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paulo eleven pm in seoul in the evening right here in moscow this january the welcome to our international or top story further claims of election meddling by u.s. democrats this time in the twenty seven states senate race. a new report has revealed an activist trying to link the republican candidates with a bogus campaign to. in order to undermine his support base. explains the new york times has revealed that the twenty seventh election in the u.s. state of alabama was hit by a false flag facebook campaign and it did not come from russia democrats tried to create the illusion that republican candidate roy moore wanted to ban alcohol. i pledge to abstain from alcohol and live a moral life is defined in the bible i would i'm on the all my stuff follow my lead by abstaining from the devil's tonic i pledged to fight against the decay of all

moral christian society and all that contributes to the decline of values the idea was that roy moore standing among moderate conservatives would be hindered if they could create the illusion that he was a religious fanatic who wanted to ban booze the man who are our child alive today he'd never live to see the stars and stripes we were a little russian salute in united states miranda america i'll fight the saloon from the high wire to iowa can as long as i have a foot i'll touch on as far as i have a feast it was a false flag campaign on facebook backed up on twitter now we've reached out to both twitter and facebook but have not heard back now matt osborne a democrat who worked on the project said that he hopes someday these tactics would be made illegal he said however as long as republicans are using them democrats shouldn't give them up if you don't do it you're fighting with one hand tied behind you you have a moral imperative to do this to do whatever it takes revelations about the shady

activities of the cyber security firm known as new knowledge that actually led facebook to shut down the personal accounts of five individuals now at this point u.s. senator doug jones is calling for a federal investigation into the dirty tricks that may have helped win him his seat now did a few dry alabama ads actually cost roy moore the election well the impact isn't exactly clear but what is clear is that the democratic process can be rather fragile. r.t. new york. well the u.s. democratic senator who won the home the bomber race and twenty seventeen say he's he was on aware what had been happening he also said that if any laws were violated during the campaign those responsible should be punished conservative commentator and writer john griffin told us he believes such cynical electoral tactics are extremely damaging for the country this is an endless game of political musical chairs year by the democrats and they only care about one thing that's keeping

power and getting better or that's it i do believe that there's always going to be a new salon or new york times story or having to revelation about some new russian plot that absolves the democrats from any electorial accountability for their actions it's not helping diplomatic relations even though it's body and president putin's laughed about it for the trucks left without it the rest of us aren't laughing because there are so many on informed human beings who vote in the united states. m.p. from the right wing alternative for germany party is fighting for his life after being attacked in the northwestern city of braman with more on what's known about the incident at this point here's paulus leader. a member of the german parliament belonging to the far right alternative for germany the a if the party has suffered serious injuries after being attacked by three men as he exited the new year

reception that was held at a local theater in the northern german city of bremen on monday now the party has issued a statement in which he described this as an assassination attempt what we understand happened to the parliamentarian mr frank magnet is that he was knocked unconscious onto the ground and as he lay there these three men continued to beat him the incident was only stopped after reportedly a builder intervened and chased that man away now the three suspects are stood at large the police in the local prosecuting office have opened an investigation and the politician himself has been described as being in a serious condition he is in hospital with a head wound we've also heard from and if the spokesperson saying that this is a black day for democracy in germany this is not the first time that members of this party have been threatened with extreme violence you might remember that last may have a demonstration that they held here in the city learn. of

a left wing extremist threatened to stop the demonstration what if necessary also last thursday bomb went off outside a local office belonging to the party in the city of toobin now three suspects were arrested in that incident there was no loss of life but there was extensive damage both to the office and to me have died buildings and although the motive of that attack has not been conclusively proven police are working on the assumption that it was politically motivated. well that discuss this story more obviously we're joined live on the program by german media pundit marks a million crime marks a million good to have your company. just terrific pictures from this attack if you see what occurred is being politically motivated as what the police are saying what reasons do you believe led to it happening. government and the left which are almost all except if he they have created

a can painting what they call against the right wing so they spend a lot of money or the most organizations of n.g.'s. and there is an atmosphere in the country that everything which is right wing conservative is madness and evil and i think there are some crazies and some crude knows who believe that they now have the right to do good while. the f.t. he has been accused itself of stirring hatred but how much anger is actually directed towards the party itself in germany it depends on where you are and where . if you live in saxony richardson before where he's from pot if you use except that it's quite strong especially in the former best parts of cuba but even in the last week maximum we saw an attack didn't weigh on offices in that region where

you're saying has quite a lot of support but indeed these are these are excerpts and which are. regretted by the literate people. but in sexily there is no problem if there is it that once there is a public hearing if he is able to to hold it. waiting on brain men in heaven. but little it's possible to organise a demonstration or to have a public hearing that for instance included are also public hearing of three members of parliament and it couldn't be protected by the local police that means we have such an anti far left wing extremists over journey but the conditions especially in west many of very hard to make it makes of or ready impossible to have ordinary political life what is the feeling in your former politician

yourself what is the feeling perhaps you talk to two other people your former colleagues our politicians who parse the current establish boundaries in berlin did they feel themselves under threat. if the politicians feel under pressure they know that it's dangerous what they are doing and they know that they are not protected and that they are not safe anymore and especially a lot of people who want to support the us. feel that they have discrimination in their jobs and in public life so there is a public atmosphere that makes it very very hard to really. speak our old crew of the and against american policy and it's quite brief to prove if the public and. you can european elections coming up in may

the f.t. party is expected to make gains and in those elections do you think that instance like this it's really only going to harden and perhaps even get more support for a politicians of that party we don't know if it's right now it's very hard to sort of last opinion so. it's quite stable around fifteen percent. are which which which will be the result in the in the area of the. games a lot of. support because of the openly mistakes the government is doing and the more support if the against the more you have such an anti for extruded muslim and while and against it it's hard to say whether it will be useful for you or or not right now politics in germany is very hard to pick just finally whoever carried by theists heinous attack do you think they will be tracked down

and caught are you confident in the. i think the police the higher power who was there forget that the justice system. is extremely liberal that means that. they have to do it where are they already from. and it's. you can do such things without fear of real serious. it's a problem that generally is very very much less income tree. why if he is really the only conservative and right in party and is under threat from all other sites on the media from politics etc so it's not easy to opposition to rove and max many thanks for your time this hour maximillian cried german lawyer

and pundit life on art international. well let's err keep attention on germany a little bit longer because the leader of one of the country's most powerful parties has hinted at a governing coalition once again being established now it would see christian the nurse free democratic party team up with anger merkel c.d.u. on the greens there was a failed attempt at creating a similar coalition in twenty seventeen you may remember following a general election this time around though there's a catch listener wants merkel to step down as chancellor not in twenty twenty one she has proposed. it's beat the future our new opportunities in our rising there's a phase of uncertainty really the end of this will be a nice set up we're in a kind of transition period merkel's era is drawing to clues and everyone knows that and she knows that as well. germany needs a new start a new mood transition period in which nothing gets decided is well apparently the

message was intended not only for party members but also for merkel successor at the helm of the c.d.u. party who theoretically could speed up the chancellor is the parter or europe correspondent peter all of our sums up i'm going to twenty eight. the clock is ticking on time in germany job she's already stood down as chair of the c.d.u. party and has said she won't run for another term in the chancellor's office just behind me. twenty eighteen was a tough year for mrs merkel back in march she was finally able to cobble together a coalition government six months to germany votes as. cracks in the grand coalition were evident right from the off interestingly enough the first with the knives out for mrs merkel was the leader of her bavarian sister party as migration again was front and center in german politics truth and photos to avoid the prohibition eventual prohibition of state should be immediately turned

away. eventually a solution was found what's important here is the results there are a few nuances that i have clarified that i'm now this coalition in fighting no paled in comparison to what we saw in the eastern city of cam that's in august a thirty five year old cuban german man was stabbed to death following a late night all to cation one syrian and one a rocky man was charged with his slaying it prompted and sparked violent. demonstrations in the city which at times spilling over into full blown riot. your rival of autumn brought with it a string of regional election failures those closest to the chancellor in bavaria where the first to be hit with heavy losses then it was the turn of where we saw

a mea culpa moment for mrs merkel as she pleaded with the electorate not to punish the party for problems they had with her its dark skin so you know when there isn't hasn't been a good example in the past few months it won't be a vote for ask the sunday you will be voting for the future of your home and. didn't help and while there were proven raping. we saw all the center left the green party made. the right alternative for germany may well in fact the immigration day when. you get. single regional parliament and also of course being represented in the bundestag as well. this is america is taking the chance of rain down. on the feet of many people here

in this election that. if stays on as chancellor until twenty twenty germany's longest serving post-war leader the election of her protege. as the new chair of the c.d.u. party gives us a better chance of happening however should that relationship sour at all or if we see a repeat of some of the problems of twenty eighteen when the good ship merkle could well be sunk well before that. russian security forces are now patrolling the syrian province of. delved deeper into what all means coming up.

you know like the e.k.g. for countries is their ten year bond rate you look at that he say oh that country southie the country is not healthy well looks like big health of the chinese economy based on that their interest rates are better than america. something seems wrong. when old rules just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days become educated and engage in many equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then.

eighteen minutes into the program welcome back russian military police say they have started patrolling a rural area to the west of the syrian city of monkeys with a view to quote ensuring security or rock as the of can bring us more on the developments and how it's likely to shift the ongoing power struggle in the region . this safe zone a buffer zone really was established off the kurdish why p. g. forces moved out they handed the area over to the syrian government the syrian army and it was declared a demilitarized zone. patrolled by russian military police monitors who arrived on the seventh of january now the

goods weren't acting out of altruism but because turkey was and ease threatening to invade use the white b g p k k its terrorist. because the took you started doing kurds are russian took you started to the kurdistan workers' spot to tahrir groups one of the goals of turk to struggle against the p.k. k. in that syrian of suits is to save the kurds from the tyranny and suppression of the tower group trumps declaration that he's pulling out of syria suddenly threw things into a state of flux u.s. allies the white b.g. who had lived and depended on american protection suddenly thinks being left alone with hostile turks rebels isis syrians on all sides their own arab allies ready to dump them reportedly and u.s. national security advisor john bolton is desperately trying to secure

a future safety for his could allies we're going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw but to do so from northeast syria in a way that makes sure that the stance of israel and other friends in the region. is absolutely assured and to take care of those who fought with us against isis and other terrorist groups at the end of the day the u.s. will leave the kurds understand this obviously and they're fast tracking the goo she sions with president asaad with the syrian government coding to various reports reconciling perhaps obviously they have their differences but it's a hostile neighborhood friends a few and far between and as we see now they can leave at any moment or since the conflict in syria ruptured in twenty eleven approaching it much of the country's cultural heritage has been deliberately destroyed by terrorists but some

places have a skip on it like the grave of abel i decided to muskets which is now once again welcoming visitors. a thousand years go to the grave was not protected by anyone later the drews came to corresponds to billets we've been guarding this place for militants they didn't scare us.

out of it but all in a lot of people have donated money so we can renovate the cave. let's turn attention back to europe now where seen as a victory by animal rights activists a prominence in belgium has bombed the traditional muslim and jewish methods for slaughtering animals it's joined a home full of all the european regions which a prohibited they production of how while on kosher meat a new law states that on them should be stopped before slaughter so that they are incapable of feeling pain kosher and hello rituals however require the animals to be in good health and fully conscious but the latest the station in the belgian regional flounders which could lead to

a nationwide ban has our traits religious community. today's the last day in which kosher meat and poultry can be prepared in belgium for the jewish communities of brussels this is a sad day for the jews of europe a sad day for religious freedom in europe well. all of the religious traditions however they have called upon simply a humane development they want to keep living in the middle ages and continue to slaughter without stunning and the dignity didn't get to desist back then without having to also to the rule. certainly not alone sweden norway iceland denmark slovenia. all providing no exceptions for kosher meat in their countries we heard from the chairman of the islamic human rights commission in the u.k. a belgian based journalist on the possible implications of the bomb. i've seen myself oxen and cows being killed and the animal is sent panic before because the stern fairy slowly to have their head down and then only killed and one at the

throat is slit it takes more than one minute before it becomes cincom unconscious so it is pure cruelty for three four minutes is not that cut in the truth of the animal the mains are trees on either side are actually caught the second that you do know blood flows through the brain so brain sees to function no pain no hardship and this is what is known proven if you listen to north oratory of islam. of the great mosque in paris he says that to him the stunning is acceptable if the animal could come back to its senses after the stunning which is the case and i think by the way that fifty percent of muslims in belgium believe that indeed animals could be or should be stunned before being killed following the ritual i think. from one individual in paris norm on behalf of the all the

muslims and all the jews in the country it really is outrageous mr bucket that i mention turley is the image of the crate just mosque in france so it's not anybody is it old girl some might be just concern about the you and the more right who are really the whole little trying to undermine the litle minority muslim or you jewish community and make him feel uncomfortable filled make him feel that they're not really part of that society but tolerance and acceptance of minorities goes to a certain point there are laws for example that we don't accept. we don't accept poly give me we don't accept marriages of. under-age girls we don't except to hitch up in the public space that's our laws sorry nine belgians out of ten support this stunning issue so laws are made by the majority and we must respect the citee even

if it's understand it's a bit emotional i mean the jews community members and the muslim community members are belgium too we can have a situation that we should love majority exposing and putting pressure on minorities for no reason as i said scientifically proven there is no extra hardship is brought on the mall when it is not accurately according to that is true that is true does much more true than you highlighting one bucket from friends . as your reason for moving forward updates quite literally by the minutes on our twitter page don't miss a thing this tuesday live from moscow i mean and only on this is our international .

when gold make this manufacture consent instead of public wealth. when the roaming clusters who protect themselves. with the financial merry go round lifts only the one percent. we can all middle of the room six. million more you mean. us veterans who come back from war often tell the same stories. were going after the people who were killing civilians they were not interested in the wellbeing of their own soldiers either there already several generations of them so i just got this memo from the circulated branches off that says we're going to attack and destroy the government and seven countries in five years americans pay for the wars with them money others without lives if we were willing to go into harm's way

and willing to risk being killed for a war then surely we can risk some discomfort for uneasiness for. what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or some want to. have to go right to the press this is what the forty three of them or can't be good. i'm interested always in the waters of our. last question.

this is going bust broadcasting around the world and covered the world of business and finance and the impact upon all of us i'm part children in washington thank you for being on board we are glad to have you coming out today chinese and u.s. trade negotiators have been meeting in beijing today we'll look at what could be accomplished and markets to well look at that with steve malzberg and danielle sherry who are standing by and it's the final countdown to bret's it on march twenty ninth only eighty days away we'll get a brecht's an update from the c.e.o. of pro mark hillary for which plus we take our first poll and look at energy in twenty nine thousand what types of energy are beings person to do list and which are being used around the world will answer those and take a couple of more questions about canada and u.s. energy specifically what parties sayas have injured and alex much pilotage all of that in our sight but first we get right to some headlines let's go. to the

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