but. it was in the slow. despite former chemical watchdog inspectors calling a report on syria's 2018 duma incident contradictory the west continues to defend it at the u.n. security council the fierce debate over that sparked clashes some of them to a new bit of. the world hardly like the russians own spin and their own fish and we must defend the credibility and the findings of the o.p.c. w. . also this hour of the divide between the ridiculously rich and the rest of us is palling levels a new report finds as the world's richest and most powerful gather for the 50th world economic forum in the swiss alps. and i asked the u.s.

secretary of state to meet venezuelan opposition leader one why doe american companies get an extension to trade with venezuelan oil companies bypassing sanctions that are applied to others washington had imposed the restrictions to put pressure on the current government in caracas but it seems it's business as usual for u.s. oil majors. are watching our 2 international coming to you live in the russian capital where it's just turned 10 am the program. the un security council has witnessed heated exchanges over a probe by the global chemical weapons watchdog into an incident in the syrian city of duma back in 2018 the us on the u.k. defended the report despite leaks casting serious doubt on whether a chemical attack took place at all. let this be no down there was this chemical

weapons attack. we must defend the credibility and the findings of the o.p.c. w. the story of the extremely young p.c. to be report has become like an infected wound what counts is the final considered assessment which is russia and the assad regime that lack credibility on this issue some of invented a new paradigm. the world of highly like the russians putting their own spin and their own version of russian efforts to exploit the platform of the security council to further its own political and military agenda and syria. any attempt to question the work of the mission is immediately brought to the bar american and british colleagues slander and smear the russian federation's out human is laughable this is a brazen to some permission campaign during that session a former o.p.c. w. specialist claimed the fact finding team had serious misgivings that

a chemical attack had occurred after his view the application to attend the meeting in person was rejected. and was following the meeting for us. the united nations convened a meeting in which the results of the o.p.c. w.'s investigation into the alleged chemical attack in the syrian syrian city of duma in 2018 was discussed now that report from the ows o.p.c. w has come into question after information was revealed leaks cited that crucial evidence was essentially left out of that final report and that crucial evidence that was left out could have pointed toward the attack being staged in henderson who was a weapons inspector he participated with the o.p.c. w in their fact finding mission in duma he doesn't agree with that he says that he pretty much based on the evidence has concluded that the canisters were placed manually they were not dropped from an airplane this is what in henderson said to

the un meeting speaking through video link this is what he in henderson said the findings. were contradictory. to. release of the interim report. 2000 and. 2 was that serious misgivings that a chemical attack. now in henderson is himself an expert on chemical weapons and the forensic investigations into them furthermore he actually participated in the official o.p.c. w investigation but regardless that did not stop certain voices from trying to cast doubt on what he said to the u.n.

meeting take a listen mr henderson's pape has a pitch reflects a personal view of course there. found to be robust exchanges of views with voices differing from others in any scientific process but what counts is the final considered assessment now the syrian government has been absolutely adamant and clear it had nothing to do with the chemical incident some countries. led by the united states of america. continue to exceed the provisions of the convention on the point of chemical weapons. by politicizing the war of the o.p.c. w. and to trying to. go from the track it was created to the o.p.c. w a report that was released in march basically accuse the syrian government of being responsible for the chemical incident.

sense then we've had wiki leaks publish a number of of leaks and information e-mails showing that there just was not unanimous agreement within the o.p.c. w. about who was responsible for the attack based on that this report from the o.p.c. w has been widely questioned allies of the united states seem to insist that the syrian government is responsible and the opi c.w. report is conclusive and shouldn't be question so once again we have debate over the chemical incident and countries around the world are just not seeing eye to eye when it comes to the incident and how the investigation was carried out i think the

americans are going to continue to turn to syria from the view that ringback it was clear and what it will do to uphold their new order in effect what we heard is a final report and then we also one of these whistleblowers who are made up of the actual scientists and the americans are saying we'd like to report let's just move on and the russians are saying wait a minute let's listen to the national scientists because it sounds like this science didn't actually go into the $50.00 report so obviously the russians and americans can say their case. with the o.p.c. don't you want to focus on whether you're talking about the report or the scientists who are pushing against in saying that it doesn't actually represent the client. we spoke with now freelance journalist previously barred by newsweek from reporting the story on the c.w.

leaks he quit in protest after the magazine's management gag him her dad told us there is no reporting on the issue in the western media this is not something is going to go away it's very serious so. you know we've seen absolutely no reporting about this in the western media if we have. intelligence officials from the united states that can influence the reports of this body opens the doors to many more situations where you know genuine chemical weapons attacks might not be treated in the same way because the reputation of the body is not taken seriously i think we've already started to see the kind of counter propaganda from the united states already kind of trying to change the narrative of the c.w. must keep. in check and holder's government to account for chemical weapons attacks but it's completely counter what what the information that we have a present. the world's 22 richest men have more wealth than all

women in africa combined that's according to a report by charity oxfam on the scale of global inequality it comes as the world i can form a gathering of the world's rich and powerful celebrates its 50th anniversary in the swiss alps resort city of diverse and amid these rising rifts between the rich and the poor confidence in capitalism is diminishing around the globe as all a quarter explains. how many billionaires does it take to change the light bulb of the world economy $119.00 apparently that's how many will be converging on the world economic forum in davos this year but some people showed up early to their ivory tower. every year davos hosts billionaires bankers and politicians of the ruling class to talk about issues of global importance and how they want to shape the future and

every year it's the same old story the economic forum is celebrating its 50th anniversary some things have changed many things haven't changed all that much a tool except the situation is only getting worse as elite forums like davos fail to provide any serious solutions a recent oxfam report revealed just how widely vast the fish are between rich and poor has become it says the top one percent has as much wealth as the poorest wait for it 6900000000 people that means if you had saved 10 $1000.00 and that's a lot every day since the egypt pyramids were built 4500 years ago you would have just a fraction of the wealth of any of the world's top billionaires still can't comprehend how much money that is let's try to visualize it if everyone sat on their total wealth made up of $100.00 bills the majority would be sitting on the floor the

middle class at about chairs height and the 2 richest men in the world they'd be way out in space this shocking economic situation isn't just a set of statistics though it was the root cause of real chaos that plagues some of the world's most unequal countries and 2019. i i i i am has proposed an additional point 5 percent tax on the ultra rich to level the playing field a bit it could be a good solution in a world where the rich actually pay their taxes one of the world's biggest companies for example amazon didn't pay a dime of us corporate taxes on its $11200000000.00 worth of profits in 2018

and a system where there's different rules for the commoners and the captains of industry it's no wonder people across the globe think capitalism has done more harm than good in the past becoming holy in human history in wish we are beginning to see the end of capitalism now it has produced a situation where it is both of global system but it has produced results that are simply unacceptable and you see millions and i think bill hughes of the americans and people around the world simply saying this system doesn't work for me the way we want but who cares right inequality has been there since the beginning of time why should you even bother while the problem is if the current levels of inequality are not solved it's just a matter of time before everything crashes don't take my word for it take the one

from the international monetary fund new research shows that inequality tends to increase before a financial crisis signaling a strong link between inequality and financial stability if we act and act together we can avoid repeating the mistakes of the $920.00 s. in the 2020s so as the world's elites are skiing past their luxury is resorts in the alps it feels like the rest of us are being below. a lead off a cliff kind of inequality. is responsible for example for many deaths that did not happen the poor of the world the ones that are only able to get by or the ones who died early the social and huge little cost of the inequality are staggering and on and for really economic development for everybody . u.s. secretary of state has met with one in colombia warning that washington will

increase its support for the man who proclaimed himself interim president of venezuela last year called for cooperate ing to remove acting president nicolas maduro curative sure to do everything we can assure that you get that opportunity you get a chance simply to live the life that you want with democracy and freedom at the same time the u.s. has also given another 90 day extension for american oil companies to keep working with venezuelan oil companies without being subject to sanctions extended waiver exams 5 major firms the trump administration has imposed sanctions on caracas several times to cut its oil revenues which account for most of the country's income sanctions banned american companies from participating and venezuela's economy while the u.s. handed waivers to its firms the white house is sanctioning and issuing threats to others for trading with caracas. we sanction a moscow based bank jointly owned by russian in venezuelan state owned companies

that is helping perpetuate the misery in venezuela by doing business with a base of executive order gives authority to the treasury department to impose sanctions on any person or business or entity. serially assess the hero to keep it in power ridder allows cuba to plunder venezuelan oil rate its wealth and roberts people and we want to make sure that the resources resources that the venezuelan people are going to need after material leaves we want to make sure those resources are available for the venezuelan people are not shipped off to cuba or to russia or to iran professor of latin american studies daniel shot things that the u.s. is being hypocritical and not allowing other countries to work with us also energy sector this shows the extremely hypocritical nature of sanctions is a selective sections. share exon in the massive u.s. corporation. in

a state for nearly explodes on other countries resources whether it's well as well or career 'd about we 'd just you know because the trunk government will look the other way. but the sanctions it's blockade is 'd airtight when it comes to plenty shady every day $30000000.00 people look at is whether the u.s. strategy is always. ready worrying revolutionary government so they can go into one as well ready unimpeded unshared ready these are some of the most massive oil reserves in the entire world ready. tons of waste are piling up on the streets of the eternal city around with politicians kicking up a stink over his to blame. we're

here in a rather central area of the city but in other areas the situation is even works to see every neighborhood devastated by the buzz of rubbish that's there any more such as mine is siegel something wrong with the waste on every street. but i think it's useless to vote for our politicians i received a minimum pension and i have to pay a lot of municipal waste tax tell me how can i throw out the garbage if the bins are always full.

still to come critics are pining for a better us space uniform design as the pentagon fails to twig why it's an epic fail that story and more after this 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 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. the world is driven by

a dream shaped by one person or those great. dares thinks. we dare to ask. welcome back with britain finally set to quit the new prime minister boris johnson tonnage for new trade partners has turned to africa but his past comments on the continent as well as double standards when it comes to commerce there are raising fresh questions shouted edward stop state reports. prime minister boris johnson is on his latest charm offensive in an attempt to re-establish and boost business

relations and his efforts to woo he's hosted the u.k. african summit right here in london addressing several african leaders though interestingly it was on a much smaller scale conduct of his counterparts in russia and indeed china boris johnson's affair was slightly more intimate hosting just $21.00 of the nation's representatives though in his pitch the prime minister did acknowledge there were various competitors when it comes to investing in africa's economy but said that britain in fact would lead the way and nobody could match britain's quote breadth and depth of expertise and while presenting the u.k. as one of the finest partners for africa boris johnson also mentioned the change of the immigration system within the united kingdom. we will be able to attract the best talent from around the world wherever they may be so boris johnson they're saying will put people before passports but that small so apart from his

former rhetoric that he spouted way back in 2002 in fact he referred to africa as a lot and even refused to acknowledge the role of britain's colonial past when it comes to the continent's economic problems the continent may be a blot but it is not a broad support our conscience the problem is not that we once in charge but that we are not in charge anymore now at the summit boris johnson 1 made even further beneficial pledges to the african leaders he called for an immediate end to the u.k. taxpayers' money going anywhere near any coal mining industries in the region and it's all to do with the drive towards ending climate change from today the british government will no longer provide any new direct official development assistance and dismissable critical. for thermal coal mining coal power plants overseas sounds attractive but despite the direct investment that the u.k.

has in the coal mining industry actually one of the biggest companies involved is anglo american and it's actually based right here in london so despite the u.k. saying it's going to curb coal emissions over seas some of those involved seem to be a lot closer to home which leads me to say one final question can boris johnson's pitches today manage to convince african leaders to go ahead working forward with him in the future not to mention of course the other global powers as competitors we discuss the issue with host of r.t. is going underground afshin rattansi he says there may be pit bulls ahead in johnson's bid to start trade deals with africa. of course this is down to break said british boris johnson thinks that quick trade deals can be made with african countries he may have another thing coming to him of course china is notable for its massive trade investment strategies in africa they've been going on for more

than a decade actually they've been going on for centuries but of course in the new chinese error they have been continuing where the british companies with their colonial reputations with their reputations for linkages between themselves an arms deals and appalling mining mining scandals are regarding british companies is another matter similarly there are british troops in mali there's a strong british military presence so how the military presence the scandals over mining over the colonial inheritance how these will feature in a sudden easy quick fix to brics it problems as regards britain's trade deficit will have to wonder about that. one small step for star wars has proven no giant leap for military design a new uniform for america's new galactic fighting force isn't pulling up any trees as the pentagon branches out to it what it camouflage design critics not the root

of the problem and there just aren't enough forests in the galaxy to hide in. just as we have recognized the land air sea and cyber as vital warfighting domains we will now treat space as an independent region with today's action we open another great chapter in the extraordinary history of the united states military. 'd there eerily similar to earth force uniforms you're going to be hiding behind death space bush or something.

is there a lot of woodland combat environment since clearly you've never been to endorse. my dog is about to camouflage for space whatever that is if you're looking to save the taxpayers money this is only $3.00 in wal-mart's infant section. you can see that come on i'm still more in blood we have a dumb spice force. that's out of this world so the coolness let's trade. that's a wrap up of the day's news for now but don't forget you can always find us on many of your favorite social media platforms like twitter and facebook for up to the minute reports. i am.

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greetings and sell you take. a monday january 20th the life the times and the struggles of civil rights icon dr martin luther king jr will be remembered and

celebrated across the land here in the united states of america on this day you can expect your news speeds to be filled with dr king's most famous quotes google will incorporate him into their search logo and the good man's name will be on the lips of many a candidate running for higher office as they try so desperately to wrap themselves up and his message in order to court black america's folks but amidst all this hallmark style celebration of the great man one has to wonder just how sincere it actually is. because remember that sincerity is found not in your words but in your actions i mean can you can you take a country celebration of dr king's dream sincerely when over 20 percent of its black citizens are living in poverty and over 400000 are locked up in its federal and state prisons dr king once said the final phase of our national sickness is the disease of militarism something more clearly demonstrates our nation's abuse of military power than our tragic adventure in vietnam. i ask you what side do you

believe dr king would land on in the debate over the united states' continued congressionally approved military adventures and aggressive posturing in places like afghanistan iraq iraq or africa dr king also observed that a nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death in 2020 the united states will spend over 730000000000 taxpayer dollars on its weapons of war thanks to the democrat and republican approved national defense authorization act $738000000000.00 to be exact if that spiritual death hasn't happened yet then we my friends are definitely knock knock knock on the door and that means we had better start watching the hawks if you want to know what's going on easy to you.