ok link up. russian president vladimir putin telephone system american counterpart donald trump to thank him after a tip off from u.s. intelligence the foiled terrorist plot in st petersburg also to come this hour the u.s. military carries out airstrikes in iraq and syria killing $25.00 people and injuring dozens in what american officials call a defensive operation against an iran backed militant group and as the year through through a close we begin our review of the key events that shaped 2019 claiming divine intreat protests that seemed to grip every corner to play. like good morning welcome you watching at international is just one item in moscow

. and is personally thank donald trump for a tip off from u.s. intelligence which helped a terrorist plot in st petersburg medina corps chain of reports. russia's federal security service detain 2 people that were allegedly planning to carry out terrorist attacks in the city of st petersburg according to the security service these people in question were planning terrorist attacks in crowded places during a new year's celebrations it was also reported that avid and shutting the lights on some of their intentions was also the scene well they were being detained russian federal security service a mage's these the rest on the 27th of december following information that was received from their american colleagues now some may say that it was a significant step in the relationships between the 2 countries and in

a telephone conversation the russian president vladimir putin thanked his american counterpart donald trump for this piece of data that helped prevent these attacks they prevented what could have been a tragic catastrophe yes the city of st petersburg russia is north and capital is packed with people during new year holidays so this piece of information how to prevent a horrible situation indeed both presidents discussed a range of pressuring issues they agreed to continue cooperation in the fight against terrorism actually last time they spoke was in july and in person they mad back in june at the g 20 summit in japan at the time the meeting was said to be quite long and productive so it seems that both sides trying to keep the line of contact open we spoke to chris phillips he's a former head of the u.k.

counterterrorism security office he says the case does highlight the need for cross border intelligence sharing. what it does point out as well is that we live in such an interconnected world now with intelligent sources the us of obviously gone are also dealing with people and that are running incidents in peterborough petersburg and i think we're going to see more of this because because of the use of its use telephones these interconnected groups. to strike anywhere across well you can only hope countries work together not only against terrorism but the bigger thing actually possibly even bigger than terrorism is organized crime because organized criminals are wreaking havoc across the world at the moment we've seen people murder their name london and other countries recently a lot to do with drugs and of course this is this is a big problem for all countries. the u.s.

military has carried out air strikes in iraq in syria killing 25 people and injuring dozens american officials called it there were defensive operation against iran backed militant group. what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what the president has said for months and months and months which is that we stand for this long. you can achieve the put american men and women in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with the other options that are available and i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own self-defense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran but according to the u.s. the bombing raids were tally ation friday struck each striking the kook base in iraq which killed one american contractor no group has claimed responsibility for that attack but the pentagon has blamed the type hizbollah an armed group that

emerged after the u.s. invasion of iraq and has repeatedly targeted american forces it is also one of the main shia forces fighting against islamic state in both iraq and syria. according to the iraqi news agency the country's president has condemned the u.s. strikes calling them harmful to iraq and the country's prime minister described the operation as a violation of iraqi sovereignty and also a dangerous escalation for the region former pentagon official michael maloof says an escalation in the region could just be what president trump needs right now. the u.s. doesn't need much of a provocation to escalate this not only inside iraq but toward iran directly everything is on a razor's edge already and i don't think that we need to have any more provocations on either side that could launch into a full blown attack and that's basically also other trump would need basically to

divert attention away from his. impeachment preoccupation and unite the country the air strikes the chemist china iran and russia help their joint drills think lewd anti terrorism and anti piracy training now being held in the northern part of the indian ocean and in the gulf of the region including shipping in energy supply reefs and has been a source of tensions between iran and the less this past year turan says more joint exercises are planted. i do and will game is no joke and this is no joking matter for us either we will hit whatever spying craft in the war games own the watercraft or aircraft as we have proved having such a capability in the past the us has been escalating the tensions it's been increasing its military buildup in this part of the world it has been trying to you know even provoked iran few months ago they sent and intruding drone they also

sent their vessels to the borders international borders of iran in the persian gulf all in order to provoke tehran and escalate the tensions the presence of the russians as well as the cheney's is doing very much the escalating role as they are playing a balancing act against the us and its so-called coalition of the sentinel this would you know preempt the united states threat to the islamic republic of iran and . to the free flow of you know shipping in the persian gulf. but it has been a turbulent year for rand and the region as a whole marked by tough sanctions the seizure of tankers and the pavements to looking back is roman cost. for terror on the year 2019 was thrilling to say the least it narrowly avoided an open military conflict with the united states got

hammered by new stifling sanctions took part in a so-called oil tanker crisis and had to deal with the worst domestic processed in 40 years let's go through it one step at a time. following its withdrawal from the iranian nuclear deal the us continued its sanctions against the islamic republic the country's uncompromising stance swiftly led to an american military buildup in the region the united states is deploying the u.s.s. abraham lincoln carrier strike group and bomb a task force to the u.s. central command region sent a clear and unmistakable message to the arabian regime that any attack on united states interests on those of our allies will be minutes with unrelenting force in may and june of 2019 some oil tankers were damaged and some caught fire in the gulf of oman washington immediately blamed terror on in may the rebels in yemen carried

out multiple drone strikes on a saudi oil pipeline the u.s. again stated that it believes iran was behind the attack and continued deploying different troops over the next 2 months the pentagon said the buildup was in response to heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations these assets would join the u.s.s. abraham lincoln carrier strike group and a u.s. air force bomb a task force in the middle east region in response to indications of heightened iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against u.s. forces and our interests president trump even said that should there be a conflict it will be the official and of iran washington saber rattling seemingly ended when trump approved the sale of $8000000000.00 worth of weapons to saudi arabia but tensions reached a new high when a u.s. surveillance drone was shot down by the iranian military trump had ordered out is every military. strike on iran but withdrew his decision minutes before the operation began so avoid the loss of life. pressure on terror on

continued in early july when british royal marines seize its super tanker off the coast of gibraltar iran responded by capturing british flag tanker that stand in peril as it passed through the strait of hormuz following usual accusations of piracy threats by iran to close the strait of hormuz and the ensuing panic in the oil markets all ended well as both tankers were eventually released. despite iran's resilience to the u.s. sanctions their effect is taking its toll the last months of 2019 or more by protest across the country when gasoline prices skyrocketed due to the government's decision to cut fuel subsidies so the plan was to direct the additional funds to supporting over $60000000.00 people in need crowds it still took to the streets it was initially at peaceful rally but it quickly turned violent in some places and

resulted in several deaths including law enforcement officers now that story it's easy even put the country on its old school internet shut down to prevent the protests from spreading now let's guess who was the 1st to capitalize on iran's civil unrest people enjoy a better future when their government begins to respect basic human rights abandons its revolutionary. posture and its destabilizing foreign policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation he's arabian can a poor jobs or eve dismiss that kind of support saying that it was the u.s. sanctions that caused so much suffering to his people. a regime that byron's food and medicine for ordinary people including elderly and sick iranians by economic terrorism can never show its disgraceful support for the iranian people despise and the other year under serious pressure life here in tehran continues the internet is back online with all major social networks available and i checked that myself but

hardly anyone in iran has any ads out with an adversary like washington they're in for still more thrilling moments in the coming year. cost of artsy terror on. hundreds of people have taken potter 19 a gratian running richer in montana it follows a stabbing there on christmas eve according to reports that incident happened after migrants stormed a christmas party at a local church one person was seriously injured 5 years after i still see refugees it seems that chimneys and i longer as welcoming as it used to be to be told of an expression. just a few weeks ago the cabinet minister in charge of migration here in germany said the migrant crisis is over however the chief of the federal police has serious concerns when it comes to the underlying affects particularly when it comes to the

deportation of asylum applications it was deemed don't have the right to remain in the country he says there's just not enough deportation centers to deal with the numbers. considering the approximately 240003rd country nationals who are required to leave the country the 577 preedy ports haitian facilities that exist in the country are far too few in the period of january to october of 2019 around $21000.00 deportations were carried out that's down around a 1000 on the same period in 2018 but that also correlates with a drop off in the number of those entering germany illegally and 2019 compared to 2018 building more 'd detention facilities isn't going to happen overnight and wouldn't solve germany's headache over what to do with those it said come to remain some migrants issued with deportation notices simply don't turn up on the day they're supposed to leave germany while the courts of rule that almost half the

cases that people cannot be sent back to certain countries because of the situation on the ground their police officers are also reporting increased strain over having to watch deportees who are desperate not to be sent home. they resist with any means scratching biting spitting and kicking some police officers have been badly injured what's awaits deportees when they leave germany has to be taken into serious consideration a recent series of studies into what happens to those sent from germany back to afghanistan revealed that some run the risk of being killed on their return to their homeland while others come become targets for insurgent groups and become radicalized as toll could rise ations look to pick off and targets those that all vulnerable and ostracized by society peter all of a. nice to have you this morning we begin our review of the past year that some of

the key events that shaped the last 12 months that's to come just after the break. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the dares thinks. we dare to ask. you know world big part of the law 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 bad 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. thank. you. again now with 2020 just around the corner let's have our 1st big look back at some of the key events of the past year . i. well today's topics are here in fact so we can have a look at them now they are streets of rage and the rather mysterious title there mind games so let's see what stories the 1st of these categories can offer up while

$29.00 teams seem to have been the year of violent protests the city streets the world over have been gripped by unrest from the yellow vests protests in paris to the anti beijing rights that took place also in hong kong and then of course at the top there in latin america plenty going on there and that's what we'll focus on max the continent has had more than its fair share of 2 more in 2019 protests have raged everywhere from venezuela and bolivia to chile and ecuador on quarter breaks there. it started as a spark the next thing you know the inferno of revolution is all around you and can't be extinguished that is the south america of 2019. thanks.

to. her. but. what's crucial if that's your aim is to find just the right moment to stir up the scent of . venezuela's chaos was the epicenter right after the country reelected president nicolas maduro washington pounced challenging the government's legitimacy and trying to provoke a coup. i'm mike pence nicolas maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power and it gracefully and doubt the legitimacy to run venezuela upon the leader of the opposition to me i swear to formally assume the duties of the national executive as president of venezuela

president trump officially recognize the president of the venezuelan national assembly one goh i do is the interim president of venezuela the time is now to support the venezuelan people to recognize the new democratic government led by interim president gore though the safety and security of president and his family are of great importance to the american people why don't try too hard to win over the military but when it became clear it stood behind a majority washington rolled out some empty threats are you hearing very well that is what i consider getting thing but all options are on the table all of these are all options are on the table all options are on the table he was. not to do this as a result of the united states and steamrolled the country with sanctions adding to the suffering of ordinary people already living through economic collapse but is it really democracy that washington and its allies were interested in or perhaps this

has something more to do with black gold don't know what is donald trump's cases against venezuela the cases belo is the only live venezuela the riches of venezuela it's go gas diamonds are in water a material riches resource grabbing hasn't only been confined to venezuela in the region. bolivia seen its own share of unrest this year but there are right wing coup was successful the elected president abel morales forced to step down and flee the country well he does either why am i resigning so that my opponents cannot continue to persecute my social. brothers it's my duty as an indigenous president and the president of all believe in this to see peace after morale has got the boot senator janine anya is proclaimed herself interim president not exactly a household name before that but what's more important is who had her back and he

guesses we pledge our support to the believe in people and to the transitional government led by president janine and yes as they prepare for these elections. we support you need 9 years in bolivia as she would to ensure a peace who democratic transition through free elections and just like in venezuela it's ordinary people who are paying the price for regime change. you. are. seeing the parallels here's another one lithium is in high demand in the united states and that valuable resource also happens to be in abundance in bolivia.

chile has also been no stranger to disorder where clashes have been deadly at times thousands have rallied since mid october demanding the president resign and the constitution be revised there have already been widespread reports of torture and unlawful killings following the military's deployment. but on these protests the u.s. has been silent maybe it's because the president is sebastian piñera a harvard graduate whose free market policies have shown he's happy to do business with the u.s. a case not so different from this next country. at last we have ecuador a country that became engulfed in protests after the government carried out i.m.f. backed severe austerity policies.

yet again silence from the us and the reason is pretty much the same as with chile the us supported the government's newfound allegiance with the i.m.f. washington might pick and choose the battles that benefit its interests the most but at the end of the day fire is fire it doesn't care who it burns and when a whole continent is set ablaze it becomes extremely difficult to extinguish. one quarter that will political crises and social instability across the region have led to a spike in brutal incidents in fact in one case the mayor of a small town in bolivia is finally assaulted and humiliated by anti morris is protesting you might find the following footage upsetting.

all the more broadly official who we can see here through the streets barefoot cutting off i'm painting it red protesters brought it to a knees and forced to resign i should like to tell me that the beating hasn't changed her political convictions. when all what happened was disgusting and i'm now recovering from brean all damage that i suffered terribly is old and i'm still in pain the also cut off my hair for you they beat me on it all but they didn't change my view that everything are still confusing at that moment many of them covered their faces when we recognized some of them it was sad to see all of 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 betting is it will mean

a matter that has now returned to work and she says to you that the violence within her country must come to an it. you know that is 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 the 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 that people need to reflect and stop harming each other we need to restore unity. never hurt anybody i've always worked for my city and i want people to take a step back and think you know the believe and people cannot live like this. ok well as part of our review let's move to another topic that cryptically titled mind games here to see what this brings up they do seem to be trying to control the way

people think and we can start with the influence of social media to particularly facebook. trying to take a look at whether facebook has become the censor in chief when it comes to what we can and come. out tell you what having this job for 6 years is maybe report on censorship quiet a few times look at this freshman giorno betraying co asking about facebook censorship at a press briefing hey man you have no idea what awaits you in 29. by the end of the decade look at it the evolution of online platforms has gone all the way towards 0 tolerance for offenders even though it all one started down there with pretty much 0 regulation but who decides what exactly makes someone an offender all right let's dig into the 2900 stage evolution look at

these one by one and check out their censorship record. you true work hard on reading their platform of harassment see the latest update to their harassment policy came out in december go on read into it you'll fly words like veiled threats plod threats right there warning that whatever that's supposed to mean will be punished and you'll find 0 examples and no proper details. it was always in force these policies seemingly random or not at all so why should i trust them to do it now i'm skeptical why are the late night hosts allowed to roast people on you tube pick on people's physical appearance but other youtube is can't so you shippers put out its new guidelines they don't set lines and they don't guide. the latest in a series of policy updates after the previous ones you tube didn't hesitate to take

action the result record breaking numbers of accounts and videos taken down. in $29.00 taking facebook really took us all by surprise by showing what it takes to put on a new face not that it looked like they were keen to do it but someone just happened to notice that while trying to dodge a defamation lawsuit facebook refer to itself as a publisher look at this mature c.e.o. telling congress his network is a tech company not a media one well that happened before 2019 and the new f.b.i. gave itself the green light to censor just about anything which they've been up to quite strenuously although in march when the new zealand shooter life streamed a massacre 50 people everyone was like where the hell were the moderators or

censors were anyone to stop this another thing i won't call anyone out for inconsistency but in a recent interview mr zuckerberg said no to censoring political ads even if they contain lies in what i believe is that in a democracy it's really important that people can see for themselves what politicians are saying it's that they can make their own judgments and i don't think that a private company should be censoring politicians or news this tech giants however have been blamed for screwing up a bit of campaigning like when gabbert for instance challenged google for taking down her ads this alarming trend has been growing with tech giants continuing to silence voices and restrict access to information this concentration of power and influence is a direct threat to our democracy by the way did you know about this side to it 29000 sauda list. facebook moderators claiming to have p.t.s.d.

growing with a former employee suing the social media giant even though the company said it was offering all the required support. well no point in digging too deep if the story's repeating itself twitter has mastered the art of new era suspensions and bans to the vagueness of the rules probably isn't so much to worry about so you can get in trouble for it can be many things from supporting join a songe to pulling a prank on the fans of the cats movie but just keep in mind what kind of folks you may find among twitter's staff a british army psyops soldier war saudi arabia is tasked with digging into the counts of the kingdom's critics well.