are you then going to mock you then they will join you. 2020 hopeful joe biden's team demands news networks stop giving air time to donald trump's lawyer accusing him of spreading lies about the former v.p. well as new yorkers if we're teaching early on he should be banned from their t.v. he's. actually on he should be able to speak and biden should be able to refute any any charges they try to shut out the other side everybody has the right to be there view. it to be she's a spike in my current arrivals off the road overturns former interior minister emma teo salvias decision to close port to rescue boat. and social media

platform twitter's middle east editor turns out also to be an officer in the british army that bought a logical warfare unit raising concerns over the tech giant agenda. a very well welcome to you watching r.t. international with me making arun it's great to have you with us now our top story this hour u.s. democratic presidential candidate joe biden's campaign team has demanded that major t.v. networks banned donald trump's personal lawyer from appearing on their shows it alleges that rudy giuliani is spreading damaging false hoods about biden on behalf of the u.s. president kalam open reports. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani is making his rounds on america's t.v. networks now rightly or wrongly donald trump is under a lot of heat facing an impeachment inquiry and rudy giuliani intends as the

president's lawyer to tell the other side of the story but the president's talking about is however there is a. motive evidence that the ukrainians created false information people were ignoring that that biden played a role in getting these collusion allegations covered up i didn't ask him to look into joe bugner yes knew of the allegation of the related my client which tangentially involved joe biden in a massive bribery not unlike what he did in china one of the points that rudy giuliani has been making is that there seems to be evidence of potential corruption from joe biden and his son in both ukraine and china now the biden campaign seems to believe this talking point is off limits in an unprecedented move we've actually got the joe biden campaign asking t.v. networks not to interview rudy giuliani saying that what he says in these interviews is somehow out of bounds we royds you to demand the 1000 service to the

facts you no longer book rudy giuliani a surrogate for donald trump who has demonstrated that he will knowingly and willingly lie in order to advance his own narrative it's now an open question will t.v. networks in the united states that claim to be fair balanced in showing both sides of the issue actively boycott one side the president of the united states aside to be precise let's not forget that the debunked conspiracy theory that somehow russia and trump colluded in order to win the white house was in the headlines all over the us media and at this point rudy giuliani says they are conspiring to silence him why because they're afraid of the facts and the reason they want me to be silenced is not because i'm funny and it's because i've got. facts and because she's guilty and these folks are repeat offenders one of the co-authors of the letter is a need to done now she was a former white house communications director under obama and it's reported that as white house communications director she declared war on fox news the white house

had no dealings with a major t.v. network now some saw that as an affront to the 1st amendment. let's be realistic here howie you know they are fair widely viewed as you know part of the republican party take their talking points put them on the air take their opposition research put money are not find is this move against rudy giuliani the 1st step in pushing pro trump voices off of mainstream american t.v. networks or is it just a presidential race where all means are good let's talk to new yorkers we're not idiots we all know what channels feel a certain way which shows officer. that's what they do all the time they try to shut out the other side i don't think it's fair i think that giuliani should be able to speak and biden should be able to refute any any charges as rudy giuliani i think he's earned the right to be at c.v. in fact he was the mayor of new york city through a very traumatic situation 911 i think everybody has the right to be interviewed.

that's when you new. democracy even here in the democratic party stronghold of new york city seems like very few americans are sold on the idea that t.v. networks should be boycotting the president's lawyer caleb muffin r.t. new york democrats launched an impeachment inquiry against the claims he offered ukraine military aid if it investigated biden for corruption trump alleges biden tried to quash a ukrainian probe into a gas company but his somewhat through legal and media analyst leinil thinks democrats are running out of options. the constitution asks the question let's assume everything this president did was indiscreet wrong i'll even say for the sake of argument illegal the only question that we have to ask pursuant to this wonderful document is that has what he has alleged to have done assuming it to be true is it so agreed use so constitutionally problematic that it

demands and requires his immediate removal from office by year from the election the bottom line is the democrats have this as their only weapon if they don't come up with one article of impeachment with a majority if they don't do this they're going to have to explain to their constituency why they did i'm sorry this is a political matter they cannot make this president's meter move they are hoping maybe something will take hold this time that. the number of migrants arriving in italy has risen sharply at a 150 reportedly landed on the shores of lampedusa over the weekend rome recently lifted former interior minister. of controversial ban on rescue boats docking in italian ports so it depends key picks up the story. under the cup of darkness

fresh arrivals set foot on the tully soil these migrants were picked up off to being spotted by the coast guard in the mediterranean over the space of a few hours by the boats look people also landed on lampedusa the island for years has been the front line of italy's migration courses. from the. former interior minister mr hugh selby may not be everyone's cup of tea but his hardline anti immigration policies did seem to resonate with italians his most famous perhaps and most popular move was to close italy's ports to charity rescue

ships before so be nice parties believe came to power as part of the coalition it only had been described as collapsing under the weight for my quince in 2017 almost 120000 are right by sea routes in 2018 the yourself we need close the ports that dropped to a little over 23000 many had hoped that the end was in site now that seems to be fading and i think there has already been a new immigration pick this is the new beginning of migration from producer so yes i'm very worried to boost i'm especially worried but all the small boats that are lambie i would not want the situation as it was in 2011. but this i hope that suddenly my feet turn to the government so that he might feel as time. let's say an equilibrium in the island and stop this trafficking now italy has

a new government one that is more pro e.u. and has distanced itself from the politics of selvi me it's using much softer language over the issue of migration and it's where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope we probably have and you serve you. want to leave and we are not able. to lock you. in for. it's a full week before. migration. in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around 1700 my quince landed in italy via c. that's double what it was in the same period last year now while 4 e.u.

countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves you would if you thought it would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own interests in europe germany looks after its own interest from. cradle to sea i believe you rip looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country that has often left alone too many times. even if e.u. members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesn't resolve the issues italy continues to face as a result. migration that's already taken place 6 countries have already reimposed

random border checks to stop migrants moving and stop and search operations are being ramped up on the german border and if the levels of immigration rise once more many italians fear that they will be once again left struggling alone with the burden. for opti. more european countries are joining a mechanism designed to bypass u.s. sanctions against iran and they bring them to trade with to run the e.u.'s foreign affairs representative frederica morgan really made the announcement on the sidelines of the valdai for when tsotsi apart from the 3 countries that initiated the creation of the mechanism france germany and great britain 8 more e.u. member states have decided to join 2 more countries are expected to follow in their footsteps the so-called in stakes mechanism was set up in january 29th france

germany and the u.k. with the founders they wanted to show iran that they are committed to the terms of the nuclear deal after the u.s. unilaterally pulled out of it and meanwhile washington is persisting with this maximum pressure campaign against iran and the tense standoff between iran and the u.s. it's emerged that the reuters news agency may have aggravated tensions with an inaccurate piece of reporting saskia taylor explains. timing is everything has worked as has apparently only just discovered the news agency has got itself into a bit of a pickle over this article in it a senior figure in the rayney a military is quoted shaking his belligerent fist at washington and saying it better watch its back u.s. forces in the region were a threat but they are now an opportunity for iran they do not talk about war with iran because they know how susceptible the now the head of the gods aerospace division i mean already hajizada said on state television sounds hostile and sounds

like a lighter fluid being added twin raging fire because a void claims that houses are to set this in june this year a month which saw tensions between tehran and washington had unprecedented heights troop deployments tanks sieges drones being shot down and fingers on the retaliation trigger the world watched on as the 2 countries seemingly lot towards a military conflict president trucker approved military strikes against iran last night and then changed his mind u.s. surveillance drone flying above the straits of hormuz over international waters shot out of the sky by iranian missile present approved military strikes on a number of iranian targets of an american drone by the iranians last night but this is a direct attack on a u.s. military asset and given the quote fit the favored narrative of iran iran the wool monger iran the disobedient child the headline got picked up by news outlets from

al-jazeera to the new york times but like i said timing is everything because hodge's artist had this not in june 29000 as reuters reported but almost 8 months earlier in november 28th seen during the podcast on a rainy and state t.v. . it was the worst threat for us before but now they are an opportunity why don't they speak with us about war and attack because they are fragile. u.s. forces in the region were a threat but they are now an opportunity for iran they do not talk about war with iran because they know how susceptible they are for sure even back in november the comment would have got washington's all up after all it doesn't take kindly to threats unless of course it's the one making them but at a potentially explosive crossroads in a rein in u.s. relations it seems reasonable to suggest that mortars should have stepped just that

much more cautiously checked its facts just that much more farley but hey june it's all the same to reuters rootless not the quote from iranian state television here in which we always monitor live on june the 21st the quote reflects iran's usual stance so it's no surprise that this is being issued on numerous occasions before reuters journalists are history to our trust principles maintaining independence integrity and freedom from bias in our news gathering we stand by our reporting of this story now everyone can forgive an honest mistake but they're just a couple of sticking points here $11.00 rocky the bridge to agency which uncovered the false report started to probe a bit deeper it got posted that is what has just stopped replying to what should be cautious of fooling victim to the crime one accuses others of want as is probably feeling but quit now given its earlier report on how iran has become a monster of dissent from ation voters has unearthed more than 70 websites which

look like news outlets but are actually channels for a renewed propaganda and fake news often people ask of influence operations actually have any real world impact and in the case of the iranian campaign we can say yes it has and 31 case of honest miss reporting is a mistake but anything more begins to look like a pattern and that is more back in 2018 reuters published this article and with this poll shown for quoting those belligerent iranian generals gaev. this citation iran apparently had its eye on expanding its weapons program putting u.s. bases and ackroyd carriers under threat of those routine beloved us to rain ians but wait let's just rewind one sentence today we are working on increasing the range of our air to air missiles therefore one of our most important plans is increasing the range of missiles no munition we are working on beyond visual range

missiles and ammunition and consider no limitations in this regard for ourselves because the air force should heighten the country's deterrent power along with other armed forces and to add missiles although as u.s. bases and aircraft carriers which up suspended in the sky but a watch out for you can i say shin which markets itself as a fisted u.s. fact checking be seen if it's short been unapologetically loose lipped one of today's most politically volatile topics. still to come a twitter executive has been exposed as a british army information warrior with the details on that and more after the break. you know world of big partisan. and conspiracies it's time to wake up

to dig deeper to hit the stories that midstream 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. both scandal is ongoing the whole negative interest rates are the same is that we work in the better in the bond market these things are happening or experiencing a breakdown of markets all over the world so what we have we dodge one bullet call the we work i.p.o. we're getting gunned down in a financial bullets from financial bad guys shooting out as with impunity.

welcome back. to this we start this half hour with pictures that from live pictures from hong kong where police have 5 tear gas water cannon and rep a bullet strike a huge beijing protest but. i'm not. no. tens of thousands are taking part in the rally protests the build barricades paralyzing traffic some of chanting proud to be british and there are now reports coming in bird wire officers fired live rounds injuring one activist in the chest from companies that have facebook posted protesters threw acid at several officers

our reporters they also posted photos showing burns and injuries sustained by their staff officials have can strongly condemned the violence and are calling on the public to stay say well this comes on the day china's the liberates the 70th anniversary of the people's republic the event was marked with a large military parade rows of soldiers marched through the capitol the parade showcased because reason military might including new weapons and vehicles. has been revealed to twitter's middle east editor is also an officer in the british army's psychological warfare unit artie's isa ali looks at how compatible those 2 worlds are. they have for years been questions as to the editorial policies of twitter well when it comes to the social media giants operations in the middle east it turns out the british army has quite the hand in it middle east has discovered that twitter's head of editorial specializing on the middle eastern region also

moonlights for the u.k. army former journalist gordon mcmillan has openly shared this information when his linked in page and the 77th progress made mcmillan serves in is no ordinary unit created back in 2015 it conducts non-lethal warfare with a proud slogan influence an outreach these warriors fight their battles on the front lines of social media seeking to change and influence behavior our aim is to challenge the difficulties of modern warfare use alone lethal engagement and legitimate nonmilitary lever's as a means to adapt behaviors of the opposing forces and adversaries it's no wonder the middle east has become a priority for the british army with its forces having played quite a role destabilizing the region in the past decade.

or so brigade 77 it's certainly got plenty to get its teeth into general nick carter the head of the u.k. army was full of high hopes for his social folgers in a speech he delivered last year 77 pre-k. the show should come back to we've got some remarkable talent when it comes to social media production design and indeed arabic poetry and at least one of them seems to have lived up to the potential since gordon mcmillan joined twitter in 2013 the social media. jayanta suspended iranian press agencies and banned thousands of middle eastern accounts although mcmillan was proven to be working on 2 different fronts simultaneously twitter doesn't seem all that bothered we actively encourage all our employees to pursue external interests in line with our

commitment to healthy corporate social responsibility and we will continue to do so so our twitter what's the maintain how independent and unbiased it is its policy of encouraging staff to pursue outside interests coming back to haunt it has been a u.k. government propaganda operation which has attempted to create clusters to draw in journalists and academics in order to essentially promote particular agendas in relation to clearly international affairs and this kind of manipulation the information environment is profoundly on their own and ultimately chronically dangerous if you allow governments to start to shape what people think and understand about what's going on in the world in a way that is going on through brigade 77 and propaganda operations we see any u.k. in the ability to maintain any trying to check or balance or control over their

governments is severely limited. we asked the british army spokes person for comment he told r.t. there was no relationship or agreement between the 77th brigade and twitter or the news they get as a social media platform. in somalia a u.s. military base has been attacked by the local islamic extremist group al-shabaab it claims loyalty to al qaeda and is listed as a terror group in the u.s. and the u.k. and european military convoy has also been attacked although so far no one has claimed responsibility so mali has been wracked by civil war for decades now with 2 significant parts of the country proclaiming self autonomy u.s. armed forces have been fighting al shabaab since 2007.

africa meanwhile says it killed 10 al shabaab militants following and a recent attack on an american based journalist and african affairs specialist johnson say their strikes will only worsen the crisis one thing is clear is that our ship out is clearly not a force 'd that's going the way they are all jihadist belong to somalia itself it shows that we would have to start looking beyond bombs beyond gone beyond bullets and stopping and how if at all there's an opportunity for negotiating with this group because out we've shown over time let's really tricky disability does the house the ability to go on the ground. it's going to continue and the and the united states and the african union are on likely to be destructive in the short to medium term. thanks for joining us here on r.t.

international my colleague jacqueline very good will be here at the top. of the hour with all the latest headlines. for. her. i. guess manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the financial merry go

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a lot of the. that it is simply no we didn't. sell you take shoot us if punxsutawney phil and i had taught us anything it's that predicting the future can be a few tile and deborah hawk watchers but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try and the best way to know your future is to study your past and its wall street's past sins that now has many very concerned about our economic future you see back in mid september the new york federal reserve started handing out emergency overnight loans to the big banks starting off at a rate of $75000000000.00

a day as well as handing out 3 different $30000000000.14 day term loans to the banks as well well apparently these numbers they just weren't big enough to cover the bank short term loan needs and according to wall street on trade after the demand for the 1st work 14 day loan was more than double the 30000000000 that they had at the new york reserve or the new york fed boosted the next term loans to 60000000000 and increased its overnight loans to 100000000000 wow. and just who is getting these loans is being kept under wraps but we do know that the new york federal reserve can only get about these repo transactions as they're called in wall street speak to just 24 banks and they're the usual rogue's gallery including j.p. morgan chase bank of america as well as foreign banks like deutsche bank and credit suisse now i know what you're thinking like why am i hacked to these massive banks like j.p. morgan chase who holds more than 1.6 trillion in deposits need billions in short

term loans if they are sitting on trillions well that my friends is a very good question and just who could seek and demand answers for questions like that as the united states congress for one but tragically they're just too busy campaigning politicking grandstanding and what they do could could the real question is could we be at the doorstep of another 2007 style great recession or much much worse well we can't truly predict the future but we can start watching the hawks. with the. teacher to fix it. like you know that i got. this.