5 pm here in moscow right now about 530 in the afternoon and into iran where millions have been filling the streets for the funeral procession for the country slain general cellar money. in a furious response to washington killing the commander iraqi m.p.'s both to boot out american troops only for donald trump to threaten iraq with sanctions never seen before and. on the other side of the world the strain is ferocious wildfires now known to have claimed 25 lives many thousands of others have been moved to safety as i'm guessing the prime minister over his handling of the crisis and for dismissing climate change.

hi there live from the r.t. international world news center very good afternoon mullins kevin now in welcome to this latest half. right now into round millions of mourners have been turning out for the funeral of kasim seller money the country's most powerful general was assassinated in the usa right outside baghdad airport in iraq on friday there's been a huge outpouring of grief across the middle east and beyond iran's supreme leader earlier wept as he said prayers over the slain commanders coffin so mourners carried red flags associated with unjust bloodshed and revenge one of the 1st repercussions for the united states over it has come from iraqi m.p.'s they voted sunday to expel foreign forces from their country for conducting the killing on their soil donald trump then want iraq to brace itself for heavy sanctions if it kicks troops. we have a very extraordinarily expensive. verite piece that's there it kills billions of

dollars to built long before my time we're not living unless they pay us back for it if they do ask us to leave if we don't do it in a very friendly basis will charge them sanctions like they've never seen before ever have you ever seen such a sea of humanity in your life donald trump do you still want to listen to the clowns advising you on our region do you still imagine you can break the will of this great nation and its people end of malign us presence in west asia has begun. the iraqi lawmakers resolution not only calls on u.s. troops to leave the country it also asked the government to pull back from military assistance for the u.s. led coalition plus it urged for a formal complaint to be raised in the u.n. against washington for violating iraqi sovereignty which has now already been filed today although iranian leaders of value to avenge solomon is death our senior correspondent the of next has been looking at how it might be a better move to play the long game. on the face of it trump and iran they

always wanted the same thing iran knew secret always wanted the us to get the hell away from it out of iraq out of the middle east and trump well he won the election promising to end america's wars 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 what a man wouldn't say to get elected in reality he escalated conflict after conflict whether was a scratch trumps policies would tear it open into a wound on the trump of america went from a full with iran having a nuclear deal to assassinating iran's 2nd most powerful official i don't think trump expected this not merely in mourning a man that the u.s. claimed was a terrorist and i highly doubt he expected to have all his embassies go in lockdown

with crowds demanding death at the gates. i was due to meet a general saloon monny at 8 30 am on the morning he was killed as he left baghdad international airport mr abdul mahdi said the general saloon money was carrying iran some response to a message iraq had conveyed on behalf of saudi arabia aimed at easing tensions between the 2 countries in the region so the money was apparently on a peace mission carrying proposals on how to reduce tensions in the region this is from the mouth of the u.s. backed iraqi prime minister versus him we have the state department it's sure and says that he was actually evil and take our word for it he was. organizing imminent

attacks on u.s. bases take our word for it is there any surprise that iraqis voted to remove american soldiers from their country the iraqis don't want foreign troops murdering who they will when they will the parliament has decided to ask the us to leave once the prime minister signs off iraq will withdraw its request for assistance which they followed with the us led coalition when isis was ascendant if the us refuses to pull out if it keeps its troops it will no longer be a friend it will be an occupier essentially in death sulaimani achieved exactly what he wanted for iraqis to expel america and if parliament doesn't do it we will take greater archon the white house is in panic trying to justify what it did the vice president telling fairy tales trying to tie soleimani to $911.00 of all things

trump threatening to bomb iranian cultural targets which would be a textbook example of a war crime that again i doubt he cares much in iran millions burned the american flag in america burning the book on international law and order the entire dynamics in iraq has changed from an atmosphere where iran was the culprit in iran was voted out sort of by the street to get out of iraq everybody was for the next ations attack in the rain embassies and consulates and so on and so forth to an entirely different position where and especially of those who are affiliated with iran having sort of an upper hand legally to pursue their own targets let's remember did you marry infant invading iraq illegally in 2003 they have spent trillions of dollars lost thousands of american lives. no of course

in the process they have killed hundreds of thousands of iraqis all to have influence in a very geostrategic part of the world now when the iraqi parliament asks them to leave and of course they will eventually lead i don't think they will have a choice it's going to happen sooner or later this is going to be a very significant defeat for the americans i would say you would be the beginning of the strategic decline of u.s. power and influence in the region. in another development iran says it will not abide by the enrichment limits set by the waiting 2050 nuclear deal but says it is ready to reverse that if washington live sanctions the u.s. pulled out of the agreement when president trying to talk over the leaders of germany france and the u.k. have issued a joint statement calling on iran to avoid measures contravening that nuclear deal middle east expert would rush the spoke to us and thinks iran is pursuing nuclear weapons but only wants to strengthen its defenses. it looks like that iran has

the capability to maintain the most important thing the spirit the spirit of resistance against the americans aggression or any american attack i hope that iran will not take a hard decision that they will lose the europeans because we all know that the reprints something different from the americans so it's a violence it's supposed to be a balanced political process that iran should do. i'm not iranian to say things that it's supposed to be known everything in iran but at least outside the box and seems 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 just to be totally clear for the time one of the same middle east expert with russia he doesn't think iran is pursuing nuclear weapons but does want to strengthen its defenses glad i cleared that up now next story for

you turkish soldiers are on their way to libya according to president there were on the turkish parliament voted last thursday to back the un recognized government in tripoli giving the green light to the deployment a closed un security council meeting has been set for later this month they discussed the situation libya's rival administration based in the east of the country to brooke voted against the deal with ankara. 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 and most of libya is controlled by general khalifa haftar of the libyan national army while the government is in charge of a fraction of the war torn country last month requested military aid from ankara to

counter the general's forces the country's been in a state of war since protests in 2011 and the ousting of the country's leader muammar gaddafi johnson a founder of viewpoint africa believes that even with turkey support it will be hard for the un backed government to oust its rival. i'm afraid libya has been a bit of a mess since gadhafi went many people are saying that is very much like syria number 2 mr have to who controls a large swathes of the country or protect a period of time has 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's supported by the united states i think. has a faction or the opportunity hopes of winning but it's going to be very difficult concept physically how which is why he's been propped up and supported by the turks who are who are 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 sure exactly who's going to succeed in the wider pack so let's get too into. the stroller now those terrible fires were races on to evacuate stricken residents as the most ferocious wildfires in decades ravaged swathes of the southeast that country at least $25.00 people are now known to have died many thousands have had to abandon their homes and be relocated there's been a brief respite from the record breaking heat wave but most of the 7 say there is bad to come there brace for hazardous conditions to return in a few days. and

restrains a direct to the fury of prime minister scott morrison now over his handling of the crisis and for suggesting there's no direct link between the fires and climate change the spike many seeing it as a root cause of the unprecedented destruction. it's become hard to fire seasons and longer the rival lapping between states this is driven by climate change scientists the pain very clear that the 10 or 20 years now that climate change is leading to more frequent and more severe bushfires and trout and hate waves we're already seeing catastrophic impacts you can imagine how much worse it will be if we allow the planet to continue to warm if we allow the continent of australia to continue to dry out this is just a taste of what's to come if we don't act there's no argument about the links between in my view in the government's view and any government in this country

about the links between broader issues of global climate change and and weather events around the world but i'm sure people equally with to acknowledge that the direct connection to any single fire event it's not a credible suggestion to make that link to. the new year in scotland is a much celebrated thing with the capital drawing thousands of visitors for hogmanay but the residents who live there now to deal with it full time say they're increasingly being shut out of their own city to make way for said tourists their numbers are growing rapidly in recent years but it's proving to be a double edged sword for edinburgh the city council says the new year's celebration influx in fact is causing an increase in noise pollution and crucially do it over crowding the streets police acknowledge forcing residents who live in the center have to wear idea wristbands and get permits for visitors to their own homes during the hold when they festivities in recent years event organizers have worked with edinburgh city council to try and make the most of the rising number of visitors the city's german themed christmas markets also cause an upset to unexpectedly

maybe when it was revealed that it had planning permission for the last 2 years is what people in edinburgh have been telling us about it. so you prefer it over the issue because firstly it's a load of people so you sort. of go to it's just going to come. difficult serves i think we have plenty and i think they need to sink their people i want to listen in sick people need to live here and not have to be pushed out. of. the stores like this if you get into city that that means people on the look of this i mean these going to be like any of them or the city well talking a hog when they thoughts to the air just gone there casket i back in fact over 21000 after the break including the people power that filled the streets of nations worldwide and how fears grew of a new global arms race to win the edge is gone after washington walked away from

the landmark arms treaty. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic development the only really i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. you know world of big part of the lot 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. again just. here in moscow now before the break time to take stock and look back next to 2019 as we reflect on more of the events of the year. so that's crank up the memory machine see what's going to come up this time show where we saw a fair bit of political maneuvering and we live dealing over weaponry that was one of the highlights of the years civil during

a power game see what comes up with thinking about the iran nuclear deal unraveling nations boosting their defense budgets to get tooled up with a new arms race waiting in the wings arms races what we'll talk about then the u.s. withdrew from that crucial i.n.f. treaty on limiting ballistic missiles in 2018 while russia then took what it described as a symmetrical response in 2090 he goes down off next takes a closer look at how it all unfolded. an arms race cold war a nuclear crisis it seemed all these things both sparked and faded out of historical relevance in the past millennium but 2019 saw all of them make a comeback the united states is officially withdrawing from the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty or i.n.f. treaty the us unilaterally demolished a pillar of international stability crushing its i.n.f.

treaty with russia. fears of the past century resurrected immediately the u.s. is pulling out of a decades long nuclear treaty with russia sparking fears of a new arms race we thought was confined to the cold war now there's concern a pullout could lead to a new arms race it's clear that the threat of a new arms race is real we go into a nuclear arms race like we saw in the 1960 s. only more expensive and more dangerous it seemed the 2 countries were again trying to outpace each other on the military speed track with

a nuclear winter right past the finishing line washington no longer bound by the i.m.f. shackled started the mess out tests right away 2 weeks after the pullout and then again and december this in turn kicked russia's military into action too as it accused the us of premeditating their withdrawal national beacon for us pounds had to be only east and street food with us. lot of use trumped up accusations and allegations to unilaterally withdraw from it in 2002 they violate everything and find excuses to put the blame someone in russia does not pose a threat to anyone or any actions we take or retaliatory that is to say immediately since we never seek confrontation we do not want it is specially with a global power like the us both sides have been accusing each other of violating the i never deal but more school has also insisted that it has been unprecedentedly

transparent in attempts to demonstrate compliance paraded the very message washington claims violated the i.m.f. russia invited international experts to come and be judge and jury what the rocket could and couldn't do the americans didn't come despite an almost personal invitation. for many years we've proposed to some talks but our initiatives have not found the support of our partners in fact they always find a pretext for dismantling the global security system. russia says it's still tryst with the i.m.f. deal flatlined it suggests that arms control can be achieved through expanding another deal start and response washington talks at length about its gargantuan plans to include china and other nuclear powers in a new deal just some new deal even the u.s. seems to have little idea about where through that the you start expires february

the 5th 2021 we have until then to resolve the situation our proposals is still on the tables will be heard and i understand that now it's up to washington to decide i hope that we're able to get everybody in a very 'd big and beautiful role and you are literally that would be much better all the while as nuclear parity hangs in the balance purely on the good faith of a few individuals. you know it's a scary thought isn't it goes double for boarding that so $20000000.00 to know so sore governments of many countries left in no doubt at all about just how widespread public dissatisfaction against them agreed the streets of rage next from the be yellow vests in paris to the political turmoil in latin america crowds turned regularly and in large numbers there was a big story in spain it was that simmering independence row over the wealthy cuts alone in a region that led to violent demonstrations protesters roadblocks and clashed with

police for weeks seem to go on and on up to 9 separatist leaders you may recall were sentenced to jail for sedition is a term we don't hear that often these days they pushed ahead with an independence referendum in 2014 despite a ban from madrid but a caution of a reported from the unrest in the couple and capital bus load during the height of it all in the autumn 2. the streets of barcelona are again on fire we're standing right now between the very cases that were built by professors yes you can see the violence is only growing on the streets of the cats a line and capital. the only. thanks the protesters have built as these berry kates using garbage share and now appliances that were standing by the cafeterias as well as some of the furniture that they

could a science so they built those barricades now they set them on fire and right now they're shouting slogans and adding. and as you can see tensions our only increasing here at this is happening right in the center of barcelona and the streets of barcelona are again on fire if we remember what happened just on friday a police forces responded with a rubber bullets and tear gas. i . want to is protesting since monday and this saturday just showed that people are not tired this violence just

showed that they're ready to take it to the streets today in a cochon of it really in the midst of it well more stories and sights the sounds of the year just go on in iraq or something right now when i'm back in just over half an hour here keep up to date with what's happening in iran millions out in the streets there today and so much more you'll find it all too common a social media mean tamira mosco is kevin 0 in saying thank you for watching out international especially this tell me a big season's greetings from russia. but if she warned you and i do the dishes at the bazemore those g.'s new speech she me you truth. about that come up and when he dies you. mean yes i mean that so that in fact involve. a lot

of people see sawing as if parts about 2 kids each other both sides. as it was to me as if. these but out. here in chief. cabinet 5 days doing this is. people who simply knew she would include in.

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hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle up until recently politics were about policy preferences and ways to implement them that is not the case today your political views are now what define you as a person and there is a moral dimension bias against those who are not politically correct is the last acceptable form of discrimination this is the end of politics. cross-linking political intolerance i'm joined by my guest kevin chavez in washington he's the managing partner of the chavez group as well as former president of d.c. young democrats also in washington we have christopher he's

a political analyst and iraq war veteran also in raleigh we cross to ryan he is the national co-chair and founder of students for trump all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate ok kevin i'm going to go to you 1st because you're of the odd man out i want to make that clear i'm going to make sure that you get equal time on this program because i always welcome different opinions have any and in my introduction here i said that you know the last bias that is politically that is acceptable is this group me against people because of their political views i mean that is on steroids right now and i think that is very it's terrible for our political discourse i'm sure i would disagree with you on many many points but i'm welcoming you on this. and i'm i actually i'm very interested in what you have to say because i don't see that in the national media much anymore go ahead kevin why is the case well i think you know what you're referring to is the fact that people who are so used to

consuming the media that they want to consume or they're sort of validates their personal beliefs that they're not really open to hearing other sides but i think when we call it discrimination i think that is probably not the right word because in what way is a stopping you from from living a certain quality of life it's not like racial discrimination or gender based discrimination or something like that so i would use that term to describe the fact that people are so polarized that i have no question that don't you think kevin's gotten worse how many liberals are work for it work for c.n.n. i mean that's the bias i'm talking about let me go to chris now in washington that is biased against people and that creates this polarization and to be fair on the other side there is a lot of conservatives that work for fox and let's be fair here go ahead chris that's that's true peter but i think fox has actually gotten a little more balanced with having liberal hosts and having a lot of liberals on the network with very strong different points of view but i think i mean i agree about the word.