you know mark seventy years since its creation but the alliance with the birthday bash is more by members commuting over budget contributions and some buying russian weapons. you want to export those atrocities on the rise in the west african country of mali with ethnic communities massacred despite a strong presence of french and us troops. and in the reaming in the rights activists for western visitors to the country donohue job saying they undermine efforts to abolish the law requiring women to wear their head covering we debate the issue. i think it's i think it's ridiculous i think all skinned women and to comment when they come into a country to justice. inside iran there's

a rule and there's a lot i'm close to a must see change the whole system. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. nato has marked its seventieth birthday with a lavish bash in washington d.c. but a feud between two of the alliances members dampen the party mood a little as the u.s. threatened to uninvite turkey his forte shouldn't with russian made weaponry has turned rather serious. standing its ground insisting it will go ahead with purchasing the s four hundred missile defense system. as for honda deal is the done deal and we will not step back from this in any case we have been always. trying to improve and strengthen and deepen our relations with allies particularly

united states and be valued by that sort of nations if turkey completes its purchase of the russian as four hundred missile system turkey risk expulsion from the joint f. thirty five program turkey must choose. does it want to remain a critical partner the most successful military alliance in the history of the world or doesn't want to risk the security of that partnership. turkey's vice president hit back over twitter saying it was the us that had to choose between friendship with turkey and continued support of the kurds in northern syria from ankara regards as terrorists but turkey wasn't the only alliance member rounded on at the nato birthday party the us b.p.'s also lashed out at germany saying berlin didn't cough up enough cash for nato especially given the size of its economy shortly after germany and it would contribute one point two five percent of g.d.p. by two thousand and twenty three still short of the two percent minimum set by nato

international relations expert hussein back she believes the alliance isn't as unified as it once was. and that. is not in the harmony concerning the american demand that until two thousand trained twenty. members seem particularly to pm countries have to give two percent of their g.d.p. for defense purposes on the other hand also that president trump said that nato is obsolete it is not any more functional before nato remains a definitely. america existing in a lot of conversation but the other twenty eight contracts they are not always happy with the american policy is like germany and turkey the moment americans consistently. threaten turkey not to provide this.

sort of five turkey on the other hand had to choose the russian missile system because out of necessity turkey is turkish borders do not have any defense systems. however the key focus of neda's latest gathering in washington was not relations between turkey but with russia with moscow again painted as a major global threat the nato secretary general got an enthusiastic response in the u.s. congress as he outlined countermeasures against moscow has more. he might not even have had it in mind when he was doing it but the great business men of all presidents made sure everyone in the club open their wallets for nato's seventieth anniversary the clear message from prison term. help is having a real impact we see that many more than a dollar meet the two percent god on the spending two percent of the g.d.p. on defense can there be

a better gift than money oh yeah but let's keep in mind if you will that vladimir putin is the greatest gift to nato since the end of the cold war and it has provided a new reason for living if you will for nato that's right there needs to be an excuse for the existence of the gigantic cashed of warring juggernaut and for keeping on getting new members on board weapon making firms meet customers the biggest ones happen to be from where this man is in charge if you know what i mean though since to soviet union collapsed almost three decades ago even within the alliance there were some doubts about why nato still needs to be out there in research sponsored by the bloc you may have found stuff like this if they too was created notice to act as a deterrent to soviet imperialism and to counter communism and the perceived nuclear threat and what is its relevance today there was a point when a former nato spokesman gave lectures on how the alliance was struggling to find

itself when the cold war was over even russia's nukes were no longer taken as a big deal for the first time in almost fifty years the us stands on the verge of attaining nuclear promise e when. mitt romney called russia out while he was running for the white house he was trolled by barack obama after all you don't call russia our number one enemy. not all kind of russia. unless you're still stuck in a cold war mind war. those were the days if you think of it nato was big failures like afghanistan or libya kind of outweigh whatever the block would try to boast as its success anyway we even got to a point where someone from nato was daddy america the president i mean said they don't is obsolete it covers a soviet union which is no longer in existence and nato has to either be rejiggered reaching india changed for the better it didn't take long for mr trump to be

reminded of russia i mean the scary version and that more folks other than saudi arabia will have to buy guns from his military industrial complex i said it was obsolete it's no longer up so early happy birthday nato and we see a prompt on behavior consistent cyber attacks on late on some partners targeting everything from paula months to poverty rates. sophisticated this information campaigns and attempts to interfere in democracy itself. oh you'll be all right for a very long time reexamination is called for for the existence of nato so is the downfall of the union in nineteen only one made turtle has been wandering around our own without a purpose it's been looking for a purpose in the us it's gone out of europe it's gone the other places trying to

there that have a purpose needs to find itself and what its relevancy is and it needs to remain as a military alliance absent the part absent politics absent economic considerations because it's not the job of nato in nato a strictly military the united states is trying to drum up the notion that moscow remains that threat in order to justify not only the continued existence of nato but actually to increase spending of their towards difference. russia's foreign ministry says it's open to dialogue with nato the alliance hasn't shown a willingness to also says it's ready to deescalate tensions between russia and bloc members. of the security situation in the west african nation of mali is worsening despite the fact that french and u.s.

troops have been on the ground for more than six years that's according to a u.n. expert who spoke out following the massacre of one hundred and sixty civilians and what some fear is the beginning of an ethnic conflict parties charlotte devinsky reports last month hundred and sixty people were massacred in central mali. there are categories children and pregnant women the elderly and young people. well they were full on me and ethnic groups have been accused of having ties to tests of course it's a number about three million ninety percent muslim and a number of did join al qaida type groups as a result of the ethnic groups have told all of the same brush calling for the whole community to be labeled as a terrorist group. they are. and they have to be

dealt the un has also warned that the following being sought out for attacks these people are deliberately targeted women men and children simply for being part of the community mali is a country which has been ravaged by conflict for seven years six our eyes and the un all have a foothold as part of a war on terror and to keep the peace but violence is multiplying not subsiding the threat from extremist groups has spread with a u.n. report outlining how attacks are going up often here so important is what's happening in the forward picture calling the president michael resisted in his first week of taking office showing support for french troops are based there since two thousand and thirteen and while he may have been hoping for an exit strategy france is becoming more entrenched this week the country announced

a new base for its anti jihadist force. it is time to continue to invest in live chaco because our presence of the sea has virtuous effects that i think that the population is still happy to see the french army investing in this region not corn has demanded more victories on the ground against the hardest but as western powers that effort seen rooting out terror many are concerned what's really happening i rise of ethnic tensions that some likening to a genocide is taking place right and then uses for large amounts of salamis they don't understand this war they don't they're not part of it they're not even part of our vision on this mission but many of their women and children in large numbers have been killed by government forces in front of u.n. officials in front of peacekeepers they have no way of getting out. this cycle of

violence which seems to be between the government. that's usually supported by some elements of the for nine years i do is the wider flow only people who are being attacked in huge numbers as well have been associated with either they'll be associated with them losing their loved ones by the government usually under the the umbrella of trying to attack. western women who wear the hit job when they visit iran or insulting the nation that's according to a prominent iranian rights activist she says that regarding the job as part of the country's culture goes against the hard work of activists like herself who are trying to abolish rules on the head covering they say that this is a cultural issue we're very it's out of respect to the culture of iran calling it discriminatory law as part of our culture this is an insult to a nation iran's mandatory job law requires all women to wear it in public the

actress condemnation of western women yesterday mixed reactions online. while women in the middle is to fight for their freedom from this religious tyranny westernesse think she job is a cultural good to. know they wear it because the told if they don't they can't get in a state they're just being polite but everyone knows it's mandatory they know they have to otherwise they may never return as a woman fighting against a compulsory he japanese brand it's more than painful to me when i hear people say it compulsory he job is our culture it is not just look at the picture of the rand before deny nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution. we put the issue up for debate with journalist miriam solo and saudia hamid from the council of ex muslims of britain. well why do i have to respect laws when i go to another country and when for example even as a veiled person i insulted i am stopped at airports just because i am

a muslim woman because i choose to wear the his job and this is something that is not mandatory for me this is something that i choose and this is part of women's freedom people who are standing against this only in order to i think promote the mass media. image of women as objects as sex objects is just. not for one moment she even considered the women that thrown into prison. tortured raped by prison guards for choosing to remove you don't ever speak for them you are not full you have real value when you go when you are not forced yes yes there was lots of proof but you're not going to take into account any of those women's voices because it doesn't fit your narrative you refusing to you're just lying about the about you know being made to take off your

veil it's not an issue of lying look i don't know if i have the chance to talk to talk right now but you as a person you are insulting at least half a billion veiled woman not inside iran outside iran as well it's not just about the veiled woman point is they have the right to your example and they have no right outside of iran. in iran even secu that are removing there is no law and they have the freedom what i do know is that iran after the one nine hundred seventy nine revolution everybody knows that it was a people's revolution the i it's all yours it islamic that it was an artless read about was that. it wasn't as. of illusion but it was a people's revolution i think it's i think it's ridiculous i think asking women in to come. when they come into a country to justice and way you can't do that are normally done for women from you know my our countries they then start using that as

a stick to beat them with they say to them look at these non muslim women that are coming into your country and wearing your job when you are in your country you have to be moved and them taking away their choices those are the women we never ever talk about one a people choose a majority of the people choose to be governed by islam a call one of them is to wear the her job and the his job does not demean women it actually makes them become a human beings and i'm a woman in that moment unavailable in a ceremony now is human and women who are veiled i'm not saying that this is another issue but inside iran there is a role and there is a lot of good that is a result out unless you change the whole system the u.k. defense ministry is heavily criticized after claiming it has evidence of only one civilian death from seventeen hundred of its middle eastern bombing raids more on that after a short break. join

me every thursday on the alex i'm i'm sure and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics sports business i'm sure business i'll see you there. a number. they matter to us is over one billion dollars that's more than ten white collar aren't happy. even five percent of both of you want to be. eight percent world market. some with one hundred forty three for such a person and this one rose to twenty thousand. china's building two point one billion dollars a are you. but don't let the numbers will be. the only number you need remember one. org committed one and only

my i. welcome back britain's armed forces minister is facing a backlash after some thought he implied that only a single civilian death was caused by seventeen hundred u.k. air strikes in syria and iraq like lancaster rushed to clarify his position claiming that he was misunderstood. it was not our position that there has only been a single civilian casualty as a result of a military action what we are saying is that we only have evidence of what we believe to have been a single civilian casualty according to the british defense ministry at royal air

force strikes conducted since two thousand and fourteen have killed more than four thousand islamic state fighters human rights organization amnesty international released a damning report earlier in march accusing the u.k. a being in denial of civilian casualties and mosul and rocca. the u.k. is claiming to have carried out massive aerial bombing of densely populated cities with virtually zero civilian casualties this biggest belief it shows just how deeply in denial the movie actually is over its role in the mass bombing of mosul and raca peace campaigner russell winning says it's impossible to distinguish and i saw a fighter from a civilian after an airstrike. yet the ministry of defense actually only twenty one civilian not been killed after months and months of claiming you know the idea that you can you know whether some. one is an arsenal fighter or a civilian after a bomb has been dropped on them the idea that you don't have enough boots on the ground for one category of people to be identified that you do for another one i'm

afraid is just absolutely stinks of propaganda from our government i do think the figures would change i do think anything that we've been given about our involvement in syria or afghanistan iraq libya have been accurate because we just don't know we keep rushing into these interventions with no idea about who we're targeting the best thing to do would be to leave the people of syria to have their own destiny in their own hands and to british troops and british planes to come back to britain. the u.s. is developing a rescue plan for that as well as economy designed to pump cash into the country through banks smartphones and apps but even though the trumpet ministration isn't rushing to reveal the details the plan has one key condition. the timeline is to get rid of the girl. i have no idea when that's going to be that would be. a question of. getting hold of the what i call the machinery of government

the venezuelan opposition plans a rally in the capital on saturday as it tries to keep up the pressure to oust president nicolas maduro calls to install one gordo the leader of the opposition are also being heard in the us though some there are being a bit economical with the truth as to why they support him and explains well in conflict the media definitely needs voices to explain you know analysts to assess the situation in the country and it also helps if they can speak perfectly fluent english so joanna hossam i'm speaking in an editorial for the new york times about venezuela this movement on the american left against any u.s. involvement in this way that is gaining traction dangerously glorifying the brutal dictator and promoting inaction final isn't a social democrat appointed by the national assembly the only remaining democratically elected institution left in venezuela she's venezuelan american and she's a comedian she loves to call out critics of u.s.

foreign policy because how dare they think they might know more than her when she is an actual venezuelan and furthermore she gives full support to juan guede oh the self-appointed u.s. backed president of venezuela but here's a detail the new york times failed to mention her father is ricardo hossam and the economics professor from harvard university and ricardo haas and her father is currently the envoy of wand wedo to the interim merican development bank the biggest lender in latin america looks a lot like miss hosmer has a pretty big dog in the fight however the new york times presents or is just a liberal minded venezuelan who wants what's best for her people it should be news or that her father has a lot to gain politically and professionally should regime change happen very cool of the new york times not to mention you know. the fact that john houseman's dad is an economic advisor focus now the folks who handle ethics of the new york times have a special section dedicated to possible conflicts of interest from contributors stuff

members must be sensitive that perfectly proper political activity by their spouses family or companions may nevertheless create conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflict but in the end the new york times didn't really care they presented her as just another voice we were aware of her for this biography before publication but miss housman is an independent adult woman has built a popular following on her own by producing a portfolio of argued videos about venezuela. and it wasn't just the new york times she made her rounds to buzz feed c.n.n. and the four freedoms forum none of them thought that her blatant family ties to one grade zero were of any concern and not presenting the full picture is not all that uncommon in american media there was a lot of outrage recently when i c.n.n. q. and a with presidential candidate bernie sanders stuffed the audience with people tied to elite think tanks and the democratic party but presented them as just average citizens with tough questions how could

a voter like me. feel confident in your ability to represent the party. good evening. there's a lot of misinformation regarding your plans for universal health care. perhaps the most blatant example of media concealment was now euro and her tearful testimony before the congressional human rights caucus they took could be because i think it is. to think abuse among this children today are because she failed to give her last name but her tearful testimony plucked america's heart stay. and it paved the way for u.s. support for kuwait during the gulf war it turned out that now year zero was actually the daughter of the kuwaiti ambassador and her story could not be verified

and furthermore she had arranged to testify without taking an oath making it illegal for her to lie yes when it comes time to push for a certain agenda the media seems to ignore rather inconvenient facts but remember behind every face is a story kalam up and are to new york meanwhile venezuelans have been organizing themselves against a possible u.s. backed military intervention redfish investigative project has released a new documentary on the country's people's militia here's a quick preview. little. to begin thinking. let me begin with you please let me tell. you that i. would like to believe that john. o'neill know the way to much and all the way to bet and so when you if you look at their son yea you know it's going to sway them in some respects that can be thrown lifts it's another thing that gets an end of.

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