did you see. the taliban warned of more american deaths after donald trump cancels afghan peace talks. also this hour america special envoy for middle east peace resigns leaving israeli palestinian plans in the hands of a less experienced sesar with us what that means for the region. time for the palestinian authority to paul the and get with the program so that they can achieve the type of independence when when situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste bin. and the russian journalist who was part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine speaks to us about his detention in q. this

is the 1st it's stupid to deny that it's a political process and it ended with my release and it ended like that because there was a change of administration. here watching our teams national coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 4 pm welcome to the program. donald trump has pulled the plug on afghan peace talks with the taliban it was hoped they would bring america's longest war to an end he blamed the group's recent attack on kabul and watch an american soldier was killed the taliban warns though that scrapping the talks will result in more u.s. losses. they admitted to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers and 11 other people if they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks the men probably don't have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway the u.s. president. cooled off the peace dialogue this will lead to more losses to the u.s.

his credibility will be affected his anti peace stance will be exposed to the world losses to lives and assets will increase the president's handling of talks with the taliban which could have ended america's 18 years of military involvement in afghanistan bipartisan criticism the u.s. targeted the group for giving shelter to al qaeda terrorists however before the invasion u.s. relations with the taliban were rather different as more and explains. after almost 2 decades of war this could have been the big break but no back to war as luck would have it peace in the goo she weren't on the media's mind when they found out they were outraged that trump should dare talk to the enemy that was murderous villains who dare fight against the u.s. occupation. the problem with the council of afghanistan talks was not the timing locale or recent taliban violence it was the reality that the talks were designed

to provide a cover for u.s. troop withdrawal rather than peace and would help the taliban while undermining the afghan government never should lead is a terrorist organization that hasn't renounced kind of love and continues an evil be allowed in a great country never full stop for the us to meet with the taliban and not have the leader of afghanistan to make meet with the taliban is something that's doomed to failure the whole thing doesn't quite make sense i mean it's just another example of the president truly treating our foreign policy like it's some kind of game show this isn't a game show these are terrorists listening to them you'd never know that by the late ninety's the taliban which was already hosting asama bin laden were invited to the us is on the guests for business by us energy company talks and laying pipelines talks supported by the government it was very you know they have this

shadow we image i guess you call it that i found a very straightforward and. i think the clinton administration was really committed to helping you know american business to be successful. we enjoyed. really strong support. for military analyst julie sir's vote to report for the defense intelligence agency pointing out that there were alternatives to the taliban we didn't go down well with her superiors. the state department didn't want to have anything to do with the afghan resistance war even politically to reveal that there was any viable option to do taliban she was apparently forced out soon after i heard that some people at the state department were people among those more sympathetic with the taliban at that time so there might have been some political reasons as well but ultimately i was forced to leave

a year later bin laden and al qaida orchestrated 2 attacks on us embassies in africa $224.00 people killed and yet still the us entertained the taliban the same taliban then governing of gotta start and which tolerated al qaida on its soil was invited back to the us 2001 on the fischel state visit during which jihadism dignitaries explained their virtuous treatment of woman and now in the. security organ are. busy over there working. it's right there a woman who work in the ministry. we don't use them. or. many other things. for months before $911.00 the u.s.

sent $43000000.00 to the taliban a reward for fighting narcotics trafficking who would have known that just months later america would and they'd start a war that would last for almost 2 decades is alive now to middle east expert alley risk now what do you think is criticism of trams handling of the taliban talks justified. trump indeed is try we had has to be said the trump appears to be looking for a photo op that's the way trump appears to approach foreign policy that's what he did with the north korean leader kim jong warn that's what he also did them all with what he tried to do with iranian president hassan rouhani he looks for these photo ops you look for the spotlight to without there being much substance so these policies so i think in that regard the criticism is valid however the same time you do have. many elements or many factions in august in the united states which would

criticize trump would ever he may do. these these people include those in the report a republican and also in a democratic party with or sort of that the deep state is deeply opposed to the policies pursued by trump so on the one hand the criticism is valid on the other hand as well you do have people who are waiting to just jump on trump whenever he makes a mistake to try and put pressure and to show that he is actually unqualified for pursuing foreign policy and being president. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei on has said that many taliban fighters have been killed by the u.s. recently let's take a quick listen to exactly what he had to say. the commander resolute support and the nato forces there are still at this hard and we killed over a 1000 taliban just in the last 10 days and while this isn't a war of attrition the burka people should know we will continue to apply the

appropriate pressure to make sure that we're never struck with terror again from afghanistan part of the so there is saying over a 1000 in 10 days and now trump has canceled the peace talks should we be expecting more blood to be spilled then. that's quite possible you know trump it's true that he's someone who campaigned on an anti war on anti-war slogans but at the same time trump tries to hold was to himself as being a strong man not being a weakling and i think that the statements made by one into indeed are in that direction part of the efforts being made by the trumpet ministration to show that it's not printing softly when it comes to the war on terror. so i do expect that indeed you might see some escalation now where the real from the taliban or even from me or from the american side because i don't think that trump wants to be seen at this particular time being someone who is going soft when it comes to taking the

fight to either to these extremist groups or remember that before he was elected the trump focused on the fight against radical islamic terror and you have followed on right there in the center of that category radical islamic terror. now if we look back do you think the u.s. underestimated the taliban when they tried to deal with them before the 2001 invasion. i think that they underestimated the taliban money also i think on their estimate to do miscalculated what i came to a wild card as you mentioned in your report so the united states provided support for the afghanis to fight the soviet union and the end the support to prove to backfire and those very same elements which the us supported the structure america whether it be in the reserve attacks in africa times raynier in kenya and then off

the road on september 11th so the beast i think came back to bite the american if you would like there was i think miscalculation and in my view there was a lot of strategic incompetence when it came to these american policy and how the the americans approach that situation in afghanistan i think it was very short sighted policy but at the same time i don't think that the americans have learned much lessons because i continue to see similar short sighted policies in places like syria. middle east expert alley risk thank you for your time and your comments . i think. the u.s. special envoy for middle east peace has resigned casting further doubt on israeli palestinian relations jason green but was a key figure in the trumpet ministrations efforts in the region and it's unclear if his successor will be able to put his proposals into practice the man taking over is obvious berkowitz he graduated from law school 3 years ago and according to

reports has no middle east experience i've seen now he's worked as an aide to trump's son in law george kushner. meanwhile the former green blatt have received criticism in the arab world for unpopular decisions after supporting the relocation of the u.s. embassy to jerusalem and recognizing israeli sovereignty over the golan heights but his decision to leave the job is now raising questions over what will happen next the trump administration's long delayed peace plan is set for publication after the israeli elections in september but previously details appeared to highlight some key decisions like an expansion of israel's territory to include west bank settlements all palestinians would get part of the gaza strip for infrastructure but cannot live there leaks also suggested palestinians would be forbidden from having an army or guesstimated how this could work out. 1st of all let's agree that the there and there might be a plan that the us administration is working on but the peace is not part of it and

the palestinians are not part of it then that's why the palestinians have taken the very logical approach in forming the international committee that so long as this administration does not recognize trellis to me and writes for international law there is really not much to talk about if the palestinians are going to simply boycott mr green blood boycott mr trump boycott the saudis boycott anything before they even seen the play and then there's no opportunity for a gauge of it this is the time for engagement not for boycotts and when you start to boycott the arab world and the united states you're going down a very slippery slide on guns in riyadh. nobody is well i can tell the audience have with palestine is an integral part of the arab world mr greenblatt is someone who has is not only committed ideologically to the settler movement he is a contributor to the entrancement of the supplements regime which is illegal under

international law in the heart of the occupied west bank so there was never. a moment where this administration even made a slight effort to give the impression that it has any inclination or any interest in being balanced in being objective it's the palestinian authority that have got to get with the program they live in the middle east that they essentially believe they are the center of the middle east and they're really they've really become a footnote and they're about to throw the throw themselves excuse me into the waste basket of history of unless they begin to engage with the greatest superpower on earth which is the troubled ministration who truly wants the best for the palestinian people and is trying yet again after 25 years of failures to help the palestinian people and their israeli neighbors come to a. diplomatic political and economic solution the palestinians throughout the past years with successive american administrations have bent over backwards to try and

reach a solution that would guarantee a real 2 state formula now if you're talking about formulas that were presented that would give the palestinians far less than a state then naturally the palestinian leadership which is accountable to the palestinian people cannot accept something that is not acceptable less than a palestinian state it's time for the palestinian authority to pony up and get with the program so that they can achieve the type of independence that israel can have the type of rights and security that the jewish people so much deserve in this part of the world so it's a win win recognizing israel's illegal annexation of jerusalem has been rejected worldwide recognizing israel's illegal an explosion of the syrian golan has been rejected worldwide a win win situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste bin. the russian

journalists who returned to moscow on saturday as part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine spoken to reporters he was arrested in kiev in may 2018 on charges of treason and was released from pretrial detention late last month as well as giving a press conference he spoke to our correspondent with all the details here. we had an exclusive interview with kid who wishes ski 52 year old russian journalist with the ukrainian passport who spent $470.00 days in detention in ukraine more than 15 months the time confessed to us definitely became a task for him not only professionally but as a human being this is how he described the biggest challenges and the hardest moments for him while in detention. the hardest thing was the living conditions because it's a shock when someone 1st enters prison i had in my hands a small bag for toiletries a tooth brush and toothpaste the 2nd hardest thing was to get over the shock of

everything that was happening with me because i understood that it had nothing to do with the law i understood that it's absolutely a political story that was invented by poroshenko and his people and also i realized that within the law i did not have a chance to protect myself how interview didn't last more than 15 minutes but i saw tears in kid is always so many times during this time and i have to tell you he is a man 52 years old experienced journalist he's a tough guy and i saw him cry in hand trying to hide this it's really hard to understand what he's been through but whatever it was definitely brought so much pain and frustration and definitely as far as i understood from what he was telling me feels really bad about his case but there is much more than just that. anyone who leaves prison leaves it is a different person therefore of course i am different but i did not lose my faith i'm disappointed in certain people in those who made it all up to lose faith is the

same as to let prison destroy you completely but i ask a what d. to help him stay afloat and keep saying and he told me knowing that world leaders such as what more putin angola merkel discussing in his case trying to get him out knowing that there is a country behind him and very very important people trying to fight for him and for he's fate actually was. life saving just a few words a case to remind you he used to be they had of russia's agency in kiev ukraine until one day in may 2013 he was arrested over a treason charges by ukraine's as be you national security agency and if guilty he could face up to 15 years in prison he was never proven guilty and he denied all the way through these promises all the allegations and all the charges a base case brought some international attention and repeated condemnation from

though is see you kitty you told me he has no doubts that his case was and remains a political case it would know that such it's stupid to deny that it's a political process and it ended with my release and it ended like that because there was a change of administration i knew that as long as pershing who was in power i would remain in prison i thought my profession would protect me i work according to strict standards if i followed all of these journalistic standards there was nothing they could arrest me for but it turned out there was because partially created a big political story for his people you know added he hopes to hold those responsible who will eventually be brought to justice and he also said he's not a politician but again he helps that what happened to the men 34 other people exchanged and released from ukraine in detention would eventually mark the beginning of a new era of the era of better positive relations between ukraine and russia with

more dignity and more respect. a traditional religious performance in germany has come under fire from the animal rights organization peta is calling for donkey's to be removed from the show depicting the last days of jesus christ instead it suggests a scooter is used. how you. manage them. these days jesus would no longer travel by don't key he would presumably move in and some other electric vehicle that is kind to animals and the environment the

demand has been criticised by performers the actor playing jesus says the play represents a specific moment in time and i scooter it would be totally out of place the event has been held in bavaria since the 17th century with only minor changes since then that's not just those on stage angry at peter's intervention. jesus is supposed to ride in these couture instead of a donkey it could not be more idiotic. i was in jerusalem and there is a ban on the use of electric vehicles in the old town i understand the criticism itself but seriously jews is on and the scooter while everything around is historically correct oh. animal welfare is taking the law in germany and european countries in many countries throughout the world animal welfare is well taken and what is not taking counsel patiently is human welfare peta has had some mission to divert attention away from human suffering

and focus attention on less important issues and peta has probably no knowledge of the german loss but a lot of that is very strict and it has its limits but it also has privileges and certain privileged organizations can as long as they follow the strict procedures that the law provides use animals in their performances. still to come london mayor city const lands the world's largest arms fair currently being posted and his city burning at the port that story and more after the break. the barbarians the vandals of wall street are now actively plundering your bank account with a negative interest rate in astronomy comic policy there and there's no economics behind it that would cue to any school of economics that has ever existed as dr

michael hudson said since the bronze age it's just out right harry as. you know world of big partisan. and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks.

welcome back the mayor of london city khan has reportedly voiced his opposition to a major arms fair being hosted in the city he's described the event as a court and says he strongly opposes it the fans and security equipment international is the world's largest arms exhibition and has been mired in controversy before back in 2013 torture equipment was found on sale at the fair and critics also point to those doing the shopping among them saudi arabia and iraq meanwhile human rights activists say the u.k.'s facilitating atrocities saskia teller picks up the story. this is a british with a twist held only every 2 years there is no county process teacups soft toys note the not just a what. in the wild isn't our. d

s e i attracts on companies and military delegations from all over the world backed by the ministry of to fads it's the kind of that you'd expect the media to be keen to get involved in who it's not so easy to pass the security checks take in a section war correspondents works alongside the british military he should fit the bill know each application in the information submitted is assessed on the case by case basis after reviewing europe location we are unable to establish that you are a journalist and editor a production team member in a role in field mr cobain try to convince them with his reports for the likes of the guardian and times newspapers covering everything from northern ireland to bosnia and saudi arabia no luck though and it's a decision that's provoked a strong reaction. ian cobain is an award winning journalist it is absurd that the security team for the arms for have taken it upon themselves to decide he is on

suitable to attend the event it is totally unacceptable for a journalist to be refused access in this way and it is a sinister breach of press freedom the arms that comes at a time of increased scrutiny over the u.k.'s weapons sales and back in june westminster was forced to freeze any deals with saudi arabia ultraportable unlawful amid allegations that british arms were being used in the yemen conflict now the u.n. says arms tennis could become the sit and alleged war crimes there are certain states who are well known to be supplying weapons that includes the united states it includes the united kingdom and it includes france to name but 3 the group of experts has recommended that 3rd states prohibit the authorization about transfers and refrain from providing arms to parties to the conflict still it's perhaps no surprise that riyadh is a guest of honor at this year's d.s.e.

i an even less of a surprise that antiwar activists are stepping up that charge the weapons that should be the dia cia arms gear could be used for decades to come in atrocities and looking particularly this angel of destruction of yemen we have to remember that the soviet regime is by far the world's largest buyer if you keep weapons and we know that these are being used to commit atrocities christine atrocity after chastity after atrocity and my traces would not be possible if it weapons which had been licensed by boris johnson and his colleagues but with the weapons market what $14000000000.00 pounds a year so this whole controversy to be on the safe side though curious on experience would correspond to the probably but to cap in the d.s.e. dog suffocate obscene. the u.s. budget deficit is expected to hit one trillion dollars next year and questions are being raised over how american taxpayer money is being used and a report by

a kentucky senator has highlighted some of the more bizarre examples of government spending. that's a global news up for now but i'll be back at the top of the hour with the latest thanks for turning in.

the polls and. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so we want to be present. for some want to. achieve right for this is what the 43 of the more people. interested always in the waters of. their city may. seem wrong. with just don't. i mean the world to get to shape out just to come out to it and engagement equals betrayal.

when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. hello and welcome to crossfire for all things considered i'm peter lavelle attempting to end one war while avoiding a new one as usual the trump administration's foreign policy is unpredictable and even contradictory there are no better examples than afghanistan and iran.

cross talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow exam tomorrow he is the founder of the center of political strategic analysis poll we also have dimitri bob h.-e. is a political analyst and editor at interest me internet media project and in london we cross the charles shoe bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counterterrorism intelligence officer originally cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to charles 1st in london while this story with afghanistan in the quote unquote peace process is take a very interesting turn from what we've been told leadership members of the taliban were supposed to go to camp david and i guess maybe tie a bow on this again quote unquote peace process here i don't buy that story it was on the back of a taliban attack in one american was killed in.