ever the showmen president donald trump picks thanksgiving to buy his 1st ever visit to afghanistan using the occasion to tell the u.s. troops based there with the taliban. meeting between the chief of nato and france's president fails to resolve tensions within the alliance still casting doubt on its purpose look at whether nato can go on as it is. and with bolivia in the grip of political instability we talked to a local man who was brutally beaten and publicly humiliated by rivals of ousted president morales. also cut off my hand. but they can't change me and i want people to take

a step back and see to believe them people cannot believe like this. live from moscow thanks for joining us in r.t. international. 11 am here in the capital welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump chose to spend his thanksgiving taking part in the perfect photo opportunity paying his 1st ever visit to afghanistan and greeting american troops based there and he had a message for them in another apparent u. turn he told them that talks with the taliban declared dead 2 months ago are back on. to get some more updates on this maria what exactly is behind this visit well while they call it a surprise visit to afghanistan the motives behind it are rather clear ending the war in afghanistan almost decade long bloody conflict that america was. that

took so many american lives and so many american dollars has always been a focus for mr trump and he came to afghanistan on thanksgiving to demonstrate he is in charge he's controlling everything and everything is according to his plan and peace is near a very powerful message beautiful gesture coming to afghanistan and meeting the troops on tanks giving very symbolic you know how the day for all americans even some kind of say create a very strong promise is everything looks perfect except we heard that before and actually many times. the taliban wants to make a deal we'll see if they want to make a deal it's going to be a real deal but we'll see talking to the taliban have a very good discussions we'll see what happens talking about a plan i don't know whether or not a plan is going to be accepted or acceptable to me and maybe it's not going to be acceptable to them but we are talking we have good talks going and we'll see what happens we know that there have been attempts to destruction sort of deal there

have been talks various media is involved has there been any success prior to this with getting. all would rather say yes it would been fair to say that america didn't see any success with the taliban's for almost we've got a stunning general after almost a year of trump's key negotiator former ambassador to afghanistan mr howland held 9 rounds of talks with the taliban a very powerful influential influential force on the ground that some countries still view as a terrorist group but everybody can see there is as an important player influential player no one can ignore and the forests the peace cannot be restored without setting off to these talks extensive and painful talks for america and for the taliban both sides reported that agreement the final agreement was ready in principle so mr trump was close and added to that we know that the taliban never accepted direct talks with the official government in. kabul called in the american

papas but mr trump and his team managed to convince both afghan president and the taliban had to visit america to travel to america to gather to finalize this agreement this peace deal but it was called off last minute following another bloody violent incident that took dozens of lives including an american soldier and the taliban again blamed america for that. we. truly. believe. it was considered going to be. one of the most serious message for the former which is the star well that was my colleague. talking to the chiefs of the taliban political movement while they visited a so you can see trump is rather far from his dream to end war in afghanistan and

some say that's because america is trying to place solo game there because there are so many peace initiatives led by most or by iran but trump traditionally repeatedly rejects all the invitations and he never takes part in any of these top speed in iran or in russia and just before he's thanksgiving visit to afghanistan he posted 4 to shop picture of himself as rocky balboa and i think maybe this is how he feels and maybe this is who he wants to be for afghanistan and he wrote. broadly said 18 years of conflict so when he stops or talks one of the chances of reaching a new deal well at this point it's really hard to say in fact but what we can say for sure is that america is not going to give up and trump will do bad to succeed there. because he needs it he's losing his influence america's influence in that

region implies experts say that ending the war in afghanistan of course may rise his chances are to be reelected at home. or if an option of a live in a studio with the latest on trips. let's go live now to political analyst for the runner thanks for joining us so great to have in the program on today obviously this has been sold as a surprise visit on thanksgiving to afghanistan hopefully the talks are going to kick off again according to the president what do you think was the real purpose the principal purpose of this visit to afghanistan. well a loss to be seen by the american public that he's very much on his companion. diplomas that he had made years ago that he will bring back american troops and i think that is at the heart of his agenda during his visit to afghanistan and the underlying message could of gone. there the talks have been busy and i think the

template of the doxies waterless less is blinking when to be the same detox had ended he made a call for primarily because of the pressure that different lobbies aired exerted on prison dollars jump it was largely because of indian question our president don't jump because india didn't want the woodall of american troops from afghanistan because of the border tension with marcus on again americans who have expressed strong realize isham dead or dead is nor of a viable option other than to exit from afghanistan that is the only viable option the reason being is that it doesn't money order to control 70 percent of gun territory and it isn't countries like pakistan. dargon russia they are very suspicious about the intentions of the us presence in in the florida stand and blocking iran in this you have gone public never blamed us sponsoring that in

a funny sound they're trying to use to digitally encircled is going to use so in that context i think the americans have realized that the staying in a one a stand is no longer a viable option also because of the fact that the americans have used almost every conceivable weapons other than nuclear weapon so they have not been able to get again the territory so therefore i think in bissett you ation this is a signal to the taliban and this is also primarily signal to the russian going to government. americans will have to go out from understand they are left with the options and they will have to deal with the taliban not the bigger question is. in what men there can be a possible new bush issues between government in kabul and looked out upon the old man as you know they are willing to block directly it will be dumb to gobble calling them as american puppet so i think there is a possibility that he told them it talks to the champus all groups all ethnic

groups along with the government in kabul but that is likely to be even did an offshoot capacity something at this particular point of time the government in kabul mean not be ready but sooner or later they will have to come to this particular point because they are left with no option. and next year did going to the presidential election in the us and president don't don't want everybody to let everybody know that he's a president who is not initiating was not an easy ending what he had all to do thickening she does such initiatives in the middle east in c.d.'s press of inclusion and not i think it is their turn of i'm going to stop and trump has her fate of self as a deal maker is going to get there's a great deal with the taliban but there's not been a huge amount of success so far how real is the prospect of reaching a peace deal this year or even early next year. i think the peace deal is on the guard it is simply better off done there is always yes desperation on the part

of the americans to exit from of understand no pentagon want to stay in the one who stand previously president obama had to lies this and no president donald trump has allies that staying in the understand is no longer an option because the more 5 far that and that is have use of u.s. dollars bond the more territory they have gained and then there are sponsoring a government of which is a reach is a perceived to be totally corrupt. the government where taliban's have did more to incite the government found near the taliban their troops have been attacking american american forces so neck and troops feel very insecure and there have been many many casualties of american american troops in in in who understand what most recently so i think in that context i don't think americans have got has got any viable option other than to leave afghanistan but certainly the u.s.

doesn't want to be seen that it is it is a state which has been defeated after the former soviet union so did florida they are trying to deal with many other countries in confidence like like their natural allies like your penalize like china and russia but at this particular point of time i think sooner or later i foresee a deal between taleban and american and i think it is going to be largely on new terms and conditions led on by the gun taliban who has got a clear leverage on the ground several political analysts thanks for that great see get your take on that visit and ongoing talks. i mean thing between the french president and the nato chief has apparently failed to resolve lingering tensions with vital macron again costing doubt on the current agenda of the near 70 year old military alliance party's war guys the if looks at the roots of the tensions one of the 1st symptoms of irrelevance is when you find yourself having

to remind people that you're relevant successful and someone's got off in a bit of a verbal self-congratulatory blitzkrieg need to is a strong alliance but more than that we are adapting it we are agile and we are active so we are responding to a changing world and the reason why nato is the most successful launch of these 2 it is that we have been able to change in the world is changing and that's exactly what we have done over the last years that's exactly what we are doing nato is the most successful alliance in history. an alliance that strive to join showing the historic suspects of nickel and liberal nato and it has been the most successful alliance in the history there is more much more in the star machine amount of a standing valid i think

a step back look at it objectively almost 30 years since the cold war ended and nato hasn't changed almost nothing about it just as they were then they're still expanding eastward towards russia just as they were then they're still standing up to russia now also in the cybersphere afghanistan a lot of evolution their 18 years of stagnant stalemate what they've really adapted to is pumping out glamorous videos no argument there stella stuff nato is brain dead and those aren't my words their own from the lips of the french president. the defense critic nato is a collective defense alliance against who and what it is organizing who is our common enemy what are our common issues these are questions that deserve clarification magic or has a vision a united european army

a europe protected by europeans not americans no hard feelings i mean how would an american feel if the us was protected in the garrison by hundreds of thousands of foreign troops a european military that decides on its own who its enemies are. it's a little tougher is our enemy now russia or china is it the goal of nato designate them as enemies i don't believe so our common enemy today nato is terrorism which has hit each of our countries but nato is nothing if not adaptable we heard many tod's now they're evolving to adapt to the fact that the u.s. is tired of paying for everyone because everyone else's so successful that no one wants to foot the bill we work together and getting some of our allies to pay their fair share it's called burden sharing and as you know when i came it wasn't so good

the united states pays for a very big share of nato and disproportionate share but in all seriousness there is something that has changed in the last 30 years it'll countries a buying russian weapons turkey spending billions on russian s 400 air defense systems and refusing to go and march up and down on russia's borders until nato acknowledges that its members have actual problems. if some countries object to another country's security concerns of being a tourist then there will be no unity with the natives are nato the galaxy's greatest military alliance since the big bang it isn't gentleman all since the moment of creation probably arguing about it is well nato was created. to face the communist threat at the time

and the way in u.s.s.r. was this old. normally need to shoot had been dissolved too because it was the only and only target of nato. so today. nato members are wondering what is the use of nato and the european countries. unfortunately are very quiet and very tightly to be in and they are the commander of united states or america because made is. truly and really commanded by the united states. the mayor of a small town in bolivia who was brutally assaulted by protesters amid unrest triggered by the country's political crisis is refusing to resign patricia archer

has now left hospital images of the attack of her on her emerge on social media revealing the violence towards politicians of the party of ousted leader ever more as quick warning you may find the following scenes upsetting at the start of november after setting the fire and small paraded her bare foot and cut her hair in public spraying red during the 4 hour ordeal she was made to kneel and sign the resignation letter she told us she'd been treated for kidney damage sustained from the blows received. the will what happened was disgusting i am now recovering from brean all damage that i suffered during the assault and i am still in pain the also cut off my hair they beat me up but they can change my views everything was so confusing at that moment many of them covered their faces but we recognise some of them it was sad to see all those people attacking me it's been a difficult time for my children to see their mother in such

a condition i don't want this to happen again what we believe is now facing political uncertainty the self-appointed right wing government of senator johnny 9 years has already been accused of abuses ever more as resigned after the country's military suggested he step down. i was on the back of a wave of protests fall of october's election and allegations of voter fraud his supporters see it as a coup and searing address 34 people were killed and more than 800 injured patricia again says that the violence must stop. but if you're not i mean i can't betray my people those who believe in me i would like to express my gratitude to the staff who have stayed with me and are dedicated to improving the city we will keep working to achieve all our goals it was very difficult to return here after everything they did to me and it was terrible to see this city hall in such a state after all the work that was done to improve it after everything that's happened how can it get any worse people need to reflect and stop harming each

other we need to restore unity i've never hurt anybody i've always worked for my city and i want people to take a step back and think the believe in people cannot live like this more news coming up just after the breaks they see that artists asked. the nato military alliance is a relic from the cold war back then it was relevant and even necessary today it is an alliance in search of a mission that's as almost. eastern expansion towards russia but a lingering question remains is the average american and western european interested in a war over the sovereign the. industry

is based on greed and greed is based on this. rush to cumulate as much paper wealth as possible even though it's not genuine wealth actual money it's not gold like a warren buffett just hoards of money like an old granny with hoard phone books that doesn't credible damage because. it's into the population this notion. will come back to the program the black friday shopping extravaganza gets underway in shops all across the world today saying americans alone will spend around $87000000000.00 this time around chasing the best deals there is a dog inside this retail festival quarter explains. black friday is coming up big

box retailers are gearing up for their annual mega sales super profits and consumer stampedes that will probably result in more than a few injuries in a georgia wal-mart to women fighting over pots and pans and refusing to let. your i. if that wasn't brutal enough for you there is an even darker shade of black friday the kind that takes place on a darker shade of the internet called the dark web it's a place where black marketeers pursue huge profits with alluringly low prices just as much as the legitimate guys probably more so and there are plenty of consumers looking to buy those contraband goods society has become more digital and on with not so his crime despite their activities being on rule from an illegal criminals

all returned in surprise in a sense i'm not looking to maximize the opportunities it's no small enterprise either last week the european union published a report about online narcotics sales in the u.k. it said 24000000 pounds sterling worth of the stuff was sold in 201720181 black friday everything from credit cards fake passports and illegal drugs are for sale at bargain bin prices and marketplaces that are specifically designed to be completely untraceable and while buying illegal items puts you at risk with the law you should also be aware of the very vendors you're buying from security experts are sounding the alarm and how you can avoid black friday. as we head into the holiday shopping season and notice there is a new online scam that involves fake retail websites that look real but they are not scams come in many forms one popping up more and more is fraudulent websites

that look exactly like the real thing no doubt the authorities will be hard at work trying to stop these dark web deals but what about the consequences that come with legal black friday consumerism for so long 'd the overproduction and overconsumption that characterizes the holiday have been cordially accepted as the norm no matter the frenzy that overtakes many or the damage it wreaks on the environment the latter has become so bad the french government is debating on banning black friday altogether but for. now expect the usual frenzy for anybody who takes part in a black friday so who wants to be part of this when ever there is a chance of fraudulent activities especially with what we know about the dark web in certain facets of the internet and with all of the hacking capabilities firewall breakings and all this other stuff we need to be taking personal responsibility individual responsibility and being sure that we are in charge of what happens to our finances and where we're putting our finances that it really takes advantage of

the narrative that people have to shop on black friday that that is the only time you can get presents for your children for your family for your loved ones and your friends and so it really gives the some of these hackers or these dark web or some of these false sites an opportunity really to to prey on these on these shopping sentiments and to try to find people who are going to be likely to give in to any deal that looks too good to be true b. and because we don't take the time to look into that especially on black friday when it went in and so it's not only a frenzy but there's a time constraint we have one hour we have a certain amount of time or it's going to be over and you'll miss it forever and that's what gets people in these modes where they're not going to look it up they're not going to research to see which sites are legitimate which sites aren't and that's where they might be able to be taken advantage of. germany's highest court has ruled that a man convicted of a double murder in the eighty's has the right to have his name and other details removed from web searches he was sentenced for his crime in 982 when it was released 20 years later the case was widely reported in the media and his full name

appears in online searches as part of archived articles and he claims his right to privacy and ability to develop his personality have been violated or the right to be forgotten of course is a controversial subject that's resulted in disputes between google and you but you lost states that any european citizen account off for links containing sensitive information to be raised from search engines in 24 to a court ruled that it could force changes to do this and since then google says more than 800000 requests have been made for more than 3000000 web addresses over critics say it's dangerous for moving information and for criminals. debate to be issued. well they certainly deserve a 2nd chance but what they don't deserve is to have the historic crimes of they've gone wiped off that no one can find them this is clearly an attack on free speech freedom of information and international censorship because the the rights of those

that he killed the families the victims should never be forgotten but what he wants to do he wants his past to be completely wiped clean but once you start to we historically vents then you're. rewriting what historic what history was this person should have a slave why clean on the fact that the still showing up is going to be discriminated against or it could push him back into a life of crime if he's not given the right to leave his old life by law behind if you go for a job you've still got to you still got to give your past previous convictions which will discriminate against you anyway but the thing is there's no point releasing the individual from prison if he's still going to die if you still want to live in the past i'm all for giving a 2nd chance and like say the rehabilitation of offenders should should help sometimes it's down to employers having confidence in the judicial system to christian behavior for people to come out

a changed person and sometimes you need confidence in businesses to give them a chance but the problem is when you start to hide your historic events then that adds another dimension to the people will look into employer if he's trying to hide this what else is he trying to hide this person trying to better themselves the trying not trying to raise the past the trying to be given a fair shot the way of thinking you know what clean slate start again this is me now not then did you want to raise the posse could change names always off the internet could just change a name if they want to eventually like let me. now you do want to if you keep repeating yourself but the fact is you can change your name and you can just do exactly that anywhere. i change my name for example one of my goals on it is called do it if you can have a go at the open with. no if you if you actually go for jobs where they need to do certain disclosures 'd because of the certain criteria you have to say if you change your name or you know by other names so that they can do a proper search yet serve you serve you that society you released as

a new person with the hopefully with a new mindset you should be given every opportunity so that your past is stricken from the record like ability to go in for jobs it will always come up so there's no getting away from it just about. being a new person produce produce projection yourself in a different life and try to become a productive member of society the criminal may have served the time they may want to move on the families can't move on is still there should never try and wipe it because if the try and hide their past what else are they going to try to hide in the future so if you go up for you in just a few of its time that's when i back at midday to give you the latest global news one down will see about that.

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