going to leave. for just special forum coverage on. washington announces 17 more charges on the wiki leaks co-founded julian a son's if convicted he faces up to 10 years in jail on each count generalists sons activists around the world are condemning the additional charges against his sons by the united states as an assault on press freedom. hidden dangers the report claims hundreds of household items sold in the e.u. could contain home for chemicals. last 5 more years the world's biggest election sees the incumbent prime minister hands another term in india we look at whether the perceived elite that's that his closest rival for eternal votes is.

a very warm welcome you watching our international meeting at. the u.s. department of justice is 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 own sees kenneth more and with more there are new federal criminal charges being filed against julian assange in addition to the initial charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion we now have 17 new counts including the 1917 espionage act at this point there is a total of 18 criminal charges against julian a 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. saunders 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 in 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.

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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. the news of the united states filing more charges against julian assange has sparked reaction from journalists around the world many are calling it a blow against freedom of the press as they say for the rights of journalists to publish sensitive information wiki leaks has condemned the additional charges

calling it the end of reporting on national security while whistleblowers like edward snowden and sean have condemned the move as a war in journalism and a witch hunt the reporters committee for freedom of the press have criticized the new charges also denouncing them as an attack on press freedom we're now joined by cassandra sandbanks a journalist and wiki leaks supporter misfired banks that thank you for joining us on the program if you visited us on while he was in the ecuadorian embassy so you probably have a better idea of the personal relationship with him so i say so given what you know and what he's facing now how do you think he's holding up. well i don't think he's holding up very well. you know anybody who's followed wiki leaks for a long time is that julian is somebody who likes to know what's going on in the world he's very interested in information and what's happening right now is completely isolated he can only have 2 visitors per month he doesn't know what's going on in the world i wouldn't be surprised if he isn't even know that these

charges come out yet and so that's something that's been really hard on him. and i think it's keep getting worse. so the situation we have now is a song just facing 17 more charges and addition to the one of computer hacking case he faced before why so many and why now do you think. i think they're going to throw everything that they can to him and i don't even think this is going to be the end of it because chelsea manning is still currently sitting in jail for refusing to testify in a grand jury and that grand jury is ongoing so there could be a lot more charges that come from this. i think that they're looking to put him away for the rest of his life not even convinced that they don't want to give him the death penalty so there are other espionage charges that carry espionage act charges that carry the death penalty and i wouldn't be surprised if they attempt to get one of those before this is over what do you make of the fact as

a journalist yourself out what you make of the fact that the u.s. government or the media seems to be trying to deny that a song she's a journalist i find it appalling i think that julian assange has put out the most important journalism of my entire lifetime i can't think of anyone who has made a bigger impact on the world i mean he's been nominated for a nobel peace prize pretty much every year for the last 10 years i believe he's one countless awards for his publishing including to this month. to say that he's not a journalist is is asinine it's ridiculous he's far more of a journalist and people acosta you know showed on television and cry all the time he actually puts in things that change the world and it's that people saying that he is not a journalist disgust me i think it's absolutely insane. do you think being here you shall watch is pose a potential threat to other journalists and publishers of classified information i

mean even if they are doing in the public interest do you think the u.s. just wants to make an example of a song to ward off other journalists i think that's exactly what this is i think that this is a huge threat to the 1st amendment especially for national security reporters they're sending a message of if you publish leaks or things that the government doesn't like that you're going to ruin your whole life and you could potentially go to jail for ever this is you know during like the pentagon papers and stuff they were facing maybe 8 years in prison and you wouldn't serve all of that to even if there was something that was so important that you felt the need to leave you could know that you would still have some of your life left afterwards there's an even message that you want and they're criminalizing journalism that there's no way around it i mean that's exactly what they're doing in this is going to set a dangerous precedent for everyone else in the media especially foreign reporters because now you can be extradited to the united states even if you never did

anything here. of course the u.s. would argue that a song on wiki leaks has endangered people's lives by publishing this classified information i mean there's a serious concern there right do you think they have a point. not really because. i don't know if you remember but back when this was going on they were slow releasing the chelsea manning leaks they were going through and they were utilizing a harm reduction process and you know taking out names and some sensitive information but when i forget his name the guardian writer put out his book he put the password to full file in in his book so this this got online julian attempted to contact the state department you can find this phone call on you tube it was filmed to warn them that this is happening and the state department blew off and then during the chelsea manning trial the pentagon testified that nobody was killed because of leaks and that nobody even had to be moved to because of the leaks and

so i find it hard to believe that this would suddenly change because. you know the pentagon had no interest in protecting chelsea manning so if they were saying that they got nobody hurt or killed back then it seems ridiculous that they were trying to claim that they did all of sudden now. of course over the years that the information released by wiki leaks has been quite valuable news fodder for a lot of u.s. news outlets do you think that just as culpable and should be held accountable and also why do you think they're not taking a stronger stance in support of a song in the face of all this well honestly i don't want to see them held accountable because they don't think anybody should be persecuted for doing journalism i think that the people who wrote about wiki leaks releases should be protected i think that we should be protected i don't think that attempting to help a source or maintain a friendly friend fleck friendly friendly relationship with the thorson sorry i'm

very tired i haven't slept is a crime i think that that's something that any journalist worth their salt should be doing so no i don't want to see any other journalists. prosecuted for this but i think that there is a real danger that they could be and i think that they're not standing up for julian because they don't want to upset their sources in the you know intelligence agencies and things like that they want to keep everybody happy so that they can continue getting their little scoops which are nothing compared to any of the releases the julians put out because banks journalist and wiki leaks the post i thank you for joining us on our say we'll let you get some sleep now thank you. now india's prime minister narendra modi has won a landslide reelection victory out with his party gaining a parliamentary majority in the largest democratic exercise in the country's history the prime minister has been celebrating his victory with support as india has around 900000000 eligible voters over 600000000 cars their ballots modi's main

opponents road gandhi has conceded defeat to trying to look at why don de dutch the constant of the elite failed to make inroads. have a look at this simple guy modi as a child the problem minister helped his dad sell t. out 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 along gandhi's not seen as a serious challenger to mr not in the mold because dynasty is not it doesn't appeal to the young people in the country anymore if you contrast that dynasty of. gandhi who let's see is that the prime minister not in the who actually has risen from the bottom he comes from the very poor section of society he comes from a cost which is all in all go back would cause. so given the fact that there is a lot of appeal for people coming from the very bottom and rising i think died on

crossley you know that dynasty of congress and the congress has almost believed it for the last almost 70 years because 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 play or independence from the elites who lead us from one financial and foreign policy disaster to another. 800 people what. do you have heard me talking of all the

people of beauty. taking advantage of days of good going. plus you are also and he our main task is to bring into the politics in 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. focus where i'm charlie a professor and did have a tindall school of international affairs believes there's 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 horse for years or are you stand for upward mobility and for economic growth and to become a great power 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 arc and works on what because the you know the journey to a new india 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. hundreds of european companies have been flooding the market for years with items containing potentially harmful chemicals that's according to germany's largest environmental charity it's released a study warning that consumers across the block could and wittingly be harming their health by using any of hundreds of popular everyday products the most dangerous item singled out however fall into the category of industrial substances

which can cause genetic defects and cancer more commonly use 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 eye irritation and dizziness $654.00 companies were named as culpable most of them german british or dutch big names like eczema bill and bayer are on the list charlotta been ski picks up the story. when it comes to using hazardous chemicals at 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 and european consumers of face exposure on a 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 east 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. that's not enough and it's the morning that the e.u. and natural storage is raise the game in a bid to ensure the products we use are simply just safe to eat show that even sky not see. some of the companies accused of wrongdoing to comment on the claims including bay s f assess fake and hankel but assessed they can hankel have responded saying that while they comply with all safety regulations they are

committed to improving weapons civil it can maya who heads an environmental and told us he believes the study only scratches the surface of the problem i think there is a big possibility that behalf knocking the coals on the market who has 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 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 fast and complete. and this is playing with the lives of people. meanwhile activists have stormed the paris h.q. of pharmaceuticals giant buyer which was mentioned in the study they staged

a protest against the health and environmental dangers posed by some of the products of bio subsidiary monsanto the risks 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 proud son to a couple suffering from cancer which they successfully argued had been caused by the herbicides and back in france of course there ruled that the company was liable for the sickness of a farmer who had used a monsanto weed killer despite the rulings monsanto and buyer insist that their products are safe adding that health regulators worldwide agree. turkey is refusing to back down over its decision to buy the russian made s. $400.00 missed our defense system now despite washington threatening its nato ally with sanctions if it follows through with the multi-billion dollar deal made back in 2017. personnel to russia for a small home group training that will begin in the coming days snead sperm before.

the news of turkey reaffirming its commitments to the deal comes after the us reportedly issued an ultimatum saying ankara must turn its back on the x. $400.00 by june in favor of a u.s. made alternative it warns that turkey would otherwise face repercussions from nato it's not the 1st time washington sought to pressure its ally over the agreement 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 and compatibility with nato technology as the reason for its

opposition it also has said there is a risk russia could gather sensitive information about the u.s. made f. 35 fighter jets which turkey has in its our force so he asked 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 signed back in december 2017 the price tag on the 4 x. $400.00 is 2 and a half $1000000000.00 now surrounds half the price of the u.s. also known as of the 1st batch is due to be delivered early this summer both china and india have also signed up for the s 400 the former turkish ambassador to the usa is washington's rhetoric of ultimatums are simply not conducive to cooperation . think of the propensity. for the u.s. administration and now the congress to impose sanctions on anything that they don't like. is very unfortunate have seen this in the case of

iran and outre turning sanctions. on countries. that purchases $400.00. in my judgment a lawful or unnecessary war i think. america should make its products. technology and world price competitive. trying to do that for sure countries. can make choices. in life and to the imposition of tension that so much and it's wrong it's all lawful to chile. u.s. president donald trump has announced that chinese technology giant huawei could be included in a trade deal between the united states and china that comes after japanese firms toshiba and panasonic followed google and intel's example in suspending certain

shipments to huawei the trump administration accuses weiwei of spying for beijing something the firm denies washington has blacklisted huawei meaning american firms can no longer trade with is it all comes amid an ongoing trade war between the u.s. and china it's seen the white house impose 25 percent tariffs on $200000000000.00 worth of chinese goods and was how the asian beijing plans to raise import tariffs on $60000000000.00 of american imports starting next month president trump has threatens to raise the stakes even further by introducing tariffs on an additional $300000000000.00 of chinese imports. but in the u.s. $173.00 companies including i doubt and night have written an open letter to donald trump urging him to call off the tariffs on china they argue that american consumers will be the ones to lose out adding a 25 percent tax increase on top of these tariffs would mean some working american families could pay

a nearly 100 percent duty on their shoes this is unfathomable your proposal to add tariffs on all imports from china is asking the american consumer to foot the bill it is time to bring this trade war to an end economist richard was discussed the impact of the trade war in china a lot has been burst you can see the full episode on r.t. dot com. of the trade war dispute between the u.s. and china left many businesses in a state of confusion and uncertainty and i expected beneficiary emerges be an arm companies operating in china have been subject to increased tax on exports to the u.s. so businesses are making a smart decision to move manufacturers and production over to friendly southern neighbor but how much of it has to do with tariffs for companies both from chinese and foreign in china they looking always for the cheapest labor they began long before the tariffs to look around elsewhere in asia particularly for example in the

where the wages were and still are considerably cheaper now they have a 2nd incentive not only will they make more profits by cheap wages in vietnam but the united states has not yet put tariffs on vietnam these goods so that they don't have that problem either every company and every country in the world is watching an aggressive economic nationalism make it risky to do business with an american company or with anybody from the united states because you could be cut off suddenly by some politician who is looking to advance his career the way mr trump is a little mean taking a step back from business with america cutting a deal with another producer was not a very good even if that's not the best price because you don't have to worry about any history of politicians interfering in this dramatic way.

to have the tuning into our tea international we're back in 30 minutes with the latest headlines. it was only days ago we were told the u.s. was preparing to strike iran for nonspecific reasons to deter nonspecific threats then the narrative simply disappeared into thin air just exactly what is the trumpet ministrations policy regarding iran where is trump in all of this. donald trump loses in a battle to keep his financial records from congress so what happens next legal expert dan abrams is here with his take on this edition of politics.

welcome to politicking i'm matthew cook in for larry king coming up later in the program consumer advocate and former presidential candidate ralph nader joins me stick around for that but 1st a setback for donald trump's effort to keep his personal financial information from the hands of congress this week a federal judge sided with democrats in the house oversight committee who've been trying to access trump's financial information for months so where does the legal fight go from here let's start there with dan abrams chief legal affairs correspondent for a.b.c. news and co-author of the new book theodore roosevelt for the defense the courtroom battle to save his legacy dan joins me now from new york city dan welcome to the program came out there so let's get to your fascinating book shortly right now we've got some crazy developments going on between the law and the trump administration so what's happening you know that this.