7 wiki leaks co founder julian assange is slapped with 17 charges of espionage by u.s. prosecutors for publishing classified military documents and diplomatic cables back in 2010. and emotional theresa may calls it a day as britain's prime minister announces she's stepping down as ruling party leader on june 7th. i do so with no ill will but with enormous during gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i know. and you hottest attack syrian army positions in the province using tanks as well as vehicles filled with explosives and western governments blame damascus for the

escalation. you're watching the weekly here on our team in a recap of the biggest stories from the past 7 days. wiki leaks co-founder joined us on faces up to 175 years in prison for publishing classified files u.s. prosecutors this week's top 17 new charges against him all of which fall 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 she is currently serving time in the u.k. takes a closer look at what it all means for the whistleblower. 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 taining 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 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 or granted 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 we'd 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 not publish 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 claim that look he's his activities to follow mold john made the good you're not allowed to help

instruct you're 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 press freedom of speech they feel threatened because they do the same thing to the saw it was done every day of the week it's just called national security reporting and so now all of a sudden it's getting closer to home and they're pretending to be more concerned

about it here's a recap of some of the biggest revelations made by a songe over the years back in 2010 thousands of documents and classified video related to the wars in iraq and afghanistan were made public that leaked details among other things the indiscriminate shootings of civilians in iraq's a year later the so-called get more files revealed routine torture at the guantanamo bay camp and the dust of inmates through harsh treatment and in 2016 wiki leaks revealed a pro clinton media bias during the 2016 presidential campaign and a plot to push bernie sanders out of the race. theresa may has announced she is stepping down as u.k. prime minister and the emotional speech outside number 10 may express regret for failing to deliver breck's that despite her best efforts she will resign as party leader on june 7th throwing open the race for a successor. it's now clear to me that is if it is in the best interests of the country for

a new prime minister to be content. i do so with no ill will but with enormous gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. oh i don't know how to be chosen by so r.c. to become its veto to be a strong new positive vision for the future of our country brics it means brics it will be no 2nd referendum no tension in the back we could risk no brics it is all we can shoot. for or we can choose to unite and support the best deal that can be negotiated it is now clear to me that is it it is in the best interests of the country for

a new prime minister to be content with. theresa may made a cornerstone of her premiership but delivering on the result of the referendum proved 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 mark almond director of britain's a crisis research institute oxford believes the country faces uncertainty and chaos . 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 brig's that 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 that could be a chaotic disorderly brigs it. where briggs it goes next is hard to tell what becomes of the official conservative stance depends on who succeeds may labor the main opposition party except the referendum result it wants a deal but not may's camp and the party are both advocating a so-called hard drugs it were britain also quit the single market the liberal democrats the green party and change u.k. all want to reverse bracks it and a 2nd friend of. islamic state may have been all but routed out from syria are still wreaking havoc in the country on wednesday government troops

repelled 3 large scale attacks by militants in it live province the latest incarnation of what was the al nusra front has attacked army positions with hundreds of militants supported by tanks and vehicles filled with explosives. meanwhile the u.s. state department claims its specs 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 did not provide any further details about the incident that came soon after jihad a script. formally known as the al qaeda affiliate a front claimed that the syrian army had targeted its members gas.

it's not the 1st time president assad's government is being accused of staging chemical attacks on its own people last year a toxic attack in the city of duma just 10 kilometers from the capital was immediately blamed on damascus instant prompted the u.s. britain and france to launch air strikes against syrian government facilities but it leaked document by a group of researchers. raise questions about the global chemical weapons watch dogs report on who's to blame r.t. requested the o.p.c. w. comment on the report received no answer in our style of has more. we saw petrified children. we listened to the righteous indignation very terrible regime we read a scrupulous investigation into what happened by the un chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. reports was meant to pose an indisputable and to speculations over what happened

in duma 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 in impacting the floor at lower speed the cylinder continued in 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 governments of the ground at the 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. the c.w. concerned except not the substance of it but the fact that someone in their ranks when grow and exposed something they try to bury as deep and far away from the public eye as possible the bottom line and is that the documents have been passed to us as i said before we've had we have confirmation from multiple sources which clearly shows that there has been an investigation carried out and when you don't do you an investigation which is not found its way to move leak into the fire

do not report and use your investigation into your p.c. w. and how it has been operating because it is the case that this organization has been subjected to political pressure and that have led to distortion their investigations and that is an incredibly serious matter. but this engine airing 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 horrific images of syrian children fighting for breath filled and suffocating in their homes the editor of urgency shelter many with foam in their mouths disturbing reports of a chemical weapons attack chemical attack carried out by the asset 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 airtime 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 do. the hospital scene was staged no fatalities occurred in the hospital. in 28 seen 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 crying 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 our no p c w engineers report i hope the guardian newspaper will have the good grace to print an unreserved apology for their scurrilous home in an attack on me after i denounce the white hellman's potently can cook 2 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 wars and regime change interventionism around the world there's a deafening silence from the great and good. the final day of e.u. wide parliamentary elections is underway a look at that after the short break. historically

to accuse opponents used to claim that there are 3 issues. to poor to bake and to refuse to muslim the fact that we were too poor is no longer correct because our per capita purchase very is hajo then some of the current do you member country. climate 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 would be rolled out into a big a rural 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 there extracting nickels and dimes and a lot of people are so. join me every thursday

on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. 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 a largest environmental charity it 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 more commonly use. products noted in studying cloud furniture toys and clothes which it's claimed can put unborn children at risk all certain cosmetic and personal products are said to cause serious and dizziness 654 companies were named as culpable most of them german british or dutch big names

like exxon mobil and bear on the list charlotte devinsky 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 european consumers 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 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 brain disorders why still be 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 already making. in the headlines amidst major health scandals. we have done a number longer 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 but says that's not enough and this demoting that the e.u. and national authorities raise their game in a bid to ensure that the products we use are simply just say for the. show but even ski off see. we asked a number of the companies accused of wrongdoing to comment on the claims only c f i c and all responded saying that while they comply with all safety regulations they are committed to improving where possible you're going meyer who has a green non-governmental organization told us he believes the study only scratches the surface of the problem. i think there is a big possibility that behalf now can you close on the market to have sufficiently in text we house the nokia information wish coming comes we have no clear information which ones have been sufficiently checked the only thing that we can

know a safe for sure is that the system doesn't work properly we have to can we close who apparently not sufficiently controlled and that is a potentially a big danger so all the information recalled was. basically sureness deficit so it's fossil complete. and this is playing with the lives of people. and independent journalists association and indonesia has condemned police violence that's after 6 people were killed and hundreds more injured including journalists and protests over the presidential election result which spilled over into writing in the country's capital. thing i think i was thinking. thing.

those protests broke out shortly after the central election committee confirmed the victory of the current president djoko window down several 1000 supporters of his opponent took to the street authorities use tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesters who were armed with rocks and fire bombs the opposition leader claims there was widespread cheating in the boat and will challenge the result counterterrorism specialist and raj believes radical islamists are infiltrating political groups in indonesia to propagate their ideas. the situation now in indonesia is getting a little bit here is due to the fact that political is the hour has been few. boring fairs in the southeast asian countries especially in indonesia so we see extreme maize and radicals even open marriage easy and political parties all position parties such as what for inspiring the major radical islamist well there's

streams groups granted free being political parties who now enter into the living. where they can actually probably see and propagate the ideology to believe all of your political needs in these countries. people across the european union are voting in the final day of the e.u. parliamentary elections polling stations in 21 e.u. nations open on sunday other member states have already voted the 1st to cast their ballots for the u.k. and the netherlands who held their elections on thursday said sins are choosing 751 who will serve for the next 5 years some 512000000 citizens are eligible to vote. that's a recap of just some of the stories that helped shape the world these last 7 days thanks for tuning it.

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so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic development only closely i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. tom. 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 blood to 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 up on the matter of a former member of the russian parliament who made a new home in ukraine this has been a model for it's always good to see you how are things in kenya. very good thanks for having me here always. now mr dyleski had such a smashing success of the polls that one would think that he has a doubt salut mandate from the people to implement his agenda and 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's rising star who sort of feels key's vidia trumpet like personality he came to power

with a promise to break the system as the call to the elite came to this quite natural that all the elites really like him if you. actually voted for mr who don't care you would see the. very center of key you were both against him. some of the districts western ukraine and the rest of the country gave overwhelming support for the new president well i personally think that mrs eland is a little bit more likable than mr trump he seems to be a 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 when you're describing this sort of power of your forwarding . just russian i mean he he has a previous catchy record and it's recognised not only in russia but also in the west. parliaments 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 about busy very much the same.