donald trump threatens iraq with sanctions quote never seen before that is after the country's parliament passes a resolution calling for the removal of foreign troops including the u.s. led coalition. the vote follows america's assassination of iraq's most powerful general in an airstrike on baghdad international airport on friday hundreds of thousands have lined the streets as the body of general. is returned home. and in the stories that shaped in the week wiki leaks founder julian assange claims he is slowly dying in a u.k. prison saying he is being given sedatives and subjected to 23 hours a day of solitary confinement he made the allegations to a friend in

a christmas phone call. rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010. what time is he sounded when he said to me but i'm slowly dying in a. car broadcasting live from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories with our weekly program this is r t international glad to have you with us. 1st restart in iraq or 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad including an area near the u.s. embassy heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and foreign missions the developments follow the united states assassination of iran's most powerful general in an air raid at baghdad international airport on friday president trump has tweeted that if iran strikes u.s. military personnel or bases the response could come in

a disproportionate manner. these media posts will serve as notification to the united states congress that should iran strike any u.s. person or target the united states would quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner such legal notice is not required but is given nevertheless . trump has also threatened iraq with sanctions quote like they've never seen before he also said that the u.s. military would not withdraw from iraq before the country pays for a u.s. air base there this comes after lawmakers passed a resolution calling for the u.s. to end its presence in the country the new resolution urges the iraqi government to expel all foreign troops withdraw its request for support from me and i still coalition and limit the use of arms to national security forces is he going to start off earlier spoke to my colleague you know neal on the main points. iran has just had a major victory over the united states on the geopolitical field this is it this is

the bottom line of this whole thing so right now the rest of the whole resolution looks as such a iraq will be filing a complaint with the united nations to they will be withdrawing a request for help from 2 with which they had sent to the international coalition this is referring to the anti eisel coalition what's the ramifications here for iraq and indeed the middle east as a whole well again this is a victory for iran and another interesting development that we have seen today is that the iraqi prime minister here is billed the beings as to why general silly money was on was in baghdad in the 1st place apparently according according to the iraqi prime minister he was on a mission and he will he had an appointment with him have a listen will it. i was about to meet silly money at 830 on friday morning on the day of his death he was carrying a message to me from the iranian side in reply to

a saudi message that we sent to the arena earlier to reach important grievance regarding the deescalation of tensions in iraq and in the region we have heard donald trump calling on the american boys and girls to come back home he's been very adamant on the fact that he wants that apparently he wants u.s. troops back home wasn't we want to bring our troops back home and i got elected on that if you go back. and look at our speeches i would say we want to bring our troops back home from these endless wars and i will say look i said i want to get out of these endless wars i campaigned on that i want to get out so this vote seems like a perfect opportunity for donald trump to bring back some 5000 of american boys and girls back to their homeland from some 12 bases where they stationed right now in iraq this is tongue in cheek of course but still this shows the potential fallout the united states could see from this whole vote but again we shouldn't forget that this vote was not just about the united states but mostly about iraqi the iraqi

people because as the m.p.'s were debating this resolution that eventually passed today some people they took to the streets to have their voices heard they were sensually saying that they are sick and tired of ending up between a rock and a hard place one of the conflict taking place between america and iran inside iraq is unacceptable we will not be the fuel for your wars your problems must be solved away from iraq. we are opposed to recent events we reject them and there is fear in iraqi society because of this conflict. the conflict between america and iran should be solved outside iraq so essentially the message from the rockies is clear as 2 countries to foreign countries are juking it out between each other for instance like right now the united states and iran it's the iraqi people the iraqi people who should have nothing to do with the with the fight of 2 other nations

they receive a lot of the punches and a lot of the blows land on their heads and they are sick and tired of this whole thing. these are pictures from iran where a custom solar man his body has now arrived crowds of people were there to receive the general who will be buried on tuesday there has been a huge child pouring of grief into the country with hundreds of thousands of mourners paying tribute to the slain commander iran has responded with fury to friday's deadly u.s. air raid bowing to avenge his death but i've got to have comments now on the killings and consequences. you can imagine how trump agreed to it then he was playing the gulf and up comes an agent smith holding a folder he says was the president you remember when we killed baghdad yes the eyes the sky yes the media did love it how how would you like to do it again oh yeah. the

rocky television is just confirming that kids seem so with mommy former general in iraq as revolutionary guard the commander of the could force as we killed in a rocket attack apparently decided by the united states. to settle for the us at our allies at alert at the magic attack on iran stop military capacity and. has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilize the middle east for the last 20 years one gets the impression that the agent that came up to trump didn't exactly brief the president and potential consequences of killing the 2nd most powerful man in iran general. command of iran's quds force we took action last night just stop a war. we did not. take action just start

a war that you probably shouldn't have killed him general sunni money was considered an icon in iran and iraq a man who helped prevent isis a takeover of iraq and syria who inspired and mobilized tens of thousands of people multiple countries to fight the blight that is isis. you know nuffin americans are not aware there was reason to commit. the consequences of this criminal act not only today but also in the coming years there is no doubt that the united states is no more hidden among the range and iraqis hundreds of thousands have joined the funeral processions and protests condemning his murder rage is in the air iran has promised revenge american civilians are being evacuated from the entire region u.s. embassies and bases in this slew of countries are knocked out troops have been put

in combat readiness and now now middle east in the red lert they claim that they only want peace that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt the spot deter further aggression from qassam salami in the iranian regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation trump asked no one europe woke up to a world that was a heck of a lot more dangerous than when they went to sleep germany claimed tensions that only god up stating the obvious the british called for everyone to come down from doesn't last for permission frankly the europeans haven't been as helpful as i wish they could be the brits the french the germans all need to understand that what we did what the americans did saved lives in europe as well at best he's right chances are he's wrong and at worst what america did is going to kill a heck of

a lot more. people than would have died otherwise which they may have thought of the 3rd asked anyone but they didn't trump told no one not even his own federal government not the house of representatives and not the senate this action may well have brought our nation closer to another endless war exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into or rather he did tell apparently what trump kept from his own nation from his own people he told the israelis our assessment is that the united states informed israel about this operation in iraq apparently a few days ago. president obama is one feet of all appreciation for acting decisively both rank and swiftly and i want to for size again that israel stands completely by the united states in its but over security and sound different because of the the murder of

a mani was an act of war by any measure by any book on law and social media world war 3 was the top trend people are genuinely afraid the u.s. football team has canceled plans to train and counter head of the world cup out of security concerns and judging by means being spread appropriate or otherwise no one in particular is enthusiastic to go to war all black humor aside any escalation would be disastrous for all of us human lives 1st and economy 2nd a 5th of the world's oil passes by iran every day in the event of war that would stop. we don't yet know how much of a blunder sulaimani is mudda was what we do know is that the world now is a more dangerous place millions will hate america for this and that hate will last for generations just remarkable isn't it how many people more and more keep having

to die so trump and the pentagon can feel safe. amid the rapid escalation tehran says it will not abide by the enrichment limits set in the 2015 nuclear deal but is still ready to reverse that if washington lifts the sanctions the u.s. pulled out of the agreement when president trump took power the leaders of germany france and the u.k. have issued a joint statement calling on iran to avoid measures contravening the nuclear deal we've spoken to several middle east experts on the crisis gripping the region. probably iran is now pushing europe towards the edge in terms of having either to rescue the deal the nuclear deal and part tweezer sort of with america or probably ditch the deal altogether but it won't be any iranian call it would be probably a european court we've heard news earlier is will that iran would be ready to

deescalate if the sanctions were lifted so there are messages that are being sent either way telling still despite all the hoo ha and despite all the threats and countries threats and whatever we're still hearing voices coming out from tehran saying the guys were happy to deescalate and call it off should you do if the sanctions and that would put international community so to speak or least the europeans in a very certain situation that they have to act now and not give her any more i hope that iran will not take a hard decision that they will lose the europeans because we all know that the reappearance at something different from the americans so it's a balanced it's supposed to be a balanced political process that iran should do or. not iranian to say things that it's supposed to be known everything in iran but at least outside the box and seeing is that iran also just like the united states both of

them are on the edge both of them have capabilities and both of them can hurt each other but what are the consequences it seems now that hate the united states and the whole of the middle east is kelly people really you me you well the american. man the 2nd strongest man in the at our so i think middle east actually is facing. a limit now. we're giving founder julian assange claims he is slowly dying in the british jail years incarcerated in and alleges he is kept trying to live stand in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day he made a disturbing claims in a phone call to his friend vance smith on christmas eve smith spoke to us. all 4 and it was very upsetting to head the idea of him being sedated has come from several people who visited him who clearly being told and the british government have been asked about it and they refuse to address that matter 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 here please remember he served that time all the charge and he served his time too that he's now on remand it's highly unusual to put a remand prisoner in belmarsh when they're not a threat of physical violence threat to society i think we need some are answers from from the british government why are they treating him like this why can't we have some independent assessment 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 asylum just mistreatment and describes it in the most of all human terms and yet it's claims very recently in november that the british government of completely ignored

his request to see julian probably his health properly assess. there has been a response from london the british home office refutes claims of torture calling them unfounded and false meanwhile generally in a songe here's a look back was arrested in april and since then medics and un observers have warned him that his physical and mental health are in decline a hearing in february will decide on his extradition to the united states is accused in the us of publishing classified military documents and could face 175 year prison sentence for. china says it has sacked its top official dealing with hong kong relations state media says. has been replaced as a beijing's chief liaison there have been months of violent anti-government protests in hong kong which took on renewed energy over the new year.

was. was. a particularly aspect of the unrest of violence and brutality one perpetrated by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west with commentary here is our to tailor. hong kong has gone from being the economic pole of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy and boy does that fight fire. with an amendment to a preexisting lot that would allow for the extradition of criminal suspects from

hong kong to mainland china has brought the financial haven to its knees as a protest accent into the 7th month violence on both sides has escalated but all the wild over politicians and john the so like continue to hail the peaceful aspirations of those fighting to arrest themselves from beijing all the while coming down hard on those aggressive does spots in china it's discussing what they're doing in hong kong they're taking away basic rights trying to seem trampling the most basic human rights is increased its interventions in hong kong and engaged in actions to curtail the rights. and liberties. of its people but it seems so many incidents have managed to escape the scrutiny of western media but of course i was. glad. i was. at.

scenes like that combined with the discovery of 10000 petrol bombs packed with high explosives and shrapnel make it harder to see is peaceful what appears to be a slippery slope into the territory of terrorists methods you can all fight for freedom of speech by silencing people who disagree with you. you cannot fight for democracy by terrorizing the public. support you china is treading carefully refusing to send in troops to shut down the protests local elections were held in which pro democracy candidates won in a landslide home poll sorties conceded defeat the extradition built has been withdrawn but still the barricades on finding the flames according to china washington. china urges the us to correct its mistakes and stop interfering in our

internal affairs we will take further steps if necessary to uphold hong kong stability and prosperity as well as china's sovereignty. some have talked down beijing's words to paranoia but let's take a look joshua was widely billed as the face of the protest movement was snapped speaking to an official at the u.s. consulate oh and i forgot to mention he's not big on compromise so there's no end game there is to infinity ward at home people are willing to engage you there's also an organization funded by the u.s. congress which has been distributing money to groups it claims are preserving democratic rights then of course as the incendiary legislation washington is passed the human rights and democracy act in clearance i'm going to stay for those arrested up protests and will monitor hong kong to ensure that in the eyes of the u.s. of course an appropriate level of autonomy from mainland china is. these 2 bills

the noblest intervention of hong kong some turn north necessary and without grounds they will also harm the relationship and interests between hong kong and the u.s. all of this on top of the protest as musts waving of the star-spangled banner have sparked concern that the u.s. might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the question if the protesters according to self-determination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star they're reaching. for and using methods that have created challenges for the united states and for the world. and we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p.r.c. head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course it's the average hong kong not who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home but little less popular major. is

really the. real killer. because. foreign tourists know we know but it's coming to. the. 50 or more and we. drop by 50 percent as far as fare rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more daily than many could have imagined. turkish soldiers are on their way to libya this according to an announcement by turkey's president the turkish parliament voted on thursday to back the un recognized government in tripoli giving a green light to a troop deployment in a closed meeting of the un security council has already been set for monday to

discuss the situation libya's rival administration based in the east of the country voted against the deal with ankara. even to you all them it was decided to cut ties between the turkish regime and the states of libya and also in today's session a unanimous vote was passed on the general command authorizing be armed forces to disable all airports ports and learn ports under the militias control due to the danger they pose to the country's national security by bringing the colonists to our country libya has been in a state of war since protests in 2011 and. of the country's leader moammar gadhafi in recent months general. and of the libyan national army have been gaining ground against the un backed government of national accord which requested military aid from last month in general have to us forces currently control most of libya's territory including crucial oil and gas resources iow johnson

a founder of viewpoint africa believes that even with turkey's support it will be hard for the un backed government to deal with general forces 'd. i'm afraid libya has been a prince of a mess since gadhafi went many people are saying that is very much like syria number 2 mr have to who can chose a large swathes of the country or protect a period of time. the swing of the pendulum but on the other hand when you have a government which has been supported by the united nations a government that supported by the united states i think. has a faction or. winning but it's going to be very difficult physically how which is why he's been propped up and supported by the turks who are who have already expressed to send their military might to support him there are too many actors playing and supporting a competing factions which for we know we're not showing exactly who's going to

succeed in the why the actual let's get to ensue. and al qaeda affiliate has struck in kenya a u.s. service member and 2 civilian contractors have been killed in the african country after members attacked a military base shared by the u.s. and local troops the terrorists also destroyed several u.s. aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled washington has been using the base in kenya county since 2004 to train the country's naval units. that does it for me daniel hawkins my colleague will be here in about $34.00 and a half minutes with a full look at your news fresh look at that this is our t. international going to.

join me every 1st day on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to get us out of the world of politics this i'm show business i'll see you then. here's a thought experiment and a bit of a prediction for 2020 going back to saudi aramco around town as it went public just recently had a market valuation an excess of $1.00 trillion dollars i think a one pointless war 2 trillion dollars i think that we're going to see them make a hostile buy of a company maybe facebook for example and it could be the 1st trillion dollar hostile raid in history because they've got the balance sheet now if you've got a 2 trillion dollars balance sheet that means you've got you know the ability to

borrow another trillion so you've got a 3 trillion dollar war chest if you go after an apple or even a berkshire hathaway 5 or $600000000000.00 so i went inside the ramp go by berkshire hathaway just as a hostile trade and then they own a huge portion of the whole global market the american market why not they've got the balance sheet now they want to diversify away from oil and gas and i think we're going to see a move like that the next 6 to 9 months. in the united states president. future of the u.s. . every week. student. was money.

i'm absolutely welcome to going underground we will be back with a brand new season starting on january the 8th but until then we will be showing some of your favorite shows from the last season of the decade coming up in this show as britain tries to leave the or be a union is the trading block turning into weimar germany we asked the university of london joshua on call and why the e.u. has been forced to print tens of billions of euros from the hand there would be. are being killed as i speak to you tonight killed as a direct result of policy decisions that we as a body have made we ask the man who helped reveal war crimes in the pentagon papers senator mike gravel donald trump firing john bolton will really make any difference

to lethal u.s. foreign policy plus a scottish court rules boris johnson misled the queen we ask what is boris johnson is that the public on the man who was his top adviser tells us. to britain's responsibilities in the fight against climate change all the more coming up in today's going on the grab of a straight to why the european union has been forced to announce it will start printing tens of billions of euros from the vendor joining me is research head of university college london the institute for innovation and public purpose thanks for coming on how bad are things above after 11 years after the bailouts of the financial crash the e.c.b. has to do this that's previously pretty 2.6 trillion between 20152018 yeah i mean we are now i think in sort of a japan type situation where you know it's been over a decade since the financial crisis we've had these massive monetary stimulus in the u.k. in the us europe the e.c.b. in japan we still haven't got anywhere near the level. of growth that we had this

the output gap between to protect what could have the growth we should have had and what we do have remains very long yet we were in a bad situation i think. britain. trillion of this quantity of easing and even voices in the military will see committee at the bank of england saying it's not working yet well this voice is everywhere and now even some of the top central central bank governors raising questions about q.e. . in his announcement talked about the need for governments to do more expanding fiscal policy and that's a view that's becoming increasingly prevalent i think amongst monetary policy makers governments aren't yet getting the message that we still haven't seen expansion in fiscal policy to create demand in the economy that i think is so you need the roots of the response.