well 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 a survivor of the nazi death camp. david. there's no liberation they really say that but without the red army there would be no me my mother or other prisoners. the so-called all contact of cia torture techniques including waterboarding testifies at a military tribunal hearing it says he has no regrets. on the death toll from the corona virus outbreak in china which is 80 according to state media with more than 2 and a half 1000 people infected the virus has spread to at least 10 countries. from

moscow where it's just past 4 in the morning you're watching the weekly here on our international welcome to the program. on thursday 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 are jews i mean a concentration camp before all of us will be shot in a shelter thursday 481-6942 farewell to you all.

i didn't but i am mad was. a couple 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 into a small river. while 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. what is the job we're doing so he told me what it was. not me. blushing and i never forget it every morning i look at my hands and see well i have the number hidden and i see it every day at a time in our. well

world leaders at the holocaust memorial form 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 that image piercing gave an address describing the holocaust as one of the darkest chapters in world history. before my visits jerusalem i looked through the official documents and reports of red army offices after the liberation of auschwitz concentration camps i must say to colleagues it was impossible to read the details of how the terrible machine of human extermination works those crimes by the nazis were deliberate and well planned what they called the final solution to the jewish question is one of the darkest and

machine food 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 floodway appears and was given the chance to speak at the 4 before him and we discussed this issue with historian mark shulman 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 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 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 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 mr ation 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 groups that has swept the u.s. 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 you know

it's so bad that anything russian that's mentioned even this even a soviet activity in world war 2 is is just it's just forgotten so it's it's a massive stary on the u.s. part. well one survivor's harrowing story is not only about escaping the death camp but actually being born there we spoke with him about the liberation of auschwitz and how its perception has changed over the years. people tell us that 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 on when they were more exactly 75 years since the prisoners about it was set free here a lot internationally following the memorial events of what is an emotional day for so many around the world. and other news from this week a psychologist and up to the architect of the cia's enhanced interrogation techniques post 911 is an apollo all on the politic 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 discomfort of terrorists i get up today and do it again. james mitchell was contracted 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 a 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. in the immediate aftermath of $911.00 we tortured some for a lawyer for the $5911.00 days haney's and asked seeking for any statements made on the interrogation to be disqualified from the trial on the grounds of torture antiwar activist sara flounders believes the guantanamo bay court proceedings a 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 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 i kuantan them oh there were people who had nothing to do who are 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 to detain a missed a mitchell was aborted was a palestinian man known as abu zubaida he has never been shown with a crime but remains indefinitely in guantanamo bay he was the 1st known cia prisoner to undergo and host interrogation and lost an eye while being tortured during his time as a beta has attempted to illustrate his experiences and 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 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 . 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 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 michel 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. now the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in china has risen to 80 with more than 2 and a half 1000 people infected according to officials the head of the world health organization is now heading to beijing to discuss a global strategy to contain the spread of the virus chinese authorities have warned that the virus appears to be evolving and is showing greater potential to pass from one person to another president xi jinping over 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 and to travel restrictions meanwhile the russian health ministry has warned of a serious risk that the corona virus could spread across this 4000 kilometer border with china we can get a sense of the areas affected here on this map since the spill out from a land china the countries with confirmed or suspected cases 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 whilst distances to donor quarter breaks down now what is 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 or 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 chairs of 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 $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 the. over phones of cases which are further away if this if this outbreak continues as we're seeing the case over see 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. and another breaking news 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 kobe bryant was 41 years old and he was a 5 time n.b.a. champion who played his entire career with the los angeles lakers and retired in 2060. 1 of the trump impeachment saga rumbles on in the u.s. russia isn't far off in the minds of the democrats will break that story down and will in moments.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy one sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race in his on offense clearly a dramatic development the only relief i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. welcome back this week us democrats concluded the arguments against donald trump

while passing his impeachment trial to the senate russia was a hot topic during the opening speech on wednesday in adam schiff the democratic lawmaker leading man page one 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 through russian efforts thanks to vladimir putin when the president said hey russia if you're listening they were listening that's the russian story. well with the cameras focused on the senate floor juta a ban on filming was left to sketch artists 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 faced a 12 hour no phone policy while sat at their desks we spoke to journalist and political commentator chadwick moore he says that even the strongest supporters of

trump's impeachment a bolt with the empty moscow narrative 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 so completely flat and even their strongest where everything they've thought of the president is 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 a little see the 7 times at last count referred to russia or putin is the impeachment proceedings well how do you do it the most effectively you either mock them and laugh at them or you ignore them and gosh darn it that drives them insane came. the topic of climate change significantly shaped much of the 2020 well the

economic forum this week which wrapped up and saturday in the luxury swiss resort of devils and set the stage for an unlikely battle between america's treasury secretary steve minutia and teammate eco activists kreta don't bug 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 well stephen ocean is not the 1st u.s. official that has clashed with late back in december you might remember donald trump suggested the activists should quote 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 satirical ringside seat it's that magical time of the year when our wealthy overlords gather for the double speak an homage for

a glitzy gathering looms for bringing together the world's business elite yet the one percent meat for champagne in the mountains leaving the 99 percent to pray for nonviolent. because hundreds of thousands just to go to davos for that filthy rich demand to be entertained this year they got rug row tickets for the heavyweight championship of the world though trump is grettir. more time off school for gratitude. is in a ski resort this week with an i think it's a way with their release sending us some high work. pay for full price ticket. for 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 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 my we must reject the perennial prophets of doom and their predictions of the apocalypse like donny 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 grettir can see eye to eye today i'm

pleased to announce the united states will join one trillion trees initiative being large 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 inches you'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.

3 rockets have hit the u.s. embassy compound in baghdad's green zone according to iraqi officials one person is said to be injured and no group has yet claimed responsibility iraqi prime minister addle abdul mahdi has condemned the attack and pledged to bring the culprits of justice at least 5 unguided rockets have landed in the heavily fortified area over the past 24 hours according to security sources in the green zone is home to iraqi government buildings and diplomatic missions the latest incident comes at 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. well that is your day for now we'll be back here at the top of the out with another roundup of the stories that shaped the past 7 days will see them.

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 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. during the great depression which i'm old enough to remember there was most of my family were employed working. there wasn't it was bed you know much worse objectively than today but there was an expectation that things were going to get better. of 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 principle holds according to no i'm chomsky one set of rules for the rich opposite. that's what happens when you put her into the hands of a narrow sector of will which will is dedicated to increasing power for itself just as you'd expect one of the most influential intellectuals of our time speaks about the modern civilization of america.

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