the only really. i don't see a. very critical time to sit down and talk. wiki leaks founder julian assange just slapped with 17 charges of espionage by u.s. prosecutors for publishing classified military documents and diplomatic cables back . and emotional to raise them a call to today as the u.k. prime minister announced a step down as a conservative party leader on june 7th. i do so with no ill will but with enormous during gratitude to part of the opportunity to serve the country i love. and your heart is to tag syrian army positions in the province using tanks and vehicles filled with explosives yet

the west point the finger at damascus for the escalation. it's the weekly here on r.t. international live from our studio with me. this is all round up of the top stories from the last 7 days and the latest up to date news welcome to the program the u.s. prosecutors have unveiled a 17 fresh charges against wiki leaks founder julian assange all falling under the espionage act they come on top of a charge of conspiring to hack a u.s. government computer which forms the basis of an extradition request for a song and she is currently serving time in the u.k. don quarter takes a closer look at what it all means for the whistleblower. the stakes are now much higher for imprisoned wiki leaks founder julian assange on 17 new charges by a notoriously anti whistleblower court and potentially up to 175 years in prison

this new batch of accusations falls under the espionage act used to convict spies and detractors during the 1st world war the indictments legal ease of obtaining and disclosure of sensitive government information which often just means exposing government wrongdoings is lighting a fire under stablish when american journalists since after all they're doing it to this is to put it bluntly wrong unconstitutional and downright tyrannical this is a pretty aggressive new move by the justice department the big deal here for a 1st amendment advocates the government is now trying to assert this brand new right to criminally prosecute people for publishing secret stuff and newspapers and magazines and investigative journalists and all sorts of different entities publish secret stuff all the time that is the bread and butter of what we do with the new indictment of a sauna the government is advancing a legal argument that places such an important work in jeopardy the administration

has gone from denigrating journalists as enemies of the people to now criminalizing common practices in journalism notice anything not a lot about a songes work or fate but quite a bit about there's this is the hypocrisy of the mainstream media here in the united states just a couple of weeks ago the washington post editorial board ran an editorial saying that julian was not a journalist well guess what the washington post one pulitzer prizes you'll using the information that julian and we keep leaks published so you would think that in a normal world the washington post the new york times the wall street journal the guardian and every other major news outlet would be lining up 100 julian to support him they're not the thing is though some might argue the war on freedom of speech began long ago back in 2012. songe fled to the ecuadorian embassy in london for political asylum over fears of extradition to the u.s. after exposing potentially incriminating acts by the u.s.

military for 7 years he was interned there and conditions the u.n. said amounted to arbitrary detention at times he was denied access to the internet stifling his journalistic work and all the while an allegation of rape in sweden has hung over his head his lawyers claim the alleged victim said it was actually the police who sought charges not her the establishment media has had plenty of things to say back then and not much had to do with the 1st amendment the free press is not responsible for the origins of any material that gets to us. unless of course we are responsible for it because we had something to do with how it was a leak illegally obtained if someone's life was potentially a risk responsible media you would know a publisher yes these are conversations hard conversations that are had in newsrooms around the country and the world at the end of the day what would you say to those people who do claim that look he's his activities to follow mold

damage than good you are not allowed to help instruct you are not allowed to try to help somebody defeat security system they prefer to accuse the sonnes of working with the russians and of course to claim at the end he neglected his personal hygiene and like playing with his fecal matter for years they've been ignoring restrictions on the songes freedom of speech and smearing him for the sake of the narrative but the monster they created has now turned against them when the mainstream media is absolutely hypocritical you know they spent these last several years criticizing critiquing damning. stones for constantly continuously all of a sudden now they've woken up and pretended to be so upset about the 17 charges of espionage they do feel threat. no it has nothing to do with freedom of speech they feel threatened because they do the same thing to this. every day of the week it's called national security reporting and so now all of

a sudden sitting closer to home pretend to be more concerned about it to remind you here is some of the biggest revelations made by a sarge over the years back in 2010 thousands of documents and classified vittia related to the wars in iraq and afghanistan were made public that detailed among other things the indiscriminate shooting of civilians in iraq a year later the so-called get files revealed routine torture at the guantanamo bay camp and the deaths of inmates through harsh treatment and in 2016 wiki leaks revealed a proto into media bias during the 2016 presidential campaign and a plot to push bernie sanders out of the race. and science has long split public opinion and our guest debated the latest twist in what's been a long legal saga for the wiki leaks founder. the prosecution of fuel in the sand is part and parcel of trump's war on the free press full stop and i think i'll be limited takers for that actually both both in the us and here although the 1st

amendment the reserve to be a news gatherer and clearly where julian the songs go see united states of america assuming he does there will be a court case to the supreme court related to that what cannot be allowed to happen is when a group of people in the military in the intelligence services in government break the espionage laws this could seem like a case where there could be some issues that he has to face and that he has to own up to but there also is the the facts that have come out that they haven't seen a lot of people who were who were either killed or damaged in the light of duty because of this so there have to look at actual damages and harm that this cause truth the matter was he has been afraid of making his case to a group of juries i'm courts that actually properly constituted judge you when i'm serious i think he needs to go to america and he needs to make his case in front of the american courts which may although he may not accept that he's

a journalist but what you can't do is what he did when he ridiculed the united kingdom by hiding in the ecuadorian embassy i think it's going to be a fight but i think i think he can win it because what has happened with this superseding indictment it makes the issue absolutely crystal clear i think this is going to be a much bigger case than people imagine look at the end of the day i could scream and cry and insult others and just and just sit there and sob and baton being my feet like a baby in call conspiracy theory when i don't like something but there are facts there are laws and all of that is going to be assessed very soon. theresa may has announced she is stepping down as u.k. prime minister in an emotional farewell speech outside of a 10 may express regret over failing to get a break over the line despite her best efforts. she'll resign as party leader under the 7th throwing open the race for a successor 3 years ago when she assumed office made future look more promising and

then total political failure. i probably to be introduced by actually to become. a strong you wish in the future of our country breaks it means bricks it will be no 2nd referendum no attempts we could risk no breaks. i. can choose to you know i did support the best deal but it is now clear to me that if it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to leave. i do so with no ill will but with enormous during gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love.

to resume made a brags it a cornerstone of her premiership but delivering on the results of the referendum proved to be an impossible task her deal was roundly rejected in huge defeat 3 times with m.p.'s on both sides of the house becoming increasingly irate. fraser may was even hoping to put her deal to m.p.'s for the 4th time offering them as a sweetener a chance to vote on whether to hold a 2nd with a referendum despite her own reluctance on that issue it proved the last straw for some in her party his polly. ase never wanted it herself cvs always said that she would just like to stick to implementing the results of the 1st one but she's trying everything she can to try her already dented political legacy see years after all a one issue prime minister she came to power almost the years ago promising to didn't live up on the regs it take a listen to her wording if

a deal is rejected again some suggest leaving without a deal but whatever you think about outcome paula has been clear it will do all it can to stop it if not no deal then it would have to be a general election or a 2nd referendum that could lead to revocation and no bricks it at all she's failed to pay her bill through parliament 3 times already she's failed to 6 weeks of cross party negotiations the u.k. was meant to leave the e.u. on the 29th of march that didn't happen and the u.k. wasn't supposed to be taking part in the e.u. parliamentary elections which is happening it's going to be a difficult task because the house of commons is still strongly against leaving the e.u. except on terms which involve remaining in a customs union almost certainly so that there's going to be a disconnect between the tory party members and supporters and presumably the people who defected to the briggs's party who are mainly conservatives who want a serious break with europe and the members of parliament and so unless you change

the arithmetic in the house of commons whoever succeeds mrs may if they want to leave the e.u. was going to face huge problems in the same sort can they force a new general election what will be the result of that we don't know but there's going to be a great deal of uncertainty and as i say there's this looming deadline of the 31st of october which is the end of the extension of britain's membership and the british politicians seem to forgotten that in the modern world divorce can be initiated from both sides the remaining members of the european union may decide we find you too much trouble we want you to leave now and so there could be a chaotic disorderly brigs it. next it's hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance depends on who succeeds may labor the main opposition party accepts the referendum result it wants a deal but not ukip and the brags that party a both advocating a so-called hard to price it where person also quits the e.u. single market the liberal democrats the green party and change u.k.

all want to reverse it and a 2nd referendum. the final day of continent wide parliamentary elections is under way a look at who's casting ballots after this break. historically tricky to claim that there are 3 issues. for. them to refuse to muslim the fact that we are too poor is no longer correct because our per capita purchase very deep is higher than some of the cura do you member countries. join me every thursday on the alex i'm unsure when i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then.

i mean we were at camp rounds of america i think it's called there's like a chain of these campgrounds and trailer parks across america so yeah these types of organizations will be rolled out. roll up so you have economies of scale you now have lots and lots of trailer parks all socialize reporting to one corporate behavior on wall street and they're extracting tickles and dimes and a lot of people are so. welcome back to the program islamic state may have been all but reaches out from syria but jihad is still wreaking havoc in the country on wednesday syrian government troops repelled 3 big attacks by militants in syria's province the latest incarnation of what was the al nusra front has attacked syrian army positions with hundreds of militants supported by tanks and vehicles filled with

explosives. meanwhile the u.s. state department claims it suspects the syrian regime of using chemical weapons during its current offensive when 1st reporting on the alleged attack on tuesday the u.s. said it had seen some signs it might have happened however they didn't provide any further details about the incident by came soon after the harvest group hired taria al sham formerly known as the al-qaeda affiliate al nusra front claimed that the syrian army had targeted its members with chlorine gas. the u.s. represent a special representative for syria later accused the syrian government of violence adding the washington couldn't confirm the alleged use of chemical weapons in italy

a province. the bombing attacks which have been indiscriminate and very vicious have sent some 152200000 people in it most of whom are already internally displaced people to move again to temporary housing and create a huge burden on our very broad humanitarian effort that we and the internet rest of the international community are making so we're watching this very closely also the reports of chemical weapons use so far we cannot confirm it but we are watching it the only source is and witnesses and alleged chemical attack in the region of the terrorists of the syrian oil kind of branch jabhat al nusra with whom the u.s. state department is communicating closely in the deescalation zone of it live there is no of the opposition front in the region except from al nusra which eliminated all the opposition groups back in february that is now keeping the region under its total control a few days ago

a leaked document raised questions about the global chemical weapons watchdog report on last year's toxic attack in the city of dillon just 10 kilometers from the capital back then blaming assad's forces the u.s. britain and france kind of. the syrian government facilities donna background. we saw petrified children. we listened to the righteous indignation very terrible regime we read a scrupulous investigation into what happened by the u.n. chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. report was meant to poison indisputable and to speculations over what happened in do more in syria in spring 2018 except did it really. the 60 newly revealed pages challenge of the bag bone of the official conclusions.

after passing through the ceiling and impacting the floor at lower speed the cylinder continued in the altered trajectory until reaching the position in which you do is found. observations of the scene of the 2 locations suggest that there is a higher probability that both cylinders were money placed at those $2.00 locations rather than being delivered from aircraft the engineering teams account is well structured it includes pictures from the side of the incident blueprints and images of the test cases studied to deliver their verdict it's unlikely the project tile fell from above which would in that case mean one thing the assad controlled air force had nothing to do with it and while the sky was dominated by the government of the ground at that time was in control of the insurgents so the question is now

who else could have placed the cylinder on that bed now the revelation at the o p c w concerned except not the substance of it but the fact that someone in their ranks when grow and exposed something they tried to bury as deep and far away from the public eye as possible the bottom line there is that the documents have been passed to us which as i said before we've had we have confirmation from multiple sources which clearly shows that there has been an investigation carried out from within you don't you an investigation which is not found its way to muttley into the fire do not report and use your best to get your p.c. w. and how it has been operating because it is the case that is organization has been subjected to political pressure and that have led to distortion their investigations and that is an incredibly serious matter.

but this engineering analysis is not the 1st blow to the official version of what happened in duma now this video purported to show the harrowing aftermath of the chemical attack resonated across the airwaves and was hyped by many channels 100 think images of syrian children grandchildren suffocating in their homes the editor emergency shelter many with foam in their mouths disturbing reports of a chemical weapons attack chemical attack carried out by the acid regime except later people in the video said they had no recollection of a chemical attack some people barged into the hospital hosed people with water instigated panic and vanished even a producer with the b.b.c. a broadcaster that gave major time to the clip said he believed the hospital video

was staged. after almost 6 months of investigations i can prove without a doubt that the duma hospital scene was staged no fatalities occurred in the hospital. in 20 teen the allowed us to voices on the world stage were quick to deliver their verdict and punishment these are not the actions of a man. they are cry of a monster instead the nations of britain france and the united states of america have martial their righteous power against barbarism and brutality. but with this new information it's not that obvious anymore and although it speak the interest of the politically engaged classes in light of the new evidence from an old p.c. w. engineers report i hope the guardian newspaper will have the good grace to print

and then reserved apology for their scurrilous ad hominem attack on me after i denounce the white house potently concocted story for what it was when they have just discovered a major piece of the puzzle explain how similarly independent international organizations how deceive us into consent into war and regime change interventionism around the world there's a deafening silence from the great and good. sorry 28 consecutive saturday nationwide yellow mass protests demonstrations in several cities turned violent with police dispersing the clashes in tickets i. was i. was i. was.

an arty france journalist got clashes with police while covering the demonstration in toulouse the incident happened while the channel team was. banging on the way to say this was by the press club kings the police our hotel was that i had called times on the leg to try to take away his mobile phone. across the european union of voting in the final day of e.u. parliamentary elections party stations in 21 nations opened on sunday other member states have already voted the 1st to cast their ballots were the u.k. and the netherlands who held our elections on thursday and a choosing 751 and the peas will serve for the next 5 years some 512000000 e.u. citizens are eligible to vote. if you want your weekly on r.t. international and jacqueline vuko will take over and around 30 minutes with global

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only closely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. welcome to worlds apart it's been barely

a week since the new ukrainian president was sworn into office but he's already being threatened with lawsuits and an overthrow by the very same people who came to power by violent street protests 5 years ago can't bloody ms lewinsky deliver on his promise of reading ukraine of the old guard without employing their old habits well to discuss that i'm now joined by ilya up on the matter of a former member of the russian parliament who made a new home in ukraine it's been a model for it's always good to see you how are things in kenya. it's very good thanks for having me here always. now mr had such a smashing success of the polls that's one would think that he has a doubt salute mandate from the people to implement he said john that i'm yet. when we look at the people's representatives for example the speaker of the current dr don draper o.b.e. there seems to be quite a lot of pushback against the new president how do you explain that you know it try

things that mr keyes vidia crumple like personality he team from power with a promise to break the system as the call to the elite. quite natural that all the elites really like him if you. actually voted for mr jones can you would see that. the very center of key you've both against him. some of the districts in western ukraine and the rest of the country gave overwhelming support for the new president well i personally think that mr dylan is a little bit more likable than mr trump he seems to be more progressive found to be honest with you i think the the political establishment in the united states is also a little bit more. well i would say reserved in ukraine because if we take mr proby for example he's not your regular scheming politician he's actually

a pretty violent guy i mean he represents a pretty extreme faction of the ukrainian politics he's people were filmed moving around weapons on them on my donkey you know that he's widely speculated to have had some role in the massacre that followed when he alludes to the smell of burning tires as he did on twitter just the other day how is that not a threat well i think you're describing mr power be your forwarding to martial. law just the russian i mean he he has a previous catch a record and it's recognised not only in russia but also in the west is welcome. parliament so i don't think many people would agree with what you just said of course in culture the rostrum radicals. they are not representative of the parliament this parliament is an area that would be a union between right wing conservatives. liberals

this is true but that's very much the same for example in our country in russia. very very similar portraits of the parliament on the very different from the parliament seen other countries in the west you could at least agree with me that mr pruitt be has been quite critical of zelinsky 1st moves as president 1st and foremost his decision to disband the parliament and call for new elections he's been he's rhetoric has been pretty divisive i would say you disagree well mr probus is a representative for both parts of cold popular busy front and this party suffers the most. premature elections because right now they they came 1st in the previous elections lost a lot of the popular support because their prime minister mr he said you had to be responsible for the most unpopular reforms in the car.