the moment that she's in the program is not on the not a monumental chopsticks on luck on the what you're not in national in today's headline press freedom in the u. k. is that the state of the proposed law threatens john. this would lead to the prison times if they disclose a stacy press the devastation in china. and then what is said to be the was lodging in a 1000 is wiped out transport, infrastructure, drift jobs, and lead was huge. block minium song and situation fit,

testing was and a sport wild control. the c exposed, the norway women's handful team is find the wiring saw rather than cassini bottom recent, much upon the waves in on the issue well done. through this brave women center for other sports team said whole studies that those funds may be done. it is a secularization of women ah, went to live from the washing capital. this is all him national. i've always been happy with. welcome. while starting off, i put us into this, our pool in the u. k. as a proposal threat. who's john? this would length the shale tubs publishing a government secrets could mean imprisonment for up to 14 years. with reports is on

the false is treated like spies for conducting any so called damaging unauthorized disclosures. or more i can see it has the details. a journalists can do as much harm to britain as a foreign spot to argues the british government in this 66 page proposal, which erases the line between investigative journalism whistle. blowing and spies are all the same under the proposed new secret law. although there are differences in the mechanics of and motivations behind espionage and unauthorized disclosure offenses. there are cases where an authorized disclosure maybe as or more serious in terms of intent and or damage. what's more, the legislation seeks to remove without blow protections, even if what they leaked is in the public interest. and stead it advisors would be whistleblowers to, to go and talk to their boss if they have a moral issue with something that they're doing rather than reveal it to the public

that the government is engaged in something immoral or illegal trays is an interesting question. what if it's their boss that's doing something immoral like the health secretary and leaks video kissing a coworker after he obliged millions to abide by his own strict social distancing measures? i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made that you have made. and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them. and that's why i've got to resign officially. this new beefed up version of the secrecy. lou has nothing to do with the resignation of hancock officially, but it would have made the scandal very nearly impossible. see any journalist who shared this video or shared anything that they received problem with blue, couldn't face a sentence of more than a decade behind bars. due to the new way of defining espionage,

including obtaining sensitive information, as well as pass it on journalists, whom are simply working. their stories can potentially face up to 14 years in prison by receiving some secret information. there's much more to it. aside from the harsh sentences and the least than the data bases of potential threats, there are special powers that the government wants to give itself the power to punish and restrict individuals, be the journalists or foreign spas. if the government doesn't have enough evidence to jail them, there may be a strong intelligence case to suggest as an individual is engaging hostile activity, but to limited evidence that could be openly used to support criminal prosecution. the civil order could include a range of restrictive and preventative measures, including measures to prevent an individual associating with certain people or from visiting specified sensitive locations. currently,

these proposals are being polished off at the foreign office but could soon be in parliament make no mistake. this, this new secret law would give the most or authoritarian regimes in the world a run for their money. in the past we feel blowing and investigative journalism, as we know within the u. k. dead. this is one of the biggest wide ranging attacks on breaths. freedom, perhaps, since since democracy came to britain, the definitions in the report are very old indeed. in fact with journalism doesn't come up once in the 66 page report itself fundamental to the 56 page report. journalists can be more dangerous than spun life. obviously the u. s. is prosecuting fe juanita signs on the b as jack this secretary, secretary is backing a consultation document that suggests that journalist that much worse than spies

flies after all, can work for one government or another government or one actor jones. if they publish the material, everyone can see it, journalists have to be done. that is me the level of logic and deduction that is being used here by the british government in a raising freedoms and rights of the free press here in this country that have been that have been created and modified over centuries. so that's, that's quite how dangerous the official secrets act reform looks to be watson u. k. meanwhile, in the u. s. sexual state antony blank and has found that the country will always support the walk of independent john the fool around the world. i think the silent thing we're intimidation won't be tolerated while the statement came in support of master elena john, now she's an italian radian raul, the american john left voice of america, host and outspoken critic of a rom government. last week she claimed she was the target of the kidnapping plot,

organized by iranian intelligence that was foiled by the f. b. i. blink and comment however, caused a wave of disbelief and accusations of double standards. the upshot of the ongoing trump by the prosecution of julian sons in the united states, believes old george las, whatever their nationality, wherever they are, have a legal duty to keep the u. s. government dirty secrets. now, i'm sorry, but that's not support. enjoy unless every us media outlets at landber's this comment and reference assange, but they won't because they suck messiah alina. john has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from u. s. government propaganda, oregon, voice of america, to agitate for regime change in iran. in the bazaar logic of us empire, she's an independent journalist, and joanna sons is a criminal on charlotte on which we found our children. a song has been more than 2 years in a maximum security prison in london. the us justice department has charged him

under the espionage act, accusing him of leaking classified information in 2020, if extradited to the us. the psalms could face up the 175 years behind on. we discussed this on this and also daniel is all, he thinks no, john list is safe from such legal charges. every american journalist will be under threat. i mean, it's a, it's a, the prosecution of the sizes, the dagger aimed at the heart of us journalism. and that's what the, by the ministration is doing. and that's what anthony blanca stands for. if the assange prosecution goes forward that every journalist will be threatened with a similar legal charges. and espionage is a very dangerous thing. espionage, god could land you a life sentence in a maximum security prison. so that will definitely have a most serious shilling effect america as a country that has completely lost the ability to engage in any kind of self

criticism whatsoever. it's a, it's a global viewpoint is distorted by a narcissistic person. national personality part of the political lead which sees everything through a pro us land. the u. s. is always. busy right, everybody else is always wrong. so the u. s. never persecutes journalists on the other countries to do. but the reality is quite different. while still lots of people will come out. devastating floods in central china with at least 3 to 3 people killed. and other 250000 evacuated from their homes. and what a said to be the heaviest rains in a millennium the who's mm

well let's break down exactly what's happening across the country. so hay and red, you can see the wasp hit region, that's china, central non profit. and now with the largest city job to point that is located on the yellow river, the banks of which have bust. now full cost is predicted grims few days to come with more heavy rain and strong winds. and the typhoon causing all the traffic is also expected to hit the nearby coastal regions. these are bits and yellow among them. shanghai, well, i want to take a quick look joe in detail, which has seen some of the most dramatic events. so what you're going to see right now on your screen is what looks like water for pouring through the roof of the city apples and use a pretty apocalyptic scenes. the hope was unable to accept incoming flights for 26 hours. his withers was seen and parts of the local subway system a complete use of much leaving of course can you to terrified i'm trapped underground. that network actually had to be completely shut down. and at the same

time and he's 10 trains carrying about $10000.00 passengers were halted with some travellers reportedly stranded for 40 hours while cause we're also seen floating down flooded streets like i said, turning into rivers while sections of more than 2 dozen highways were closed by some estimates, 1200000 people have been affected by the floods so far. when we managed to speak to a local reporter who described the devastation to us. i'm here add to want to say that it has been blocked by the to actual way in a capital city of central china as a whole, probing where the rescue was due on the way to have a re for a capital states, a pro has left the only one se ring you have for you to find that right now the weather forecast say it will last until tomorrow's latest, from a local authority to say the rainfall in a capital city. a realistic, hungry, and time limit of 3 days. while it's year rainfall remains around $640.00

millimeters, which means that has witnessed a whole year ring for each of the 3 days. the central theatre people with liberation, army said on wednesday morning. it has sent more than 3000 men and 80 sects of equipment to fly to the flood, and the car out rescue walk in the city. emergency response level, a flat being raised to level one. the railway operator has to have a cameras asked us to ensure safety, such as the stopping services and the lowering the operation speed at some residential area. so you have to be caught up water supply and electricity. the providential flow control and draw to relieve headquarters reported up more than 140000 residents have been affected by 2 racial rings and who and since july, 16 and 10000 has been relocated safely so far.

the change in tone, a bikini scoundrel, has embroiled the wild of hannibal. i'll talk to the sports european federation, find region women's beach team for opting for a short instead of bikini, boston's, as the rules were crier. now, the decision provoked an angry reaction. this is completely ridiculous. how many attitude changes are needed in the old fashioned matcher? world of international sport. oh my god, the worst i guess that they just do not understand the quality point once. is that even possible? can you please stop the 4th beginning? onset said, you're beach handbook games. it's embarrassing. disgraceful and sexist. your ruining births is port in your own reputation. make the international handbook federation officials where bikini bottoms for a week. the rules will be changed quickly. why do you force women to play beach hands born outfits that sexual objectify and expose them? come back to the 21st century and immediately bullish. this outdated rules. while

the rules allow male players to watch sports but not the fema athletes, a federation, spokes pass and admitted that she has all didn't know the reason for birth. but stress that this issue wasn't a priority ahead of the lympics. now way is actually a complaint against the roof, the 15 years. and the teams short wiring is obviously a ton of bread protest. on the same time, it's not the 1st time the sportswear has cause control the same. so only this year at a beach, what people torment incatel play is what infuriated when they want to swap that became used for shorts and trousers. do how those say it was not a requirement and the teams supported the usual bikinis also of the upcoming tokyo games. when those have been bounced wearing special caps, designed for people with afro has styles. now a bank clash has seen some of that decision. come under review and last week a double paralympic wild champion, express, discussed author and official complaint that how spring brief was too short. while

my colleague wore through shade, discuss the rights of athletes with upon look gas. they should give them the money back and say, to get the whole thing. we're going to exercise a bit of common sense flexibility and get in sync with design guys. it's only just over 1516 years ago that then president of thief, soccer's governing organization. ready set black with encouraging female football as to a time skimpy clothes because he felt that it would make them more marketable. ready this is almost unthinkable to ask a women, a serious women sport contests to abide by laws. the rules that were drawn up some time ago when they weren't offensive, it's 2021, isn't it time that women were allowed to wear shorts instead of bikinis in sport. and she said this competition were well aware of the rules. you call them have

a ration one seem to be in the room is because remember, a precedent for a school ship. you're going to data sort of thing you got to calibration with seems it seems that those are the for women. this change should come highly perverse. challenge, we need scenario, how many opportunities actually won't change as well rules when they're stupid, like this rule that can be not abide and actually well done to this brave women that finally they showed the sexism in there for duration. we have to stop the thinking that women's bodies are for the show, and they have something sexual with them. so the court is the problem to have a bikini, you know how much you have to move when you play football. the beginning can with wow, you can show more than you want to show. what do you think is but you should definitely not. because your satar past and you're set up for other sports teams,

state, post tons and then pines funds. maybe it isn't just stunned. maybe it's not a standard, i don't think it's a stunt. i just think it's some bureaucrat is laying the law down to the fine print we've got to read between it is a sexualization of women. whether they say it is or not is irrelevant is if you demand of a woman that she is in a bikini rather than sport. ready scare then, that is only one way to interpret that. and it's almost what it is preposterous now . almost. it actually is preposterous to try to impose the perverse dress code on women in the 21st century was concerned. that is all for the pool. women's chains of complain. does that mean? but the rest of the chain is all quite happy. why katie, boston's baby in the sun,

the atmosphere, and by applying in that they find it more comfortable to wear the candy boss or did we ever go to know maybe other women and we watch more? you know, football players, if they, they play with a tight, you know, short so they show their chest. no, of course not. we wanted the eclipse to be comfortable with their plane. we want them to perform their best. well said, i had find me the us and job have decided to end that long running conflict over the rushing gas pipeline, nor the stream to will delve into what triggered thought. i'm much more off shall break me. join me every thursday on the alec simon show and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport, business and show business. i'll see you then me

in a democratic society with free speech rights. words are spoken freely in those words that catch attention and result in something that is beneficial to all have a place in the market and the marketplace of ideas. and those words and ideas that don't benefit society as a whole tend to get discredited or weaned out of the conversation off through the magic of coping dialogue through the magic of free free. so what you saying is that they no longer have the confidence to respect the 1st amendment. they are not a competent nation, they see the rise of china, and they've lost all their confidence. and they're going to repeal the 1st amendment the

ah, welcome back, germany and the us have reached a deal over russia's north stream to gas pipeline to europe. washington refrained from jeopardizing relations with berlin on the sides. agreed that the dependence on russian energy could pose a security threat. well, this agreement between washington and berlin very simply means that the united states won't try and actively stop the north stream to gas pipelines would say it was already beyond the point where that was a real possibility. what it also means is that both the united states and germany will be actively and as far as they say, very heavily investing in ukraine, particularly in green energies. germany will also seek to act as a broker when it comes to getting a new deal between rushes gas, chrome, and ukraine's. net. the gas for the transit of rushing across ukrainian territory.

the current deal expires in 2024. what they're looking at is at least the deal that goes on until 2034. as we understand, the russian side are particularly keen in doing that deal. it'll be down to whether germany can convince the ukrainian sides about the deal that they want as well. as i mentioned, that will be investment from germany and the united states into ukraine, into their gas infrastructure, and also trying to diversify towards more green energy as well. this joint statement following the announcement of the deal, it being done between berlin and washington. those contain essentially some threats towards russia, saying that showed russia to try and use gas supplies to europe to try and influence or gain leverage over and other countries that there should be consequences in the form of sanctions. the united states and germany are steadfast, in their support for ukraine sovereignty territorial integrity, independence,

and chosen european pass. the united states and germany are united in their determination to hold, rush her to account for its aggression and malign activities by imposing cost of sanctions and other tools. just a few weeks ago, it was announced that the construction phase of nod stream to would be completed next month. after that, it takes around 3 months for certification and safety checks to be carried out, and then the gas can start flowing all the way from siberia, under the baltic sea and into germany through this new pipeline. and germany has a particularly strong demand for russian gas at the moment, and it's a demand that is growing in the 1st half of 2021 gas from statistics show that german demand, the german imports of russian gas rose 43.4 percent on the previous year, the idea is, is the gas import will be increasing. in fact, the united states had wanted to export their own liquefied natural gas,

or l n g to germany into the rest of the year of the problem with the l. n. g is, it has to be shipped across the atlantic. it then has to be re justified in special plans. ultimately, it costs a lot more money. the u. s. saying that they're not going to stand in the way openly of the project is one thing. we've certainly heard all coming out on wednesday, is that, well, they're still not particularly happy about no string to you told this committee that you believed to nordstrom to pipeline would have disastrous effects on u. s. national security. that it would have disastrous effects on european security by making them subject to economic and energy blackmail from russia, and that it would enrich and in power to carry out that blackmail. do you continue to believe that i do sen? it's clearly

a very political issue in the united states as far as rusher is concerned. bo, strictly business attempts to portray us as an aggressor and the country, carrying out malicious activities. have long been a whole mark of rooster folks, threat stores. russia are groundless and useless. we have repeatedly stressed that the north swim too and other russian export pipelines are business arrangements with the countries that by our gas a, with this deal between berlin and washington, it seems that the north stream to should start providing the death at some point before the end of 2021. while economists talk crossman says the agreement between berlin and washington could be a fine of biden conceding, that the pipeline was going to happen one way or another. i think you got to look at the context of the recent meetings and discussions between biden and enter your pants, particularly jeremy, you know, the germans, the europeans,

considered us position on the global tax and not taxing us tech companies. i think this is probably a quid pro quo to some extent of biden conceding, what as everyone knows, it's already a done deal and allowing the germans to continue and get the cheaper gas. you gotta understand that this whole sanctions over a gas began nordstrom to begin under trump. when the us had a lot of natural gas and prices were falling. and you know, the industry, oil industry, which trump was running a interference for their solution, was to make the europeans force them to buy us gas. that would cause prices arise in the us as well as more volume sales in europe. but the problem was, the gas was just too much more expensive and the europeans just re did it out. and then now you got to know the done deal and they got to cover it up somehow. you

know, bio was coming back with his tax concessions. and they position the whole thing with regard to ukraine to make it look like the u. s. is still being tough and isn't considered in russia. and finally, south africa is still reeling from its most devastating riots in decades. sparked by the recent jailing of former president, jacob's a few mom. and while the case has led to more than $200.00 deaths and thousands of arrests, local fear, the situation could father deteriorate economic losses on weight loss $2000000000.00. let's take a look quickly at what's been happening in the country of recent weeks. the the highway of death go for that's what it looks like down. yeah. if you carry on further down the road

because burnt out, recalls in the road. but due to everything. factory, the burning of the burning the food. you know, the at the moment you offer to this company, there's one the favorite. and this is the only place that now we're getting food from. we just stood out there to protect our families. with some background for president jacob's room, i was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court. so after he refused to appear before the additional inquire investigating corruption, we've spoken to him a son who's been accused of inciting the recent violence. now he denies the allegations, it's unacceptable what has happened, and i'm talking about the level of devastation and destruction, vandalism, to,

to property. and just the one to looting is something that should not be celebrated, should be denounced, which i have done. and i'll continue to do so not being labeled as one of the people, one of the instigators and not officially so much as making that other circle around social media commentary and some of the news networks, which is the side of things on the trip. if you look at the basis of those allegations, it's completely baseless. you have certain video clips that have my voice and image which, which are you. but i'm taking taken out of context in relation to the video in its entirety and the message that i was trying to, to put across. so if you look at what i was saying, and i was saying it was done at a time with the beginnings of it, but it happened. this was 3 days into, into what happened. we understand our country. so it was my way of trying to deal

with the situation by 1st denouncing authentic and lead denying my involvement in the real issue. as soon as the high levels of poverty and things that can either lockdown, exacerbating those labels. cuz now you've got more people falling into the bracket of unemployed and disparate and hungry. he's been charged in a restaurant with out of a fair trial. and i find that very, very, very suspicious. and the reason i say that is let him out, let him go through the rigmarole in the processes of a child, whether you like him or not. who knows? you might, he might end up getting 15 years or not 15 months, but, you know, you need to go through that process and can just be a process that's ignored. mobile set for this hour, but we would of course be back at the top on throughout the day. so we hope see,

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