it's time to fight for the middle for. the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. traders on america's largest bank are charged with price manipulation under legislation targeting the mafia parties max keiser says they've been getting away with that bring here. eric holder who was the attorney general under obama when this 1st came to light said that market manipulation of fraud were important for the american economy and that he is the attorney general could not prosecute. also this hour the u.s. will send more troops to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. in response to an alleged iranian strike on an oil facility. claims even riyadh knows it's not to blame.

hong kong once again finds itself in the grip of protests with activists appealing to the west and they're supporting china leaking the identity of a mass demonstrators. you're watching our 2 international bring you here live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program top traders from america's largest bank j.p. morgan chase have found themselves at the center of a justice department investigation they're accused of manipulating the price of precious metals over the course of 18 years are often looks at how they managed to stay under the radar for so long. when it comes to wall street hollywood doesn't exactly sprinkle stardust while portraying bankers banks got greedy. we profit off their stupid if you want to bet against the banks that think we're either high or

having a stroke. name and you move the money from your clients like you would if you could make clients money at the same time it's advantageous to everyone correct. but it turns out that that silver screen image isn't that far from the truth 3 top executives at j.p. morgan have found themselves in court the defendants are no those allegedly did a massive multi-year scheme to manipulate the market for precious metals futures contracts and defraud market participants now one of the laws invoked by the federal prosecutors is the rico act this is a law designed to take down criminal syndicates like the mafia.

so what exactly did these j.p. morgan guys do well according to the indictment federal prosecutors say they used any illegal method called spoofing to mess with the price of silver well let's say that you flood the market with orders for silver this creates the impression that the demand is higher and you cancel all of those orders now this is illegal because it essentially makes the price of yoyo in an illegitimate synthetic way not according to the natural cycles of the market it is illegal to do this just once but apparently these j.p. morgan guys were doing it for an entire decade now it's worth mentioning that at this point j.p. morgan owns roughly 50 percent. of the world silver so messing with the price of it certainly had big implications for them now the scheme that the federal prosecutors have apparently just uncovered has been somewhat of an open secret for years here's

our tease max kaiser describing it almost a decade ago on this channel they have sold shell silver contracts that don't exist they're engaged in naked short selling this is a form of counterfeiting well here's a modern day max telling us exactly how they got away with it for so long well eric holder who was the attorney general under obama when this 1st came to light said that market manipulation and fraud were important for the american economy and that he is the attorney general could not prosecute and that too big to jail was a part of the part of the legal landscape of america now and so bankers were given a green light to commit massive fraud so that was the message from the department of justice under eric holder was committed all the fraud you need as long as we support the u.s. dollar and if you need to manipulate markets and break laws then we're going to look the other way because the just the part of believes that the fraud in the

markets is somehow sacrosanct with the american way they they equate american islamic capitalism with fraud that thanks to eric holder barack obama and now donald trump this is the american economy we've been reporting for he hears as you know. these indictments always curious to see if anything comes out of it so far nobody has really paid a price for committing massive fraud. behind me you can see live pictures from paris where clashes have erupted at what's become the traditional saturday protest demonstrators have gathered to vent their anger over poor living conditions but also this time over climate change as well we go live now to our paris space correspondent charlotte devinsky we've just seen pictures of fires in the street what more can you tell us. yes that's right several clashes taking place across paris we're here on the seans elisei where act $45.00 is taking place or you just get a sense of behind me there is

a huge amount of anger here and that's because the police have cordoned an area with the police pulled in signed it which they are not letting out and as you can see some of the people on the outside protesters are calling for the liberty of these people being cooled and in this section couldn't for no reason we were actually in there are cells we were allowed out because we're members of the press but all the police did is decided to bring people up the street bring people down the street and hold them together this is now who's in a sense of tension hey michael see this one man who's all going with the police people to be saying you know given the liberty this is a against a constitutional rights to be held like this for no reason we go see in t.v. garrus used to own the shows illegally again used on people who didn't appear to be doing anything to warrant the use of that type of force there is a huge mobilization of police across paris today more than 7000 offices that is

equivalent to what we saw on may the 1st when they were to tea 1000 protesters out on the streets it's not clear how many are out in the streets today but what i can tell you is all around me there is this palpable anger and this is just one spot in paris where people are gathered we understand elsewhere in the city there is a climate change movement march that part of the generations taking part of and that there is tear gas being used that more than a 100 people so far have been arrested today and we also know that some of the protests of course so have every that the police are trying to evacuate one of the main stations here in paris today as solis are using tear gas and that she causing problems for commuters commuters running to try and get on planes trying to get off the metro. you get to wait till you get to actually teach these guys would be one to look. the streets of paris and you should see these a very hard to understand why they speak to me they didn't do anything to help.

and we. are to charlotte devinsky bring us the latest from paris where tensions are clearly high do stay safe. and the protest mood seems to be taking hold around the world hong kong police have started trying to break up anti-government protesters after several 1000 gathered for the 16th consecutive weekend of demonstrations. police are using riot control weapons and pepper spray against the demonstrators who have been blocking streets with barricades burning flags and destroying public property to nearby subway stations have been closed as well earlier approach under china supporters pulled down messages and images put up on a special wall beijing activist and rival sides have lately adopted new tactics to

get their way and it hearkens explains. for months hong kong has been embroiled in massive protests each passing week has seen mistrust confrontation. on the 2 sides of the barricades escalate its money on the streets this has become a war of attrition with an implacable enemy both sides pick new tactics to get one over their opponents in an apparent deadlock. many protests this feel this conflict is unwinnable wars are a powerful ally and western political intervention to tip the scales in their favor for you. and your health are paddling. upon. by potentially passing this act the u.s. risks the revocation of hong kong special status crushing the region's economy but this seems a secondary concern when there are bigger battles to fight. while pitched battles are fought in the streets conflict has also spilled over online docs in the

intentional spreading of private details in order to harass intimidate or coerce is the new favorite weapon and both sides are guilty it's a tactic that's illegal yet hundreds of complaints have been emerging over the last few months many incidents of targeted pro opposition journalists chinese state media have condoned revealing identities of protesters and on the opposite side about 40 percent of such cases have targeted police officers or their families government officials and other citizens a large number of our officers and their families have the impression that data unlawfully collected only practice norms and passing personal data including id card numbers birth date telephone numbers and dress and photos such data was this close on social media without the consent of our colleagues. that now seems inevitable recent polls show that 90 percent of demonstrators now agree that

radical tactics are needed to get their way a sign that a political ceasefire is nowhere in sight the protesters got what they wanted all those months ago withdraw all of the widely criticized extradition bill but that's no longer enough an inquiry into police brutality fundamental political reforms resignations the list of demands grows longer the hong kong chief executive carrier has offered dialogue. we are holding the 1st session next week and this is an open dialogue platform we will invite people from all walks of life to come to express their views to us this is because of our conviction that common occasion is far better than confrontation but when both sides see more focussed on fighting their perceived enemy than seeking a way forward kerry has

a mountain to climb the violence is always initiated. over a couple of plays the western media or so surprising with british or north american borders are always there but we're always begins charging there was food that's what the they are they were or usually good who were. allies who are. actually. useful citizens and the lawyer force him to. be sure it's all 3 people on the racial tension high also which was that they'd prefer you all to this location beijing is going to grow. those it's going to be used against them immediately but it was the. u.s. is sending extra troops and air defense systems to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. according to the pentagon the move is a response to really an aggression earlier i discussed the development with artist

ask you taylor. the pentagon announced on friday that it will be sending additional troops what it calls a moderate number which is yet to be disclosed and monitor quit both to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. primarily it says for defensive purposes now the u.s. claims that this was the request of local authorities to iran allegedly conducted a drone attack on 2 state run all over finally and a major oil field in saudi arabia just last week as the president has made clear the united states does not seek conflict with iran that said we have many other military options available should they be necessary it would be rosen with thousands of troops struggling hundreds of troops so does the secretary. do you think this is going to be enough we think for now that would be sufficient but that doesn't mean there could be additional deployments as needed based on the changing situation and surprisingly there have been accusations about but what concrete

facts do we know about those attacks well what's important to note is that the u.s. has yet to provide any concrete evidence that iran is behind the attack despite conducting various investigations in fact the rebels in yemen how the already claimed responsibility which is something that the u.s. a sort of turning a bit of a blind eye to at the moment but here's what are some mixed messages because also on friday the saudi forces retaliated by launching a series of strikes near the yemeni port city of data by their own admission to stop rebels from conducting air assaults on shipping vessels in the red sea and this seems a bit contradictory because as the iranian foreign minister says the strikes seemingly seem to suggest that saudi of saudi arabia saying yes this is the rebels are behind attacking oil facilities and so we're not going to punish them on

prevent them from doing anything similar in the future. since the saudi regime has blamed iran the basis is that is for the attacks on its own facilities curious that they retaliated against her data in yemen today breaking the u.n. cease fire it is clear that even the saudis themselves don't believe the fiction of iranian involvement tehran claims that it's ready for any scenario and that whichever country decides to potentially attack iran will become the site of a major battlefield so we have the u.s. sending these troops but that's not the only pressure they've decided to put on the iranians tell us more about that well no as is often the case as strikes and troop deployment haven't been the only reaction this has been a sort of multi-pronged attack so washington has also decided to continue economically strangling iran by announcing a new survey of round of sanctions this time both on the central bank run and the

national development fund these are the highest sanctions ever imposed on a country we've never done it to this level. it's too bad what's happening with iran it's going to hell because sanctioning iran's central bank reveals more than anything the us is desperation the americans have imposed all types of sanctions they can on iran now what they're doing is imposing sanctions on the central bank which was sanctioned before under different pretext their action is certainly hazardous and unacceptable and it is also a violation of international law because that's mainly a tense and quite fast unfolding situation and certainly an indication that unfortunately the standoff between tehran and washington doesn't look like it's going to ease up anytime soon meanwhile the who the rebels say they are halting drone and missile attacks against saudi arabia and expect riyadh to reciprocate as for the u.s. experts we spoke to believe washington's deployment is a matter of trying to protect its own interests. the thinking behind these u.s.

deployment miss rose is that the u.s. is trying to protect what he considers to be their own oil what it's considering to be their strategic lifeline so by sending more troops because we sent 500 troops back in july but i read this troop deployment of the us is bad concerned about the security of saudi arabian oil that's not a possible war there is an officer more than saudi you want you cover and i think the us government ought. to think. this is what were these and all the forces from. the army national army. general well back in 2000. and despite all the destruction of their heart and all the suffering.

they have not succeeded in their often sort of war. our correspondent travel to pakistan where locals are worried by rising taxes i mean fear is a political unrest purport after the short break. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected . so when you want to be president i'm sure. some want. to go right to the press this is like the 43 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested always in the water our. first sip.

tensions between the masses and clauses have existed ever since most states came into being they often serve as a drive a real political change with russian civil society growing larger and louder against the excesses of the governing elites what does the future of the political system look like. welcome back with pakistan planning its budget for next year many locals are worried by rising taxes amid fears of political i must that's what our correspondent paul slayer found during a trip to islamabad. this is one of pakistan's busiest markets where shop owners

are the 1st to feel the brunt of the government's efforts to introduce tax reform and economic measures to try and address the failing economy but people here are angry the thing is that many of the shops here are not legally wages to and so the requirement that they do so and also pay taxes to put it mildly is not being welcomed by everyone yes we are facing difficulties on inflation on the rates of poverty are high still we hope things will get better it's on the pakistani economy is facing one of its worst crises ever the population here numbers some 208000000 but he's growing by nearly no surprise then that the government has been forced to come up with out of the box solutions economic situation is quite bleak in pockets . and country have been for a thing you can only cry through. we country for and i'm a program for the right for the gov the i.m.f. . vision of. the impact of these conditions for the

poor and the low income group which. belong to various factions including the leader of the group and they. do believe that government people are in distress or are there for a thing. growth of a program they're not happy for there are transferred there are people who may go on strike prime minister among cons government has prioritized the development of small and medium sized enterprises how satisfied are you with what the government has been doing for the last year economically. in the course of just a year nothing can actually be done iran has a 5 year job to do out there that will see what he's managed to achieve despite the difficult times most people here have hope that the economic times will turn. policia islamabad. the international life sciences institute

in washington d.c. sounds harmless enough but a recent report suggests the i l s i is a home to a very powerful lobbying group working on behalf of the u.s. food industry the ensuite claims to promote science for the public good and to be transparent and denies it functions as a lobby group but i meet through a stop or one of the people featured in the exposé thanks to differ if you look at the conflict of interest statement for example for if i buy in see our stories birth of directors it makes it very clear that in the interests are sincerely must come number one at the interest of any other party will come secondary to that this is a huge problem because this organization has been able to infiltrate if you may different government agencies particularly one government agency that decides on the rules and regulations on food safety and standards the these people who sit on the board

of directors of n.c. are also sitting on these committees of government agencies in india that are supposed to do food safety. standards and regulations there should be a split between their representatives who are who will see and people who are actually working with government agencies to protect public health. according to a recent study the institute's offshoot in china is said to have influenced the government's anti-obesity program resulting in guidelines that downplay the role of diet in india the i l f i reportedly obstructed government efforts to flag up potentially unhealthy food and a few decades ago it also championed the tobacco industry's interest in europe and america well more recently it supported claims that a widely use we killer does not cause cancer the institute's website both that it's an ngo working to promote health and the environment it does not mention who in its

donors are though reportedly these include coca-cola pepsico and mcdonald's i mean 3 of us again gives further insight into how operates. you'll see seeks to influence individuals positions and policy both nationally and internationally and its corporate members deploys as a tool to promote their interests globally this is a group that is there to promote the interests of the food companies particularly with government officials around the world who are dealing with public health issues in those countries now what we're finding is that you'll see he's actually producing studies that we call our absolute q.c. lead studies in other words these are studies that are designed to influence policy makers by downplaying the real rule for example sugar so these are manufactured studies and this is

a huge problem because what they're doing is that they're also doing or working with government scientists and government officials to make these studies more credible we've contacted the international life sciences institute for response to these allegations no reply as of yet and that's a wrap up of the day's top news for now but don't forget you can always find us on many of your favorite social media platforms like twitter on facebook for up to the minute reports. the world is driven by shaped by one person with those words.

the day or things. we dare to ask. thousands of american men and women choose to serve in the country's military and the decision lotos sheltered lives every thing came to a complete. the day that i was afraid to be instructed you know told to shut up kill me and i see how it destroyed my life any screamed at me and he made me come in and you graham my own arm and he write me with his birth think if you take into account that women don't report because of the extreme retaliation it's probably somewhere near about half a 1000000 women have now been sexually assaulted in the us military rape is a very very traumatizing thing tat happen but i've never seen trauma like i've seen women who are veterans who have suffered military sexual trauma reporting rape is more likely to get the victim punished don't be offended i had an almost 10 year

career or chose very invested in and i gave a sex offender who was not even going to justice or put on the registry this is simply an issue of our and violent male sexual predators for the large part of target whoever is there to prey upon whether that's a man or woman. in a world of break through law and construe 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 smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back 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.

time after time say we're going underground after a global climate action strike and as the corruption convicted boss of the i.m.f. christine lagarde is appointed boss of the european central bank coming up with a show corruption violence and an exception as the israeli election signaled the end of the netanyahu era the editor in chief of the jerusalem post cats what this week means for the future of the middle east and the most famous journalist publisher in the world was supposed to be released from the u.k. jail tomorrow but he won't be with the leaks tells us u.k. authorities have proven lies the exposure of the war crimes plus.

justice running at london's raindance film festival we talked to its arrested director at the on of the sierra about claims tens of millions of americans are lying on the safe drinking water. coming up in today's going on the grounds of a straight to the nation britain is selling record amounts of weapons to not saudi arabia but israel where this week's vote has left the country in repeated violation of un resolutions in political chaos joining me from jerusalem is the editor in chief of the jerusalem post and the author of shattered a strike inside israel secret mission to eliminate syrian nuclear power of caps thanks for coming on people saying here obviously the palestinians have already lost if netanyahu loses outright in all the talks and everything will he go to jail for corruption it's too early to tell you know there are these 3 criminal cases that are against him you supposed to be hearing or and october 2nd by the end with you turney general following which there will be

a final decision on the indictment of the charges that will include a chance if he's going to go to jail but what i can say is that even if he ends up . forming the coalition and stays on as prime minister is just difficult for me to imagine how he does that after an indictment when he's on trial i just don't see how that practically can work in the run up to the election you appeared to allege he was the i don't know bit of a racist using racist dog whistle politics why are you saying that i have a lecture i think that israel is not different than any other country right now we're sadly in elections we see that they bring out the worst in some societies what we saw throughout this election campaign were attempts by the way on both sides not just nintendo but also by his primary rifle benny gantz but natanya who are my eyes 2000000 plus israeli citizens these are the israeli arabs who old israeli citizenship are no different to citizens than i am and by warning the.