marking 75 years since the red army's liberation of. world leaders visit jerusalem for a holocaust commemoration. this huge with russia. to politicize the. release. my mother of the prisoners. for u.s. military tribunals called. torture techniques during america's war on terror admits he would do it again. and all the

stories that shaped the weekend deadly virus outbreak in china spreads across the cases confirmed in countries as far afield as the us. the death toll in china reached 57. stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well this is the weekly an r t international hello and welcome 1st this hour american basketball legend kobe bryant has helicopter crash in california along with 4 other people he was widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport these are live pictures right now from. in california some in new

areas from malibu the north at west los angeles you can see the plumes of smoke crash site from they have a cop there view it went on in the field bursting into flames killing all 5 people on board we are hearing the victims reportedly included bryant's 13 year old daughter giana koby bryant was 41 years old he was a 5 time and be a champion played his entire career with the loss on just lakers for 20 years he retired in 26th enough to becoming the n.b.a.'s 3rd highest of all time score a suggest leaving you with news on the program like kobe bryant the n.b.a. basketball legend has died in a helicopter crash. continuing with our weekly review of thursday dozens of world leaders dignitaries gathered in

jerusalem to commemorate the holocaust it was time to mark the 75th on the 1st day of salvina forces liberating it's the infamous death camp in nutsy occupied called it. my dear family i'm writing this letter before my death i don't know exactly when me and my relatives are going to die just because we're jews i'm in a concentration camp before all of us will be shot in a challenger thursday 4 am 16942 farewell to you all. but i am. the other thing i wanted to tell you was that i had several jobs in birkenau in auschwitz one of the jobs was

clearing the ashes from where the bug juice through a tunnel into a small river. i worked there together with another guy who was already old he was 32 and i was 16. i didn't know what these ashes were. one day when i saw it in daylight i asked them what is the job we're doing so he told me what it was. not me. blushing. i've never forget it every morning i look at my hands and see well i have the number hit and i see it every day the time in.

world leaders on the holocaust memorial forum spoke about the importance of remembering the horrors of what happened israel fighting the red army for its role in the victory over naziism while in his address president putin described the holocaust as one of the darkest moments the world has ever seen. it but for my visit to drusilla i looked through the official documents and reports of red army offices off to the liberation of auschwitz concentration camp i must say d. colleagues it was impossible to read the details of how the must list machine of people extermination what these crimes conducted by the nazis were deliberate and well planned what they called the resolution of the jewish issue is one of the darkest emotion pages in modern world history and the russian president making his address in israel today not everyone in poland use the red army as a liberating force some of the country's top officials believe that the u.s.s.r.

was actually responsible for the start of the war president under a due to refuse to attend the commemoration because it was given the chance to speak to him the speak out the former overhead we discussed the issue with mark schulman mark is editor of history central dot com. really the fact that poland wasn't there was missed the fact that he wasn't there a little bit less though we have a situation in the world frankly where facts don't seem to matter anymore people are rewriting facts just to fit their particular narrative and we find that particularly among nationalists a polish nationalism is rewriting a little bit of history to better look upon the polish people other nationals are doing the same and people are ignoring the real facts i mean listen the soviet people bled more than anyone else during world war 2 the soviets gave up more in terms of men fighting and civilians who died than any other country during world war 2 and if it wasn't for the soviet union i have serious doubts whether had a lot of been defeated and i don't think anyone can really question that. and so

then historical fact u.s. vice president mike pence however chose not to emphasize the role of the red army in liberating our spirits raising questions whether that was deliberate. when soldiers opened the gates of auschwitz on january 27th 1905. they found $7000.00 half starved half naked prisoners. hundreds of boxes of camp records that documented the greatest mass murder in history this is miss ration in the united states on both sides of the aisle are 1st of all very ignorant of history unfortunately and also there is a kind of a wave of groups that has swept the us over the past several years started in the democratic party of course trying to find a way to blame someone for the loss of hillary clinton but now it's that now it's so bad that anything russian that's mentioned even this even

a soviet activity in world war 2 is is just is just forgotten so it's a massive stary on the us part of one survivor's haro story is not only about escaping the death count but actually of being born there too we spoke with him about the liberation of auschwitz and how its perception has changed over the years . can you move it people tell us but there was no liberation they say so if there was no red army then there wouldn't be me or other prisoners oh my mother i have never questioned the merits of the soldiers i have always been grateful the prime minister and the president criticized the red army equally it was the same under the previous authorities know the admit there was a liberation of auschwitz but at the same time they say there was no liberation of war so recall that the 2nd occupation. was liberated but that was so and other cities were not i don't know maybe the americans liberated them. well monday

marks exactly 75 years since the prisoners of ice which were set free here in r.t. international will be following the memorial events on what is an emotional day for so many around the world to commemorate one of the most horrific chapters in history we will be hearing some of the stories of those who survived. the program the psychologist dubbed the architect of the cia's in hunston interrogation techniques post $911.00 is all apologetic about his role in any torture program but admission came during a military tribunal which is preparing a trial against the self-proclaimed mastermind and 4 others for the attacks in 2001 whatever personal consequences i would live with i believe there was a genuine threat of an imminent attack i thought my moral obligation to protect american lives outweighed temporary discomforts of terrorists i get sick today and do it again. james mitchell was contracted by the cia in the wake of 911 to consult

and create an interrogation program for al qaida suspects he was one of 3 men or 3 wise to carry out waterboarding torture technique that mimics drowning several prisoners later he and another psychologist set up a company that provided support for the interrogations the cia's program included an illegal course of measures. in the immediate aftermath of 911 we tortured some folks. well lawyers for the $5911.00 detainees are no seeking for any statements made under interrogation to be disqualified from the trial and groans of torture you were activist sort of believes the guantanamo bay court proceedings are deeply flawed. but none of this

could possibly be a fair trial i mean how can you have a fair trial with people who've been held in total secrecy whose testimony is based on torture. the media isn't allowed in the except for conditions so strict that they can't even have a picture of the court room all the testimony is restricted. that none of this none of this layers and layers of secrecy is about providing any kind of justice or accountability or even of information it is going through a theater in order to once again exert their power their power over people's lives and we should just note that there were juveniles who were youth who were held for years at guantanamo there were people who had nothing to do who were simply sold for bounty who were kuantan m

o $780.00 prisoners and then the thousands who were held in secret rendition or around the world no accounting for them so this was a huge program and its ramifications were still feeling today. the 1st detainee mr mitchell water boarded was a palestinian known as. he has never been charged with a crime and he remains indefinitely and indeed was the 1st snow and cia prisoner to undergo an honest interrogation and lost an eye while being tortured during his time there so beta was attempting to illustrate his experience as a warning you may find some of the following images the stress.

as soon as they locked me up inside the box i tried my best to sit up but in vain for the box was too short i tried to take a curled position but to no avail for it was too tight the very strong pain made me scream unconsciously. they kept pouring water and concentrating on my nose and my mouth until i really felt i was drowning and my chest was just about to explode from the lack of oxygen . and. the.

long hours went by while i was standing in that position my hands were tight to the upper bars. it felt like an eternity to the point that i found myself falling asleep despite the water being thrown at me by. regard. there's absolutely no justification that can ever be given or accepted for the horrendous and systematic torture that was used and it was used and authorized from the highest levels from the presidency the f.b.i. the cia the top levels of the military the studies were known the conditions were known this isn't just one or 2 people mitchell and jennings this was an entire unit set up in order to use torture and to study how to apply the most excruciating forms of torture of pain of waterboarding house slamming of of hacking

into tight boxes of stress positions and on and on all of this really has to be exposed and there are accounting demanded not only of those who designed the torture but of those who set up these torture camps. a deadly corona virus outbreak which began in china in december as rapidly spread across the globe there have been cases confirmed in countries as far afield as front of the united states chinese authorities say we're dealing with more than 2000 cases alone 57 people have died in the country so far experts say the new strain of the virus has evolved humans are no more susceptible to it with the epidemic now reaching quote more complex stage president xi jinping earlier warned of a grave situation as the spread of the virus accelerates against the backdrop 18 cities in one province have been published locked on leaving some 56000000 people travel

restrictions meanwhile the russian health ministry has warned of a series risk the cruel a virus could spread across its 4000 kilometer border with china now let's get a sense of the areas affected. really from the spell mainland china and the countries which have been affected also be a moment of cases of people affected in all of those countries china the epicenter of the prick you can see here clearly far ahead in terms of confirmed episodes many near bring nations also have containment to deal with while this mention the virus has traveled vast distances to double quarter not breakstone what is known about the deadly virus. people are dying of a new virus and it's spreading like wildfire across asia if we still know so little about this mysterious illness. and.

this new coronavirus has been identified as a mutation of sars a respiratory disease that killed over 750 people around the world from 2002 to 2003 antibiotics have absolutely no effect on either of the viruses and that's been enough to put the russian authorities on high alert not least because the chair is a border with china the break of a new coronavirus which was 1st recorded in china carries a body logical threats to the population of russia the $1500000.00 chinese tourists that visit russia every year have now become

a potential public health risk russian authorities have begun screening them at all international airports prepared to diagnose the virus if it appears on top of that moscow has advised people against traveling to china russia is not alone in being worried about the outbreak reaching its territory a number of other countries have begun screening for the disease at airports as well as opinions nationally in the just cases in areas that. over phones at places which are further away if this if this outbreak continues as we're seeing the case oversea globally highly connected and so it is likely increasingly likely that we will see potentially a case of china stepping up containment efforts after she stressed the serious. this of the outbreak on national television the disease also got the attention of the world health organization they've called for an emergency meeting to decide whether or not to declare the outbreak

a public health emergency of international concern that's a title reserved only for the most serious of epidemics and with the lunar new year millions of chinese around the world are expected to return home to their families one can only hope beijing will have the situation under control. really does the trump and patron saga rumbles all in the u.s. russia isn't far from the minds of the democrats will break down story done more for you in moments.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy loon from day shouldn't let it be an arms race is on the air in 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.

just approaching 21 minutes into the program welcome back this week u.s. democrats concluded their arguments against donald trump while passing his impeachment trial to the senate russian was a hot topic during the opening speech on wednesday head of the house stands on the shift mention the a party all important world well with walter twice. russian intelligence services russian expansionism russian forces and their proxies russia kremlin russia's president vladimir putin the russian military agency. we can fight russia over there in the russians through russian efforts thanks to vladimir putin when the president said he russia if you're listening they were listening that's the russian story. with the cameras focused on the senate for a word to a bomb and filming it was left to sketch artist to capture the atmosphere in the chamber some of the pictures showed members having trouble staying involved in the

process their legs doodling and even sleeping senators also face the 12 hour no phone policy while sobbed out their desks we spoke to journalist and political commentator chadwick he says that even the strongest supporters of trump's and pietschmann are bored with the anti moscow in oregon. the democrats already has 100 percent of their energy and their time into trying to remove a duly elected president from office their biggest hoax russia gate so completely flat and even their strongest of where everything they've thought of the president a lot even their strongest supporters the people who most want to believe that the president will be removed from office which he absolutely will not even they've grown bored with this narrative and when they start reviewing russia again. it's just so sad you can't help but laugh and laugh and laugh and below see the 7 times at last count referred to russia or putin is the impeachment proceedings well how

do you deal with the most effectively you either mock them and laugh at them or you ignore them and gosh darn it that drives them in the same. climate change significantly shaped much of the 2020 world economic forum this week which wrapped on saturday in the luxury swiss resort of de davos now it set the stage from a likely buffer between america's treasury secretary steven the new. eco activists credit in the u.s. finance chief got the ball rolling let's take a look. she the chief economist who is she i'm confused after she goes and studies economics in college she can come back and explain that to us it doesn't take a college degree in economics to realize that the remaining 1.5 degree carbon budget and on going fossil fuel subsidies and investments died up if they've been is not the 1st u.s. official that gratitude because clashed with all the late back in december donald trump suggested they activists should work on her under monitoring problems and

their differences their disputes continued out the world economic forum simon from the in case you missed the team took a ringside seat. it's that magical time of the year when our wealthy overlords gather for the economic forum a glitzy gathering looms for bringing together the world's business elite yet the one percent meat for champagne and skiing in the mountains leaving the 99 percent to pray for nonviolent. because hundreds of thousands just to go to davos for that the filthy rich demand to be entertained and this year they got rock row tickets for the heavyweight championship of the world though trump says grad. school for gratitude. in a ski resort this week then i think gets away with their release sending us a high work. pay for full course ticket.

to a slow start their worry she warms up quicker than the atmosphere. already one year ago i came to divorce and told you that our house is on fire. i said i wanted you to panic you could forget i've been warned that telling people to panic about the climate crisis is a very dangerous thing to do thank god for that because i've got to say with the way she's been talking i thought perhaps no one had told her we must forget about net 0 we need real c. of well all i need is some good news to see what's happening in the orange corner fear and doubt is not a good thought process because this is a time for tremendous hope and joy and optimism in action. knows what he's doing and knew there was nothing to worry about carbon emissions we must reject the

perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse don't it calm down. i mean and i he's not the life of the party but he's just a kid it seems in the area where trump and gretta can see. today i'm pleased to announce the united states will join one trillion trees initiative being launched here at the world economic forum one trillion troops oh yeah growth is going to love that one we're not telling you to offset your emissions by just paying someone else to plant trees in places like africa while at the same time forests like the amazon are being slaughtered at an infinitely higher rate ok so this is going to be a bit harder. as we all know. is that nothing can be done sitting here right now you wouldn't believe it's possible that we have found the we'll be hearing

about it but we have found answers to things that people said would not be possible with say well i'm convinced. that it's a both simon or undoing in the reporting there was just some of the stories we covered during the week that was to keep an eye on our t.v. dot com for all your very latest news updates today and all season. you know world of big partisan duty. 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 back and

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