you need to do and. join us in the. forum in the shallows. clemency for killers. pardon list includes mercenaries guilty of mass murder of civilians in iraq. u.s. war crimes. with the plane carrying supplies ready to depart from moscow. and then also merry christmas with pandemic restrictions in place around the world 'd people are finding it difficult to get into the festive spirit. as frontline health care workers in the u.k. express their frustration around the n.h.s. admin staff appear to be given priority for the coronavirus speak with

a member of the british medical association. and. it just forces sometimes. you know we can see. to the needs of the frontline care workers. by that very good morning. mercy for mercenaries but whistleblowers can go whistle donald trump has issued 2 lists of pardons but despite calls from rights activists freedom speech defenders like julian assange and edward snowden were left off the same time the outgoing u.s. president gave clemency to 4 former contractors of the blackwater private military company they were jailed for the mass killing of civilians in iraq. more been picks up the story. there has been widespread outrage about the trump administration's

decision to grant clemency to some members of the blackwater military contracting company these were guards who were employed by blackwater who killed civilians in iraq or the north american aircraft or. they were dead bodies everywhere in the syrian government's going to be on the only 2 people in authority among the dead bodies ministry with those who are child was in the middle of 7 years old. paul slow evan liberty and dustin heard were convicted for manslaughter and the

individual nicholas slotting who opened fire and 1st started shooting into the crowd of iraqi civilians he was convicted of 1st degree murder but now the white house is letting all of them off they will no longer be in prison serving their sentences they have been pardoned and this is the feeling of the white house about why they made this decision when the convoy attempted to establish a blockade outside the green zone the situation turned violent which resulted in the unfortunate deaths and injuries of iraqi civilians further prosecutors bisa disclosed more than 10 years after the incident that the lead iraq investigates who prosecutors relied heavily on so very far that there were no exigent victims and to collect evidence may have helped tunnies to insurgent groups himself now at this point there is widespread outrage this seems like the trump administration is almost approving of the killing of iraq. the civilians 2 children were among the 14

people in the crowd who died as a result of their gun fire but at this point people are also looking at the fact that trump's education secretary betsy to vos is the sister of the founder of blackwater erik prince now there's also been a lot of outrage about who is not on the list of trump's pardons among the 15 people pardon and 5 sentence commute meant the names that were missing that many were optimistic and hopeful about were julian a son gen edward snowden these prominent whistleblowers had many people calling for the trump white house to grant them clemency among those who called for them we're not just activists and advocates of civil liberties and for the protection of whistleblowers but also representatives of the united nations take a listen on hoping that he will julian assange it's the right thing to do donald trump since you're given pardons to people please consider pardoning those who at great personal sacrifice expose the deception and criminality of those in the deep

state if president trump is true as well yes i think the least thing to could do is to end the suffering the purity the films to pardon him this man has suffered enough for the interest of the public and will now trump still has time to grant a pardon to edward snowden and to julian a son she can grant clemency up until the moment he leaves office to do it at the very very last minute however the number of people that were pardoned today and the information about who they are seems to have many pessimistic many of the activists supporting the whistleblowers feel like this indicates the trumpet ministration is moving in a very different direction with its clemency this is what every country that hosts u.s. occupations u.s. faces is told it's a matter for u.s. justice with u.s. soldiers and u.s. contractors and mercenaries to kill rape and pillage in your country will handle it well here's the message. united states will not handle it it will not treat these

cases in the way that it would treat a case of mass murder in the united states those of us who did not support trump selection support dropped the demand for extradition of julian a son for crimes that amount to commission of acts of journalist i don't care who julian assange is what is politics are what horrible things he's done performed a great service for the world he behaved as a journalist in a publisher he worked with a legitimate whistle blowers who were doing services for the world he took care to limit any damage that could be done as he was performing this service he ought to be pardoned and i hope it will it certainly seems more likely still that trump will pardon him then that president biden when he's newly into office will drop the case . argentina is officially registered russia sputnik very

vaccine the champ's been approved for emergency use by the country's regulator based on results from the ongoing phase 3 clinical trials in russia washington has sent a plane to moscow to take the 1st batch has been viewed back to the capital point as there is under the supply agreement moscow will provide enough doses for as many as 10000000 argentineans live this month the country's president expressed confidence in the vaccine saying that he will be the 1st to take it. and we will see him and to who are in argentina some raise doubts about the quality of russian science to clear everyone's downswings vs here in argentina i would be the 1st one to take that vaccine because i have no doubt about the quality of the vaccine no meat in postponing valentyn are also signed up for vaccine supplies from astra zeneca and the united nations' kovacs program the country's regulator also approved the use of the visor biotech vaccine despite talks with the us john still being in

progress while the argentine health minister criticised pfizer's approach to negotiations. they asked us for a little giving them immunity and the congress gave them that little but then phases negotiate is not the local ones but those in the u.s. started asking for more conditions they want to sponsor a new law they want to the president to sign the contract instead of me the conditions started getting somewhat unacceptable the government of argentina is thinking that this is going to be perhaps the most efficient way to bring an effective vaccine to its citizens so looks like they're essentially. betting on or putting their money on on the russian vaccine the fact that pfizer had those kinds of conditions and that the government of argentina was not pleased with those conditions i think there's going to be a lot of that kind of thing i think that there is going to be an awful lot of questions about liability and about potential long term side effects and the long

term efficacy of the vaccines out sounds to me like argentina didn't like the deal that pfizer was giving them and was was looking elsewhere and i think that's why they turned toward the russian vaccine. with christmas day just around the corner lockdowns and tough restrictions are set to take the sparkle it seems out of this year's celebrations shoppers around europe have been rushing to make last minute christmas purchases that despite restrictions in many cities example in milan streets were packed with people forming queues outside shops that could soon be closed in more londoners of emptied the shelves of supermarkets after the announcement of tougher coronavirus measures we asked some of the capital's residents about the situation. is just right before you there's nothing in the shelves. it's hard to buy a turkey now. is just back to square one people are panicking now everything is

empty i can see it now absentee me but they get more christmas if it's fine it's probably responsible by get everyone selfish event of the day in the way it's going to panic and think i need this i need that special running up to christmas kind of started it's a bit selfish mujhse me nowhere and buying the mortar at tolo to roles. in the 2nd world war when we used newspapers toward by our board took. a. closer look now at how the pandemic may affect this year's celebrations. ho ho i know i'm not really in the mood either the tree might be up the carols might be playing but covert is hanging over us quite literally in a spanish town which not only is called our karunya but which also took a questionable creative decision when it came to its christmas lights.

that is no denying it is the grinch but whether we let it steal christmas might depend on us take germany the country of christmas markets that the dancing lights the smell of malt wine the crunch of toffee apples a new look down might have seen some markets will come but no fear even in a pandemic there's a chance of a christmas cheer. if however you've been on your best behavior all year and anticipation over award from santa claus himself i've got great news just lower your expectations it's not so much slays snow and elves at the north pole it's moved a socially distant scene in seattle you've got to take what you can get these days

. classic santa is trying to squeeze into the strangest of places even in a snow globe those santa reminds us that christmas is the season of giving and while this year has left many out of pocket that hasn't stopped them from spreading the love in any way they can i'm sure i decided to stop what i was working on to start building something to thank these angels it's a tribute to the city of bergamot and to the people that do need their time and volunteer. for free without the main job on a ml's or hey of course many will be just as cozy together at home having a mellow evening but if you do get carried away swept up in the spirit of the holiday a simple purchase will remind you of the rules. the idea rose to create awareness so that people wear masks because the remora more infections and people

have made a conscious decision not to put on putting their hope in faith people put on your masks on and every time you leave your house and see the baby jesus remember you have to wear your face mask on this and finally the one thing you wished would disappear into the black hole of 2020 but decided to stick around like the grinch queues queues to dash home before travel bans queues to buy goodies and queues to deliver them in short queues you. know it's not the christmas that we wanted but it's the christmas that we got so how about we make the most of it hoping that next year it's less bubbles and more bulls and less mosque mandate and more merriment mistletoe and mince pies.

have been even netanyahu quit says israel's ruling coalition collapses after the break we'll look at why beebe's political luck may finally be running out.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. and spearing dramatic development only. exists i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical. to sit down and talk. back to britain our reports of the health care admin stuff received coronavirus jobs before those on the front line despite the u.k. having one of the worst death rates among hospital workers the chair of the british medical association has said that those at highest risk must be given priority.

partridge explains. on december the 2nd the u.k. hit the headlines after becoming the 1st nation in the world to approve the pfizer biotech coronavirus back scene but u.k. medical associations are now worried about the vaccines pecking order after reports that n.h.s. office workers have been offered the job before frontline staff without a universal policy to vaccinate from flying patients facing staff as a priority and no review of current p.p. guidance we could be facing avoidable staff sickness and absence over that all right a difficult winter months a poll by the u.k.'s doctors' association of a 1000 frontline staff claims 70 percent of them have no idea when the get the vaccine the survey includes local doctors emergency specialists and those giving the injections this should be equally of excess. as far as extradition is

concerned. as it used to the stop an equal access to recognition it's increasing their mental stress a poke at work was urgently needed to make sure that they could directors and people who need it 1st get it 1st since the start of the pandemic hundreds of n.h.s. and social care workers have died after contracting covert 19 front line workers were initially due to be vaccinated in the 1st roll out of n.h.s. jobs but the government rethink means hospitals are prioritizing care home staff the elderly at this stage hospital habs and general practitioners have been oxer vaccinate in line with the clinical priorities independently said by the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation and the government in the 1st few weeks that means focusing on patients aged 18 and over as well as care homes and h.s. stuff vaccination other than to prevent vaccine waste which will hopefully be able to accelerate early in the new year as more vaccine becomes available in the u.k.

more than half of england's 135 n.h.s. trusts us. still waiting to receive deliveries of the job 3 weeks after it was approved. for the health care workers should be given according to a plan so that the police who are more wonderful get it forced only stuff that difficult to do because i know most places. in most primary care coolies there is just us been done already all we need to do is to have a unified primary a 2nd would be careless talk oakley toward it at increased risk while some politicians are also joining medics in calling should be prioritized for the vaccine whether they are clinical soft or not primary care stuff absolutely can and should be vaccinated according to risk assessment the government promises more vaccines will arrive in january but with cases at record numbers a new variant of the virus circulating in the n.h.s. ensuring staff shortages the government is facing yet more pressure to ensure its

key health workers and most vulnerable people are protected in a season when the health service has always come under the most strain kate partridge r.t. . a key ally have been in netanyahu has quit the cabinet and vowed to join the opposition accusing the israeli prime minister of corruption comes as the ruling coalition fell on tuesday and sent the country to the polls for a 4th time in under 2 years and he's really trying to take a look at why his luck might finally be running out. did you know that the man devastated the most by donald trump missing out on a 2nd term as someone who lives thousands of kilometers away from u.s. borders he's long been in charge of a different government and no his name is not lattimer his name is bin human and i'm not saying that because i work for a russian t.v.

station to stay cool look at all the political gifts that these re the leader has trump and his administration to thank for. what a glorious. my vision presents a win win opportunity for both sides a realistic 2 state solution that resolves the risks of palestinian statehood to israel's security. the iran deal

is distracting and in school. getting sleepy joe kind of made his feel maybe sleepy joe. the great news for him soon as we're in the white house. but with trump on his way out netanyahu is going to have to 5 other ways to get a political boost and right now he really needs one of course of trump's middle east peace deals still proves a winner these really pm might get mad. it's to weather the storm but here is what israel's streets now regularly look like.

the protesters biggest problem with benjamin netanyahu is his alleged corruption crimes he denies any wrongdoing he's calling the trials politically motivated but the opposition got a new weapon this year cold it or rather the nation's fury at the way into the always been dealing with maybe failing to deal with the pandemic the perception is one of mismanaged log downs with businesses and the unemployed left in the lurch and corruption has so many people involved 3 when they just start on a blank you sleep i need a constitution we need to limit the terms of the prime minister to 2 terms the us we need to stop the corruption here in israel and open it and you know when it's done you know mainly but on the government and or did spend it doesn't want any mall but the corrupted and the walking for one person trying to escape from

his day trial demonstrations picked up pace in the spring when it's and ya'll managed to cling on to power as prime minister but only thanks to a kolisch in between his likud party and benny gantz as blue and white alliance the election rivals try to get along to get the country through the pandemic but now the cole as soon as fall apart and israel goes back to the polls in march it will be the country's 4th knesset elections in under 2 years and election is not the right thing for the country but it's much better than a paralyzed government and having politics dictate the management of one of the most severe health and economic crises wherever no. it's ennio like the rest of us will no doubt be glad to be done with 2020 but come early next year could well be looking back to the start at the years when mr here comes your golden

hearts president was still in the white house. is that she was a confederate general robert e. lee has been removed from the u.s. capitol building it follows a long running campaign against symbols associated with slavery he said she is now being moved to the state of virginia which is the legal owner of the sculpture for general lee was a prominent figure in the coalition of southern states during the u.s. civil war and also a slave owner who's become a hate figure for anti racism campaign is but is still seen by many in the american south as a hero because of his military achievements of bravery that they can spot will be taken by statue of black civil rights activist barbara johns democrat house speaker nancy pelosi welcomed the move the removal of a statue of robert e.

lee and its forthcoming replacement by a tribute to barbara johnson the jena is welcome news there is no room for celebrating the bigotry of the confederacy the capitol or any other place of or not in our country. us symbols of america's slave owning past the been removed in recent months the movement snowballed following the death of george floyd in minneapolis and may join an old cation with police it spread to several other countries with activists destroying or removing monuments associated with historical racism. or. or.

it was. tempers are still flaring after that summer of statue toppling on to get some perspective from both sides we spoke with conservative commentator christopher harris and distorted gerald hall. even today there are more symbols of statues honoring races and play voters then and races and the slavery applicants this is outrageous badges and berlin there were still statutes honoring herman gerbils or at all 'd hitler for example the i would be considered outrageous it may be true that you cannot undo the past but certainly you can honor the best up the path and you can remove the worst of it i think that's what this statue property levy it's removal it's all about it's trying to say that slavery was wrong that slavery never should have taken place and certainly no statue honoring

a slave owner never should have been erected in this country i believe that the statues that were put up were celebrated democrats some great in the confederacy so i think it's just odd that democrats are the ones who put them up and they don't want the rest of the world to know that they're the ones who put them up they don't want the rest of the world to know that the confederacy was pretty much all democrats but now they want to celebrate and they want to be they want to get the credit for taking them down as if now they're such great fighters against racism and slavery when they're the ones who put them up there removing these statues so they can remove their own. their own just horrid history. now some news from around the world starting with thousands of drivers who remain stuck a mud to a snowy parks in southern england france has reopened its border with the u.k. whole is need to test negative to train a virus to leave the country they thought it was close to 48 hours over a new strain of covert found him but. just 21 people

have been injured one critically so after an explosion in central baltimore yesterday the incident happened on the 16th floor of the baltimore gas and electric building efficient cause is unknown. and then you'll event in thailand where elephants bring children christmas gifts topical twists this year when the children were given facemasks as part of a coronavirus safety drive that comes out of the country's worst outbreak was confirmed over the weekend at a seafood centered near by and coke. ok that would you rather today appreciate you joining me this morning on r.t. don't forget to check out more stories that we have for you though on our web site at auntie dot com. she sure can include those who didn't just sit in judgment and i thought you don't

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