us democrats can tell gloating is the debates gets underway in the lower house of the weather to impeach president donald trump. a new poll shows brits are losing their faith in the b.b.c. after its election coverage face claims of bias nearly half respondents believe that it's journalists are no longer trustworthy. parents in the united kingdom rang after school changes the words in traditional christmas carols to being more inclusive we get reaction. and they want to remove a reference as well jesus being king and jesus being saved if we don't have those things what so we celebrate the public space and the educational space is one which

is secular it does not mean it is bereft of theology or education of belief or conscience but it's inclusive of. other thanks for joining us this is r.t. international. the us house has started debating the donald trump impeachment article sponsor the landmark vote expected later today the president himself has accused the democratic leadership of pressuring party members to vote a certain way and there have been plenty of sound bites coming from the house floor already. this is a moment that you will read about in your history books he sought to elevate himself as a dictator a king but we are not him aren't monarchy we are the united states of america i want my daughter to be able to tell her children grandma did the right thing because in america no one is above the law now one of the democrat witnesses not

one was able to establish that the president committed bribery treason or high crimes and misdemeanors tench taken office nearly 3 years ago president trump has consistently and intentionally divided this country when the president withheld military aid to vulnerable nuke ukraine he sought to sabotage our elections after all the drama the majority has not found a single shred of evidence only 2nd 3rd 4th hand information i can't stop thinking about the cost to our country not just the impeachable offenses but the collateral damage of a president who uses power like a weapon against his own people. despite the fact that today so only now getting in the way some are already celebrating namely and some pro-democrat c.n.n. they've been confidently saying today trump is poised to be the 3rd u.s. president to be impeached they've also reported top democrats and house speaker

nancy pelosi the party members not to gloat too much. when we. won we won. hundreds of activists been demonstrating outside the capitol building chanting nobody is above the law when 600 pro impeachment rallies were reporters across the country to say that all sides double down ahead of the vote the pressure is especially high on those representatives that come from pro states and could disappoint their own voters more breaks down the impeachment case. democrats see launching these proceedings as a huge victory they say donald trump has betrayed the whole country but the whole country doesn't agree the country is split and americans don't seem to care for partisan squabbles and many have become more critical of the democrats in recent months even within the house of representatives 18 democrats are bucking the party line and say they will vote against impeachment they argue that months before the

2020 alexion this doesn't look good for the democrats but we are broke there are no like i work our you getting here knowing how. to drive and i don't see that barrier. all these factors combined to make some democrats very nervous and donald trump seems to be emphasizing the fears on the other side of the aisle any democrat that votes for the sham will be voting to sacrifice the house majority their dignity and their career. another fear hanging over the democrats is that they won't be able to actually remove donald trump from office after all republicans have a pretty solid majority in the senate so what's the plan well call up even more witnesses during the impeachment trial in the senate how on such a weighty matter could we avoid hearing this could we go forward without hearing it i haven't seen

a single good argument about why these witnesses shouldn't testify with these documents be produced unless the president has something to hide. and his supporters want that information hidden but who knows if these tactics will actually pay off remember the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearings the democrats called witness after witness after witness and the republicans seem to have been the big winners then these sexual assault allegations and heated rhetoric didn't win the democrats any points as the 2020 alexion edged nearer democrats stand to possibly lose pretty big from this whole impeachment fiasco after all the trouble is actually driven from office the red state in the rust belt base of trump supporters won't be pleased animosity between the 2 sides could reach a critical juncture and if they fail they could face ridicule for dragging the country through a pointless procedure wasting money and wasting time so what exactly are the

democrats trying to accomplish by impeaching donald trump to quote an old american saying after wonder are the democrats perhaps cutting off their nose in order to spite their face up and r.t. new york. 20 us presidential candidate from the libertarian party seraph believes that its clear will the democrats are really up to with their impeachment draw on. anybody with common sense can see it you know there is no basis for impeachment and we know that there is a senate majority the only thing that the democrats are proving is that they were sore losers during the election and we see time and time again a lot of people are gearing away from the democratic party not just by the way they're acting in that they're wasting the tax paying dollars. putting on fiascoes still cannot get over that donald trump is the president the united states i mean i was against him in the elections in 2016 and i'm running against him again in 2020 but you have to put all that aside and there are facts and there is you know the

fake news and that's what we're seeing today. no wasn't just who lost out assumes that the b.b.c. food in the recent general election that's according to a new poll shows sliding public trust in the broadcaster from london. it's all about an issue of trust so do britons trust that media outlets will according to a recent poll trust in the press to tell the truth has for all and less than half the population believe b.b.c. journalists are impartial and one in 5 britain say they don't trust the public broadcaster at all while a set of britons are most likely to trust newspaper journalists working for the times of the guardian well the decline in public trust came as the b.b.c. was criticised by those on the left and the right over its coverage of the general election there's some have even suggested they're reporting contributed to labour's crushing defeat of a site one reporter talking about boris johnson winning the majority he so deserves

and it's believed he meant to say he so desires but the b.b.c.'s election night on down has defended his family rather committed that mistakes are still trying to made the broadcaster itself has issued a statement refuting claims of price we delivered almost ambitious coverage ensuring it was fair and proportionate over the course of the campaign we stand by our journalism will continue to make got own editorial decisions and report without fear or favor well such criticism isn't new the broadcaster has also been accused of being anti breaks it but it is apparent bias just personal interpretation of the b.b.c.'s guidelines say it doesn't require absolute neutrality on every issue though is committed to do impartiality which reflects a range of perspectives but as its funding relies on license payers with a range of perspectives and different ideas of impartiality apparently you can't please half of the people all of the time. british prime is cool has found itself

in the firing line after angered by changes to the wording of traditional christmas carols white or primary school in the south east of england has rejected several carols replacing for example little lord with baby boy jesus critics say the changes and the whole point of the celebration some parents reacted negatively. if he was just a baby boy named jesus there wouldn't be a celebration in the 1st place he's our lord and savior and king of all kings that's the whole point it's also a tradition is taking away the traditions of the country i believe my children have been discriminated against and the have been denied the freedom to fully express their faith christian belief and tradition of being 2nd feist and silenced in the name of inclusion and political correctness the words lord jesus are about the central message of christmas which is that god is with us in jesus to put it very simply but it's what christmas is about school in question says it promotes british

values including tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs it has defended the way by saying some students did another term last year because of their religious beliefs and the school wants to include all peoples during the festive period we discussed the issue with to india from christian concern and social commentator my answer. christianity and the whole reason why we celebrate christian christmas is because jesus was born as a human being and yet it was god as well and came down and it's an incredible thing to think that god became a human being but that's what actually happened and that's what we're celebrating here and they want a true move of reference as well as jesus being king and jesus being savior if we don't have those things what are we celebrating i think it's a massive distortion let's be quite clear jesus wasn't god he was our greed from a theological perspective not agree he was a mighty messenger prophet there is very little theological evidence the public space and the educational space is one which is secular it does not mean it is bereft of theology or education of belief or conscience but is inclusive of it so

if we want to have standing advisory councils of religious education that include all strains of all walks of life of humanism as well and atheism of people who want to come in there with so of more free n.g.'s they are included nowadays and the question is whether children should be free to opt out from an itty bitty where is mary jesus a baby jesus and all the question of it is not decided on in a stable which isn't true i think that sets the parents of the think still composition i think they could come a watch if they wanted to they're really so upset about people saying jesus or that they have to not even be in the same presence there's something to talk about there why are they so upset about people saying jesus is lord i can't even go on walks and observe it you know and so i think i want to discuss that with them but ultimately i want to respect their rights if they want to opt out of it they cannot sound of it another person should be made for that and the head teacher has seen that she has had 60 people who last year opted out from religious services worshipful activities and under the education act collective worship is wholly or

broadly of a christian tradition but it doesn't have to be a particular question is not whether they did i was out that's not a commercial you want to opt out no none of that the question you know you'll just go to the car see the question is whether you should tell us the word and if it's not what a people should opt out everyone agrees that they're not out. why not as my only reason i don't have one so please is not a question at my see whether she used the word of traditional carols to remove to keep a leaf of christianity and turn it into something that's not christian after all that's the question islam at its best is the completion of god's revelation we are not here to supersede christians we're here to live alongside people of one another and an emergence of society in the educational space we need to have a plural system where everybody is welcome this is the same old tired arguments that some so. how do you know migrants when you when you have a situation that was a christianity that are not your station is not welcome you're saying belief and faith is the word so much as i places you'll discuss it although we can see all of

what he's doing and follow it will say that's of christianity you're the one that's being intolerant here because you're saying they shouldn't saying the word this is a law that's the it's all an attitude here. stone you know authorities of want to please a very local offshoot of the russian news agency sputnik that if they don't cut ties with the parent company they'll face criminal prosecution with the details his artes make you. seeis a volunteer and sputnik editor in chief have described the action from thailand as arbitrary and now planned seek advice from the un the o.s.c. and other international organizations but what they describe as an unprecedented violation of freedom of speech and this comes after the owner of the office where dystonia was based to broke the lease contracts following pressure from police now employees are also said to have received letters from the police department and the border control threatening criminal proceedings if they continue to work with. the agency in the new year now the move has been justified by the estonian or thirty's

by citing european sanctions from 2014 the agency however did not appear on any such sanctions list the agency's press service has since responded with feeling that it is based on powell problems whilst operating in the country take a listen we consider the actions of the authorities to be. used to such international organizations as the un the council of europe. are demanding the proper amount of the unprecedented case of violation of freedom of speech in recent years and measures to ensure the right of our journalists to carry out their professional work to speak in back in november the editor in chief of margarita simonyan said that the news agency had received more pressure in a stonier than anywhere else in the world she details how employees had been intimidated by security services even had their bank accounts frozen and estonian

banks that did service the agency have frozen all accounts since then so meanwhile the serious of all of nears the executive director plans to raise the issue with the russian presidential cumin rights council so needless to say this is an issue that the agency is not taking lying down. in the village. what do you think of these threats coming from your stone authorities understand the claiming that this ties in with the sanctions and for their actions are justified what do you think. well if it was tied in with sanctions from not 2040 was it saying to all 2019 for them to take this action i think it's a political action quite clearly and it's related to the kind of pressures and tensions that are in the international system at the moment in which a stone near east plays a key a key role russia's deputy envoy to the o.c. said pretty much what you just said that this is political pressure what's the concern what does this tell me if feel it gains from making

a move like this. well you know there's just been a meeting of the normandy for to try and resolve the ukraine crisis and the political forces in a stone year who are not happy with any kind of solution to the crisis and i'm only guessing but it's possible that's related to the service particular pressure don't forget that in 2014 it was a rumor spirits the the stolen foreign minister who telephone clerk catherine ashton is the foreign representative to point out that the shootings in the my done square corporate carried out probably by elements connected to the new government not the old government to be on a coverage so in other words a stone. appear subsequently agreed that the that the the telephone call had been made and that that was his assessment. the stony because of the history of the struggle against the russian imperialism as they would see it you've

got a lot of history there which in encourages if you want what you might call sort of confrontational attitudes but most think this kind of press should never works really ultimately you've got to accept the people who have a different point of view from you and you can't just tell them what to think or what to say it does seem like this was coming in november the channel and 3rd that it was under so much pressure with said it was the strongest they believe any any station in the in the world what i don't understand what the problem is when it comes to the media isn't it fairly clear if a country feels that the novel is being biased impartial it isn't balanced sure surely they should have regulations in place to you know legitimately remove it from its position instead of having to make stuff up. along exactly this is the ministries of decision and don't forget that in you know there's

a big issue in the in general about what is legitimate freedom of speech i mean in the in the general election here. justice of the b.b.c. in its role and whether it was biased in favor of the government. but also of course you've got private newspapers and private broadcasters who are openly pause polities on now is that acceptable or not if you think during the american revolution there were lots and lots of people publishing stuff which was very n.z. the british government should that have been burned sure the winsome control over it things or wider issues but i think that so i mean what's happened here in a stone year is to do with the possibility of a negotiated solution in ukraine and the dislike of that by some elements within the a stone in starbucks when you think this could be the start of something a bit a bit wider a clampdown on sputnik or any russian related 'd news agency because it does feel as though they're slightly different kind of. ways of assessing whether an organization is fit and proper when it comes to russia because because of the

political element. well it is if we're going to have some kind of control over the recent case for having broadcast media under strict control for example in print media that's certainly the case in this country the b.b.c. in theory is supposedly impartial the print media is allowed to be completely boy asst other thing that's really fair there ought to be so there ought to be a standard for everybody but if you're going to have a standard for everybody it's got to be clear what it is otherwise you could easily cross the line without even knowing you have crossed the line because you don't know where the line is and if you go into this these are administrative measures that have been taken the not legal measures the probably measures that would stand up in court i think that's the issue here on a micro level martin thanks for joining us now to some is independent journalist my guest. appreciates thing with there as here are 3 international more news after this very short break.

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to use this in a more complex way i'm one of the things that we learn is to have to join in with love to contagiously to love and somebody else loves even if you don't know why they're laughing. welcome back the british prime minister has unveiled plans he says will fight until summer tism boris johnson the public bodies from joining a palestinian led campaign to boycott israel as a protest over the occupied territories. has the story there are a few grassroots organizations as divisive as b.d.s. the boycott divestment and sanctions movement it builds itself as a pro freedom pro equality group fighting to secure palestinian rights by putting economic pressure on israel but in recent years b.d.s. has been accused of anti-semitism and allegation very many denies the b.d.s.

movement does not tolerate any acts or discourse which drops or promotes among others and black racism and the arab racism islamophobia and the semitism sexism zina phobia or homophobia the b.d.s. movement isn't alone and that's harsh criticism of is who are either human rights groups and the un also condemn illegal israeli settlements in the west bank similarly in open but the e.u.'s top court ruled that both food and drink made in these settlements have to be labeled as coming from the occupied territory the international holocaust remembrance alliance whose definition of anti-semitism is used internationally allows for less than glowing reviews office 0 criticism of israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as anti-semitic nevertheless politicians. globally have chosen to side against b.d.s. .

and the latest to jump on the bandwagon is boris johnson feeling fresh and powerful off his recent sweep to victory in the u.k. general election we will ban public bodies from imposing their own direct or indirect boycotts disinvestment or sanctions campaigns against foreign countries these undermine community cohesion they claim this is not the deliberate attempt to conflate criticism of his radio policies with anti semitism the conservative governments renewed talk of outlawing b.d.s. is the result of having lost the moral argument and like supporters of israel everywhere needing to resort to oppression and smears to stop ethical by cart and divestment initiatives also crying foul of this alleged misuse of the anti semitism

label are supporters of jeremy corbett they argue he's been smeared for standing in solidarity with the palestinian people i think it is high time the un since it does recognize the needs of the palestinian people through under a. and and also through their membership in unesco it's time for them to now recognize palestine as a state and some who had been hoping for a call from government were quick to identify the guilty party the chief rabbi must be dancing in the street the pro israel lobby a one hour day on election by line about jeremy corrigan in an already tense political climate reaction to the remark can fit on fast once again jane it's wrong opens her trap and once again vile and to semitism spews of her racist cakehole how can this vile bigot still be in the lord's allowed month and barris meant to our country janet duncan is an unapologetic and to semite there she goes again she

can't help herself it's a sickness the chief rabbi must be dancing in the street over labour's election loss jenny tong is vile but it's the responses that expose how bad anti-semitism actually is it's a semantic minefield out there be careful where you step even a well intentioned statement could be used as ammunition against you what is johnson was actually some making good at israeli. he was actually also he was influenced by president donald trump but what some prizes need to be honest is why he is in a hurry he is in power just just a few days ago he one day looked him just the last day as the old wednesday so that now immediately the 1st thing he is taking care of is to actually begin to take this training position against innocent people in palestine people and that

a bit goofy shit 1st they said you know we should ban these a and is it and now it is the cement is it. which means also and this is that idealism so what we are not allowed to criticize israel at all is that it is above i. the. pentagon social media account is receiving criticism online for sharing a colorized image of a convicted nazi war criminal the s.s. officer in question led a unit that killed dozens of unarmed american prisoners of war in world war 2. wow. wow. wow. wow.

wow. wow. wow. wow. wow. wow. is that you know kind convicted criminal his rear echelon troops are literally responsible for the murder of u.s. troops at the infamous malmedy massacre this photo looks like the s.s. if that is not your intention please move to later in the article. sometimes the move is the move that will create a sense of tension by introducing a bad guy it is technique of affective storytelling. my uncle was captured during the bulge and spend the next 6 months in star like 9

b. witnessing atrocities so don't anyone say this is ok i hope this is not real forks in the department of defense i'm really insensitive i. carry thanks for staying with us that brings you right up to date i'll be here with the latest headlines more on top stories in 30 minutes. if if. if. if.

if readings and sell you taste it means. this week while talk of impeachment reigns supreme on our cable news airwaves and social media news feeds the trumpet ministration tighten the federal rules regarding work requirements for millions of americans currently on supplemental nutrition assistance program or snap this move effectively leaves an estimated 688000 jobless souls living in the united states without access to discounted or free food also the u.s. department of agriculture can save the government 5500000000 dollars over 5 years or roughly a little over a $1000000000.00 a year meanwhile the business of politics my friends is booming the wall street journal is reporting that spending on political advertisements is projected to hit a new high in 2020 surging 3600000000 above the most recent presidential campaign year and how high you ask 9900000000 according to group m. the world's largest advertising media company so

a close to $700000.00 americans will soon be without food assistance just to save the federal government a buck or 2 political parties and their gilded corporate sponsors are more than happy to waste close to $10000000000.00 on campaign commercials that works out to a little over $14000.00 per person who is now without food stamps but guess what that $9900000000.00 might be on the low end of estimates group m.f. global president of business intelligence brian weezer told the media that quote our understanding is that in the typical campaign 60 percent of funds raised may be deployed in the media spending consequently we recognize that the current political cycle could lead to higher levels of spending than we currently incorporate into our forecast that means that by tuesday nov 3rd our illustrious political parties could spend well over $12000000000.00 just to get themselves elected deep do you really really think they spend numbers like that because they really really really really really want to be home.