generational poverty this is a fight every day to meet your needs and the needs of your family. me in this morning's headlines enemies. our neighbors report reveals denmark in spite of germany's anglo merkel as well as on other you had to states for us intelligence coming up to israel, long standing prime minister benjamin netanyahu may finally be on his way out this morning after the opposition claims. it has enough votes to drive him out of office . on a special report, he traveled to the central african republic to shed light on one of the world worse and badly reported civil war. in mind that sounded the serial might be going to destroy the

ah log smart international world. he's a key. we're a moscow this monday. good morning for me. kevin. again, just had the 11. am i moscow time? thanks for checking in. so the 1st says you heard a european major investigation has disclose, know the denmark help the us national security agency to spy on you. politicians, including german chancellor, anglo merkel. earlier our team, we're guilty of our senior correspondent join me in the studio to briefly more. it was 8 years ago that edward snowden blew the lid on america's last surveillance program. google, google, spying on essentially, everyone at the time. only the most craziest conspiracy theorists would have believed the ship breath, the scope of the spine program. they were really targeting everyone,

american citizens billions around the world, politicians, including those in allied nations and nathan, partner nations with through denmark that they targeted sweden, norway, as well as france, germany, angular muggles. food was bogged by the n. s a by american intelligence. and what we learn now is the danish intelligence was completed in all of this. they weren't knowing cogs in this vos surveillance machine. they helped american intelligence gather innovation, amongst others, their own cultural corporations, danish corporations, danish weapon, manufacture, davis government, they handed over inflammation, danishes and danish government to american intelligence. and you, we've heard a lot of reaction to this latest investigation, which by the way, it was carried out by european news agencies who were given information, internal reports, witness testimony,

as well as inside sources in this investigation. and victims of come out and said, you know, all manner of things, no way sweden saying they want an investigation. and to be told of the answers, we've heard other victims, the leader of the german opposition who was bogged saying that this is simply grotesque on fish bits. and this is sean, it is quote, set that friendly intelligence services are indeed intercepting and laying on top representatives of other countries. so one of the questions people might have is why denmark? well, on the technical side of things, denmark is a communications hub to all these on the cables from sweden, from germany, they will edge the converge in denmark. there are the telecommunication centers there. and danish intelligence gave access to this infrastructure to american intelligence. the n a say to all these spice agencies, they facilitate that they help them carry out all the surveillance. all this start

with full knowledge. one of the questions was, is, was the danish government aware of all of this and by 2015, they were definitely aware of all of this the launch investigation. last year, the danish government fod, the heads of its intelligence agency for essentially, obstructing re investigation for not being forthcoming, or even entirely truthful about the extent of their corporation. with american aspire agencies, cooperation which apache continued after 2015 after edward snowden blew the lead. in this operation in 2013, they continued in secret to the corporate with american intelligence agencies. and edward soon had since come out and said that joe barton, who was the vice president over the world. the honors might as well prepared to answer for this one. he soon visits europe. since of course, he was deeply involved in this scandal. the 1st time around there should be an explicit requirement for full public disclosure, not only from denmark,

but their senior partner, as well. with regards to the latest revelations about the extent of denmark spike, this is all an official, the perpetrators in the united states, denmark, they, they still haven't issued any sort of any sort of meaningful common the, the, the leadership. but it must also be mentioned that last year and this report that they published, they also said that the public may never learn the true magnitude of the, of this operation. the details denmark's role in all of this because it is too sensitive and it may cause too much damage which ought to, you know, ring alarm bells the fact that they would rather there be speculation. rumors and conspiracy theories, rather than admitting the truth for developing story across the next few after 12 years at the helm of israeli politics. but even that, you know, who could be on the way out this morning, writing opposition to it. and if tale bennett has just announced, he's ready to form a new government with all the details. his middle east correspondent,

the polar slayer, not bennett, who was the leader of the main party, which means the right party in israel has now. and now that he's joining forces with the leader of the opposition get yelled up, kid to get it. they have is 61 majority, which is what they need to be able to form the next majority coalition in his role . now, bennett has said that although he come from the white of the political spectrum and he's essentially joining forces with parties in the center, and he's doing this because the country has been in a crisis. politically. there have been the whole election in the space of 2 years, all over the last 4 rounds of elections. we've seen a country weakening itself, damaging itself and losing its ability to function. we see ministers who are fighting with each other, who do not manage anything. we have seen riots and the burning of synagogues and load an acura instead of managing and leading their methodist to spread hatred and

polarization between the people of our country to conceal and failure. but the coalition that benefit is joining is a very wide. we've changed. so much so that it's going to be fragile and not be able to form consensus on controversial issues like the people. rather, it will have to limit itself to making decisions about the economy, how to deal with code 19. and this is something that these really prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been appealing to the christ. and to those who have joined the coalition about, he is not ready to give up without a fight. and he is warning israelis that is new coalition could spell disaster. and might be fairly ben, it's i heard not told bernard, unfortunately, his again misleading the public. the same lies for them to slogan some have written division from the person themselves. so hatred and division is leading the scam of the century. and it has also been the longest serving payment of job as well. he's been in office for some 12 years. and what we see happening here is mr. bailey,

political parties coming together because they have constraints upon issues that ra, that because that we have a joint desire to get natania. who out of this come at a particularly sensitive time for israel, they was the recent israel, god, the war that lasted 11 days. the same time we've seen some of the with violence between the way the jews and he's way the avenue that the country has witnessed in years. the all the the, the the,

[000:00:00;00] the, me, the now after the opposition announcement, crowds, 10 constraints, a television to protest against enough tele bennett, who could now become the next prime minister for don't everyone's against the new government. very,

very came to protest against the government which is stealing our vote. it can't be defended with devon parliament. was the prime minister there stealing a vote for the right. it's a blatant violation of promises. i thought that we should come and support this government of change and also show some support for catherine and bennett. i think this is the only chance of a friend to get out of the document that mean, you mean it said, you know, for so many years no good of you from jerusalem should we live now? we'll go to the head of the peace group. there's really committee against house demolitions, jeff helpless, where the jeff, good morning. thanks. she time you were the palestinian homes in occupied territories have totally better. so to be even more of an actual listen netanyahu. is it going to be bad news for palestinians? i even worse news for palestinians. what do you think? well actually i think it would be the same. no. you know the policy of government

all this all these years he is ready. government has been to keep the status quo. you know, low intensity conflict once in a while, we have to get guys over there. but basically, the idea is keep everything in a steady state. the international community is not pressuring israel or sanctioning israel. the occupation is going ahead, settlement is going ahead and we can keep everything steady state. and that is actually the idea behind this new governments, like your reporter said, not to deal with the occupation, not to deal with the palestinians, typically to deal with domestic issues. and i think the consensus to tell you the truth from design is left to the right is let's just keep the status quo and not get into the power in issue and all if we can avoid. right? so the thing staying pretty much within that range and what about that further field? what about ties with iran? same thing. these aren't the issues that i really bothering 1st of all, they're not bothering the israeli public. yeah. they're not. you know, they're the people abroad. think so,

but actually these are non issues for is really concern israelis more. and actually the only issue that that, that we're fighting about is the time you know, you become the issue. so that's the uniting thing. this new got weird government coalition that i don't think is going to last long, has one job that is to get rid of that town yahoo to get another or somebody else in place and then lead to new elections that will get somebody else. whether from the left or from the right, we don't know. but to get rid of a ton yahoo, that's across the board. i think even was really good. the. we'll talk about the elevation minute. so do you think often what, 12 years he's been called a master, political survivor as me you think is days are now none, but this is it. yeah. i think this is it, it's been a process and it might take a little bit longer. but i think it's over, it's finished for him. right. what about this coalition?

a messy, very messy. i mean, it's so messy that it's not going to really function, but i don't think that's the point. i think the point is again, like i said, to get rid of that done, yahoo! maybe to pass a law saying that he can run again this brian minister because of the grove option charges to bring in a new, a new budget. you know, we haven't had a budget for the last 3 years now. we want to pay the straight. what are your neighbors, your friends, your family? what are people do you talk to think about this israeli z, a sick of it? israelis are sick of natania. i think that's true, almost across the board except for a very right wing a group. they're everybody's tired of them. so i think there's really a lot of support for not for the new government, per se, but for the whole initiative of getting rid of natania once he's gone, that'll reopen everything else and then we'll have to get back the ball the usual. right now we've got this window where everybody is united in just getting rid of the yahoo and moving on as a country is bad to criticize. he says,

bet it's going to be really bad news here. it was going to say that anyway, and it's already jumps, if you know is out now you could come back in the future stage or is that really it? i think it's really it. i think 1st of all, and like i said, they might pass a law saying you cannot run for prime minister if you're under criminal indictment and that would end his career formerly. but even so now i think because he's getting removed from officer being removed from office, that's going to give a lot of the opposition within the record itself. i mean, you know, he's been and 12 years young, there's younger people in the records that have political ambitions that have been blocked by him. so i think he's really, i don't think there's any way back for him. i think you'll try, of course, but i think both within the record and in the wider political system and people just don't want him back when even a week is a long time in politics, they say 12 years, not bad. go and i guess, all right, thanks very much jeff, help her author and rights activists have

a good day. thank you. me tell you about this. we've got a special report coming up for you after the break. reporting from the central african republic, a country ravaged by civil war. it's been going on for so long. now. we look at how russian instructors, helping to end the conflict coming up this monday morning after this short break. ah, join me every 1st name on the alex simon show. when i was speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. me this is your media

a reflection of reality in a world transformed what will make you feel safe for the tycer relation community? are you going the right way or are you being that somewhere? which direction? what is truth? what is in the world corrupted. you need to this end. ah, so join us in the depths. will remain in the shallows. ah, ah. 3 russians and 2 local police officers have been killed by an improvised explosive devices. the central african republic continues to battle rebels and is brutal civil war. their loss cuz been healthy, the government,

by setting instructors and small arms in compliance with you and resolutions in a conflict, it's largely been ignored by the world's media in march. so view and human rights group express alarm, the nation's increased use of private military and for insecurity contractors. the agency says human rights abuses linked to private military personnel and foreign security contract is operating with the national armed forces. now i'm going to leave you this out then without corresponding constantino's cough, who went to the country and met the russian instructors and who sent back this special report for us. the we're flying out of the capital bon key issue, the cd of ball at the border with chad. this is are, are playing by the way. we were told that that area where we go in is controlled by the government for the most part. but there are still groups of rebel is hiding in the jungles and then tack convoys or out posts every now and then. the country looks peaceful,

but only when you see from above ever since the central african republic gained independence from france and 1960. the situation here has been volatile the capital of the central african republic under attack, 100 kills in the capital of angus rebels and the central african republic staged to attack the capital baggy this is a country already reeling from years of war and instability. the most recent flare happened only a few months ago when over a dozen heavily r militant groups steamed up and marched on the capital bunky. they attempted to seize the city and overthrow the government. here we are. the rebels might have suffered his theory of defeat in the past, but there is still a very real threat in some parts of the country. that's why or ask for it was absolutely necessary. driving to local military base, people look at us with suspicion. local militia are acting here in like ambushes,

military convoys like ours from last year. tech on the column was exactly in this area. they fired from the bushes using a man to grenade launcher, but unbearable grenade launcher and rifles. i know, but they miss you feel some sense of security only after entering the military base, where the local army, stationed along with their russian instructors. but this facility came under attack just 4 months ago. in d $1018.00, the central african, he's got herman control only a small part of the country. the ras belong to brutal warlords in their gangs. that's when president stan are shot to darrow, asked russia for out with the approval of the un security council. moscow started to stand in like weapons and instructors to train the army. but how did turn the tide now? the government claims it controls over 90 percent of its territory. got a huge you can still,

how many russian instructions are there. are. there are 535 instructors. what are they allowed to do here? i did a train only in the open fire. they cannot open fire unless the lives sign dangerous . if somebody shoot, the russians can find it. right? yes, they need to defend themselves. the russian and structure is in the are, are still part of the russian army, but certainly have vast military experience for security reasons. they don't want to be identified and don't give their real names. one of the tasks that the russians and local military carry out together is the sporting civilian convoys. were grounded, rare access to see them working on the programs. the reason now we are in the so called the road of life to the camera. gordon called the right him life because all supplies, including food and various household goods,

which are mainly along this road. so even daughter was on board. they were allowed only quick. saddam and the security guard was at the ready all the time pushed into the jungle. the militants now organized sorties and target unprotected vehicles, plundering anything that comes their way to soldiers. a flimsy shack, a fire, and an old harp is drying over a wooden fence. that's about all we found of the road checkpoint that is supposed to instill fear in the enemy. police here and also didn't seem for him. it evolved, at least not in the village. we visited no surprise, the militants sent this to you for that a venue. they came and started shooting into innocent people and then just disappear over all the signs of the russian presence are obvious. inside the local police station, we found a scrap of paper with the russian captions on it. an anti malaria medicine's

foreigners suffer from tropical diseases. more than the logos cooperation between the central african military and their russian. instructors has been very close recently. even the country we often have to harry roof and food. we've had lucky to have an interview with an actual warlord. and this man is the leader of one of the militia groups that he used to fight against the government. but then they switched to the side. this is how this man looked in the past. and this is him now . this is what i'm going to tell you. you doesn't look like a former militia commander. actually. animal is true. now i'm the businessman. there wasn't time when things were not going well. so i did it, and i'm a business man. that's it can be, can be a pen. i want to ask you if you get to kill anyone yourself, come on, there's no on the battlefield. who is to come on? he gives the orders,

but the men fight is not the commander. so i sent myself on the path of peace and then my having broken chicken's neck. unlike july, his same now in advisor to the president who did not every militia commander has agreed to lay down arms. yes. and finally, we made it to the border with camera and there is a rushing out which looks much more solid than everything we've seen along the way . basically that is a stronghold where old incoming trucks are being organized. the convoys, 9 is already further lab. i think another car is also right in the car and we are worried that this part of our journey might be dangerous to jo level. so i was in the passenger seat next to the driver was good. and with lighting a cigarette, which is low, passed my driver right under my notice was told over the convoy made it to

a notary basis. sunset. no incidents were reported this time. let me actually show you where are we going to sleep? because it's, it's quite something we can see a lot of weapons and ammo. there's someone's gun. this guy is known as godaddy has been in the country for almost a year. now, there is a use drip by his bad grinding using a to treat malaria. his recently contract it and how would you explain it to an international worry or is, is the person who helps the nations in a difficult situation when people need protection the day we're flying deeper in the woods to see. yeah, go ahead. to see a gold mine and a village they were recently captured from rebels is all this house, but i, c r is actually rich with minerals and crush metals. but for this country, it's been both of laughing at

a curse the as we flee over the thing jungle. i was sitting close to a supply of hand grenade the crew. keep them in case they're fired at from the ground and they need to scare the shooters off. the village we saw was typical for c r 4 and devastated people like basic things like food and clothes. and they haven't seen much of the outside world. has been less than a month since the village was freed. this man says his father was murdered by militants because he refused to give them money. the thing is, the reason not much you can take from these people whiskey, but actually, when the russian scheme, what did they do here? who did it with no problems. they came to protect us. how did the russians treat

you? have they been impressive? no, they haven't. we can fly any further and we have to change the transportation. so we're going to use those bikes. do get further into the john, go to reach the gold mine. this is our company, the local military guys with the road that leads to the gold mine was fried a little over a month ago. some times rebels come back during the night and lay minds hoping to blow up a notary truck and seized weapons and ammo was just fascinating rapid. there was that, that exploded on a my name's but how do we know that there are no minds that we just look range. so it should be visible. there was a tip off from logos. we saw our men crossing this part of the road last night,

and military decided to check thoroughly if they hadn't laughed. planted any explosives or i would stop. there's something. looks like there is a mind ahead. the sounded way. i'd serial my close. is it a real mine issue there? yes, there is. a business to do mind is real and then to take one version of production, make it to destroy the right there. so we have to go away. the question is a, for is, how do the warlords get situ deadly weapons? what is clearer is where they get their money. so with come to the village of lighters, work at the gold mine looks like everyone's gone.

the 1st villagers hid there is still scared of men with guns. local rebels used to force them to work in gold mines like this as slaves and killed. those refused to do the job or were too exhausted to carry on. now it's relatively safe and people can keep the golden or to themselves the, the you are a rich man. great. how much money you will get for this amount of on the set, something done to set something and having spent the full days in the most remote and perilous parts of central africa, we finally flew back to the capital for an interview with the country president stan or assurance to dera. mister president,

i have to apologize for showing up for this interview in this dirty shoes. but in my defense, we've been to some really extreme places here. and we've got a glimpse about what is happening on the ground. and i'm sure you know this, but there are still places areas in your country that are unsafe. so my question is, how are you planning to win this war? today we are facing acts of aggression by the coalition of patriots with change, which is a union of former groups that have signed an agreement on pace and conciliation. today, the armed forces of the central african republic, along with the allies, the russian federation, and rwanda, are engaged in a counter offensive to put an end to this campaign of destabilization building up, its military is the most pressing issue for c, r. now, even the guard unit inside the presidential palace consist of her wand and soldiers

. logos. this country has bass and fertile land, enormous deposits available resources and hard working people. in order to make this work, the violence has just roscoe archie from the central african republic. ah, when i was shot the wrong one, all 3 job don't the row yesterday out the scene because after an engagement equals the trail went to many find themselves worlds apart and we choose to look for common ground

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