just her monday afternoon here are 2 international in the headlines the new york times gets criticism from all sides over the not based article claiming russia paid bounties in afghanistan to kill american troops. to the number of victims of female genital mutilation why is this deeply in germany thousands of girls still fall to be at risk one victim vividly recalls would she do it as a child. my mom asked me not to cry after james was so serious and part of me i remember that too maybe one was holding my hand. and there was a certain want. a

sour note with calls for a place the u.s. national anthem the country's racism. either just turn midday here in moscow this 29th of june good afternoon then for me kevin 0 in here the r.t. will do center with the latest update for you the york times is facing widespread criticism today after publishing an article claiming that russia offered bounties to taliban militants in afghanistan to kill u.s. troops and also claim donald trump was briefed on the matter over the director of national intelligence did not use that either the president or the vice president were ever briefed on that and from himself labeled the piece. the freak news new york times must reveal its anonymous source but they can do it this person probably does not even exist. the articles being slammed by the russian foreign

ministry to which called the peace deliberate dissin from ation and on saturday the taliban deny the new york times article as well he goes down off takes a closer look then at the piece in question and asks who could benefit from its publication. it's time to blow off the dust that circled around any smear tactics guide book since the last us election but as democrats are looking to wash away the humiliation of 2016 by trying to bring down trump this time they are resorting to the same auld narrative that failed them in the 1st place russia gate american intelligence officials have concluded that the russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to taliban linked militants for killing coalition forces in afghanistan the peace rests on the familiar pillars of pulitzer winning journalism anonymous sources that believed concluded and assessed the claims are said to be based on interrogations of captured afghan militants at least in part

the article says well because less than in part well would be nothing at all really the alleged culprits is the same russian intelligence unit that is accused of this elsberry poisoning western intelligence official say the unit which has operated for more than a decade has been charged by the kremlin with kerry knows a complaint to destabilize the west through subversion sabotage and the source the nation. the west by bribing the taliban into something they are doing anyway comic book villains have more logic and motivation than russia in this article but as evil and sleazy as russia may be portrayed in this story it's still just collateral damage and not the actual target president trying to get briefed in march that russia is paying bounty money for dead american soldiers right now. and his response to that is nothing his entire presidency has been

a gift. but this is beyond the pale it's a betrayal of most sacred duty we bear as a nation to protect and equip our troops and restrain them in the harms way. if trump refuses to hold putin accountable for funding terrorism against u.s. troops in afghanistan then congress must again step up i expect the trumpet ministration to take such allegations seriously and inform congress immediately as to the reliability of these news reports the story is taking jabs at trump amid reports he is about to take another step towards ending the catastrophic 2 decades long invasion russia's foreign ministry has dismissed the allegations as fake pointing out that more school has all along been trying to mediate the conflict and have the united states and the taliban in fact sign a peace deal the simple this information clearly illustrates the intellectual abilities propagandists among american intelligence who have to come up with such

nonsense instead of inventing something more reliable however what else can we expect from intelligence which miserably failed in the 20 year war in afghanistan it's russia collusion $2.00 as if that has ever been worth anything more but a house impeachment but left trump unfazed by hey maybe at least robert mueller will have a 2nd shot around 2021 most abrams for the consumers to for responsible state craft in the us told us anonymous intelligence data is always questionable. when i 1st broke this story in the new york tired so pointed out the twitter that it was weekly source a number of people replied to me said yeah we're you know it's been corroborated by you know the wall street journal what section of c.n.n. and so the more mainstream media empire was up on a story like this the more it takes on the impression of being true but again we

can't really know that well without knowing more about this how is the intel generated out who is providing this into hope and is it pure or is it largely partisan driven the intelligency is how very largely trial and so it's not hard mainstream media to get in touch with the sort of not we're not going to tell the person to verify the veracity of these stories even if they're not necessarily true where even if we're hearing all the you know a partial truth about it it's certainly trying to be spawning in the way in a way that implicates trot in the worst manner to help push by going across the finish line and. the number of women and girls in germany who've undergone the dangerous circumcision procedure female genital mutilation has risen significantly over the past 3 years and the report suggests the number of f g m victims has

increased to 68000 that's a 44 percent rise since the last estimate in 2017 the rise is being attributed to greater immigration from countries where g.m. is widely practiced up to 15000 girls in germany are thought to now be at risk one f.p.m. victim told us of experience. i probably was there on 4 or 5 years all in the go s.g.m. because there when i called from a can say 100 percent of the girls and they go after remember how my mom asked me it must try. to be so serious and me i remember that lady's one was holding my hand and the other one my leg and there was a 3rd one who did something quite painful i do not know what she did to me but when i went into college and i started learning about this woman it was when i discovered that it was that day that they met did it my but it's estimated

200000000 girls and women have undergone of g.m. in countries where it's practiced mostly in africa but also some middle east countries to in most cases it's carried on girls who are under 15 some are still babies when it's carried for 2 just to again says it is a problem in countries like germany also needs to tackle. it was thinking this is african issue but it's not kids who are german with their papers born here in germany they are also in the risk and most of the god that doesn't even know what's happened to them that i don't know that mothers will bring them explained that this is a part of our culture a lot of people living in germany in the diaspora living in germany that has big old the language of the know what is forbidden and what is not the thing is for me it's have something to do and so was integration we have different project where we can really get to communities involved or let them know about the consequences of f g m's i think in germany this would not say like all you. who are living a distant just with the refugees or would just like was that as brought up we are

anyhow out of the german a minute speech and i think if that is something issue like it's still going on in 2020 in germany i think a big action to retake. the mississippi state flag the last u.s. state flag featuring a confederate emblem has been pulled down from the capitol building lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to redesign the flag as the country tackles its past in the wake of the anti racism movement triggered by the george floyd protests there was applause than after the motion was passed. of a very fragile 34 know. if. one of america's oldest universities has decided to remove it so former president's name from

a campus building over his segregationist views woodrow wilson was president a century ago but no princeton's having a change of heart of his public policy school of the restorative monuments posts old name brands and classic t.v. series are also getting reassessed even the us national anthem isn't all could spot right now reporting on the daniel hawkins. 2020 is a year of change and i'm not talking about coronavirus popular t.v. shows axed statues torn down even food brands updated to meet 21st century criteria of inclusive u.-t. equality justice and tolerance but is it enough can more be done while in the united states protests during the national anthem have been a bone of contention for quite a few years but what about the national anthem itself well now some people are saying enough is enough. i. i well that's that's you that just came off the plinth was francis scott key

the man behind the lyrics that the star-spangled banner and former slave owner and anti abolitionist so what's the deal with the anthem itself. andrew sure warms these walls. what you can sing the 3rd verse all right of course the rarely performed that 3rd verse was directed by key black slaves who'd been freed or escaped and fought alongside the british in the war of 1812 his message to them was clear your fight for freedom will bring you nothing but death and downfall little wonder then that there was a truck that increasing scandal across the united states would both soccer teams and high school students refusing to play or sing at keys that only profited from slavery he apparently also harbored some pretty backward views on race and nationality and this widely attributed quote certainly has no place in this day and

age. of the you don't want to hear me sing in french. but that was the morsy years familiar to all around the world for centuries truly a symbol of french national identity both in times of joy and tragedy and. you knew that you know that is. who or who good. 'd you so well some of those lyrics furious soldiers coming to cut throats grabbing weapons impure blood may seem to some at least to be appropriated by the far right and certainly having no place in the modern republic calls for change remain there's even a movement for a new master yes and while they're still far off their goal they're not alone various french figures throughout history have had issues with them from the right

of victor hugo to socialist leaders. even seeing a surge gains ball who wrote his own reggae version back in 1979 have called for a mossie you make over. the seeing or not to see that is the question well former u.k. labor leader jeremy corbyn found himself at the center of a media storm when he seemed really got the wrong answer you saying that you will sing the national anthem i'm going to be many of them i'll take part fully in those events i don't see a problem but this is the issue surely is that we had a memorial for the battle of britain i was there and despite his explanation the press was merciless branding him all but a traitor but what would they say in 2020 beyond the 1st verse which we all know the lyrics do get a little strange especially in a secular society talk of a day theorizing to scatter enemies and punish those rebellious scots hardly makes any friends up north and whatever his reasons corbin isn't alone for example

indigenous members of parliament in on tar you recently announced they won't be taking part in any of them singing. god save the queen is an archaic tribute to the british colonial period and the centuries of violence oppression and discrimination the british empire carried out against nations and peoples are considered inferior indigenous peoples in canada a glaring example among them perhaps corbin was just ahead of his time as was canada they officially passed the motion back in 2018 making their national anthem gender neutral. i debates around symbols such as them statues or bronze don't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon but as the calls for transformation grow louder many may question what fundamentals they really change beyond just up symbolism. is

so many elements of life under the microscope right now american t.v. producers not 'd taking a stand on the use of white performers playing characters of people of color case in point long running on a mated comedy the simpsons took at an early lead there back in january. voicing the indian character of the already been years a criticism of the characters portrayal was racist and offensive. i don't know which way to the obvious what came over there. are you gary hear this new eddie murphy said.

moving forward the simpsons. will no longer have white actors voice non white characters. nobody really cares what years ago and nobody really cares now nobody cares what the entirety. of the i'm going to know for your central characters were the actual person who's behind the boys is amazing able to cleveland show i had no idea that

the actor was actually white i didn't you know i didn't really care it was all about the show is all about do i enjoy family guy do i enjoy decisions on a really matters been now let me say there's a heightened level of scrutiny own choices i think people are just going to be young and to just say hey i'm not racist please don't sue me please don't cancel me so randi and i mean the i have to let last man or any kind of rights you don't want to say you know way back away it doesn't really do anything it doesn't help anything i mean it's just a way for them to protect themselves and also the companies that they work for they want to protect themselves as well they want to be seen as a very inclusive company not races dinette racially segregated or racially you know preferential towards certain people so they just do things don't wait wait it won't actually help anything on the ground as far as any kind of her or racial problems we're talking about cartoons superficial things you know and in a she and television entertainment that will help with actually police brutality i'm not sure how we get from george lloyd in i came to were canceling cartoon

characters i'm not really sure how the 2 things are linked and are not going to actually be linked in reality i mean if you could see some scenes were right now as some sort of big screen. well. this is national was from day to thanks for your time today coming up the french president gets his 1st electoral test in the delayed local elections you turned out there was a break we'd tell you the message voters seem to be sending. international has extended its deadline for submissions. or media professionals are eligible for the freelance journalist work for alternative media part of

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towards the polls sunday local elections delayed for months by the locked own book turnout was low which has left many politicians concerned not much of president mccrum the sober the the his party was left trolling in several cities sure do been skewed talk to us through the overnight developments. president micron and his party on the move are waking up on monday morning and smelling the coffee after waters been nationwide local election there's not seen any significant gains for the party it was the 1st time the on the move would actually go on to the ballot box at the national local elections and it hasn't gone down well when government spokes person described the results as being disappointing yes on love there are places where our rule internal divisions brought us to results the twix through the disappointing who didn't do well well green parties parties with a strong ecological mandate swept up in cities such as big cities such as

leon and even in strasburg while here in paris the socialist incumbent and it delgo retained her crown and she will be the paris mayor for the next 6 years and also there was a significant gain for pence national rally party down in the southern city of been your own this is the 1st time a party from the hard right has been able to win in a city that has been a 100000 people now there was an incredibly low turnout some soon 5 people went to cast their ballots that has been described as being a record low for the local elections here in france so not good news president back on himself has apparently said this is not very good news while other political leaders have been saying that this is now a time for. political parties to reflect on why people didn't vote i do to hope

that this abstention isn't exclusively to the health crisis but i fear that this is not necessarily the case and we will therefore have to ask ourselves some questions about all the political parties. well of course this 2nd round of these local elections should have been taken place some time ago that was delayed due to the qubit 19 pandemic and voters were asked if that health crisis perhaps played into that low voter turnout. no worries at all i went for the 1st round and noticed the social distancing measures were enforced there is no more room is going to vote than taking part in the any other collective activity i didn't go in the 1st time because. i got scared but i've always voted saw a game this morning and i feel more relaxed now. i see overall it's been chaotic there's more than 3 or 4 months between the 2 rounds we weren't even sure we'd be able to vote today i think we worried people too much about the dangerous

nippon stations because in the match for the train which overtake it's $100.00 times more dangerous. for many weeks now we've been hearing rumors that president matt corn is going to have a big reshuffle will the results from sunday night's problems that to happen even quicker many people suggesting that his prime minister edwards could be the one who's for the chop less than 2 years before france goes to wards its next presidential election and it seems clear of than ever that this is going to be a rerun of 2017 soon versus. pen so if it is a rerun of 2017 some people are asking given much corns declining popularity will next time the tables be turnt. some of the stories of militants armed with guns and grenades have stormed the pakistan stock exchange this morning and kharaj killing at least 2 the attackers threw

a grenade at the main entrance gate before it knew fire all 4 gunmen had been killed the separatist bloc liberation army later said it was behind what happened. in the netherlands dozens have been arrested in the hague in a protest against coronavirus social distancing pleas shoes water cannon to disperse crowds that turned violent restrictions are gradually being lifted but the protest to say it's not fast enough as far as they're concerned. this is something you don't see in our part of the world very often a tornado filmed tearing through westerns the rushes western along the region twisters is a usually not seen that often but this dramatic video showing it making its way across the forest there ripping up trees and shrubs luckily though no reports of casualties although it's not something you want to see in your backyard miss it. the number of corona virus infections around the world has now topped 10000000 and

led to more than half a 1000000 deaths but european conservationists now are worried that the efforts to keep us safe from or what could have huge consequences for the environment. knowing that more than 2000000000 disposable mosques have been all that soon there will be more mosques than joe and fish in the waters of the mediterranean a french environmental group now raising the alarm after finding gloves masks and other protective equipment floating in the sea during cleanup operations in recent months divers took photos of the litter hoping it will help highlight the risks facing without trial world experts say if we don't pay attention to that problem now it could lead to irreversible consequences in the future. wasn't just if today refined less than 5 percent of p.p. waste ended up in the sea to morrow who's the millions of disposable covert $1000.00 production items the france has bought that 5 percent could become 80

percent people must realize that everything they drop on the ground and up and see due to water drainage systems therefore a simple gesture like not throwing waste on the ground as a gesture for nature the government has ordered massive amounts of disposable people without worrying about the disastrous consequences for nature we must protect ourselves from the coronavirus in a responsible manner if we do not do that we're just shifting the problem will be killing ourselves more slowly but there is also will be the say. well it's the way things look in so far this month that you don't see a soon reporting from moscow for no it's kevin owen so thanks for watching and have a great day. ok.

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