you know what we want to hire. for headline stories this. storm the u.s. embassy and after last week's deadly american airstrikes in iraq diplomatic stuff including. reportedly been evacuated from the compound. claims he's in a u.k. prison. subjected to 23 hours of solitary confinement every day we hear from his friend who was told the chilling details in a call from the wiki leaks co-founder on christmas eve. because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010.

he said to me but i'm slowly dying. to a little boy pulled from the roof. collapse in russia. 24 hour news live from moscow this is r.t. international my names you know no need to welcome to the program our top story brit tried to storm the u.s. embassy in with some of the protesters there starting a fire it comes in response to american bombing raids in iraq and syria to the weekend which killed $25.00 7. i i.

i. i. i. very much a developing story there we'll have a live update to what is going on from our correspondents or middle east correspondent little bit later in the hour but for now igor takes a look at how iraq's got caught up in the standoff between the u.s. and around. they come they see they leave a barren wasteland american airstrikes on foreign soil have become a normality the whole world is the military's sandbox and this time they've been playing in iraq's corner where we did was dig a decisive response that makes clear what the president really has that for months and months and months which is that we will stand for this long. because the put

american men and women in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with him 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 the u.s. bombing pro iranian forces in iraq unilaterally if there's one country living in the borderless world of tomorrow that's america what happened yesterday was clear aggression it was not right and we tried to stop it but the u.s. insisted very unfortunately this thing happened i said that this was a very dangerous matter and asked to discuss it face to face with the responsible parties not only by phone he said the decision has been made and i am informing you of this but for baghdad and installed bigger than the airstrikes themselves is the fact that the bombing of votes land wasn't even about it it had nothing to do with

iraq instead washington was after iran and its power grip on the middle east part of america's great again plan of weakening tehran irony is america that complains so much about iran now who was the one to inadvertently elevate iran into a powerhouse it is now in iraq in particular saddam hussein once prompted by the us was iran's greatest enemy and the cia even aided his brutal chemical. against the rainy an army but then hussein himself became a problem fell from grace and ended his reign on the gallows the us invasion created a power vacuum which you run didn't hesitate to fill around as the major destabilizing in influence in the middle east and we aim to fix that one of the greatest security threats facing peace loving nations today. is the repressive regime in iran really

didn't think twice about that. the u.s. has been after tehran on so many levels from sanctions to declaring iran's elite military force a terrorist organization but they are not stopping there and the u.s. has been particularly aggressive in trying to push to iran's influence out of iraq this alone shows just how much free will the u.s. has left its ally iraq in being the master of its own foreign policy and there's no indication washington's going to stop in fact the exact opposite we're not done this is an ongoing process a process. here to another story we are closely following wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he is slowly dying in a u.k. jail and is often tranquilize then kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day he made the disturbing revelations in a phone call to his friend von smith on christmas eve. all fall and it was

very upsetting to hear him the idea of him being sedated has come from several people who visited him who clearly been told and the british government have been asked about it and they refused to address that matter and what they say is they're not mistreating him but clearly he's being kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day he sounded awful and he said to me that i'm slowly dying please remember he served that time all the bail charge and. he served his time too and he's now in ramadi it's highly unusual to put a man prisoner in belmarsh when they're not a threat of a physical violent threat to society i think we need some answers from from the british government why are they treating him like this why can't we have some independent assessment i'm 100 international got to those and asked to arrange a visit at least to send some representatives to check on him but that hasn't been

allowed nils meltzer the un rocketeer on torture has been very clear about a songes mistreatment and describes it in the most of bullying terms and yet his claims very recently in november that the british government have completely ignored his request to see julian probably his health properly assess. the long smith well lessons was arrested in april and since then medics and un observers have warned about his the climbing physical and mental health a hearing in february well decide on his extradition to the us there he's accused of publishing classified documents and could face a 175 year jail sentence. for commenting on the claims that a sound is being mistreated the u.k. government say there are funded and they are faults but that has not stopped politicians activists and other high profile figures continuing to draw attention to his plight.

worse for now. he had been exposed to psychological torture for a prolonged period of time that's a medical assessment and. asks to 4 in all states to investigate this case. 15 keaton is right and. the medical situation is that by urgent there is no time to lose.

and now i want to bring you a story that started with tragedy but ended with hope a year ago a baby was rescued from the rubble of his collapsed in the russian city of magneto course after treatment and care is now taking his 1st. i. use. this a little for one of our rescue workers heard the child crying we stopped all our

equipment in order to listen and make sure when we said why it's the baby reacted and went quiet to yuki when we said where are you he started to react again. she. was. in the food chain my eldest son and i fell together i'll find it was left alone in his bed who managed to get out and he was left that. the child was conscious when hugh drive to and take him to the parade senior at the moment the child's remains in a serious condition. of installation cd. ok

i want to return to our top story on the program valve to all of the storming of the u.s. embassy in baghdad. iraq with some of the protesters believed to have started a fire there now that comes in response to american bombing raids in iraq and in syria at the weekend which killed $25.00 u.s. cross loyal to our middle east correspondent paula sli or to phyllis in more on this paula why indeed why are iraqis furious. well the situation is unfolding quite dramatically as we speak the latest reports suggest that the u.s. embassy staff including reportedly the ambassador have been evacuated from the american compound and this comes as iraqi security forces continue to fire tear gas

at the crowds that have gathered there not only on tuesday they were funerals that were hopeful some of the victims of the american airstrikes on sunday and following the funeral part of the procession made its way to the american embassy where we see the scenes unfolding earlier the baghdad government also summoned the american ambassador for an explanation of sunday's strikes in which the americans targeted 5 targets belonging to the cats hizbullah armed group this is a group that emerged after the american invasion of iraq has been primarily involved in firing at american troops and it is one of the main militia groups that has been fighting islamic state in syria and iraq now the united states says that one of its bases was hit by a rocket barrage on sunday a base in cooked in which one of its contractors was killed and although no blue group has claimed responsibility for the attack the united states insists that it is this has been a group and hence it justifies its actions in fact the u.s.

special representative for iran prime hook has defended the operation again now saying that the u.s. is targeting iranian backed militia to prevent the aggression of what he calls turn around. one of the things we want to emphasize is that this was a defensive action that was designed to protect american forces and the. american citizens in iraq were also working on the mission of restoring deterrence against remey integration. the protests began on sunday night after hundreds of protesters took to the streets as news broke of the american strikes on this particular group and they started chanting slogans against america saying down with american no to america burning american flags burning israeli flags condemning the american actions and expressing support for those who the americans have targeted. a certain a very fluid situation there paula thanks for bringing us right up to date with what is known here. ok still ahead on the program we continue our

review of the past year anniversary of the election of. our recap after the break. you know world a 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 smart we need to stop slamming the door on the back 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 for watching closely watching the hawks. the world is driven by

a dream shaped by. thinks . we dare to ask. hello again now at 2020 just hours away now it's time to look more of the key events that shaped the past 12 months. ok today's topics that we're looking at are don't believe the hype and streets of

rage will look at the former at 1st here so 2019 was characterized by bites of political history from debates about climate change to the doping scandal and of course emotions run high over brags that. boris johnson's victory in the u.k. general election gave leavers hope some remain in despair. taylor looks at the whole. the festive season is upon us mulled wine christmas and smells and sounds the promise of snow but the time to come together i'm going to tell stories and while do i have a good one of. one cute morning 3 years ago the porch people woke up and decided they just had enough of this here and brussels i'm all 60000000 mourn the loss of that repost 17400000 rejoice off with those european chapels make britain great again off till they promised it would be easy

getting out of the e.u. can be quick and easy the u.k. holds most of the cons. so there are 2 votes to leave we hold the cogs and we can choose the path we won't an optimism apparently not shared by david cameron because he made a hasty exit but to resume bounded to the rescue on her lap at kitson heels and she meant bricks it means bricks it bricks it needs frex it wrecks it means bricks it and we're going to make a success of it so she clapped and triggered article 50 starting the hold to force process and to have credit she did manage to wrangle a deal from the e.u. so the pressure was the only one who thought it was any good but desperate times desperate measures and off to parliament she wasn't and it was a botched the deal was flattened not once not even twice but 3 times

2 years on m.p.'s have been unable to agree on a way to implement the u.k.'s withdrawal. as a result we will now not leave on time with a deal eventually she ran out of that 7 policy sun so turned to the front lawn buttons for door to door i cheer i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love and boris johnson. but maybe he'd be the one to get rex it done 1st of all what are we going to do to really. get bread dad is really going to make it out of can you make a promise today to the british public that you will not go back to brussels and ask for another delay to practice it yet and so young and revealing that. ditch could

find it was just too much after all to get invited by parliament so you suspended it but opted not to go down well. so he said ok fine back to brussels more negotiations and he returned to london with a deal even poured template to walk on a saturday but alas knows that that his people just like me was rejected and he was forced to beg you to get him out that today some of them peeled you can go to the gym you truly bomb the ship yards to the right 328 the notion that 301. you know the good stuff maurice simpson spending part but haven't watched pos new deal. was. done no one can do is going to be opposition into a general election by putting jeremy coogan

a big house is desperate absolutely desperate to avoid scrutiny. on the eve of the election the polls were close to boris and on the charm and what would being people door to door. for. nothing like a good movie reference to win you an election because on december 12th boris was popping champagne and dining on his new parliamentary majority he got his wish of a korban free christmas and now he might well get his wish for january breck's it the question is will we finally get our wish for just a bit of. 0 to. 6

00 and other key events from the year was streets protests grip cities all across the world chief among them in parts and fuck the. of france it seems was affected by a kind of yellow fever charlotte dubin ski reports now on the protest movement that's been shaking things up every weekend this year. as 29000 winds up in front since that time move reflection was a good g.a.a. what gifts did it bring well there were plenty from the government but many seemed to go down like a lead balloon and people took to the streets time and time again. yes

we all know the french all famous for striking protesting but in 2019 it felt like but there was something re picking out old wounds it's been a year with on going protests and into professional strikes throughout the year one protest movement stood out every saturday without fail the yellow vests took to the streets. a movement born in 2018 but it left a small cone 2019 the yellow vests one to change in the social fabric in france they've charged to the streets in anger of what they see as being a hugely unequal country with a growing divide between the rich and the poor corn had given them concessions but

they were rejected week after week the yellow vests and the police clashed thousands on both sides. then you know what the climate strikes led by phone says use they took to the streets to decry the country mostly doing enough to join the freud strikes president michael was incensed and demanded that they take that action elsewhere. marching every friday to say that the planet is burning that's nice but that is not the problem people should go protest in poland help me move those i cannot push

forward. and of course ending the year has been the big one the nationwide strike against pension reform. the public transport strike has brought most of the country to a standstill under was sparked over the plans to merge 42 different pension schemes into a universal points based system and if you know anything about the french you don't mess with that were toying mint so as 2019 draws to a close there was only one question to ask those who take into the streets would mark call after all the unwanted gifts he presented to the french this year below

folbre christmas is naughty or nice list he is a naughty child and that's for sure and i hope he will not have any presents from father christmas i think that it's father with 3 who is coming to see him i know i think someone should tell my craw on that father christmas doesn't exist at all as if he was a child i am not sure that he would have a lot of presents this year because he has not been very wise he did not listen to his people but his duty no t.v. no t.v. it's not nice to see and i think that he will be deprived of gifts this year and also next year. charlotte dubinsky they're wrapping up our review all of the year for this hour where on the for next taking a look at walt the fast approaching new decade in store for those whose lives revolve around i go culture keep close.

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was. saying. the united states agriculture sector contributed over a trillion dollars to the gross domestic product in 2017 along with $21000000.00 jobs making up over 10 percent of all u.s. employment and with over $2000000.00 farms running currently you'd think that would equate into jobs market profits but it hasn't at least not for some i was and i was i was in the 1930 s. the u.s. versus almost 7000000 farms and in the mid eighty's hundreds farm workers responsible for over 70 percent of the total u.s. workforce now farmers only make up about 1.5 percent of the u.s. labor force and according to the u.s.d.a. says 70 percent of farmers make less than

a quarter of their income from farming relying on off farm jobs and subsidies for the rest 20 nineteen's median farm income is projected to be negative 1449 dollars per year so why are the people responsible for growing our food having to go without. a for 34 years the folks that are made have come together all year long to help those farmers and the industry they work in to better provide for everyone and for one day year they bring together the biggest names in country and rock music to celebrate. the american farmer. first took place in september 22nd 1985 and since then farm aid has raised over $53000000.00 to support of the writing of programs to help farming thrive in the world corner to the tops of buildings and city centers here is farming president willie nelson back in 1993

addressing the farm income policy forum sponsored by the department of agriculture for the past few years the u.s.d.a. has been reporting that farm income is at record high levels. and from traveling around the country talking with family farmers i had a hard time understanding how so many farmers could be losing money if farm income was rising. and then in may of this year the u.s.d.a. changed the way it figured out farm income to include the average income for farmer households the u.s.d.a. reported that in 1991 net farm income was 50 $1000000000.00 the average farm family earned less than $6000.00 from farm operations. now here we are some 29 years later and according to the u.s.d.a. economic research service in $2918.00 net farm income fell to a 12 year low at just over $59000000000.00 with a median foreign income of negative 1200.