breaking news on r.t. international washington announces 17 more charges on the wiki leaks co-founder julian assange and if convicted he faces up to 10 years in jail on each count. hidden dangers there are reports claims hundreds of household items sold in the e.u. could contain harmful chemicals. 5 more years the world's biggest election sees the incumbent prime minister handed another time in india we look at whether the perceived eliteness of his closest rival would prove to turn off to voters.

a very warm welcome to you you're watching aussie international with me. and we start with breaking news this hour on r.t. the u.s. department of justice has announced 17 more charges against julian a song the new indictment claims the wiki leaks co-founder revealed the names of people working for the u.s. government's putting their lives at risk his auntie's cannibal. there are new federal criminal charges being filed against julian assange in addition to the initial charge of conspiracy to commit computer and terms you know there are several new kelts including the 1917 espionage act at this point there is a total of 18 criminal charges against you in the song each of the new charges carries up to 10 years in prison the initial charge potential of 5 years that brings the total amount of time julian assange could spend behind bars of convicted to be 175 years this is some of what is in the indictment. a federal grand jury

returned an 18 count superseding indictment today charging julian p. o. son with offenses that relate to his songes allege rule in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the united states the superseding indictment alleges that astonish was complicit with chelsea manning a former intelligence analyst in the us army in unlawfully obtaining a disclosing classified documents related to the national defense now one of the federal statutes used against julian assange in this indictment is the 1917 espionage act which was passed during the 1st world war and is known for its rather vague language and this is the 1st time the espionage act of 1917 has been leveled against a journalist for publishing classified material now in addition to that the indictment basically alleges that that chelsea manning who leaked information was doing so in conspiracy with julian assad now it's important to note that chelsea manning is

currently in jail in the united states for refusing to testify against julian assigned to the federal grand jury and at this point julian assange is also in jail in the united kingdom he has been sentenced and is in prison in jail in the united kingdom for refusing to go to court back in 2012 now he has recently received that sentence after being taken out of the ecuadorian embassy where he was staying for 7 years in order to end a void the charges that he faced in the united kingdom now all of this stems from the fact that wiki leaks has revealed a huge amount of classified information information that was provided to them by leakers and this is some of the information that wiki leaks made public on if you think.

i'm. not going to you're going to. wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence sort of talks like a hot cocoa server. now

it's important to note that julian a son just not an employee of the u.s. federal government he did not leak classified information rather classified information was leaked to him provided by sources and now he faces these criminal charges and these 17 new federal charges in the united states are just the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding wiki leaks julian a songe and other aspects of this ongoing case now the world is essentially watching to see what will happen next whether or not join us and will be extradited to the united states in order to stand trial on these now 18 total federal charges facing up to 175 years in prison if we can make condemns the additional charges calling it the end of reporting on national security activists on journalists including edward snowden on the reporters committee for freedom of the press have also criticized the new china. which is denouncing them as an attack on press

freedom we're now joined by kevin zeese political activist to discuss this further mr aziz thank you for joining us on the program it's great see you. face the 17 more charges in addition to the one of computer hacking he faced before why is the u.s. done this now. well yes i do this before the extradition proceedings began they had a limited amount of time to inform the u.k. about what the charges were that assad would face and so they put these forward they've shown this is really about a challenge to a major challenge to press freedom in the 21st century a threat not just to us journalists but to journalists around the world as you know is songe is not a u.s. journalist he's from the u.k. from australia originally and living in various countries in europe he wrote that he was a publisher from europe when he did this he's now being forced to be extradited to the united states to stand trial in the united states this is a threat to any journalists covering u.s. war crimes or national security issues around the world do you think as the u.s.

intention in throwing the book at us songs too would also any other journalists and publish says from. revealing classified information there's no doubt that's part of that they want to frighten the media into not covering us activity around the world the u.s. is often involved in activity that could be characterized as war crimes certainly atrocities and certainly often corruption of our transnational corporations that was all the kind of thing that wiki leaks was reporting and they obviously offended wiki leaks i was defended the united states by challenge the military industrial intelligence complex here and they want revenge and they want to send a message to any other journalist who dares tries to expose us workarounds remember the international criminal court was threatened when they said they started to investigate us potential war us workers in afghanistan and force the i.c.c. to back down to the us is very much afraid of being exposed for its actions abroad

i quite a number of us outlets publish the information that was released by wiki leaks are they just as culpable or were importantly why aren't they taking us to a strong stance in support of the songs now. great questions and that they are beginning to i mean we publish an article day on our website popular resistance dot org about this case we quote both the new york times and washington post who were raising issues about concerns about press freedom that's the 1st time that's happened i think a lot of reasons why they haven't done this in the past because assad was democratizing the media he was broadening the people who could report people inside government inside corporations good leaked classified documents anonymously and that could become news that took away the power of the corporate media a democratized media challenges this concentrated corporate media. power so they didn't want to support that but i think now that this has become very clearly an attack on media they're going to start to speak up and yes they are threatened by this they did publish some of these documents that's why the obama administration

which was very aggressive in using the the espionage act decided not to prosecute wiki leaks because they cannot differentiate wiki leaks as a publication from the new york times or the washington post or c.n.n. and since it implicated corporate media. obama is rationed decide not to prosecute songe the troubling mystery should they have different decision it's a great danger a great mistake and a really great embarrassment the united states to be challenging for him the president's way challenging for you know present not just the united states but around the world and a songes accused of violating the espionage act and each allegation is carrying at potential 10 year sentence as it is now is it still possible he could face the death sentence do you think i don't see that in any of these charges now we don't know whether there's an ongoing grand jury chelsea manning is still being held in contempt of court incarcerated for refusing to testify because he's not. willing to work with the grand juries that grand jury seems to continue so it's possible that

he more charges you will see if the grand jury ends and manning is released that will be the end of the charges in what for the. current charges i don't see a death penalty it would take additional charges to bring a death tell me into this innocent into this case at this particular act espionage act it was passed a century ago but this would reportedly be the 1st time these days to prosecute a journalist how significant is that. that's right well the espionage act was passed around the world war one and it was passed you know really for trainers and for treason not for journalists and so it's never before been used against a journalist or an editor or a publisher so it's a very major escalation of the war against the media by the trump administration so it's extremely significant this espionage act is very vaguely worded we've never had a ruling on it from the u.s. supreme court when as it applies to journalism we don't know what this supreme court would do it's a cover very conservative supreme court and very right wing and very many trump

appointees on it and george w. bush appointees on so it's a very conservative court and should be something that every journalism outlet in the united states and around the world should be joining in fighting this prosecution threatens freedom of the press under the u.s. constitution it threatens our right to know as u.s. citizens and threatens journalists around the world because a songe is being forcibly extradited from europe to the united states to face these charges this threatens every journalist around the world if it means it will be very hard for us war crimes atrocities and corporate corruption to be exposed by the media so now the $1000000.00 question is how do you think this is going to play out do you think he will be extradited in the end. it's going to be a slow process extradition is a multi-year process some cases have taken even 10 years and so they'll be a lot of changes in politics during that time period we don't know who will be the

u.k. prime minister in a few weeks the prime that the government's barely hanging on to power and already germany corbin's home secretary has said that they opposed extradition the united states and the home secretary has the power to stop the extradition the trouble administration is up for reelection in 2020 we don't know how that's going to turn out and so things are always changes be a slow process people in the are organizing to defend we've organized multiple protests already in the united states and more will come as a result of these indictments we expect to be a large movement in support of julia songe it will be much more broad based now that people are seeing this is attack on freedom of press in the united states and around the world is very possible this extradition may never happen if the people organize to ensure it doesn't kevin zeese political activist thank you for your time thanks for having me on. the world's biggest election in india is drawing to

an end but the incumbent prime minister narendra modi securing another turn the prime minister has been celebrating his victory with supporters and he has around 100000000 eligible voters over 600000000 cost them modi's main opponents who hold gandhi has to concede it defeats. gandhi dumps the candidate of the elite felt to make him let's. have a look at this simple guy modi as a child the prime minister helped his dad sell tea at a railway station ever heard of the caste system in india well his was officially classed as backwards there was even a t.v. show called the journey of the common man showing his tough life path.

now let's compare that to opposition leader who gandhi's background his father was a prime minister preceded by guess who his grandmother his great grandfather was the founder of modern india and what matter the ukase super the cambridge university how's that for a contrast. not seen as a serious challenge to mr nothern don't won't because dynasty is not it doesn't appeal to the young people in the country anymore if you contrast. the who dondi who let's see a prime minister another. who actually has risen from the bottom he comes from the very poor section of society he comes from a cost which is thrown on the back would cause. so given the fact that there is

a lot of appeal for people who come in from the very bottom and rising i think died on crossley you know their dynasty of congress and the almost believed it for the last almost 70 years you just completely lost it's of the. year on year it's becoming clear politicians all around the world should have realised being a part of the elite is now out of fashion shall i remind you of what's been going on with the people's voting habits everywhere lately. i want you to imagine how much better our future can be if we did claire in. depended strum the elites who led us from one financial and foreign policy disaster to another. they don't have

a clue to people but. you have heard me talking about the people in the who are abusing. are. taking advantage of days are going to go in. class and while they will see that he main task is to bring into the politics and our country on a completely new people fresh decent people who actually care. what have sume government hopefuls will begin misplacing their lead bag grounds just like some do with parts of their tax returns. that's where i'm chilly a professor and dean at the tyndall school of international affairs believes there is no longer a national opposition party in the country. i think essentially it shows that the

people of india continue to believe and invest their hopes for india's rights and for upward mobility and for economic growth and to become a great poet in world politics all of this you know what we do mr movies the carrying of the hopes of the people of india just because he won doesn't mean that it's all going to be easy but definitely he has the massive mandate of the public behind him saw i think that could give him strength in the 2nd term as he embarks on what because the you know the journey to a new year so that is actually not national opposition party what it's needed anymore and they have to blame themselves for it because they lost sight of the needs of the changing times and of the changing water psyche. we're back with more news after this short break.

we are not to shy to talk about our ambition to turn chinese navy into a blue water navy actually we have but it's clear that if by mid a century a will be developed hopefully into a world class military that of course would even crude 1st the classic chinese navy .

says r.t. international welcome back hundreds of european companies have been flooding the e.u. market for years with items containing potentially harmful chemicals that's according to germany's largest environmentalists charity it's released a study warning that consumers across the block could unwittingly be harming their health by using any of hundreds of popular everyday products the most dangerous item singled out however fall under the category of industrial substances which can cause genetic defects and cancer. well commonly used products noted in the study include furniture toys and clothes which is claims can put unborn children at risk for certain cosmetic and personal products are said to cause serious i irritation

and dizziness 654 companies were named as culpable most of them german british or dutch big names like exxon mobil and bayer are on the list picks up the story. when it comes to using hazardous chemicals on home we're told to wear gloves and to rinse immediately if your skin comes into contact with the product but according to a new report by environmental lobby group food and european consumers a face exposure on day basis and we don't even know about it as consumers we are kept in the dark not knowing if every day products are safe or not range from clothes shoes and makeup even children's toys borne says these potentially harmful chemicals of widely being sold to manufacturers of household goods without having being properly vetted it says some of these chemicals could

cause a range of health problems from cancer to bring disorders were still with your pink chemical agency we see a.j. is accused of trying to sweep this scandal under the rug. has said in this problem for years we see the agency moving in the right direction by why all the secrecy the very foundation of e.u. chemical safety rules are being ignored bund revealed the top of the iceberg now it's on the to tell us the rest of this investigation shows around $650.00 companies and many households brands of breaking the law by failing to perform the required safety checks that are mandated by the e.c. ha's main safety regulation this includes some brands which are already making the headlines amidst major health scandals we have done and i'm a lot of work but that work i clearly and totally subscribe to is not sufficient

and not enough. but we have looked at $700.00 substances up until now of those $702.00 thirds end up needing further data bund says the. it's not enough and it's the morning that the e.u. and natural storage is to raise the game in a bid to ensure the products we use are simply just safe to eat show that even ski coffee. arcee asked some of the companies accused of wrongdoing to comment on the claims including a f.f.f. account henkel both steph ake and hankel have responded saying that it's while they comply with all safety regulations they're committed to improving weapons simple yet in mayo who had some environmental n.g.o.s told us he believes the study only scratches the surface of the problem. i think there is because ability that behalf not all chemicals are on the market who have not sufficiently been checked we house

nokia information which chemicals we have no clear information which ones have been sufficiently checked the only thing that we can know say for sure is that the system doesn't work properly we have to can because. apparently not sufficiently controlled and that is a potentially a big danger so all the information because it was. basically sureness deficit so it's fossil complete. and this is playing with the lives of people. meanwhile activists have storms that parish paris they were pharmaceuticals giant bayeux which was mentioned in the study they staged a protest against the health and environmental dangers posed by some of the products of bay as subsidiary monsanto the risk surrounding the monsanto weed killer round up were brought into the spotlight recently when i california court ordered the firm to pay a record $2000000000.00 in damages that son to

a couple suffering from cancer which they successfully argued had been always by the herbicide back in france of course there are rules that the company was liable for the sickness of a farmer who had to use the monsanto weed killer despite the rulings monsanto wednesday insists that their products are safe that health regulators worldwide agree. turkey is refusing to back down over its decision to buy the russian made s. $400.00 missile defense system that's despite in washington threatening its nato ally with sanctions if it follows through with the multi-billion dollar deal back and made back into is that an teen. personal to russia. draining that will begin in the coming days need sperm before. the news of turkey reaffirming its commitment to the deal comes after the u.s. reportedly issued an ultimatum saying and korea must turn its back on the s 400 by june in favor of a u.s.

made alternative it warns that turkey would otherwise face repercussions from nato it is not the 1st time washington's thought to pressure its ally over the agreements with russia. turkey must choose its potential acquisition. of the word 100 will result in a reassessment of turkey's participation in the f. $35.00 program those who want to remain a critical partner the most successful military alliance in the history of the world we are against the having some of our partners and allies around the world potentially purchase us for hundreds of potential sanctions or doesn't want to risk the security of their partnership washington has cited the u.s. for hundreds in compatibility with nato technology as the reason for its opposition it also said that there is a risk russia could gather sensitive information about the u.s. made f. 35 fires ijaz which turkey has in its their 4th circuit has consistently defended

the deal saying that its neighbor greece has an older model of the s 400 and has not faced any blowback from the us. was signed back in december 2017 the price tag on the $4.00 x. $400.00 is 2 and a half $1000000000.00 that's around half the price of the u.s. still turn it if the 1st batch is due to be delivered early this summer both china and india have also signed up for the s 400 but former turkish ambassador to the u.s. says washington's rhetoric of ultimatums is simply not conducive to cooperation. i think that the propensity. for the u.s. administration and now the congress to impose sanctions on anything that they don't like. is that unfortunate be have seen this in the case of iran and now try telling us sanctions. on countries that purchases for hundreds. is in my judgment unlawful and

necessary goal for i think. america should make its products and moshe technology a more price competitive done that trying to or that force countries. to make choices. and lashing him to the imposition of tension the sanctions it's wrong it's unlawful it's illegal. thanks to choosing on the international this hour we're back in 30 minutes with all the latest things that. you know.

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