and enjoy the ocean now we have. the taliban warns of more american deaths after donald trump cancels afghan peace talks. also this hour a russian journalist who was part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine speaks to us about his detention in kiev. because it would have to be stupid to deny that it's a political process and it's my release and it ended like that because there was a change of up in the street. and with just hours to go before it suspended the u.k. parliament will get one last chance to agree to a general election that's after a disastrous week for boris johnson and what the pm losing all he brags about.

a very warm up come to the program from all of us here at our teacher in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. the afghan president has declared his country is ready to face off against the taliban that's after doll trump pulled the plug on peace talks with the group that had been hoped they would bring america's longest war to an end trump blamed the group's recent attack on kabul and which 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 than they probably don't have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway the u.s. president called off the peace dialogue this will lead to more losses to the u.s. his credibility will be affected his anti peace stones will be exposed to the world losses to lives and assets will increase. the president's handling of the talks

with the taliban which could have ended america's 18 years of military involvement in afghanistan drew 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 costly explains. the 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 weren't on the media's mind when they found out they were outraged the trump should dead tool to the enemy it was murderous villains who dared fight against the u.s. occupation. the problem with the council of afghanistan talks was not the timing 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 11 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 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 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 when there's the security organ our. busy organ or working. it's right there. in the minister. it's very bad we don't use. them and. they're not for you or. for 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 invade to start a war that would last for almost 2 decades the united states have been cooperated

with jaya dean in afghanistan for a long time they didn't see them as that dangerous they saw them as people who would stay over there. and they thought they could use them this changed on 9111 hand it does seem hypocritical for the united states to meet with the taliban today after promising to destroy them on the other hand it's the necessity of defeat united states has been fighting for 18 years and it is the american public is tired of it. the u.s. wouldn't hear a bad word about the taliban why did the mover is on a guest plan to build pipelines together but peace talks in 2019 that all be asleep is something america just current and paid. the russian journalist who returned to moscow on saturday as part of

a historic prisoner swap with ukraine has spoken to reporters. it was arrested in kiev in may in 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's where financial. we had an exclusive interview with kid you wish inskeep 52 year old russian journalist with ukrainian passport who spent 470. 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 the boat for toiletries a toothbrush and toothpaste the 2nd hardest thing was to get over the shock of everything that was happening to me because i understood that it had nothing to do

with the law i understood that it's absolutely political and also realized that by law i could not protect myself how interview didn't last more than 15 minutes but i saw tears in kid it was always so many times during this time it's really hard to understand what he's been through but whatever it was definitely brought so much pain and frustration and to deal definitely as far as i understood from what he was telling me it was really bad about his case but there is much more than just that. there were women and older people arriving in moscow whereas in ukraine only military officers and men of military age came out of the airplane the sort of people know what they're going for while it's humiliating to have women and old people in jail there was a woman who was 6 months pregnant in the detention facility where i was she helped to organize the crimean referendum in 24 team she was put in prison for that just a few words about his case to remind you he used to be they had of russia's agency

and obviously in kiev ukraine until one day in may 2013 he was arrested over a treason charges by ukraine's as b u 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. and all the charges in this case brought some international attention and repeated condemnation from. told me he has no doubts that his case was and remains a political case. it's stupid to deny that it's a political process and it's my release and it ended like that because there was a change of administration i knew that as long as it was in power i would remain in prison and i thought what profession would protect me 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 poroshenko created a big political story together with lots of ministration. 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 hopes that what happened to he men 34 other people exchanged and released from ukraine in detention would eventually mark the beginning of the new iraq of the era of better positive relations between ukraine and russia with more dignity and more respect. it's a new week but the same old issue of brock's that is playing out in the u.k. parliament with m.p.'s due to vote again on a snap election later today it comes after a bruising week for prime minister boris johnson who lost key parliamentary votes joining us live now from westminster with the latest. there another showdown well

the pm get his wish this way around well absolutely mammoth a week ahead of us today and that comes as parliament is definitely shutting up shop for this parliamentary session that says downing street has confirmed confound that it would provo or suspend parliament until october the 14th at the end of today's session now it all comes as forest. anson faced america bruising to his premiership where he suffered a key defeat last weekend parliamentary for his do or die no deal drugs come october 31st plus the whole issue of a snap general election now in place today yet again expected to reject the government's call for a snap general election it counts as many opposition leaders throughout the day today have been quite vocal and quite public about their rejection of later on this evening having said that despite forest johnson's horrendous week last week he still defending his start saying the bracks it needs no delay. is the point

of. delivery that's what they want. to force us to. do. i would everybody to know there are circumstances in which. to do that we're leaving on the 31st of october. we're going to fulfill the repeated promises of parliament to the people come out of the e.u. on october 31st. all but. well earlier today for us johnson met his counterpart over in ireland to address the issue of the irish border but yet again to absolutely no avail in fact they both released a joint statement that's boris johnson and live for about korea for an island and they both agreed that there was significant gaps that remain between them now that somewhat cautious any idea that there's room to maneuver and negotiate over in

brussels and across the pond we heard from the french foreign minister and he is saying actually there could be a veto when it comes to war. as things stand it's the british say they want to propose other solutions alternative arrangements to ensure the withdrawal we have not seen them so it's a no we can't keep restarting this every 3 months you. let the british tell us what they want to know. well back here in westminster it seems like we are in for a very long evening ahead just earlier today the house of commons speaker john baca he and now say he will be standing down for a general election or on october 31st whichever one comes next but as i say as for tonight we'll be seeing plenty more motions to be voted on and should base it on i will bring as we can come to push on the edwards daschle staying across the latest for us in london thank you. professor of european law francisco reserve believes

that boris johnson may try to resign as a strategy to write support ahead of a general election. will resign as a tactic and claim to be a victim of the column i want to stop him delivering the will of the people. from there and he would be out of power clearly a new government the coalition would come in and try and negotiate a deal they would have to fight an election without a doubt unless the coalition go together there's no way that a coalition to hold together for longer than 3 or 4 months and then he could charge . again after that but but frankly you know i don't think it's beyond the realms of possibilities i think to boris is really very very tight corner a result of making. a traditional religious performance in germany has come under fire from the animal rights organization peta that's calling for donkeys to be

removed from the show depicting the last days of jesus christ instead suggesting a scooter should be used. these days jesus would no longer travel by don't key he would presumably move in a nice scooter or some other electric vehicle that is kind to animals and the environment the demand has been criticized by performers the actor playing jesus says the play represents a specific moment in time and i scatter would be out of place event has been held in bavaria since the 17th century with only minor changes since then and it's not

just those on stage and repeat this intervention. jesus is supposed to ride 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 chow i understand the criticism itself but seriously jews are on a nice scooter while everything around is historically correct oh. animal welfare is taking a lot in germany you're in many countries throughout the world animal welfare is well taken and what is not taking accounts unfortunately is human welfare peta has had it since mission to divert attention away from human suffering and focus attention on less important issues and peta is probably no knowledge of the german lost the love that is very strict and it has its limits but it also has trouble edges 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 a dispute between tehran and western countries over an iranian tangere remains in choppy waters well tell you more on this and other stories after the brick seem wrong just don't yet to shape out just day attic and in detroit equals be trail one song that any find themselves worlds apart week cheese to look for common ground the

what holds if you should. put themselves on the line. they did accept the reject. so when you want to express. something want to. watch it right. this is what. people. are still visible. to. the u.s. special envoy for middle east peace has resigned casting further doubt on israeli palestinian relations jason green block 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 up to now he's worked as an aide to trump's son in law. meanwhile the former void green blatt have received criticism in the arab world for unpopular decisions after supporting the relocation of the us 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 our guesstimated how the deal of the century idea could work out. first of all let's agree that the there there might be a plan that the u.s. administration is working on but it's a peace is not part of it and the palestinians are not part of it then that's why the palestinians are fake and the very logical approach in forming the international community that so long as this administration does not recognize troublous to me and rights. are international law there's really not much to talk

about if the palestinians are going to simply boycott mr green blood boycott mr drum boycott the saudis boycott anything before they've even seen the play on then there's no opportunity for engagement it this is the time for engagement not for boy cuts and when you start to boycott the arab world end the united states you're going down a very slippery slide only guns are really arrow or els old missed nobody is well i caught palestinians have with palestine his is an integral part of the arab world mr green blatt is someone who has a 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's has any inclination or any

interest in being balanced in being objective butts the palestinian authority that have got to get with the program they live in a middle east that they essentially believe they are the center of the middle east and their real they've really become a footnote in there are about to throw the throw themselves excuse me into the waste basket of history are the less they begin to engage with the greatest superpower on earth which is the trump administration who truly wants the best for the palestinian people at is trying yet again after 25 years of failures to help the palestinian people and there is really neighbors come to a diplomatic political and economic solution in the palestinians throughout to the past years with successive american administrations have bent over backwards to try and reach a solution that would guarantee i reel to stay tore me a live now if you're talking about formulas that were present that that would give the palestinians far less than a stayed then natch surely 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 the 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. and iranian tanker that had been at the center of a dispute between tehran and western powers has docked in the mediterranean and unloaded more than 2000000 barrels of oil that's according to the country's foreign ministry which refused to reveal who was involved. the adrian daria one oil tanker

finally doctor on the mediterranean coast and unloaded its cargo we had already said that we would sylar oil one way or another and acts of sabotage would have no effect on our plans the vessel previously known as the grace one was held by the u.k. in july near dobro alter despite objections from the united states which is increasing pressure on iran the ship was released in august after tehran gave assurances it wasn't heading for syria after that it sailed east although its tracking device was switched off however it was spotted in satellite photos having anchored off syria. political analysts say it must offer across chesham believes upping the pressure at washington seems to have failed to nail tehran. iran is you know cautious about avoiding revealing the identity of its customers throughout the war not just in this region so iran needs to you know be on the safe side it's

a rational and wise move that they are doing otherwise they rein in costs and there's would be unless the and the list of iranian costumers would shrink this case has continued for quite a long time now the us is at the end of identifying the banking and energy sector is that it could sanction now they are moving along the path in order to go for various small moves to probably increase the pressure on to iran so far they have failed to do sell. 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 breakdown for this hour and that's all for me as well today but we're not you know harvey would be taking over at about 30 minutes thanks attending and we're having. maybe.

the barbarians the vandals of wall street are now actively plundering your bank account with a negative interest in astronomy came out of 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 or fair enough as of. today there are good terrorists and bad at it it's the bad terrorists and those in yemen who the united states deems to be a threat the good those who are in syria the cia and the us military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating populist leaders they were backing up right with military juntas funding an army just was there's no anymore because there's always a small. or

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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 dr paul we also have dimitri bobbitt she is a political analyst and editor at 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 counter-terrorism 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 and one american was killed and 11 other people were killed that's the story of the last 18 years ok was of the story of the last few days here my supposition is trump got cold feet because he doesn't know where it's going to go and it's not a political winner for him with this foreign policy blog not necessarily with the american people we can get into that go ahead charles what's your take i think there's something in what you say here i don't think it's as it appears certainly i think trump has had misgivings as indeed as a lot of the us we can say foreign policy establishment of course trump is sometimes in that sometimes outside of that circle but i think he would share some of the views that he's been strongly pressured particular of the last few days and weeks even in the media rather specially in the media as a result of. these talks actually approached.