god. it was like. the. world leaders and dignitaries attend a holocaust memorial ceremony in jerusalem ahead of monday's anniversary marking 75 years since the liberation of auschwitz we hear from survivors of the nazi death camp. people terms that there was no liberation they really say that but without the red army there would be no me my mother or other prisoners. the so-called architect of cia torture techniques including waterboarding testified at a military tribunals hearing and says he has no regrets. and china confirms that the corona virus outbreak has killed 56 people with at least 2000 infected travel restrictions are being imposed throughout the country.

from moscow where it's just past 2 in the morning you're watching the weekly here a large international welcome to the program and we start with some breaking news from iraq of 3 rockets have hit the u.s. embassy compound in baghdad's green zone according to iraqi officials and we are getting unconfirmed reports that u.s. staff being flown out of the country but there has been no official statement from washington yet one person is said to be injured and no group has claimed responsibility iraqi prime minister added abdul mahdi has condemned the attack and pledged to bring the culprits to justice at least 5 on guided rockets have landed in the heavily fortified area over the past 24 hours according to security sources the green zone is home to iraqi government buildings and diplomatic missions and the latest incidents come as a time of mass on rest in baghdad with thousands taking to the streets in recent

days calling for u.s. troops to leave the country. they dozens of world leaders and dignitaries gathered in jerusalem to commemorate the holocaust it was time to mark the 75th anniversary of soviet forces liberating auschwitz the infamous death camp in nazi occupied poland. 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 shelter thursday 4 am 16942 very well to you all. but i am barack was. 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 they bug juice through a tunnel to 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 issues were. one day when i saw it in daylight i asked. what is the job we're doing so he told me what it was. not me. blushing. and never forget it every morning i look at my hands and see well i have the number here and i see it every day the time in.

well world leaders at the holocaust memorial for him spoke about the importance of remembering the horrors of what happened israel thanked the red army for its role in the victory over naziism and a flood of me appears in david and dress describing the holocaust as one of the darkest chapters in world history it but yes for my visit to drusilla i looked through the official documents and reports of red army offices after the liberation of auschwitz concentration camp i must say de colleagues it was impossible to read the details of how the merciless machine of people extermination worked 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 emotions in full pages in modern world history but today not everyone in poland views the red army as the liberating force some of the country's top officials believe the u.s.s.r.

was actually responsible for the start of the war and president under a dude refused to attend the commemoration because vladimir putin was given the chance to speak at the 4 before him we discussed the issue of mark schulman who's editor of history central dot com. clearly the fact that poland wasn't there was missed the fact that he wasn't there a little bit less though we have a fit 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 to 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 loaded been defeated and i don't think anyone can really question that in terms of

historical fact the us vice president mike pence however chose not to emphasize the belle of the red army and liberating auschwitz 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 missed ration in the united states on both sides of the aisle are 1st of all very ignorant of history unfortunately and also there's a kind of a wave of crucify o.b.o. that has swept the us of 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 i know it's so bad that anything russian that's mentioned even this even the soviet activity in world war 2 is is just it's just forgotten so you know it's it's

a massive stereo on the us part and we heard from one holocaust survivor who was born inside the outfit's death camp he talked about how perceptions of those atrocities have shifted over the years. 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 or my mother i have never questioned the merits of these 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 warsaw and other cities were not i don't know maybe the americans liberated them well monday marks exactly 75 years since the prisoners of assets were set free here on r.t.

international be following the memorial events on what is an emotional day for so many around the world. other news from the week a psychologist dubbed the architect of the cia's enhanced interrogation techniques post $911.00 is unapologetic about his role in any torture program that admission came during a military tribunal which is preparing a trial against 5 guantanamo bay inmates 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 up today and do it again james mitchell was contract it by the cia in the wake of $911.00 to consult and create an interrogation program for al qaeda suspects he was one of 3 men authorized to carry out waterboarding torture technique that mimics drowning on several prisoners later he and another psychologist set up a company that provided support for the interrogations the cia's program included

now illegal coercive measures. you'll be immediate aftermath of $911.00 we tortured some for well no it's for the $5911.00 detainees are now seeking for any statements made under interrogation to be disqualified from the trial on grounds of torture and he will activist sara flounders believes the guantanamo bay court proceedings a deeply flawed 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 except for conditions so strict that they can't even have a picture of the court room all the testimony is restricted. 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. well the 1st detainees mr mitchell water boarded was a palestinian man known as abu zubaida he was not he's never been charged with

a crime but remains indefinitely in guantanamo and he was the 1st known cia prisoner to undergo in holland interrogation and lost an eye while being tortured during his time as a beta has attempted to illustrate his experiences in a warning that you might find some of the following images distressing. 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 it curled position but to no avail for it was too tight the very strong pain made the screen 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 . 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 the guard. there is 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 of slamming of of packing 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 coronavirus brain which began in china in mid december has spread to at least 10

countries cases have been confirmed in france the u.s. and australia well chinese authorities say they're dealing with move in 2000 cases 56 people have died in the country. well chinese authorities have warned that the virus appears to be evolving and is showing greater potential to pass from one person to another president earlier warned of a grave situation as the spread of the virus accelerates 18 cities in one province have been put on lockdown leaving some 56000000 people out of travel restrictions meanwhile the russian health ministry has warned of a serious risk that the coronavirus could spread across its 4000 kilometer border with china where we can get a sense of the areas affected his since the spill out from mainland china the countries where people have been effect infected and the amount of cases in them china the outbreaks epicenter is far ahead in terms of confirmed episodes many neighboring nations also have containment to deal with while as mentioned the virus has traveled vast distances to donal quarter breaks down now what's known about

this 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 a chair is

a border with china the breach of a new corona virus which was 1st recorded in china carries a biological threats to the population of russia. $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 appearing internationally in the just cases is that to do with over phones of cases which are further away if this continues as we're seeing his overseas globally highly connected and is likely increasingly likely that we will see potentially a case of china stepping up containment efforts after she stressed the seriousness

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. now i bring you this american basketball legend kobe bryant has died in a helicopter crash in california along with 8 other people he was widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport the private helicopter went down in a field and burst into flames near los angeles the victims include bryant's 13 year old daughter giana and kobe bryant was 41 years old he was a 5 time n.b.a. champion played his entire career with the los angeles lakers and retired in 2016.

the trump impeachment saga rumbles all new in the u.s. russia isn't far from the minds of the democrats will break that story down and ball in moments. the world is driven by dreamers shaped by the one percent of those great. dares thinks. we dare to ask.

you know world a big part of the new 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 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 for watching closely watching the hawks. welcome back now this week us democrats concluded that arguments against donald trump while passing his impeachment trial to the senate russia was a hot topic during the opening speech on wednesday adam schiff the democratic lawmaker leading the a page spent case mentioned russia several times russian intelligence services

russian expansionism russian forces and their proxies russia kremlin russia's president vladimir putin the russian military agency it's we can fight russia over there in the russians the russian efforts thanks to vladimir putin when the president said he russia if you're listening. they were listening that's the russian story. well when the cameras focused on the senate floor due to a ban on filming it was left a sketch artist to capture the atmosphere in the chamber some of the pictures showed members having trouble staying involved in the process stretching their legs doodling and even sleeping senators also face a 12 hour no phone policy while sat at their desks we spent a journalist and political commentator chadwick moore and he says that even the strongest supporters of trans impeachment aboard with the anti moscow narrative. that 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 so completely flat

and even their strongest of what everything they've thought of the president of life 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 ripping up russia again. it's just so sad you can't help but laugh and laugh and laugh below sea 57 times at last count referred to russia or putin is the peace treaty 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 insane came. on the topic of climate change significantly shaped much of the 2020 world economic forum this week which wrapped up on saturday in the luxury swiss result of dabbles it set the stage for an unlikely battle between america's treasury secretary steven ocean and teenage activists great gretta phonebook the u.s.

finance chief got the ball rolling 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 vestments done it up. steve minutia is not the 1st u.s. official regretted the book has clashed with of late back in december donald trump suggested the activists should work on her anger management problem and their differences and disputes continued at the world economic forum simon from the in case you missed it team takes 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 swiss mountains leaving the 99 percent to pray for nonviolent. because hundreds of thousands just to go to davos

for the filthy rich demands to be entertained and this year they got rock row tickets for the heavyweight championship of the world so trump is graduate. school for gratitude. in a ski resort this week she gets away with their release sending us and i work. pay for full price ticket. for a slow start to worry she warms up quicker than the atmosphere. story one year ago i came to divorce and told you that our house is on fire. i said i wanted you to panic who 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 sea of well i needed some good news let's 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 night is not the life of the party but he's just a kid it seems in the area where trump and grettir 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 truths 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 do. 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 our new. now in other news for the week a russian a suspected of laundering billions of dollars in big corn was secretly extradited from greece to france on thursday alexander vinick was arrested 2 years ago at washington's request and his legal team told r.t. that the 37 year old was illegally taken with

a hospital bed in greece where he was being treated after more than a month on hunger strike. the huge mystery nick was transported from greece to france he was not given the opportunity to contact his greek lawyer he was barred from using the form not informed of his distant nation he was not provided was any information he's a card you can physically condition is extremely fragile. as a lawyer specializing in criminal law international criminal law and human rights i can say that all xander is in custody and was deprived of his liberty for 2 and a half years without charge without the opportunity to stand trial transported hume to france last thursday was in there with regis act this act for the greek and french authorities to extradite him was absolutely illegal at the moment we can resize list our blish xander is a victim of political persecution. xander has been fighting extradition to the u.s.

and france the united states accuses him of laundering at least $4000000000.00 worth of bitcoin claiming he ran a digital currency exchange which facilitated cyber crime and drug dealing he denies the charges saying he's a technical consultant and that he's been set up when he says he wants to stand trial in his native russia where he's also wanted on fraud charges previously moscow had criticized greece's handling of the case for ignoring evidence it put forward a computer programmer claims he was put under immense pressure by athens. they're trying to use torture and psychological pressure to break me they do not allow me to breathe fresh air the last time they let me out for a walk for a few minutes was on new year's eve i'm a man without rights illegally imprisoned in greece for 30 months without charges they want to destroy me for my knowledge they want my head on a block just because of what i know and my technological abilities well alexander vinick lawyer again took us through the next stages and defended her client in no

we want to make an international appeal to all those who believe in human rights democracy this iteration of powers and above all the presumption of innocence as alexander himself said they are hunting him for knowledge because he is russian they want to use it as a weapon in the information of war between the united states and russia on tuesday there will be here in our history then and then present and we will insist that alexander the next released immediately for this we have already engaged the un working group in connection with the issue of illegal imprisonment. well that is your update and i will be back at the top of the hour with another round up of the stories that shape the past 7 days see that.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. very dramatic to follow only i'm going to exist i don't see how that strategy will be successful betty ok to kill time to sit down and talk. during the great depression which i'm old enough to remember there was most of my family were employed. there wasn't it was bed much worse objective listen today but there was an expectation of the things were going to get better. there was a real sense of hopefulness there isn't today today's america was shaped by the turn principles of concentration of wealth and power. reduced democracy

attack solo doubt engineer elections manufacture consent and other principles according to know on. one set of rules for the rich opposite. that's what happens when you put her into the. sector of wilf which will is dedicated to increasing power for chills just as you'd expect one of the most influential intellectuals of our time speaks about the modern civilization of america.