zation of america. this is arts international headlining now brazil's president faces a political scandal after reports about his ties to violent power military gangs in the country. it's accountable for the deadly drone strikes in yemen directed and controlled from the u.s. based on german soil in a court case by the families of victims. scientists outrage among us democrats dismissing the claims as only twelve years left to save the earth from. any talk about today thanks for joining us sort out international is now one pm this wednesday and first then the president of brazil is being dubbed by the media

as the trump of the tropics for his right leaning views and indeed he chose the united states is the destination for his first official forum visit to jump start that relationship and the real donald trump was also keen to get things started to . i also know that we're going to have a fantastic working relationship. we have many views that are similar and we certainly feel very very true to each other on trade i think brazil's relationship with the united states because of our friendship is probably better than it's ever been by far. respect whatever the ballots tell us on twenty twenty but i do believe donald trump is going to be reelected fooling you up a little pasado esteem cuomo thank you for a factory could be able to bless you the meeting started coldly the two leaders exchanging football shirts with each other's names on all this might come as a relief to you for both scenarios facing

a political scandal back at home over reports of his alleged ties to violent gangs covering that today caleb maupin. was looking back at home also now is facing a pretty serious political scandal not over his words but over his ties to right wing paramilitary groups something brazil isn't torrijos for.

earlier this month two former police officers were arrested and charged with the killing of marielle franco a left wing elected official now when the police raided the home they found one hundred seventeen automatic rifles as well as computers full of intelligence information on left wing journalists activists and politicians so where was this mini command center of extremism located well it turns out it was on the same block as both in our us home in fact a photo of both sonora with one of the suspected killers has surfaced when confronted about it also now gave a flat out denial the media has always criticised me they wanted to simplistically a connection but i never saw the gentleman in my gated community i don't need to

spend as much time to know you gauge and social life with them this is not the only tie to extremism back in january five former leaders of a right wing gang were arrested and it was revealed that the wife and daughter of one of the gang leaders was actually employed by bolsa narrow son flavio son of the brazilian leader joined his father in taking a photograph with the gang leaders at a birthday party furthermore flavio also gave an award to one of the gang members a medal of honor. of his friends it's. seen old photographs most pictures with militia and then with the school and then it is. a shift in the position of the president in the presidency now there was an incident back in two thousand and eleven that also raise suspicion a judge was murdered after a controversial trial and we heard this interesting statement from balsa narrow son made this judge be with god but the absurd and could choose his way she said police

offices and quote sessions contributed to her having many enemies. so when valsin are all sat down with donald trump he had some pretty serious charges hanging over his head a lot more serious than say unreleased tax returns now also narrow before he met with donald trump sat down with another powerful u.s. entity the u.s. central intelligence agency now the cia's ties to right wing extremists and death squads in south and central america is hardly new information and at this point there got to be folks inside of trump's team who are wondering if his photo op with this right wing brazilian counterpart is really such a good idea. r.t. new york which first or a bit later like news of another russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov in switzerland speaking right now manual conference on arms control and disarmament expected to focus not only on conventional weapons builds on the threats of this resolution the space high level going to be even less listening soon got

a. new growing is. but the regions where it plans to impose its interests and promote its agenda does dangerous not because we are going backwards thirty years ago in terms of the arms control it's not the reasons but this was draw little of the u.s. from the collectors. on the missile defense and the. leads to a new spike in the arms race last century one that was about the statistic arsenals of two countries that was one thing but this time around many countries will have to join these arms because potential would be seen by them as the only way to guarantee their security the current level of their clinical logical and scientific development dozens of countries now if we can achieve that kind of potential thanks to it if we take a look at this because almost every country of the west we see that they

irresponsibly reacted to that was drawn at the united nations voted you never knew . mostly in the against the russians initiative to support the. supporters were drawn this way giving great lie to us nuclear ambitions build up. for the reasons the motives when they were groundless. russia's most sile number is well known that everyone is violating the treaty even though we've presented every detail about a specific ations and it showed that the claims to be on the safe have nothing to do with reality states by the presentation of the. missile i was briefing which has also made most of its nato allies to do the same to follow suit or not participate in the briefing it just goes to show that washington is not ready to have a friends dialogue and that goes to show that it doesn't have any valid arguments

to support this position because they say. which say again that russia will not be deploying intermediate or shorter range missiles in their regions where united states. systems will not deploy will be acting only in the mirror fashion. and only in such a fashion that will prevent russia from coming involved in another arms race the countries. which supported there were all seem to be refusing to uphold security in europe and in the world we do hope that the fate of the i.m.f. treaty will be different to the treaty which was abandoned. will be about and probably soon russia stands for its problem geisha for five more years that would prevent the situation from spiraling down but will help us to ensure statistics the

ability and get enough time to find ways to. use address the issue of new where. and new methods of control which we see much today because not every weapon which after day complies with the definitions of shariah and in the treaty russia is ready for a frank discussions of all these issues but first we need to deal with the u.s. unilateral withdrawal from the framework of the treaty because it says that if it's carriers it's different to what describe it in that region that it should mean . by this we've been looking for a way to discuss the issue was there to say yes but now it all boils down to. lacking on the part of washington's russia continues to be irresponsible. of service of every treaty and we share the responsibility for peace and security

global security. but we are ready to go further we are all first and supporters of a number of new initiatives are fortunate that western colleagues did not put forward any meaningful initiatives and turned a blind eye to the initiatives that we promoted or to put it on further discredit our efforts we are not imposing anything on anyone but we are sure that our new shooters our suggestions can be a good foundation for. making head of ways we many times suggested to all stakeholders to work in our collective future to vie for common ground compromises wasn't putting sad because all our efforts are well known to every western partner every hour often suggestion is still valid and when the west is ready is mature enough so we will be ready to talk when we are ready today. we've been hearing is most about the placement of offensive weapons in space and probable nuclear test

ban. that is unacceptable russia. see certain. something absolutely unacceptable but that may be real if we do not find a way to. reverse the trance and help us the ocean from being destabilized if we. prevent the situation from going as far as the destruction of the whole arms control architecture when you to apply collective system after a stint your global security and stability is that we need to move further reducing nuclear arms and that concern both russia and the united states and the current crisis shows that there is not much room left for any progress on this track and we need to find a new way to make this. track multilateral and acceptable for every country we believe that we should base our efforts on the principle of shares

and collective security nuclear disarmament cannot be regarded. outside of the general framework of issues that affect the global stability would need to apply every necessary effort to support. the functioning of the. treaties on nonproliferation of nuclear weapons but on that track we see more problems by law we see more divisions but the differences of opinion between nuclear non-nuclear states the us has decided not to ratify the comprehensive nuclear bias treaty and start the prepare international there's ground for new tests and that is very alarming as for the resolution as of ninety ninety five on creating the zone free of nuclear weapons in the middle east is also stalling russia one of these three offers of this resolution is fully aware of the future of the n.p.t. and we supported. at the conference which took place in the. plan

to conduct the necessary efforts taken in turkey. and the interests of every stakeholder in the region now couple of words about the un design when you make an ism it's three main points we understand that the first committee of the general assembly and the u.n. commission on his arm and political not be full of depositors' size of where they stand that it is very difficult almost impossible but recently we see that certain countries are doing their best now to impose on these institutions so you for something that would help us to make those they do not like these fires of united nations which should therefore is ation does not mean subsidies you've. once for all kill the interests we see. aimed at ensuring sheridan there is more security for everyone being disregarded. and the work of the

design with a conference has been blocked and the decisions of the first community are being blocked to as well as the work of the commissions but in all these issues does not mean that the foundation can use some of the mechanised created tonight and i think it is bad no it is not bad and it is not. that it should be dismantled as some radical minded countries believe it should be done. these are made mechanisms united nations is meant to help us to normalize situations but at this point we see that the west refuses to have a dialogue on finding common ground and creating a mechanism which would be suitable for all but there are many examples. that we can take a look at the conference on talks and so my logical weapons and how we being failing to find a mechanism for the. which are such weapons are now here suggests.

based but if occasions and simply possible to do that i don't know how they expect to. make that comply with the framework of the convention another example of the failure to negotiations of the non placement of arms in the space there is the russian chinese initiative that's the only document of this point which is on the table but the members of the conference still failed to find common ground at least on the start of the talks for two decades in a row we've been hearing on this some excuses that it stakes dharm to formulate. a framework and it's too early to talk about that at all because there are no such weapons which can be placed in the space and it's. not reasonable to have a new legally binding agreement at this point but at this point we've been hearing from some states says they want to place a sense of arm's length or missile system a say in space and such systems would be able to eliminate space.

vehicles and that means that it will be a military offensive structure which would be readily operated to eliminate anything which would be not welcomed. by washington that is absolutely alarming and at this point the number of activists are working on warheads that can be placed in space so this problem is more and more pressing it is a challenge we need to answer and additional impetus to the work of this conference can be given by the general assembly is. group of x. but which was a work on the non placement of arms in space and there concluding session which is being held as these very time again i'd like to turn your attention to the russians suggestion to put forward an initiative to get it was because france biological or another kinds of terrorism and twenty sixteen and i put forward that russia's

agreement that is an initiative. it meant to criminalize the use of such substances by terrorists is this very pressing issue in syria there has been from three to four hundred terrorist acts with the use of chemical substances but we see there are a lot certainly are so some activists to work on this issue some ignore the many cases of chemical terrorism in syria and all that is. one chain but this kind of terrorism is a threat and our colleagues refused. to work collectively on reinforcing the robust security system against terrorism. if we take the o.p.'s example your words . will signal new attributive magnetism imposed on they're going to ization and it

meant to manipulate the technical secretariat as a means of political pressure exertion on those who are not welcomed by the us or its allies that has already led to a deep division in the ranks of the obvious example your members and that casts a shadow on the future of the c.w. see some. some say that these. conferences stallings and some say that it may be dismantled altogether but i do not agree. a group of countries refused to discuss the details of the important issues such as a child port and for their security to. stand mounting propaganda we need to double down on making this mechanism as useful and official is possible because that is the very means of ensuring disarmament and nonprofits creation that. we need to start real work and it cannot be done without these geneva process we need

to work inclusively and that is very hard in the current. additions last year we had a number of discussions in the framework of the support the bodies of the conference and i think it was very useful we are ready to support a consensus i was the case. to continue the work. we do regret that this initiative failed to be supported. by the us since us refused to discuss this at all i'm sure that we all will bided love wisdom. power to overcome the current crisis and we will succeed in reinforcing the current legal. system in the field of arms control nonproliferation and we can even more or to make it more robust i believe as for the us statement here while it shows that. some hopes are quite contrary to what i said i hope that

countries will. make up their minds about the right priorities and the will join after it's with us in ensuring global security and peace including arms control thank you for your attention and i we should be very productive work here thank you . or we thought we'd bring you that live foreign minister sergey lavrov frustrated sounding so you can hear without going through all again highlighting his concerns where we are in twenty one thousand right now regarding arms control the way the u.s. the way the west was dealing with russia outlining how russia one of the conversations going and the reach out also talking about his worries about chemical weapons terrorism. and his worries about disarmament as well where that wasn't going at the moment general in the world basically a straight into sounding foreign minister there saying that russia one of the get on with this but they needed dialogue with other countries around the world especially the west especially nato space in the u.s. you find more that online ok more news now today let's check out what's happening

in germany the german government bearing legal responsibility for u.s. drone strikes directed and controlled from german territory it's according to a recent court ruling in a case brought by families of civilian victims in yemen daniel hawkins next from berlin. landmark case in germany with the court in the city of months the ruling that the german government does bear at least partial responsibility for ensuring that the use of its air base in the southern city of ramstein by the united states air force does out here strictly to international law in two thousand and twelve three yemenis lost relatives five sell been. lost his brother in law's been out of job or who was an alongside his brother will lead in a u.s. drone strike the germans through an air base on german soil were involved in these strikes and what had happened to my family and it is possible that my family would not have been a target of such strikes and drenched an air base not provided such information the

case was initially dismissed by a court in cologne back in twenty fifteen the court has now ruled that in fact the base did play a central role in facilitating the relaying of data for drone strikes in yemen judges ordered the government to take all appropriate measures through ensure that the u.s. force was complying with international law and to press washington if necessary to get the answers they required it also ordered the government to investigate the questions and the concerns put forward by the family surrounding the legality of that airstrike gave the sermon he addressed the killings conducted by al qaeda and challenge them to present a religious authority that is willing to debate with him so he can demonstrate to the people that this behavior of al-qaeda is wrong he was taken out by the american strike unfortunately he was not killed by al qaeda he was killed by an american missile germany is a country that stopped arms shipments to saudi arabia which is

a key player in the yemeni conflict described as one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes of this century and also a key u.s. ally however the use of the ramstein air base for facilitating. strikes has carried on this has come in for criticism from human rights representatives i think it is definitely constant a contradiction that the german government is saying that the arms sales to the saudis for the were in yemen have to be stopped and at the same time. do not intervene to stop the drone strikes and even via ramstein air base this court case hasn't played out entirely how the job or family wanted it to they were hoping for a complete ban on the use of ramstein air force for anything to do with u.s. drone strikes in yemen any german government has said they will look into the ruling they will study it carefully but this can be viewed as an important step in

perhaps looking at the legality of various international legal framework surrounding the use of ramstein air base for conducting unmanned drone strikes in yemen conflict. now apparently but how people use for a change seems doomsdays being delayed some fact checking by news agency exposes flaws in claims by u.s. democrats just over a decade left to save the earth people will warming. has got the story. even back when t.v.'s look like that kid's cartoons would portray those saving us from pollution as superheroes i am captain i want. to. be today you just can't be a successful democrat and presidential hopeful without being a bit of captain planet democrats be like how do i sound quare and make republicans

look bad at the same time. thank god there is climate change the scientists are absolutely unanimous on this that we have no more than twelve years to take incredibly bold action on this crisis what the intergovernmental panel on climate change say is that we have twelve years twelve years and we're like the world is going to end in twelve years if we don't address climate change why this scary deadline of twelve years a few months ago u.n. environmental experts put together yet another alarming report showing the earth is continuing to heat up it's bad for the planet and everyone who lives on it some interpret it the following way experts say that we have until twenty thirty to avoid catastrophe the world has little more than a decade time is running out to prevent global warming and he says the time's up andrea that the world has to do something we're reaching the cliff edge

a little faster quite a bit faster and so it's no balled into a big trendy protest children have the impression their generation could be doomed to science is. that we have twelve years to turn this around but suddenly there's that hoops moment the associated press checks what those who want to run for the white house after say for facts what was it that mr o'rourke said again the scientists are absolutely unanimous on this that we have no more than twelve years so a.p. actually got in touch with the scientists the panel did not say we have twelve years left to save the world this has been a persistent source of confusion the report never said we only have twelve years left well have a look at what they wrote on some liberal websites after the a.p. piece came out that's right on climate and the a.p.

fact check is wrong it's the a.p. this is incorrect about climate change. oh sure how can a democrat candidate get something wrong especially when his party essentially chose to rely on the so-called green new deal ahead of the election it's a set of proposals to address climate change you just can't lead down your next generation of voters as a matter of faith and belief by guys like bedo and others who a walk out and say the world is going to end in twelve years and not receive any pushback there's no laughter there's no one going now you've got to be kidding me there's no one standing up to them and saying you've clearly lost your mind but you have a bunch of coreligionists of the room nodding and going yes it's terrible it must do something elections and in this country anyway are not about convincing the middle they're about turning out your base and keeping the other guy's votes home and if you want to turn out your base and you're a leftist candidate preaching about climate change and how the other side is

determined to see us all die horribly that's going to do get the job done for you. since and i so we have to make sense of all these big stories happening around us that let's face it can be confusing sometimes the surround of so far this one is there with me kevin i when you know it does get a check of the side as well comb have a great day. i . moved on it here is here. with. the i was.

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lo and welcome to crossfire we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle most of us are taught and believe we live in a society based on merit and equal justice the varsity blues college admissions scandal inform us that both aren't true the rich and privileged can buy access to their kids at the expense of families who are hardworking and honest is the idea of merit debt. crosstalk in the status of sight am joined by my guest lionel in new york he is a legal analyst in the news decoder and lionel media dot com in washington we have remington greg he is counsel for civil justice and consumer rights at public citizen and in athens ohio.