tweets on assassinated. even if he was not a threat to the u.s. and the iranian general's track record sealed his fate. the leaders of libya's warring factions gather in moscow for ceasefire talks brokered by russia and turkey it is hoped the war torn nations that rival administrations will soon sign an agreement. to boost infrastructure in east africa and prevent mass immigration to europe are in the firing line accused of driving modern day slavery we speak with human rights watch representative on those claims

. conditions. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is r.t. international and sean thomas really good to have you with us. in one of his latest tweets president commented on the assassination of iranian general saying that whether he was an imminent threat to america or not by his administration his fate was pretty determined anyway. the fake news media and the democrat potence are working hard to determine whether or not the future touched by terrorists and the money was imminent was my team in agreement the owns and to bush is a strong yes but it doesn't really matter because of his horrible possed well the implications of donald trump statement are quite large essentially it's being

argued that for the united states to kill someone not just someone but a top foreign leader a leader of the foreign country top military leader it's not necessary that they actually represent a threat as long as they had a history of bad deeds or a bad past that's essentially what donald trump is saying now folks will recall that it's been about 10 days since qassam solomonic was killed by the united states and sense then the united states has been emphasizing that qassam solomonic was bad that he represented an eminent threat to the united states it seems like he's been getting worse and worse every day since his killing let's review some of what has been said so many was flooding. imminent insidious terror attacks on american diplomats and military personnel we had specific emanation information on an imminent threat and those threats trim included attacks on u.s. embassies period full stop i can reveal that i believe it would have been for

embassies there's no terrorist except osama bin laden who has more american blood on his hands than did customs with the money so why the rising hysteria well ever since the killing many both in the united states and around the world have questioned whether it was the right thing to do many saw it as a hugely unnecessary escalation with the islamic republic of iran a completely unjustified killing of a top foreign leader however the trumpet ministration system that qassam solomonic represented a threat to americans american lives were in danger that was absolutely necessary to do it however even trump's own secretary of defense mark esper doesn't exactly buy that well the president didn't say when there was a tangible he didn't cite a specific piece of evidence what he says he probably he believes are you saying that event one i didn't see one with regard to 4 embassies so 10 days later we have trump speaking up on social media and saying that it doesn't really matter whether or not qassam solomonic actually represented a threat to americans because he was

a bad fellow who had a bad past this is a pretty pretty dramatic statement from the american leader essentially saying that it doesn't matter if american lives were in the balance it was justified to kill the top general of a foreign country simply based on allegations about his history meanwhile the iranian state media reported on monday that tehran has officially designated the pentagon and its subsidiaries as a terrorist organization president hassan rouhani signed off on changes to existing legislation under which u.s. central command was already blacklisted the amendment had been approved by lawmakers last week the move comes in response to america's killing of gentle soul money which infuriated the islamic republic. political analyst. says the message iran is sending is that they see the u.s. military as a threat but not the american people. by designating the u.s. and they're gone and sent home and the u.s.

military as a terrorist organization is essentially make it very clear to the entire world what has been being said by the leaders of iran and of the resistance axis for quite a long time since the beginning but the problem is not the people of america or the people of any other country not the civilians the problem is the military apparatus and the administration that uses this military as a mercenary force to further. essentially economic. objectives so i think in that regard it's actually a very important. signing into law in terms of on the ground i don't think it really will change anything i mean those people who see america for what it is i mean anyone who just wants to understand why the people in the region and free people across the world see america as a terrorist entity. and in response to the killing of it's a top general run conducted multiple strikes on u.s.

military bases in iraq last week in the chaos a passenger plane was accidentally shot down by tehran on january 8th all 176 people on board perished alongside iran canada is also reeling from the shocking tragedy 57 canadians were among the victims of the tehran plane crash massive vigils have been held across the country with prime minister justin trudeau attending a memorial service in edmonton where there is a large iranian community. and while tehran has acknowledged it's a full responsibility for the deadly event the c.e.o. of a canadian food company who says one of his colleagues lost his wife and 11 year old son in the tragedy has lashed out at the united states. a narcissist in washington tears would accomplish once apart destabilizes the region us now and welcome everywhere in the area including iraq tensions escalated to feverish pitch the clash with damage of this irresponsible dangerous ill conceived behavior canadians

needlessly lost their lives in the crossfire including the family of one of my m.-f. colleagues his wife an 11 year old son we are mourning and i'm living with. human rights. believes washington turning up the temperature in the region is a major contributing factor to the disaster. it is very clear it is the plane was downed during a time when iran was on a higher were because the us paid just killed their highest ranking military official general solomonic this was a case where the commanding control. in iran was not working properly and again most likely it wasn't working properly because people were under panic from what happened in iraq with the killing of solomon and with then found out later course this week that the us tried to kill another general in yemen. you

know so again this was a terrible accident a terrible tragedy. in clearly it happened because of the war tensions created by the trial because the u.s. has decided. first quite some time that international law applies to every country in the world but the united states. the leaders of libya's warring factions have come to moscow for talks in the hopes of hammering out a cease fire deal the negotiations were brokered by russia and turkey their foreign ministers have said they hoped for an agreement to be signed on tuesday but unconfirmed reports suggest the general the leader of one faction has left moscow without signing any document the meetings come after a concerted push by moscow and on cross to deescalate hostilities in libya the war ravaged country is divided between an internationally recognized government to make capital tripoli and a rival administration in the east which is allied to rebel general haft are

a draft a deal circulated earlier calls on all sides to ensure the sustainability of any cease fire combat terrorism and human trafficking and work to improve humanitarian situation in the nation. turkey and russia produced a draft document that was reviewed in detail today we took into account the proposal for a compromise between the parties suggested by general have to and all the parties to the agreement stipulates concrete details of the cease fire reached on that's wealth of january the draft document suggests that all parties will stop all military actions and observe the cease fire conditions meanwhile a commission is to be established and all that is determined that contact line between the warring sides russia and turkey a promise to support all sides in the call to late to help them implement the agreements now the talks began early on monday and lasted for more than 6 hours however it wasn't the perfect ending to the day. the president

of the government of national court mr soros and his counterpart just signed the document well general have requested more time to choose their mornings to work out the details before signing we hope very much they would use the representatives of russia and turkey will be supporting the process of the ceasefire big. impossible thanks to suggestions by russian president vladimir putin and his a turkish counterpart reject their dog on both leaders showed a united front on the issue following talks and in the last week should the document be signed this year's date will be a major milestone for libya a country that's been torn by military conflicts since the u.s. led nato invasion in 2 points 11 that sample the governments off of moammar gadhafi at the moment there are 2 governments in libya one that controls a larger part of the country the libyan national army led by general leave the hof

are however an internationally recognized government often national accord with headquarters in tripoli that by fiat is saraj controlled smaller portion now once the talks in moscow are concluded a big conference on the issue is expected in berlin and as we hear at the moment all the leaders all 3 major players in this issue are expected there as well. mark almond from the u.k. is crisis research institute believes russia and turkey have a crucial role to play in bringing a degree of stability to libya. if it's possible to freeze the current fighting lines that at least gives time and the possibility of further discussions there's always the risk in a situation we have so many different militias taking part that some subgroup may decide to engage in fighting that then begins to unravel it but there is a hope that we have influential external actors on both sides acting together and that offers the prospect the voice of reason can be heard both in tripoli and also

in general have to go to school to turkey in russia as in syria have. different sides in the conflict but they are willing to cooperate and that has helped to calm the conflict in syria as we've seen all the wanted it and i think that kind of multiple. you have people who can say well this brought this together because each of us is aware of the interests. people on the ground that is a potentially positive step and we'll see obviously at the weekend whether we have a full peace conference in berlin. 21 saudi service men being trained in the united states are to be expelled from the country this follows a shooting at a naval air base in florida in december which claimed the lives of 3 american sailors attorney general william barr has announced event the pensacola base shooting was an act of terrorism. this was an act of terrorism the evidence shows that the shooter was motivated by ideology the kingdom of saudi arabia determined

to disk material demonstrated conduct unbecoming an officer in the royal saudi air force and in the royal navy and the 21 cadets have been disenrolled from their training curriculum in the us military and will be returned returning to saudi arabia the united states they are sending back those nearly 2 dozen saudi military students from a training program and sending them back again home to saudi arabia and about a dozen saudi trainees at the pensacola base they have been confined to their quarters as the f.b.i. was investigating the shooting as a potential terror attack and the pentagon initiated that review of all saudi military trainees in the country numbering around get this $850.00 students now those 2 dozen servicemen they are not accused of aiding the 21 year old saudi air force lieutenant in last month's shooting that killed 3 and injured 8 but secretary of state william barr is calling the shooting at the naval air station in pensacola as an act of terrorism a bar says on september 11th the 21 year old gunman mohammad saeed ronnie who was

an aviation student at the naval air station and member of the saudi air force he said he posted a message on social media stating quote the countdown has begun now bar added that ronnie also visited the $911.00 memorial in new york city in november and posted anti-american anti israeli messages on social media now one of those messages even being posted just 2 hours before the shooting on december 6th the justice department learned during their investigation that 21 members of the saudi military who were training here in the u.s. possessed a derogatory material and of those 2117 had social media profiles containing jihadi or anti-american content however bar says that there was no evidence that they were involved with any terrorist activity or groups also it's important to note. 15 individuals were found to have access to child pornography now bar says that saudi arabia determined the material demonstrated conduct unbecoming of an officer in the

saudi royal air force and the royal navy and as a result those 21 cadets have been an enrolled and they are all returning to saudi arabia at this shooting has now made the pentagon hold any flight training for saudi military aviation students at 3 florida bases national security adviser robert o'brien said that u.s. officials and defense secretary mark asper are proceeding with caution saying quote pensacola showed that there are errors in the way that we vetted and out of an abundance of caution secretary asper has taken these actions to protect our servicemen and women. wiki leaks co-founder joining songs was back in court on monday we will give you the latest news on his extradition case after a short break his heart international. and the united states presidential candidates debates the future of the u.s.

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and. this is our team international now wiki leaks co-founder julius songe was in court in london on monday for a routine administrative hearing on his possible extradition to the us during the session us longer the lawyers were granted more time after they complained of not having the opportunity to go over case files with their client. our video agency ruptly was there when a song was seen exiting the court a crowd of his supporters had gathered to protest against his extradition song she is currently serving time in a british high security jail for skipping bail while waiting on his full extradition hearing set for next month and the u.s. has indicted him on 17 counts of espionage and of conspiracy to hack a government computer. back in 2010 the australian whistleblower published

classified military cables allegedly outlining u.s. war crimes last april he was forcibly removed by british police from the ecuadorian embassy in london after the country terminated is 7 year asylum or. funds that meant to boost areas in africa are driving slavery on the continent this is the claim made by the human rights organizations against the use infrastructure project in eritrea the bid to improve the eastern african nation has been described as involving years of forced labor. taylor reports. if you've been on a 2 covey if your team back harboring a hidden disease is your neighbor planning on eating your pepperoni don't worry it is got a regulation for everything but according to human rights organizations it's failed miserably to regulate its own behavior and it all started with an apparently innocent bed to boost security and eritrea will launching $20000000.00 euro program

to rebuild the roads connecting both countries this will boost straight consolidate stability and have good benefits for the citizens of both countries through the gratian of sustainable growth and jobs so far so good unless of course you're the one put to work on this great collaboration because the chances are you're forced conscript the african nation has compulsory national service that used to last for 18 months but now says people trapped in over 20 years it's a practice it's been likened by human rights organizations the un and the european parliament to mass enslavement conscripts compared national service to modern day slavery saying this for torture and other ill treatment which we rest in like basic sanitation and hygiene form a conscript 72 hour weeks and harsh conditions with no food and pay equivalent to $17.00 a month as one of the main reasons eritrea is called the world's fastest emptying

country as young men continue to mass exodus but despite knowing conscripts were being used generally the delicate situation and a country that was a lot in a guerrilla war for 3 decades the e.u. says that really had no idea that untoward things were going on. the e.u. does not pay for labor under this project the project only covers the procurement of materials and equipment to support the rehabilitation of roads in fact the e.u. doesn't even have an office in eritrea to monitor this ongoing project instead it relies on local authorities the agency is not monitoring the implementation of the project the project is carried out by the government and progress is monitored by the ministry of public works the e.u. is in trusting its project to an arm of the government which is internationally slammed as one of the world's worst human rights abuses which the u.n. describes as authoritarian and repressive and which lived under

a un sanctions for 9 years it's almost as if the e.u. has something at stake here other than creating great roads of course like stemming the tide of migrants for example because 2016. 1000 eritreans apply for asylum in the bloc so yes this e.u. project will lift the local economy and bring peace but crucially it will create jobs and that will keep eritreans in the homeland and not crossing on to european shorts. in directly supporting this project by. material to help build the road problem is that what they need to make sure is that any support going to eritrea is not. some mentoring this incredibly repressive system and there are trends the land by the way which happens to be one of the most strategic areas in the world its coast runs along the red sea which is

a key link between europe and asia it's also an ideal access point to an african market with low labor costs and it's a natural resource gold mine with gas gold oil zinc you name it eritrea's got it eric harris obviously placed in a very strategic location along the red sea it is the access to. see ethiopia and from the european point of view it is obviously one of the countries which many asylum seekers here in europe are coming from and that coming in there because of the human rights situation so it seems that when you've got something to gain it's easier to be. known as then your own employment law. the u.k. government is facing pressure to apply greater foreign travel restrictions. it is claimed gaps in legislation that leave youngsters especially in asia vulnerable to predators the concern was part of the report handed over to m.p.'s in westminster

following an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse now it mentions such high profile cases as former glam rock singer gary glitter he was found guilty in the u.k. of downloading child pornography and then years later convicted in asia of abusing minors another is britain's worst ever pedophile richard huckle he was convicted of 71 counts of sexual assault on children most of them committed in malaysia where he worked as a teacher and received 22 life sentences. edwards has more on the inquiry. lock them up and throw away the key it's an argument you'll often hear from people when it comes to child abuse is and while the u.k. has come down on child abuse here in britain it's legal system may be failing young says it brought that's because no one in british sex offenders and suspects prosecuted for such crimes are still able to travel with some of them re-offending overseas in fact of the near 6000 sexual tension orders impose in england and wales

in the last few years only 11 also has foreign travel restrictions added meaning of all the right to sex offenders on record only around 0.2 percent have had their rights to foreign travel stopped and according to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse that could be having a devastating impact. to the. it was a list of below 0 disaster. which must be a german. system. really. and this is. the inquiry was given evidence of abuse by british travelers in countries ranging from kenya all the way to the philippines the report also found that abuses target disadvantaged families where relatives act as facilitators often financial poverty plays a key factor there's also areas to can also pose a particular risk last year oxfam start for accused of sexually exploiting children the haiti following devastating earthquakes in 2010 the issue that has been raised

by the child abuse inquiry is an old one and has historically been going on for decades we have allowed people with child abuse convictions to travel out of the country and often times unless they're arrested in the destination country for the same issue then they go completely undetected the problem is we don't have a grip on child abuse in the u.k. if we did then we would be able to manage paedophiles much better than we currently are not child abuse s. we need not just to be looking at people who are going to be arrested in another country or indeed happen to rest in the country but we need to properly see who is leaving the country and who is coming into the country and if they have child abuse convictions we must see that very seriously indeed now the report concluded with recommendations for the government and topping the list was restricting foreign travel of sex offenders to ensure that youngsters and not just those in the u.k. are out of harms way. there's

a from about more news of top down this is our interests to us. as we ponder the future and look into 2020 what fascinating stories will come our way you know i've often said on this show that you can't have capitalism without capital capital without positive traits encouraging people to say and this next story this next whole show this next entire segment is going to be dedicated to this very notion. from a. little biased keep the slimed you force me to do the book told us to do so we. want. to see in the.

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the f.d.a. is primary role is and regulation of what the label says is and there is actually in the us the f.d.a. is not regulating quality production sourcing any of those things they're regulating that what you say is on the label is actually on the label the most shocking thing about the pet food industry that that has remained since basically i started doing this work is the f.d.a. compliance policies i still cannot understand how an industry is provided by a federal tax supported organization loopholes to avoid federal law if you go to the f.d.a. website and just type in compliance policies and then scroll down the page to hand feed and and there's one after another they allow contamination by pesticides contamination by industrial chemicals contamination bad natural toxins

contamination filth micro biological contamination over tolerance for permanent drug residues. it's incredible. for the law says that can be but the compliance policy says don't worry go ahead we won't enforce. for all practical purposes there's nobody looking out for the average dog in 2006 the mystery illness begin to sicken thousands of pets across the united states and canada thrusting the industry into the spotlight like never before. ok everyone is so freaked out about this recall tell us what do people need to know about this recall so it's menu food menu foods menu foods menu boodle menu foods on march 16th 2007 many foods began recalling dog foods produced in their facilities in kansas and new jersey what disturbs me about this incident is that it

can for. again the pet food as well as human food is a risk more than $60000000.00 packages were taken off store shelves last month because they apparently contained wheat gluten that was tainted with the chemical melamine veterinarian offices are getting flooded with phone calls from concerned that of the people on the other end of the phone worried yes very wary yes no official estimates on exactly how many have died so far but hundreds of pets have suffered my strong belief is that they were intentionally delaying the recall happened because they thought they were purchasing a certain protein product called wheat gluten that has actually a pretty high protein count when in fact they were buying weed flour that had been laced with sign your it acid and melamine in order to pass it off as weak with the way they test protein sources is to do this to tear check the level of hydrogen in it and both sign erik acid and melamine have high levels of hydrogen so they just would inject the wheat flour with this these poisons and then pass it off as weekly

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