariffs on each other president has warned that ankara is ready to challenge washington. because you know some believe they can threaten us with the economy sanctions exchange rates interest rates inflation is what we tell them we've uncovered you'll schemers a new challenge we're going tensions rise off the anchorage detained in american pastor for alleged terror links washington then put new tariffs on to metal sending military to record lows against the dollar and prevent in turn hikes writes on came i reckon products including cars and alcohol the u.s. now insisted sanctions would stay even if the past is really just. in this this one american to put global financial stability at risk. put u.s.

base presence in turkey at risk put a nato alliance within the tilt partner at risk for one american who's being put through the turkish just so you're saying this is our faults turkey is our financial situation has been in the works for quite some time and it dates prior to the imposition of sanctions on august i believe was august the first so this has been in train for quite some time and even upland the us government for that stepping in on to the side is cattle which will fifteen billion dollars into the country's economy is done quarter has been looking at how the decades old alliance between the u.s. and turkey has come to this. country was built entire if so no leading us to great trade deals as opposed to the horrible food trade deals that i inherited as your president of the country should not be allowed to come in and steal the wealth of all great you. what countries could he mean are stealing could be turkey the

country's lira shed a quarter of its value against the dollar in just one week after trump's tweet about doubling existing tariffs investors are running away screaming inflation surging and turkey's leadership is bracing for an all out trade war the reason for such a calamity against an old nato friend was ankara's refusal to release an american pastor accused of both terrorism and espionage it's punishment time for a rebellious ally that tariffs that are in place on steel would not be removed with the release of pastor bronson and president heard a wand lashed out in defiance calling the u.s. move an attempt to force turkey to surrender and make them a slave to the greenback this is come through of doing things. to come more. and they want to use this for political purposes but

turkey is just one example of how the trumpet ministration treats longtime allies in fact many of america's friends have already been forced into the fray in a war of tariffs and sanctions canada had heavy steel and aluminum tariffs imposed earlier this year and trump perhaps thought the stars and stripes needed some protection from its northern neighbor who didn't take too kindly to it that it's kind of insult you move forward with retaliatory measures on july first applying equivalent tariffs as if that wasn't bad enough the us president went and slapped tariffs on europe today i'm defending america's national security. by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum brussels tried to hit back with restrictions of its own tried to appeal to the transatlantic solidarity

special relations bonds of friendship but to no avail and it begs the question with such a long list of enemies the us is currently fighting from iran to north korea russia china why kick your allies i think this has become a real tit for tat thing and i do not for a new york minute think that the pastor is really what is going on here now of course are washington with that group of strain for some time ever since the coup attempt against terror go on i suspect there is something good going on with the regional politics maybe with regard to syria that is really the reason behind competitors like beijing and moscow attempting to pack as much heat as the us these days sanctioning and scaring everyone in view may be the only way for the us to impose its will on friend and foe alike donald quarter r.t. but in protest against washington's actions some to have decided to destroy their i

phones and post the footage. of the no no no no no. i. i. i. i was the syrian army regaining control across the country yes it's our on the way to rebuild the shattered nation he goes down of his travel to the city of aleppo to see had slowly picking up the pieces. much of the city of aleppo is still in 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 aleppo 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 machine they destroyed the factory on purpose they want to damage syrian industry as a whole and specifically industry in aleppo reviving this that south. would. see one river go over this area. and feet and basically very dysfunctional hunker. down it's going to be immense but

now that the 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 smoking just like they. good old day the 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 outlet and 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 saying god things about are despite

all the things we've been through we're no better than one of them 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 story the city of aleppo has been the economic capital of syria and now with the war gone finally some traders are coming back to streets. of reporting from aleppo in syria. another news this week a motorway bridge collapse in the italian city of genoa killing at least forty three people including three children in response the country's prime minister has declared a twelve month state of emergency in the area. different

outcome especially. if the focus of the. lake was a call to the. oval office via must have a lot of july. fourth almost full of people from water but for the drop. of that fall all over him up close because of the wood it was it was the volatile deal because it covered a lot of you know. their shoulders but they're going to invite it to bust me because of your. well as the investigation

into the tragedy continues the company which manages the bridge has set up a fund to help the victims and is also pledged to rebuild the crossing is also apologize to the people of genoa and all those who said. he watched the weekly on r.t. we're back in two minutes time. i began his national camera. roughly once they showed some leave for them. to joan cool videos and song with the roughly string at that. time down more on string i don't rightly don't t.v. . i've been saying the numbers mean something they matter the us has over one trillion dollars in debt more than ten white collar crime families each day. eighty

five percent of global wealth you long for the ultra rich eight point six percent market stock thirty percent last year some with four hundred to five hundred three per circuit first second and fifth cornrows to twenty thousand dollars. china's building two point one billion dollars a i industrial park but don't let the numbers overwhelm. the only numbers you need to remember is one to one business show you can't afford to miss the one and only. welcome back now a young girl from the us state of maryland he was reportedly reprimanded for nailing during the pledge of allegiance at school has won the support of every clinton the former presidential candidate tweeted that it does take courage to

express disagreement with injustice eleven year old marianna taylor hopes more people will join. it's important to stand up. to us for identifying what it is that you never thought it was leaking. what mariana there said that she was inspired by an american football quarterback who notes during the national anthem before a game in twenty sixteen he said it was against racial inequality and also police brutality is silent protest and spread to among other athletes and it provoked safari political debate which went all the way to the white house. would you love to see one of these in a phone. when somebody just respects. to say get that son of a the field right now out of the sky that was not against our anthem or our flag that was actually kneeling is a reference position responding to the goals move the american civil rights union

married in schools to balance a human's the freedom of speech with that punishment meanwhile that the school is also a statement is says it's not aware of any students being disciplined for such behavior we put the issue up for debates with the full missouri republican john madden and also richard goodstein he's a former advisor to the hillary clinton presidential campaign. football's about football schools about school and if you have a protest protest in a constructive way this girl can write letters to the editor she can arrange a little march put protesting in your classroom to irritate your classmates and virtue signal and that's what she's being taught mom's teaching her mom is so proud you're taking to the streets is that bothersome to people is that annoying to people when you get when you get arrested just reportedly when you get shot disproportionately when you get put in jail just proportionally that's not just

annoying that's totally ruining your life so the fact you're taking to the streets is not merely disruptive you're trying to make a point and let's you have a goal and something that you actually have a path to accomplish then you're just disrupting you're just being an antagonist to your fellow athletes or the fans or in this case to her classmates what does she want what's going to make her stand peace on earth and you know will we ever get to the point where there's no discrimination no there are bigoted people let's stipulate that there are people who are bigoted they will be bigoted forever donald trump is giving them a voice but the fact of the matter is it's not to say it's wrong for them to basically stand up for. they believe in that's what this little girl was doing that's all the democratic party in the united states gets her power on dividing people and separating us versus them there is class warfare gender warfare they want to show that everybody's got a reason for injustice and they need to vote democrat to war in order to fix it and that's all this is it's just it's pure politics and hillary hillary clinton got

millions more votes than donald trump and her campaign theme was being together not dividing people she wasn't mocking handicapped people she wasn't telling punch him in the jaw i don't pay your legal bills that's not what our team was thirteen was about bringing people together. now the saving a large fire in a community in a suburb of paris is reportedly left at least twenty two people injured seven is said to be in critical condition including five children the fire started around seven pm in the top floor of the three story building around eighty five in four to bring the situation under control the policeman with the missing are among those injured because it's not yet. the afghan government has announced a cease fire with the taliban in light of muslim celebrations worldwide the truce comes after a significant escalation in fighting between the two sides hundreds of people

including civilians have been killed. no no no no. no no no no. no no no no. no no. i saw my friend dying he was among thirteen people including children and women who were killed during an airstrike last night there's no attention from the government and no facilities for the residents of the dead bodies are still on the road signs i've also been injured the city of gas and where the taliban offensive started does have strategic importance due to his close proximity to the capital kabul and the taliban as they try to take control of it on friday. as a look now at almost two decades of the american led war in afghanistan isn't any closer to achieving pace.

this is what's happening just a little more than a hundred kilometers from the capital kabul there's barely a camera in gaza any available to film this dreadful battle locals say there are stronger descriptions than simply the taliban is back in action and if it wasn't for u.s. airstrikes the afghan army could have been in far worse trouble so it makes you wonder do american diplomats and their military keep in touch there is nothing that precludes us from in gauging with the taliban we're doing everything we can to ensure that our actions help the taliban and the afghan government does the same table. everything they can only a few weeks ago the state department said talking with the taliban was a good idea and regardless of how hostile their actions the extremists say they're

forward to this is what we wanted and were waiting for to sit with the us directly and discuss the withdrawal of foreign troops from afghanistan the rumor is there's already been some direct contact at least we know for sure alice wells went to qatar last month where the taliban's got a political office i'm confused the armed group has all but regained its might which not so long ago are in them a reputation of outright islamist barbarians in america and pretty much all over the world we acted and the taliban no longer is in power in afghanistan which is not only good for the security of the free world it is incredibly good for the people who suffered in afghanistan on the barbaric rule time flies us administrations come and go fair enough but the things the people in charge say about insurgents today could be totally different tomorrow taliban this taliban

that the taliban are fighting isis and we encourage that because isis needs to be destroyed. oh so they're good for something at least if it's about knocking out islamic state yet just a few months earlier general nicholson said the taliban's fight against dyess was a piece of russian propaganda we see oh a narrative that's being used that grossly exaggerates the number of isis fighters here this narrative then is used as a justification for the russians to legitimize the actions of the taliban and provide some degree of support complicated hollow of ghana's stan business as usual and the american strategy for afghanistan see above the american strategy strategy from the beginning of the so-called war on terror which was launched off to the september eleventh attacks as this war has turned out to be an auto failure. you

know i was we all know it was in a stronger position than it ever was in two thousand and one. so and so i think it's proof that the u.s. has been pursuing a wrong strategy in defeating terrorism on the contrary i think that the u.s. involvement up until now when the focus on military force in the region has the growth of terrorism the taliban is not just pulling out a gun it's firing it it could be time for the pentagon and the state department to hunt for ideas together and to be more precise and people trying to reporting that . the company don't forget we got plenty of stories to you on our website and find that.

what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president or injury. or somehow want to be preached. to the right to be for us is what before three of them or can't be good. interested always in the waters in the house. when a loved one is murder it's natural to seek the death penalty for the murder i would prefer and it be newlin to the death penalty just because i think that's the fair thing the right thing research shows that for every nine executions one convict despond innocent the idea that we more executing innocent people is terrifying those just new leaders present and that we hear even many of victims' 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 literally going through this this isn't their way. to show small seemed wrong all right old we're all just all. to old to get to stamp out this day because etiquette and engagement equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. previously on the great american pilgrimage specific to texas please don't think oh

everything's going to be fine there are people in need tell me about deshon charity when the storm hit i decided to focus funds to the hurricane really prepared what you're about to see. hey everybody i'm stephen ball gushing with task hollywood guy you know suspects every proud american first of all i'm just george washington and r.v.'s two cents to uncle steve to me it's good to try to be quiet because this is my buddy max the famous financial guru and we'll she's a little bit different. one can i not that there were no windows up last but not least my larger than life. the night an aspiring star rio. with all the drama happening in our country i'm shooting the road have fun. meet everyday americans. and what's america our ancestors suffered the most

and china how things got so crazy i was naked to keep my finger on hopefully start to bridge the gap this is the great american pill which. stephen to max continued their pilgrimage through texas. and they've teamed up with danny from the crypto show to further war and how dash is helping to bring some relief to those affected by hurricane harvey and the floods that followed. something has been removed. and the thing comes with their. stuff that was on. water. is no longer. saying

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