headlines this hour the u.s. president fires one of the most hawkish members of his white house taking john bolton who becomes the 3rd national security adviser to be booted out by donald trump also to come pulp fiction moscow's branded a c.n.n. report that claims u.s. secret service is extracted a high level spy from moscow back in 2017 and benjamin netanyahu seeks to woo israeli voters by promising to annex large parts of the west bank although it has sparked outrage in the arab world and mornings from the u.s. .

good morning just going to leaven here in moscow you watching r.t. international now the u.s. president to sack to national security adviser citing multiple disagreements john bolton's policies were seen by many as controversial and attracted plenty of criticism. i know everyone's talked about this for an awfully long time there were definite places that best and i told them i had different views about how we should proceed with my journey and i simply put john boehner on his or me and policy are not that we're dealing with a man bolton comes out of the same group of advisors that led us into war in iraq and have caused america to put our troops in harm's way for far too often too little benefits we're told bolton is known by his aggressive approach to foreign policy he supported the u.s. intervention in syria and was still in chile against easing pressure on north korea

he also adopted a tough stance to iran and backed the scrapping of the nuclear deal done holkins takes a closer look at his record. scandals resignations and dismissals are part and parcel of trump's presidency a few policy disagreements a swift tweet from the presidents and another administration official bites the dust it was clear from the outset that trump and his national security advisor would have their disagreements i'm the one that tempers him but that's ok i have different sides i mean i have john bolton and have other people that are a little more dovish than him and ultimately i make that decision we can speculate on which exact what will lead to bolton's exit the failed talks on afghanistan the question of rush hour or perhaps a run but it seems the animosity lasted until his final day in office i offered to resign last night and president trump said let's talk about it tomorrow i informed john bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the white house i

disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions as did others in the administration of views himself as a skilled dealmaker who talked tough where needed for bolton but wasn't enough he needed to walk the walk and actively consistently show strength on all fronts the middle east russia north korea latin america you name it he held out on compromising stance on sanctions military action and regime change. bolton was one of the key advocates of toppling the madeira government using any means necessary all options on the table ready to go this troika of tyranny this triangle of chairs stretching from havana to caracas to managua is the cause of immense human suffering this is a time for action. trump showed he was willing to meet to negotiate with even the greatest perceived u.s.

adversities even if it meant just for symbolic photo op the right intentions seems to be their bet it will make it clear that they won't go like sanctions because. in his country i think they want to make peace i think it's time for bolton though this was unacceptable so it could be a long and unproductive meeting or it could be a short non productive meeting we have very much in mind the libyan model from 20032004 while bolton boiled that north korea had violated un sanctions off the missile test and may trump downplayed the incident saying he wasn't spooked north korea fired off some small weapons which disturbed some of my people and others but not me. taking on iran was perhaps bolton's priority number one within a month of his appointment in april 28th teen the u.s. had pulled out of the iran nuclear deal and advocate of preemptive strikes he pushed for military action against iran after a u.s.

drone was brought down and as ever his thinly veiled threats centered around regime change we hope that these new measures directed at the arabian dictatorship will compel the government to re-evaluate its pursuit of terror at the expense of its people well i think he is on the verge of making a mistake i think his advisors are pushing him in the wrong direction ironically just as bolton prepared to depart speculations been rife on possible talks between trump and the rain in president through any it would have thought that possible after so much hostile rhetoric perhaps the final straw was trump's plan to wind down the longest war in u.s. history including hosting talks with taliban leaders at camp david it's speculated that bolton this was in comprehensible so what's next for u.s. foreign policy will troops words often have little correlation with his actions and the u.s. secretary of state reassures us not too much will change of leave to the president

talk about the reasons he made the decision but i would say this the president's intitled to the staff that he wants it at any moment. staff person who works directly for the president states and he should have people he trusted values and whose efforts and judgments benefit him and delivering american foreign policy seems that way though without bolton's presence u.s. foreign policy might have more surprises in store during trumps. than hawkins that will be discussed bolton's dismissal with the former u.s. naval intelligence officer steven rogers and also with the former u.s. congressman ron paul. john bolton was rather more hawkish than any national security advisor that i've seen at least in my life time he was opposed to the president taking steps to sit with foreign leaders across the table look when president trump suggested that lattimer putin be invited to the g. 7 summit was opposed to that the president recently want the

taliban to come to camp david and talk and so it seemed to be a situation where the national security advisor john bolton was not respecting the wishes of the present united states the president is the duly elected representative of this country and mr bolton had an obligation to support the president's policies. also i had a lot of disagreement with secretary of state might pompei o and as a result we now see what this culminated in today every time i think is making progress bold you know but there aren't any rules is so i think the timing is just too late i mean not to late bed later than it should be a long time ago. a lot of people here didn't even want his appointment because he's the only was able to take a position that didn't require senate approval so he had this position which is very very important he's been a monkey wrench in donald trump's policies of trying to back away from some of

these conflicts around the world and it's led to a lot of frustration. now the russian government has described to c.n.n. reports as pulp fiction after the news channel a claims about the cia but touring a high level spy from moscow c.n.n. reported that a source inside the russian government was successfully extracted back in 2017 of the concerns about the way donald trump that handled classified information by white house and the cia say that the story is incorrect. as. secret missions exfiltration of spies top level intelligence it sounds like the makings of a thriller and in a way it is because this is an elaborate tale recently had by c.n.n. multiple trump administration officials tell me that these are officials with direct knowledge that in a previously undisclosed to secret mission in 2017 the u.s.

successfully extracted from russia one of its highest level sources covert sources inside the russian government the c.n.n. report claims a man at the highest level of the kremlin was secretly feeding theeye a information for over a decade that he was so ensconced within the kremlin wall so friendly with and trusted by president putin's inner circle but he even managed to photograph documents on the russian leaders desk u.s. intelligence officials had already expressed concerns about the safety of this by other russian assets given the length of their cooperation with the u.s. this according to a former senior intelligence official the report is peppered with vague mentions of secret sources mysterious interviews and skips a bit on the facts facts make a thriller indeed the c.n.n. report doesn't even give an implying of the identity of the informant but the russian media was willing to give it

a chance and landed on one smiling cough it's been reported that he previously worked at the russian embassy in washington before becoming up to stay counselor at the presidential administration not really the pinnacle of influence which is true that smiling cough worked in the president's administration but several years ago he was fired his position wasn't that of a top official all the discussion in the u.s. media about someone urgently extracting someone and saving someone it cetera it is part of as you know a sort of pope fiction genre but c.n.n. probably felt it had a bombshell report on its hands it found yet another. unverified crump's just it was the russians not the american public who elected trump and then showing that washington had fix us fully outwitted moscow by sneaking a legit spy out but what could make this revelation for more delicious how about trump also being shown to be an unreliable slip president now that would be called

a person directly involved in these discussions said that the removal of the russian was driven in part by concerns that president trump in his administration repeatedly mishandled classified intelligence and that that could contribute to exposing the covert source as aspiring so just to clarify the cia gave up its most important source on the off chance that trump might spill the beans a source that's been cultivated for over 10 years in the country is readily says it's almost impossible to infiltrate i could even buy into that if the cia gave something to what quits i mean they aren't exactly trumps cheerleaders their response then must have come as a bitter blow at c.n.n. h.q. misguided speculation that the president's handling of our nation's most sensitive intelligence which he has access to each and every day drove an alleged exfiltration operation is inaccurate look i love a good story but anonymous sources classified information which is impossible to

verify trump is incapable of dealing with the discreet demands of office and washington being a step ahead of everyone well it just fits all too neatly. the u.n. has issued a stark warning to benjamin netanyahu over his newly announced plans for the west bank israeli prime minister reserved for reelection next week and he's promised an explorer parts of it if he wins. i'll assume. the whole we are on the eve of election president trump said that after the elections he would present his deal of the century for a permanent agreement for israel and the palestinians this offers us a great challenge and a great historic once in a lifetime opportunity to apply israel sovereignty over our settlements in judea and samaria and also other areas of significance for our security our heritage and our future any israeli decision to impose its laws jurisdiction administration

in the occupied west bank is without any international legal effect i think such a such a prospect would be devastating to the potential of reviving the goshi a chanst regional peace and the very essence of a 2 state solution. of the council is considering this announcement a serious development and a new israeli aggression through its intention to violate international law the un charter and the concerned resolutions of the international legitimacy well the area is home to some 3000000 palestinians and increasing numbers of israelis have settled that even recent years with major international organizations labeling it an occupied territory and there's concern that amazed by israel to seize the part known as the jordan valley who mark an end to a 2 state solution in the historic conflict.

the israeli prime minister's promised us come just a few days before israel snap election that was triggered after he failed to form a governing coalition earlier this year we spoke to a political analyst who does think though that netanyahu is announcement is a political stunt to win votes. this is what's happening in the israeli election every single day and it's a now is throwing some other hell mary hoping that he's going to catch some voters hoping that someone's going to listen and right now the united states is in the corner of the and again this is a lot of electioneering he has donald trump helping him campaign helping possibly

will providing something to israel last few days in the next few days it's a cynical use of policy it's a cynical use of a very serious issue it's a serious use of a contentious issue internationally there are people that think that maybe these territories are occupied there are a lot of people that think that they're not to use it now i think a lot of people think it's a political stunt and it's a political stunt that may work. if you mess with it is revealed details of how the prison visit to. the british fashion designer is one of several high profile campaign is calling for the release of the wiki leaks founder he's been locked up in london since april law fighting extradition to the us shadi and would stash thick as story. the campaign is in solidarity with your innocence continue to up the ante and keep them in the public eye as every single day marks another step closer to his extradition to the united states now i'm here at the belmarsh prison where cheering us on to is held since april of this year after he was sensationally

dragged from london's embassy where he had been holed up since 2012 is now serving a 50 week sentence at this belmarsh prison for skipping bell back in 2012 but activists here says that sentence is grossly unfair for a beach or you get 50 weeks which is a routine for friends in this country people are walking the streets you breach bail should not be happening this is a political stunt by the british government nothing more well because yes it could be genetic and what you've done is is completely illegal with a few you know the press is a man and they're being murdered literally and people and so you know i mean look i wish all the other people you know if you wish was in there today there are people trying to help and now you're innocent continues to live in limbo of course the united states has indicted him for 17 counts more than him to face trial for spying and publishing classified documents relating to the war in iraq and afghanistan

many campaign as an activist including vivienne westwood and leading british fashion designer believes if he were to be extradited he would not face a fair trial took me a month to get to go to to vanish to see him during the time he's been in solitary confinement is now gone but to some of them. what they want to get him for is telling the truth the nice of freedom fighter democracy is in crisis at the moment but i think that what is happening nevertheless is that. people are beginning to get the same sort of their own responsibility that they. get involved because the politicians are not in the public interest at all in the moment and so i just need to think that the public is going to make all we did in support of judy in the cellar she must not be extradited but why all of the

place just keeping him there why have they trapped him all the time in order to save him up i mean they're in league with the with this world conspiracy so while sharon a song just battle continues his supporters outside bellmawr say he's a valiant campaigner and should be applauded rather than persecuted for seeking justice and delivering truth shouted stache they are to u.k. london. has been some diplomatic turbulence between china and germany's berlin has given a high level to one of the leaders of the hong kong protest movement we've got the details on this. is the best of the 19th twenties you know there were no laws really on wall street and the abuses were huge and the market went up and people began to look at the

stock market as the proxy for the economy people are getting wealthy because their stocks are going up and they did take what their job was to just become speculators and so this is what happened now people are saying look the economy the real economy is terrible no jobs they've been shipped overseas and i'm nothing left of the day trading and the market goes up therefore i'm being productive but it's. you know world of big. and conspiracy it's time. to dig deeper to get the stories that made stream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the. on the 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 now china many after one of the figureheads of the hong kong protest movement was given a high level reception in berlin joshua one was met by the german foreign minister something beijing said was disrespectful. monday the following china is extremely unhappy at germany for hosting hong kong separatists so they can undertake anti china's separatist activities and a german foreign minister publicly admitting such people it is disrespectful of china's sovereignty interference in its internal affairs. one quarter reports now from berlin and he looks at the message the hong kong activist had for the west berlin recently rolled out the red carpet for hong kong opposition leader inviting the 22 year old busy to a human rights a vent at the buddhist stock once there was jumped at the opportunity to call hong

kong's political situation part of a new cold war we are in a new cold war whole new birth we urge the free world to stand together with us in resisting the price rise it was time for wong to turn on the charm for germany's big weeks and foreign minister heiko moss was $1.00 of the 1st to be won over after hearing that one was detained in china for breaking bail and then released just a day before the event moss was overjoyed. we will come the fact that joshua wall street. and what could make a bull in the stock conference even better a photo shoot wong was pictured with the leader of the white helmets an organization often praised by western leaders and just as often accused by critics of staging chemical attacks and supporting terrorist groups by now was probably an expert at posing in pictures because just last month he was caught on camera

meeting with an employee of the u.s. consulates political division in hong kong and although wong has been hustling hard for that western support he's also been very critical of the west and the fact that they haven't done enough. i want the conflicts to be resolved without violence and anything else would be a disaster and joining the law is a house but it's a country with 2 systems and this is i'm in hong kong gives people more civil rights than in does it china. i thank chancellor merkel for speaking to hong kong in beijing but it was far less clear than the hong kong people want it germany's business interest should not override the universal value we believe in if the chancellor wants to do something then she must help urge president xi to respond to the call for free elections of course china has even more against western officials stoking the flames of opposition in hong kong they've already labeled meetings with western officials as meddling and the root cause of violence in hong kong but based

on this most recent rendezvous it seems the west is not listening the the main topics of the protests address the whole condiment has moved in the direction that they have asked for the bill has not just been declared dead it has been bridger on an independent police commission framework already exists and it is in the process of putting together an inquiry on with regard to police activities so there really isn't that much to protest about but they have now escalated their demands and these sort of when meeting mr wong and the congress u.s. congress getting in the act it just provides that much more oxygen for the movement to keep going on even though their protests have been met which is in evidently then drifting towards violence. more than a 1000000 tons of radioactive waste water could be dumped into the pacific ocean that's the stark warning from japan's environment minister where authorities are still dealing with the aftermath of the fukushima nuclear disaster. the only option

will be to drain it into the sea and dilute it the whole of the government will discuss this but i would like to offer my simple opinion. well ground water has accumulated the plant since the events of 2011 when a tsunami triggered multiple nuclear meltdowns officials have attempted to remove home from pollutants but a lot of those still remain and they're warning to run out of storage space by 2022 meanwhile the government has spent something like $320000000.00 on a war to slow the flow of water to the reacted but it's not working at as well as they had hoped and tens of thousands were evacuated from fukushima after the tragedy which claimed the lives of more than 2000 people according to plans reconstruction agency we spoke to nuclear experts about the ongoing dangerous. people will be getting concentrated radiation doses and seafood this is extremely

hazardous highly concentrated radioactive waste water that will bio accumulate in the food chain and humans are at the top of the food chain it's not just japanese people it's anyone who eat seafood from the pacific ocean that's why the south korean government is very concerned the united states government should be very concerned only now the japanese government is proposing to intentionally release a 1000000 tons of highly radioactive waste water that's a 1000000000 liters of highly radioactive waste water they should retain it they should store it for 125 years let the tritium decay away but there will still be other radioactive poisons and there that have to be filtered out and isolated from the environment for much longer periods of time. the washing out international thanks me company this morning don't forget plenty of stories though on our website so you as always you can find that at our table.

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yet to shape out just they become agitated and in gains from an equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart when you choose to look for common ground. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. time after time jane welcome to a brand new series of going on the ground hours after the firing of u.s.

national security adviser john bolton as hundreds of protesters against the world's largest arms fair including journalists arrested in london coming up on the show it is 1st broke us interview since becoming chair of the british house of lords are you just a subcommittee northmore a survivor of a warns against another when drug scandal and says if boris johnson breaks the law he could lose a 3rd of his capital and his austerity stricken a 2 nations go shopping for weapons in a london killing machine pop up shop we asked leading visual journalist peter cannot about puncturing propaganda bubbles with revolution. more coming up in today's going on the ground on today deadline day for boris johnson to reveal what's up signal and telegram messages about his bricks it policy going underground might be back for a new series but parliament has just been shut down for the next 5 weeks so how will the u.k. parliament's m.p.'s and select committees scrutinise boris johnson's conservative government as it runs the risk of it breaking the law over

a new deal breaker joining me now is the new chair of the lords easy justice subcommittee lord morris forward to the general thanks for coming back on before i get and send your memoir book is out and made come out in english before we get to the letter the subcommittee has sent what is the e.u. justice subcommittee well it's a subcommittee of the maid you have appeared to make a our job is to ensure that we supervise what the government is doing in relationship to iraq and what you up is doing to our country pretty central. particularly for european nationals living in this. country and vice versa british people living in other countries and i have many friends going back many years and they i know how anxious they've been living in spades were anxious about their health and their pensions because now they are protected and able to avail themselves of the local schemes and they're anxious to know what their future is

and in the same way europeans will be working in adverted for years and years are anxious because they have got a piece of paper to show that they're entitled to live here and that's been the battle in the past of trying to ensure they have something more than an email because we don't want the repetition of the windlass condo to ensure that they know what their status is i don't think that is a legal problem in substance i believe it will work itself out but people are anxious because they haven't got a piece of paper to show that they are have settled status here they get settled status if they've been here 5 years there's no difficulty they're going to please settle status if it's a period shorter than that then they can reapply the full settle status but it's the vulnerable the people and also advised people who have got advisors counselors.