washington announces 17 more charges on the wiki leaks co-founder julie most songs if convicted he faces up to 10 years in jail on each counts journalist sons activists around the world are condemning the additional charges against him by the united states as an assault on press freedom. in danger the report claims hundreds of household items sold in the e.u. could contain problems from chemicals. to 5 more years the world's biggest election sees the incumbent prime minister 100 another term in india we look at whether the perceived elite know sophie its closest rival group to turn off to voters.

a warm welcome you watching r.t. international with me nicky aaron. the u.s. department of justice has announced 17 more charges against julian no songs 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 here's artie's kellogg more pain with all . now there are new federal criminal charges being filed against julian assad in addition to the initial charge of conspiracy to commit computer untrue we now have 17 new counts including the 1917 aspi and. at this point there is a total of 18 criminal charges against julian a songe each of the new charges carries up to 10 years in prison the a total amount of time julian assad could spend behind bars if convicted to be 175 years this is some of what is the in the indictment a federal grand jury returned an 18 count superseding indictment today charging

julian p. songe 47 the founder of wiki leaks with offenses that relate to his songes alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the united states the superseding indictment alleges that a songe 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 if convicted he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on each count except for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion for which he faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison now one of the federal statutes used against him 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 is that now it's important to note that chelsea manning is currently in jail in the united states for refusing to testify against julian a songe to the federal grand jury and at this point jew. innocent is also 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 and avoid the charges that he faced in the united kingdom now all of this stems from the fact that we can only accept has revealed a huge amount of it loss of fide information provided to them by leakers this is some of the information that wiki leaks made public.

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wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence service talks like a hostile takeover of. the world is essentially watching to see what will happen next whether or not join us and we'll 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 a sergeant sparked reaction from journalists around the world many are calling it a blow against freedom of the press as they fear for the rights of journalists to publish sensitive information wiki leaks has condemned the additional charges calling it the end of reporting our national security while whistleblowers like edward snowden and anima sean have condemned them as a war on journalism under which hands the reporters committee for freedom of the press have criticized the new charges of the denouncing them as an attack on press

freedom john kiriakou whistleblower and former cia officer believes the signs already has the cards stacked against him if he ends up in a u.s. court. i think that they're going to try to make an example of julian he's been charged in the eastern district of virginia and is judge was also my judge and snowden's judge and jeffrey sterling's judge who reserves every national security case for herself she's a hanging judge she will not give him a fair trial it would be impossible for julian to receive a fair trial in the eastern district of virginia so i think that they're going to try to extradite him as quickly as possible and they're going to try to give him as many years as they possibly can at the point is to right we everybody to the point where they don't dare compromise something that might even possibly be classified this is meant to create a chilling effect all across the media not just among americans but everybody

around the world. india's prime minister narendra modi has won a landslide reelection victory over this pontificate in a parliamentary majority and the largest democratic exercise in the country's history the prime minister has been celebrating his victory was so corrosive india has around 900000000 eligible voters that have a 600000000 calls that ballot is nobody's main opponents rahul gandhi has conceded defeat going into trying to look so why go on date up to the candidate of the elite fails to make inroads. have a look at this simple guy modi as a child the prime 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. not seen as a serious challenger to mr not in the mold because dynasty is not it doesn't appear to the young people in the country anymore if you contrast. gandhi who let's see that the prime minister noted. who actually has risen from the

bottom he comes from the very poor section of society he comes from a cost which is known although 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 on. you know the dynasty of congress and the calmness has believed it for the last almost 70 years because completely lost use 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. they don't have a clue to people but. you have heard me talking about the people who are abusing. are. taking advantage they are going to go and. listen to our animals or any main task is to bring into the politics in our country on a completely new people fresh decent people who actually care. what if soon the government hopefuls will begin misplacing their lead bag rounds just like some do with parts of their tax returns but it's rare i'm charlie a professor and dean at the gentle 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 rise and for upward mobility and for economic growth and to become a great poet in world politics all of this you know what we are more these 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 would give him strength in the 2nd term as he embarks 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 e.u.

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 unwittingly be harming their health by using any of hundreds of popular every day 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 claimed unborn children at risk while certain cosmetic and personal products are said to cause serious i irritation and dizziness was $654.00 companies were named as culpable most of them german british or dutch big names like exxon mobil and bayer on the list sure dubinsky 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 european consumers 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 ranging clothes shoes and makeup even children's toys borne says these potentially harmful chemicals a 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 household 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 that. it's not enough and it's demanding that the e.u. and natural storage fees raise their game in a bid to ensure the products we use are simply just say. show

that even ski coffee. r.t.l. some of the companies accused of wrongdoing to comment on the claims they including big i.s.f. suffolk and henkel both suffolk and co have responded saying that while they comply with all safety regulations they are committed to improving repost of all your good mayor who heads and environmental n.g.o.s told us he believes the study only scratches the surface of the problem. i think there is because again you see that behalf now can you close on the market to have the watch sufficiently in we house no clear 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 recalled was. basically. sureness dishes

it's fast and complete. and this is playing with the lives of people. meanwhile activists some storms the paris h.q. of pharmaceuticals giant bail which was mentioned in the study they staged a protest against the health and environmental dangers posed by some of the products of subsidize sun so the risk surrounding the monsanto weed killer round up were brought into the spotlight recently when a california court ordered the firm to pay a record $2000000000.00 in damages that some to a couple suffering from cancer which they successfully argued had been caused by the herbicides and back in france a court there ruled that the company was liable for the sickness of a farmer who had used a month on time. what is why the rulings one sound so in. bayer insists that their products are also saying that health regulators worldwide agree. turkey

is refusing to back down over its decisions of buy the russian made s. $400.00 missile defense system that's despite washington threatening its nato ally with sanctions if it follows through with the multibillion dollar deal made back in 2017 which some personnel to russia as 400 training that will begin in the coming days before. the news of turkey reaffirming its commitment to the deal comes out of the u.s. reportedly issued and also made him saying ankara must turn its back on the s 400 by june in favor of a u.s. made alternative and warns that turkey would otherwise face repercussions from nato is not the 1st time washington sought to pressure its ally over the agreement with russia turkey must choose its potential acquisition of the 3rd 100 will result in a reassessment of turkey's participation in the f. 35 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 house lighted the s 400 think compatibility with nato technology is the reason for its opposition it also says that there's a risk russia could gather sensitive information about the u.s. made f. $35.00 fighter jets which turkey has and it's our force so it has consistently defended the deal saying that its neighbor greece has an older model of the s 400 and does not face any blowback from the u.s. . signs back in december 27th seen the price tag on the $4.00 x. $400.00 says 2 and a half $1000000000.00 that's around half the price of the u.s. alternative 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 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 talk. very unfortunate we have seen this in the case of iraq and the truth telling sanctions. on countries. that purchases $400.00. in my judgment a little full and necessary for i think. america should make its products. technology more price competitive. trying to do that for sure countries. can make choices. in life and to the inquisition of tension that's large and strong it's on lawful

which of the. u.s. president donald trump has announced the chinese technology giant huawei could be included in a trade deal between the united states and china like comes off the japanese firms to sheep and panasonic follows google and intel's example and suspending certain shipments to huawei the trump administration accuses while way of spying for beijing something the firm denies washington has blacklisted huawei meaning american firms can no longer trade with it it all comes amid an ongoing trade war between the u.s. and china it's seen the white house impose 25 percent towers on $200000000000.00 worth of chinese goods it was highly ation beijing plans to raise imports tariffs on $60000000000.00 of american import was starting next month president trying to pass 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 an early death and nyc 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 wolffe discussed the impact of the trade war in china our ninety's boom bust you can see the full episode on r.t. dot com. well 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 increase tariffs on exports to the u.s. so businesses are making a smart decision to move manufacturers and production over to probably thought

their 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 begin 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. thanks for joining us tonight international materia today will be here with your friday morning headlines about their seeming.

we are not shy to talk about our vision to turn chinese navy into a blue water navy actually we have but it's clear that i need a century they will be. hopefully. military. would even crude a 1st class the chinese navy. it was only days ago we were told the us 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 the rare case where it's trumped.

hello and welcome to the party one of the most chinese fables these days ease the want to be tigers classing in a monkey out a tree waiting to reap the benefits ass promising as it may be for those watching china and the united states jostle over the technological is it realistic to expect that this standoff between the world's largest economies will not to engulf ever. well to discuss that i'm now joined by salvatore beilin is associate professor in sociology and social policy at the university of sydney professor bonuses good to talk to you thank you very much for your time oh thank you for having me on the program i really appreciate it now i mentioned this rather optimistic tigers and monkey outlook in my introduction but another animal bro verb that is very popular

in this part of the world is about to allophones and it says that it doesn't matter whether elephants are fighting or making loud the big grass underneath gets trampled anyway which of the these 2 wisdoms do you think is more relevant this people around the world are trying to understand how this. american spat is going to affect them oh i don't think these kind of metaphors are really very useful you know really there's there's not much happening in the global economy as a result of the u.s. china so-called trade war you know tariffs are not the end of the world and supply chains are not being destructive because of these these conflicts i mean just to put things in perspective you know most things that are exported from china say united states or export is finished products the same holds true for most things exported from the u.s. to china so any tariffs on those products while they might affect price levels in

the u.s. or in china and they might affect the level of trade between the u.s. and china they simply don't disrupt global supply chain so the rest of the world is hardly affected at all while they have been disrupted global supply chains yet but i think there is some a administration officials who expressed that intention very clearly and i think the answer to my question partially depends on how you conceptualize these talks whether you think it's only about the trade dispute or whether a some administration officials suggest that it's a clash of civilization for global technological dominance where do you stand on this oh i don't think it's about. it all this is clearly about writing the standards for the 21st century but that doesn't really capture the rest of the world. you know in the conflict this is the u.s. china thing and i think the rest of the world can pretty much rest easy that whoever wins this dispute and frankly as an american i think it will be the united

states whoever wins this dispute things will go on pretty much the same for the rest of the world in fact this dispute is creating opportunities for the rest of the world especially in the agricultural sector where countries like brazil are taking up the slack of u.s. agricultural exports to china now the trumpet ministrations officials have pretty clear that it's not about soybeans it's not about even the trade deficit anymore they want to dismantle the whole architecture i'll chime in as state capitalism. we know that trump is the basket person but don't you think that's why even for him well it's very ambitious but i also think it's very appropriate i mean look back in 2001 when china joined the world trade organization it agreed to things it agreed to open its markets trade in tariffs so most favored nation status goes along with . membership and the 2nd thing it agreed to was what's called national treatment that country of companies from foreign countries would be treated exactly the same

way as domestic companies in the chinese market now we've got the tariff reductions that went along with the view cio membership but we didn't get the national treatment and we've been waiting for that i mean china had a 5 or 6 year phase in period depending on the industry but that period is long since over by 2007 china was supposed to be extending national treatment to not just american companies but to companies around the world in the chinese market and that simply hasn't happened this is what the dispute is about and if china doesn't want to provide national treatment to international companies it should do the honorable thing. and withdraw from the duty oh it's china that is simply not following w 2 yoav rules are i mean put it this way any chinese company that wants to come to the u.s. and set up operations can do it and can do it on the same basis as american companies except in a very limited number of areas that have to do with national security and here the

huawei debate which i'm sure will talk about has become a big part of that discussion but in other industries china can come and operate as a u.s. company the most famous example is smithfield foods the us america's largest pork producer is actually now a chinese company owned by china and that's no problem u.s. companies catch go operate in china but i think there's a difference between urging china to comply with its w.t. all obligations and telling china to abandon its entire can all make and development system what's the bass dad can hope for do you think for example he can get beijing to you drop state subsidies for state owned enterprises well i mean it was china that offered not only offered but expressed a desire to make that transition back in the 1990 s. china was admitted to the w t o on the basis of chinese presentence that china

would transition from being a state capitalist.