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well this is the weekly on r.t. international hello and welcome to world leaders on top diplomats have been in new york this week for the seventy third united nations general assembly while they got to grips with global issues like nuclear disarmament there was one person who certainly still the show. the way they deal. the rest of.

the world. and. bring. god. thank you very much. attention to the north korea issue taking the opportunity.

however the north korean foreign ministry. we are doing great that was a big big problem and you know the interesting when i did it and i was really being tough and so was saying i will go back and forth and then we fell in love ok no really he wrote me beautiful letters and they're great letters. to me when. during the continuing sanctions deepen our mistrust of the u.s. the u.s. heavily relies on coercive measures that are lethal to trust building without any trust in the us we have no confidence in our national security and under such circumstances there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves while not so long ago washington and pyongyang appeared to be on the brink of war the us secretary of state claims both countries are at quote the dawn of a new day at

a tranquil recounts the past eventful twelve months. it's only been a year and then boom donald trump's second u.n. general assembly just listen to it i would like to thank chairman kim for his courage and for the steps he has taken a lot of very positive things are happening with chairman kim he likes me i like him we get along but most importantly i believe that chairman kim jong un wants peace and prosperity for north korea twelve months ago same building same holds same mr trump no one has shown more contempt for other nations and for the wellbeing of their own people then the depraved regime in north korea no north korea hasn't undergone any regime change surgery chairman kim is still in his chair but miraculously little rocket man is now an awesome guy rocket man

shooting rockets all over the place and with me he's not get nowhere with it he will truly regret it five years as a fury the likes of which nobody has seen before totally destroy north korea rocket men mad men is on a suicide mission for himself that he did it to state that while today kim jong un whom is the president's most admired pen pal i'm sure you've heard about the beautiful letter so i've received two letters from jim and kim much personal correspondence magnificent very strong letter form incredible letters a letter that gave one i showed one of the letters just to prime minister b. he said this is actually a groundbreaking letter like any other president donald trump would love to be remembered as a global peace maker it took him a year and a half from his inauguration to zero in on his desired legacy

a true br. through in the korean crisis barak obama was having a harder time segmenting his place in history books but then the year when nuclear deal came to the rescue and the mission find your perfect legacy was complete after nearly two years of intensive negotiations backed by strong sanctions become trees represented in this room achieved what decades of animosity and rhetoric did not and thanks to this deal we have seen real progress shortly after mr obama was gone the deal was left in tatters no matter how monumental it had been in the first place the worst sales i've ever seen in a good disaster is still one of the dumbest details one of the worst deals ever it was the iran deal i'm all for agreements but that was a bad one donald trump waved good bye to the green minutes he quit unilaterally

without paying attention to pretty much what the rest of the world has to say about it today's action sends a critical message the united states no longer makes empty threats when i make promises i keep that donald trump may indeed keep all his promises as president but it does happen that rivals sometimes take over the white house after term one what if and a couple of years someone else will be representing the u.s. behind these new one general assembly walls in new york a million to train from the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov say sanctions against north korea are adding it would be better to support korean efforts rather than impose further restrictions on the country. from lawyers for the militarization and peace in korea believes that the spite the obvious progress on

lester's compromise from both sides relate. since and they still it's time to step back a little bit and not assume that the north koreans are just going to lay down their weapons of trust for the united states because the u.s. has broken promises on numerous occasions over the decades as have the north koreans and trust has to be built up one step at a time and so this is a situation in which for the first time we have the two sides really dialogue going and it will be a chance to build trust through exchanges but there needs to be a give and take a major side. to another big story of the week in an emotionally charged hearing donald trump supreme court nominee now on the woman who accuses him of attempted rape of thirty six years ago testified before the senate judiciary committee on friday. i recall saying that the boy who assaulted me could someday be

on the u.s. supreme court i denied the allegation immediately categorically and unequivocal i am here today not because i want to be and terrified my family and my name have been totally and permanently destroyed my family and i have been the target of constant harassment and threats i intend no wheel well to dr ford and her family the other night actually and my daughter lies or said their prayers and little lies all of ten years old. so do i actually we should pray for the woman. it's a lot of wisdom from a ten year old. we mean we know well well.

i believe that if i came forward my single voice would be drowned out by a of chorus of powerful supporters this is a circus. following the testimonies the final votes on the nomination was postponed to give the f.b.i. a week to investigate the claims made by covering all those accusers the agency has contacted a second woman who said that he expose themselves to her during a party also in the one nine hundred eighty s. when he was a student at university though president trump coldly accuser ford a credible witness ordered the probe he insisted that his pick is the best choice for the job when more than twenty million people tuned in for the hearing. it divided not only the senate but america as a whole are washington correspondent. has been watching reaction. issues like iran d.p. r. k. an actual wars like syria and yemen have taken

a back seat and capitals hearings have been a dominating the news cycle for a couple of weeks now and we witnessed a series of twists and turns over the past month or so and all of america's tuned in to find out if kavanagh did or did not sexually assault christine for over thirty six years ago but all of the suspense and media hype surrounding the case is making it seem more like a soap opera than serious news having no was questioned for hours but it looks like the only thing that's clear from all of this is that both of their lives have been turned upside down well in this incredibly polarized climate of americans chose a side long before either of them spoke republican scheduled a hearing without talking to her or even inviting her to testify republicans also scheduled this hearing with dr ford with out having her allegations investigated by the f.b.i. if you wanted an f.b.i. investigation you could come to us what you want to do is destroy this guy's life

hold this seat open and hope you win it twenty twenty you said that not me the entire country is watching how we handle. these allegations i hope the american people can see through this sham that you know about it and you can help it you had no intention of protecting daughter for in fact it would be super difficult to find anyone whose minds were changed after listening to the testimony as of now there seems to be a motion over substance while a sexual misconduct allegations are proving a bari or to a job in the case for the editor of a prestigious magazine they have cost him his job even though he wasn't even the one accused in no formerly of the new york review of books claims he was pressured to quit after publishing essay by a former canadian radio host who was charged then later acquitted of sexual assault i feel forced to resign in fact it is

a capitulation to social media and university prices i have absolutely no doubt that the me too movement is a necessary corrective on male behavior but like all well intentioned and good things they can be undesirable consequences delving into the ramifications of the occasional here is kill them open. the new york review of books is a staple of american intellectual culture was actually hailed as the premier literary intellectual magazine of the english language by esquire and lauded by the new york times it has prided itself in posing questions americans debates about life and culture since the one nine hundred sixty s. but in the era of me to that attempted debate has fallen flat ian buruma never himself accused of sexual misconduct decides to give voice to someone who has been accused and he gets fired. my interest in running this piece as i said is the point

of view of somebody who has been pilloried in public opinion and what somebody like that feels about it it was not run as a piece to exonerate him or to somehow miss ingate the nature of his behavior the article that got broom of fired was written by asian ghomeshi is a canadian radio host whose career was destroyed when he was accused of sexual assault back in two thousand and sixteen now all the charges against him in twenty sixteen were dismissed in court due to lack of evidence however since then twenty different women have come forward and accused him now those accusations have not yet gone to court but jian ghomeshi never got his job back there are a lot of guys more hated than me now but i was the guy everyone hated first during the first two weeks i was suicidal i contemplated the methods by which i could kill myself i was terrified of being weak and terrified of falling asleep after the article was published there was a firestorm both in the media and on the internet pretty soon bruno was no longer

the editor now the new york review of books even one as far as to publish an apology for what they thought was a poor editorial decision while mr gomes has an absolute free speech right to express his opinions were acknowledged in the presentation and editing of his story over. one hundred writers and contributors to the new york review were shocked about why their colleague had lost his job we find it very troubling that the public reaction to a single to go republican some of us may have found the souls who should have been the occasion a few improvements forced resignation now the writer of the article was indeed accused of sexual harassment but the editor in bloom a wasn't he simply made the decision to publish the article now there's no question that need to is giving victims a voice that is much needed but getting people fired for giving a voice to people whose guilt has not yet been proven is that what me too was

supposed to bring about mop and r t new york or we spoke to a criminal defense attorney who sees the media is there to offer more voices on the subject not fewer there is a backlash effect occurring within journalism these days which essentially it's the professional death sentence upon a mistake like that and the duty of the media the duty of this of this paper was to provide information it's to give an outlet to all of those voices in general journalists and editors i believe have a heightened sense of duty to not only act as stewards of the me two movement but that includes publishing and giving weight and light to all voices and all opinions along the spectrum so i do believe it's incumbent upon those participating in that industry to offer more voices to be heard rather than less to give more of an opportunity to be heard rather than editing in that need to movement and

importantly there is a big sense of public opinion occurring where an allegation means a conviction a part is near brotherhood burrs the brunt of a city initiative to help drug addicts we hear from residents in the french capital after the break.

that a petition would. need a push of on this if god to the life of the instant civilians and by all means we can feel part or think even you know it all and you will. commit to rome was this it is the national mall the same a lot of this exhibit. the human face and again also a lot of gruesome values. we start back in france where in a bid to try and stop the spread of disease authorities in porus are increasing the number of special safe houses for drug addicts but those that live nearby say it's turning their lives into an eye for charlotte dubinsky investigates. behind these a

gates stands in the south dish shoot the fixer in france's first illegal venue especially for addicts the idea was to give addicts a safe space to get clean needles to prevent the spread of disease as well as to be able to seek help but since it opened almost two years ago people living and working on this street say it's turned their lives into a nightmare and. spike anxiety about the south to shoot many locals were too afraid to speak directly on camera so that if you feel as if you see the boy be to see if we. have the last laugh. opposite of what you have been. given if. this is the way the bordello see.

it if it. was locals claim that the shooting gallery as it's been dubbed by the media makes the area for more dangerous and even though hundreds of addicts have made use of the facility many also is still choosing to shoot up right on the street videos taken in recent weeks show drug deals also taking place in broad daylight the last time r.t. visited this street who was passed by we two witnessed an addict getting their fix . this is the spot where that video was shot and if you come with me now i want you to just get a sense of how close that addict was to the drugs room that has been set up by the authorities here it's just over here it's a stone's throw away and instead of using the facility that was available they

decided to get hot on their own terms violent and aggressive behavior is now being witnessed he almost daily. police statistics show that since the drugs room was opened more than one thousand eight hundred offenses have been reported for the possession of narcotics the consumption and theft despite the outcry from locals earned significant evidence showing that it isn't having the desired effect. yes sorties are now looking up to us for drug crimes along with. i think it would be necessary to have four rooms in paris and suburbs including one to do with smoking crack on our balance treatment that meets health needs but if this pilot project is anything to go by these new versions just won't solve the problem in fact they could create even more so what do you can ski r.t.

paris. this week austria's ruling coalition was accused of trying to restrict media freedoms after a memo advising the country's police not to share information with certain media outlets was leaked our europe correspondent peter all over his across the story the austrian interior ministry has been left red faced it's after an internal memo was leaked in which they instruct the police how to handle the media essentially if they don't write nice things about us give them nothing i would suggest that communication with these media should be limited to only the most necessary levels and that they should not be allowed to contain sweetie's such as exclusive accompaniments the leak included some of the media organizations on the do not engage list editors are raging with the ministry and interior minister but this is informational bla kid for bad media and sweets for the good ones our democracy

does not have to be in darkness just because a minister feels too weak to withstand criticism and appears unfit for the sensitive ministry the austrian interior ministry of justified the e-mail saying it had nothing to do directly with mystical saying that this was an attempt to try and establish a united front between the interior ministry and the police against the media that they say is biased against them this is their rights and. the best way to communicate both from a legal perspective and for the journalists themselves considering this is bishan of mice against certain media does not come out of thin air but austria's top officials have been unequivocal in expressing their anger at the news that this email existed governments and public institutions have a grave responsibility to protect free and independent journalism and any restriction of freedom of the pris is unacceptable freedom of expression media and

press freedom of the cornerstones of our liberal democracy and of our constitutional state in austria any restriction of press freedom is unacceptable that can't be discrimination against individual media the austrian chancellor deemed this leak important enough to take time out from the un general assembly to comment on it it doesn't look like it's going away from the austrian press any time soon we'll have to wait to see if mr kurtz follows up on his words with actions. ok i want to bring you to where more than eight hundred thirty people are not confirmed dead in the earthquake and tsunami that struck indonesia on friday officials also say that that number is expected to rise the red cross have made that more than one point six million people have been affected by the disaster and rescuers are still searching the rubble for survivors and indeed we know that

bodies are being buried in mass graves there are five power stations on the water pipe at work it was severely damaged as well with lots of people on the beach during a festival in power in indonesia on friday. it will be keeping a very close eye on the coming hours all of the official number from indonesia to stay here with r.t. for that but next a quite extraordinary documentary a head shot over twenty five years no limits tells the story of what's known in brazil as the crime of the century this is or to international. will.

join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see that. politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected . so when you want to be president. or somehow want to. have to go right to be close this is what before three in the morning can't be good . i'm interested always in the waters in the house. this should. make this manufactured consent instead of public wealth. when the ruling

classes protect themselves. when the final merry go round lifts only the one percent. that's not working or middle of the room sick. really. the real news is. the worst drug disaster in history would spread through more than forty six countries and produce up to twenty thousand badly deformed babies worldwide. but historians today single out one birth in one nine hundred sixty one that changed the course of history in hamburg germany linda shoulder fillin age twenty three gave birth to her first child her husband was with her at the time and it was

a quiet day. and then i lay back and was relaxed and some of the somebody whispered into my ear is your husband not all right but i was here white awake and i said. what what's got what has happened to my baby is anything vall you know she said just. let's say. without any emotion oh yeah he's just cut short arms and i like a child would have asked possibly i said and aren't a calling anymore and shit this card grow this will be like it is now. and then i felt like i was beaten to death. a doctor gave the first time mother some friendly advice just get another child. like forget about him you know.

i'm a way to get a part shortly afterwards linda's husband arrived and gave her some bad news he'd been keeping from her six weeks earlier his sister had given birth to a baby with similar deformities it looks alike like our child there must be some. that is the same all region the same difficulty the same problem in the background and we'll find it and we'll search and we won't stop until we fall and. the epidemic of deformed babies began five and a half years earlier on christmas day nine hundred fifty six with the birth of the first victim. in the small town of germany a mother had taken a new drug called for.