supporters of the president clash with police for a 2nd week against his resignation the senate approves a new election but excludes. swedish prosecutors dropped there almost a decade long. citing insufficient evidence it is believed that the decision clears the way to speed the wiki leaks founder. to the united states from the u.k. where he is currently in prison. also in the stories of the week washington pulls the plug on a key element of the iran nuclear deal by. facility as the secretary of state. his support for ongoing.

international thomas certainly glad to have you with us as we recap week's top stories. weeks of deadly violence in the bolivia lawmakers have moved to hold a fresh presidential election but have barred us from standing his supporters have caused widespread disruption with protests in the capital and other major cities and recently took 8 soldiers hostage as well. the authorities later said that 7 of the men were released but there's still no information on the remaining officer. who was forced to resign after wave of protests following october's election amid allegations of fraud but. loyalist

supporters are largely among indigenous groups who are behind the current unrest during which more than 30 people have died and a self-proclaimed interim president. has herself sparked controversy by giving police in dealing with protesters immunity from prosecution. alice who is currently in mexico after being granted asylum spoke exclusively to r.t. about what is happening country. i learned in my life that you never choose a position it finds you this applies from the position of trade union had right up to the post of president there is an official report confirming i won the 1st round this is a very extensive report you can check it and any time you can see the election results but there is an important point to be made there was an agreement that the organization of american states was supposed to publish the official report last wednesday around 2 pm that was the arrangements but unexpectedly on sunday morning

they called us and informed us that the preliminary report was ready we requested this report and there was complete confusion one part of it said that i won and that carlos massa came 2nd but this did not prove that i won the election in the 1st round i ordered that i be put in touch with lewis and moderate opposition but i was not going to act the report was published on sunday morning i spoke with a representative of the organization of american states and told him. if you do not double check your report it will cause unrest and believe me and there will be victims by publishing its report their organization of american states actually supported the kook who is in charge of everything now people from the us and whore here to talk with all got a follower of. for 7 years will believe me as a dictator i was called an tory tarion ruler a dictator but this is not so these are real dictators on the other hand new generations will now understand what a real dictatorship is. i would say that some of the groups in

whose hands are going to make power is concentrated in not forgive us for creating social movements especially if the indigenous populations movement which has changed the image of our beautiful country they also cannot forgive us for nationalizing our natural resources and strategic companies which has improved believe us economic system upon the successful creation of a developed lithium industry mr alberto and i plan to set lithium prices on the world market i realized that some industrialized countries are afraid to compete 1st in the field of technological development and 2nd they do not want other countries to follow the example of our economic model which is based on socialism. this is a colossal struggle i'm convinced of it i had faith in the armed forces because i thought that in the military there are patriots and the imperialists however certain generals on the serve the highest gear they surprised me i could not believe it and i had a wonderful relationship with all the military leaders of course there are good soldiers and military leaders but when it comes to the class struggles with some

forget about their ideological stance and their patriotism consequently their interests are affected they lost part of their power and cannot forgive us for this has nothing to do with being indigenous or not. darkie america news anchor rick sanchez discussed the situation in bolivia with pulitzer prize winning journalist chris hedges who says the u.s. has a hand in the crisis. this is the revolving door story of latin america that as soon as a populist figure like evo morales appears the knives come out on the part of the empire and on the part of those corporations that hold especially the natural resources in a place like bolivia hostage there's been a constant conflict between. these corporations and evo morales so let me stop you there because you just said something that's very interesting there may be a reason for the united states government the government of chris hedges and rick sanchez for the country where we live to do things from time to time in other

places right but it seems like what you just described is something where no one asked chris no one asked rick no one talked to our media no one talked to our congress it just happens out of thin air we go and destabilize the government doesn't that seem crazy yeah but that's you know decades of practice of the you know the so-called invisible state was the but it's how the cia operates they operate you know completely in the shadows and they operate on the be hast of the business interests i mean united fruit didn't want arbenz around before they got rid of them so on and on and on this goes back decades and decades and decades it of it's about the maintenance of empire and that's what we're seeing in bolivia where i lived in bolivia the spanish in bolivia this is the powder and now they found lithium it believed well they had apparently and that is

a huge it is the oil of the future and guess who wanted to control it and guess who they didn't want to control it even more out exactly evo morales said even though he brought poverty down in a country where no one else that i do this in was we want to control the lithium and the multinational corporations they they set the machine in motion. on tuesday swedish prosecutors dropped the 2010 rape investigation against wiki leaks founder julian assange citing a lack of evidence case was shelved 2 years ago but was reopened after assad was forcibly dragged out of the ecuadorian embassy in london in april that came about after the country terminated his 70 year asylum there assad is currently being held in belmarsh prison in the british capital where he is serving a 50 week sentence for breaching his bail conditions in 2012 separately the australian is fighting a u.s.

extradition request over wiki leaks publishing of classified information on american political and military dealings with more here's our sally for 9 years judy the thoughts of faith on the future in the u.k. it all started with a sex crime charges in sweden that could have seen the wiki leaks co-founder being extradited back to the scandinavian country he himself he would then be handed over to the u.s. for anything classified information but sweden has now dropped the right case against the thaw and after dinner show investigation and even that's good it's taking over the summer and is now clear that the oral statement testimony and support given by the injured party has weakened their source i have come to the conclusion that additional interviews with julian assange were not all avid in cherry beast is that in a decisive manner which i have decided not to hold in interviews with up until now

could have still off of the extradition now the no longer a threat that ironically means other than the impending hearing there's nothing standing in the way of mr thaw and does extradition to the u.s. . that is now focused on the threat mr science has been warning about for years the belligerent prosecution of the united states and the threat it poses to the 1st amendment the swedish sex crime allegations led to the ecuadorian embassy in august plenty of. space dragged out of april this year he's currently in prison now swedish charges have been brought all the time sometimes his extradition trial scheduled for february next year but some are concerned about whether he'll get a fair hearing i think it's absolutely fair to say that politics now is coming to. an extradition proceeding it was not designed to be a political or say that politics absolutely positively should not come into play

but should be treated as any other. proceeding where the u.s. are seeking to have someone extradited from u.k. to us or u.k. or shaking down of one extradited from the u.s. back to you. but i think it's cruel ish for one to assume that politics will not come into play in this particular matter and if he is eventually sent to the u.s. he may not ever that leave with a potential of 175 year sentence if he's found guilty of the 18 counts the u.s. has charged him with.

but i think. the pursuit of julian the silence is that the fear is about how whistleblowers are treated by washington although not every whistleblower is treated the same not if they're protected by the cia whistleblowers should be protected protecting

whistleblowers who is she wrongdoing of any kind and that government is a sham is basically on the verge of not only revealing the identity or getting somebody else to reveal the identity of the whistleblower but also bringing harm to that person everything's politically motivated that of the trumpet ministration as absolutely no credibility and no principles whatsoever when it comes to these things. whistleblowers should be protected whistleblowers should be lauded their heroes whistleblowers do this sort of thing for personal gain not for their ego they do it for the public good and it's proof to me that donald trump doesn't care about the public good he cares about himself and no without wiki leaks supporter and british rock musician roger waters told r.t. the whole extradition case has nothing to do with that legal process. somebody bank

up in belmarsh for 23 ounce out of every 24. by this date. he told uncomfortable truths about. me but. surely purely political this is supposed to could prove he's being hung out to dry as a warning to others others who might decide that they might be journalists they might fool fool that function is this boy informing the public and the electorate of what goes on quickly in their name so this business tradition has nothing to do with the legal process. hong kong is that pro democracy candidates have scored a momentous victory in the chinese territories district council elections after a record number of voters flocked to the polls on sunday according to

a local media the opposition camp has taken $386.00 of $450.00 declared seats there are just 2 more to be announced a vote which comes after 5 months of violent upheaval was being viewed as a barometer of public opinion and a test of support for the anti beijing protest campaign now b. opposition has said the result sends a clear message to the authorities and shows the demonstrators that demands must be taken seriously or earlier asked economist benjamin chow what a victory for hong kong the pro-democracy candidates would mean for the territory. that they used and most. on one hand. words on the other hand both sides can actually call for a ceasefire today he's encouraging that law and order he's back to the city at least for what today people have lost their mind. that actions and

actions. a ride to a high court you need to climb a tree having no mastermind behind even the people breaching can last most of these elections he's not directly impact much the majority of. north reconnection for me to eat for the next few weeks so i expect why it's could still go on respect people that you actually results expression of ultimate intention opiate right he's not just about the welfare of hong kong but on a big. competition between powerful nations. the us secretary of state my pompei announced on monday that washington will end the sanctions that wavers on iran's forward nuclear facility a key component of the landmark atomic deal it comes after tehran said it had resumed to the process of uranium enrichment at the plant pump a also reiterated his support for the ongoing protests in iran which the country

has slammed as hypocritical. the people will enjoy a better future when their government to respect basic human rights of its revolutionary. and its destabilizing foreign policy in the region and behave simply like. if you strange the united states and its officials who have committed the greatest of crimes by imposing much pressure on the toughest sanctions on iran communicating to the iranian people that they support these protests we don't expect anything else from mr disgracefully defense the much more pressure regime and the position of sanctions on iran. broke out after a surprise 50 percent hike in fuel prices earlier this month the iranian government said the revenue would be used to help the less well off but anger boiled over in at least a dozen cities with buildings vandalized and pictures of iran's supreme leader burned he described the writing as sabotage and branded the protesters hooligans.

with more. the trump administration seems jubilant about the recent protests in iran said the people of iran almost a year and a half ago the united states is with you now the protests are being driven by the economic situation g.d.p. growth projections are down by 9.5 percent inflation is it 40 percent and unemployment is at 16 percent and rising but it was a 15 percent increase in the price of fuel that sparked the recent turmoil. now an economic squeeze like that is bound to get people upset but why is iran in such poor shape well donald trump has a lot to do with it in 2015 the international community agreed to lift a decades old sanctions in response to an agreement that was reached about iran's p

. nuclear energy program but then along came donald trump he decided to pull out of the nuclear agreement he says that iran broke the spirit of the deal however international observers say that iran fully complied as of today i can state that iran is implementing its. commitments after pulling out of the deal the troubled ministration began imposing sanctions on iran intended to wreck their economy accusing iran of quote destabilizing activities around the region the usa even threatened to impose sanctions on other countries that dared to buy iranian oil anyone doing business with iran will not be doing business with the united states i'm asking for world peace nothing less. weare ready to impose sanctions on any activity subject to restrictions after the iran nuclear deal in 2015 iran was exporting roughly $2500000.00 barrels of oil per day now that number is down to

roughly 200000 in a country where the economy is centered around state run oil exports that's a pretty big financial loss and it has been detrimental cuts in fuel subsidies and other benefits for the population had to be made so i don't know top arena fish use have sat down and made a decision for the country based on expert assessments and this decision must be executed. but according to donald trump working to economically ruin iran makes him the best friend of the iranian people nothing says i love you like bleeding someone dry as cool nations to support iran's people as they struggle to reclaim. their religious and rights is just today i want to deliver a message to the long suffering people of iran. the people of america stand with you will the arabian people return to the nation's proud roots as

a center of civilization culture and wealth where their people can be happy and prosperous once again the united states throughout the u.a.e. and history has always been against democracy i mean the united states was the country together with britain instigated the 1000 who are democratic the effect that mohamed right now it's no different i mean the united states has imposed very severe sanctions on iran which is worth a lot of ordinary so coming out and saying that they support these people is hypocritical. yet another week of the trump impeachment saga in the us started with an embarrassing incident a during a t.v. interview with a. democratic lawmaker which instantly went viral and in its own bizarre way it highlighted the divisions in american politics here's our 2 sons q.

taylor with their own very unique and original commentary. more so than at the washington is thick with intrigue and contrive a see the public hearings in the latest trump impeachment saga into their 2nd week and everyone wants to know has he done it will this be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back the president used taxpayer dollars to ask the ukrainians to help with an election that can't be right guys i think we've got the wrong sound bite in the. what really ok no apparently that is right. fought gate is on everyone's lips democratic representative eric was weighing in on the ongoing impeachment hearings when he dropped dropped an explosive bomb on m s n b c you'd think though that while one world human stuff happens move on and 2 the

president of the united states of america could possibly be impeached potentially just the thought in the country's history but no the scandal over that in quick moment is refusing really. to blow over and mainstream media is leading the charge trying to get to the bottom of it i'm really sorry about the but i have to ask if this was you or someone in the studio it was not me and i didn't hear it when i was speaking you look like you heard it and are stifling a lot i guess did not hear it even politicians have jumped on to the bandwagon even to show off the shop where it clearly. is human. cruz made a rookie ara and forgot that he too had been involved in the story that also rippled

far and wide to show you senator and thank you for keeping it clean you know without tracing out more so let's see what all the conspiracy theories on the table are the program on which i happened hardball tried to cover up its tracks and said it was just the presenter scraping his mug across the table to which swalwell took a leaf out of trump's book and breathed a sigh of relief but let's test that one out neil over to you. not sure so maybe another one the cameraman was to blame they were always think they're safe just because the king in the shot but guys is that even possible you know. neither of the theories held up to scrutiny though view was smelt a rat pluto was demoted as a planet which eric swalwell is now secure among the gas giants eric swalwell is

not a candidate that you can stand behind the cover of is own way is worse than a crime so while iran faces protests bolivia it faces a coup trump faces possible impeachment and the u.k. faces and not the string of pranks it delays the media follows it's very funny excellent nose for stories let's see when this one runs out of gas ok thoughts at this is ridiculous i mean are you know you can talk about this seriously and. there's a female back with more than weekly at the top their students. you

know world of big partisan movies a lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the back and shouting past each other it's taught critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. when they miss only johnson. and i just got out of prison for. 41 guinness. i'm 73 and so now i got arrested for tomorrow for something. it's still going on like this everything was taken out of.

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thursday on the alex simon short and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics sports business i'm sure i'll see you there. long. long welcome to all the part of the partition of yugoslavia once thought to be a colossal chapter has come back that evangelists from diplomatic sabotage and serbian kossovo to the government's paralysis in bosnia and hard to hold in that the balkans us still struggling with the old premises while eagerly nursing the new ones in this period of increasingly easy peace result of yet another conflict well

to discuss that i'm now joined by the bosnian serb leader dodik. express mr dodik thank you for joining us on the ship got next year will mark the turn sophists anniversary of the diatonic chords which back then were widely considered a diplomatic win for the clinton administration and about what the state interestingly now it's russia who insists that these agreement should be observed rather than the u.s. . how would you personally explain this ironic historical twist. russia is the only one who falls international law and international treaty in question which undoubtedly the dayton accords are going to throw out even after clinton and if the u.s. administration continue to derogated the agreement. and it will be in line with earlier promises to the muslims in bosnia and herzegovina earth that they would

calm down and subsequently make the country for muslims as they wish. they had been doing this for 24 years. in any case they have dismantled the date and the words to the extend that republika srpska used to be destroyed. of course they failed to do so but they took many rights from people they were the only ones who systematically violated the dayton accords with their most introduce the term the spirit of dayton rather than the letter of the date and in that spirit to try to take all of the rooty away in turn serbs and croats you know i've been to the more 1st mass to be submitted politically to the will of the muslim soraya you know supporter of the. muslim about collateral damage in that case call after all he would talk fortress will be with me. in one of your recent insidious so you could post in herzegovina i quote and i'm certainly created state if you're still living

within the framework of this agreement this point other daytona courts are doing republican serbska more harm than good advice is this. there is no doubt that bosnia and herzegovina was an experiment it goes up at the top when the dayton accords were adopted and that experiment of the main idea was to create a perfectly normal society of democratic principles from a conflict ridden society all out of the blue. of course this was not possible so if you not want to democrats in the former yugoslavia mostly in her to govern i was said to be a small yugoslavia because the relations of the same people who remained in bosnia-herzegovina were the main problem in the former yugoslavia. croats and muslims were the dominant national and ethnic groups in yugoslavia and then suddenly at the end of this process of the dissolution of yugoslavia some.