hello line here 119 international. the iraqi prime minister survived a drone bombing attack on his residence, which the interior ministry describes as a terra attack. this comes off to brutal riots in baghdad over the contested election. and in the weeks top stories here when r t a whistleblower report and the british medical journal of points to serious flaws in the testing of 5 as covert vaccine. although so far us authorities have been rather reluctant to investigate the covert skeptics class with police and germany at a rally against tough new government restrictions, while infection rates continue to rise. and the canadian comedian is let off the hook by judges in canada, who ruled that his joke mocking a disabled singer did not amount to discrimination. here on our team, we put the issue up for debate. the must be a stop between hatred and comedy,

between violence and free speech, no one saying there shouldn't be consequences. but the argument is, the consequence should not be. you mean by tens of thousands of dollars and not be a less centrally not allowed to criticize someone? ah, no, it's good to have you with us for this sunday weekly program here at auto international . we run down the top stories over the weekend of the day, and here's our top story of the day to back that now way iraq's interior ministry has condemned what it called a terrorist attack. targeting the prime minister early on sunday, his residence in the capital, baghdad was targeted by drones packed with explosives. the prime minister survived the incident on the hood as pull asleep now reports. well, the right time minister was to how he has not any escaped an assassination that came from his life. many hours of sunday morning. we are sharing some the iraqi

military that a number of thrones. that's what made and with explosives hit the prime minister's residence, which is in baghdad, a zone, and at least 7. so security guards were reportedly injured. not moments later, the prime minister took to twitter, where he has court for com and restraint. and subsequent to that, he appeared on state television, assuring everyone that he was okay cowardly rockets and try to tax don't build homelands the future. we work towards building a countries to respect to the states and its institutions and building a better future for all iraqis is don't we call again for carbon constructive dialogue for iraq in the future of iraq as of yet, no one is taken responsibility for the selected assassination attempt, but there has been deadly protest in iraq ever since the results of a general election held on the 10th of october will announce there are powerful leaders who are heavily armed and backed by iran who has co tested those results,

particularly because they lost a lot of the parliamentary power that their supporters have demonstrated on the streets and those demonstrations turn gave me this past friday, when protested, pelted the police with rocks and stones that was near the prime minister's residence in bagdad green zone. the police responded with cheer guests and sang grenades, and one person was killed. that has been some of the worst violence that we have witnessed in iraq in recent days. ah, some of the leaders of iraq's most powerful manish affections have opened me blamed

fine minister for the violence on friday. the spokesperson of a broad coalition of pro uranian sheer groups, has also gone as far as to suggest that the latest incident of an attempted assassination could be a source flag that the prime minister has put out there to cover up how he's government handled fridays. protests, the prime minister has declared an investigation into those protests and has offered compensation to the victim. not worth this has been closely followed by the united states who is withdrawing its truth from iraq and has if a deadline to do so. by the end of the year, the united states condemned friday's incident. we are following the reported drone attack. these apparent act of terrorism, which were strongly condemn, was directed to the heart of the rock estate. our commitment to our iraqi partners is unshakable. the united states senate with the government and people for rock, it is of course, important to back, it was pissing me back during the u. s. military withdrawal. and that is why the u

. s. is watching events so closely. it was amongst those countries who were the 1st to praise the election results last month and no doubt, washington is heavily concerned about what is happening in iraq shares and the german company by on tech, joint developer of the pfizer, cobit vaccine, have now plunged 20 percent as follows several setbacks, including a whistle blows report in the british medical journal journal pointing to serious flaws and launches vaccine drills, a correspondent in their per trend co investigates. how many people do you know who are sick and tired of daily debates about vaccine safety? well, i know quite a few and you know, what really gets me fired up about these conversations. quite often, those who do most of the talking have next to 0 expertise in the relevant science concerning medical trials for example. but what about when those who really do know

better south the alarm over possible issues? earlier this week, one respected medical journal published an investigation in which you could read things like this. one employee said she had worked on over 4 dozen clinical trials in her career, but it never experienced such a healthy skill to work environments. as we've been tabi on pfizer trial. i don't think it was good, clean dates of the employee said of the dates of ins. javier generated for the fire as a trial. it's a crazy mess. those are some pretty serious concerns. but let me give you the full picture. these were comments that the journal received anonymously from former employees of one of the firms tasks with carrying out the pfizer vaccine trial vent avia. the authors got in touch with them while investigating the claims of a whistleblower, who had worked for vin tabio for a couple of weeks before being fired. supposedly in connection with sounding the alarm over quite a list of issues including things like this. with

the whistle, dora provided the journal with internal company documents, photos, and audio recordings to back up her concerns. i do have to say though, we've not seen them in the article or received access some other way. and obviously it wasn't up to was to supervise an american contractor on a pivotal trial of one of the world's most widely known jabs. the question is, did the u. s. government agency in charge the food and drug administration know about any of that. within ours, jackson received an email from the sta, thinking her concerns, and notifying her da da da could not come in on any investigation that might result

. a few days later, jackson received a call from an inspector to discuss her reports, but was told that no further information could be provided. she had nothing further in relation to her report. the right people apparently did no, or at least were notified. did that lead to any oversight of the company by the regulator? the answer is no. on the contrary, the watchdog was instead quick to greenlight, pfizer for emergency use in america. in 5 as briefing document submitted to an advisor committee meeting held on the 10th of december 2020. the company made no mention of problems of defense avia sites. the next day to issue the emergency use authorization of the vaccine. a few more details that like this concert, a summary of f d, a inspections of pfizer vaccine trial sites said that 9 of 153 had been inspected. but none of those had been operated by vent avia and no expection had

been conducted at all in the 8 months between the emergency authorise zation and the full approval. pfizer has since hired been toby up as a research subcontractor to work on for other clinical trials, the use of the coven vaccine, and children, and young adults, a cobit 19 trial involving pregnant woman and a trial of cobit 19 booster doses. this is a global pandemic, and in a global pandemic, we have a duty. this is the important bed. we have a duty, we have an up must duty to look after other nations. it is a clear example of we look after ourselves in the 1st instance. and we are not very interested in the welfare, the well being, the recovery of other countries of cause profit is the biggest motive here. and it is an example of protecting their financial prospects in the future. okay.

not an expert. and maybe the trials were actually properly conducted. maybe someone was just not a big fan of the u. s. pharmaceutical giant. but what i want to be confident about is that someone competent, whose job is to have these trials under control actually does his or her job to the fall. or at least mentions reports on possible red flags. we contacted our pfizer on vent, harvey, of a comment on the claims as well as posing further questions to the us food and drug administration will let you know if they get back to us. meantime, doctor ranch barrera. consultant position for britons and h. s. things vaccine development has fallen victim to corporate greed by that has all made this by no means the 1st time that i've been found to be acting in a way in which you can really say that their commercial interests is compromising day clinical and research. objectivity judgment toward this really shows that it's been developed above the acceptable speed of science. i think that of course,

could of applied and more people to the trolley kind of adequate staff to run the trial in appropriate way is a constant commercial pressure even of the sub contractor to make profit. so, to have the fewest often generate results more quickly and cut corners. in this way, commercial interest is pressuring and, you know, what would be the best way to treat the pandemic. and the best way to develop the drug, thousands of protest has gathered on the job under city of leipzig on saturday, against the government's latest viral restrictions. a scuffles broke out as police moved into disposed the crowd. several people were injured as we understand a 20 protesters arrested. this comes a made a reco daily infection. numbers in germany is now in the top 5 for the highest number. and the latest wave is taking a toll on hospitals are the number of patients and intensive care has surged over the recent days and one doctor in urine books as to health care system is being pushed to the brink. first, the situation is very tense. all the beds are full, we're still trying to take care of the urgent cases as best we can. on the one hand

we treat many cobra's patients, but we also have to provide the rest of the medical care that is normally done. hospitals all reach to the limits, especially the larger hospitals that kind of for the most severe patients, both with and without cove, it for medical stuff, we're now in the 4th wave. annette is a huge burden. whatever, all mean time, several a drum and regions and are preparing hot hitting new restrictions as a, a, europe correspondent, peter, all of us now reports. so that sig is a germany to not make for good reading as the theater. 4th wave is very will to whistles. if we do not acts this 4th wave will again bring a great deal of suffering. many people will fall seriously ill and die. and the health services will be under extreme pressure again. around 67 percent of the german population is fully vaccinated, but the numbers coming forward has plateaued in recent months. fronting politicians to fear that a new type of pandemic could be upon us. we are currently experiencing

a pandemic of the unvaccinated, which is massive. there would be few karone of ours patients on intensive care units. if more people would let themselves be vaccinated. the big worry now is that those people who haven't gone for a vaccination have no intention of doing so. and that may well lead to more restrictions on what people who haven't been jobs can do. if the pandemic situation in hospitals worsens than further restrictions for unvaccinated people are possible, some of germany, 16 states on waiting for a federal decision to be made. and i've already put in place new measures in a very a mask wearing will be mandated in schools in the state of hassan, there's going to be a new testing system put in place for those going to visit hospitals, old care homes, and in the state of bottom vote and book where you're going to need to show a p c r test. if you all run vaccinated and wants to go to a bar, a restaurant,

or theater. german business leaders want the government to give them the rights to impose the so called 3 g system. that means that anybody who is in vaccinated recovered or tested could be bod, from employment. some of germany's biggest companies of already brought in controversial canteen segregation, employees who being double jobs, can sit together and eats as normal. those who have nots or choose not to reveal their vaccine status, must remain in a cordoned off area where masks have to be worn when not eating. chemical giant via told r t. they may even take this further. depending on specific facility needs, a separate 2 g area is also created which offers immunized to employees a space with less distance to each other on a volunteer basis. this will be planned in close cooperation with work representatives and site management in the uncontrolled areas of the canteen. the

distance root of 2 meters from each other continues to exist and individual sitting is offered. all the big names in the german business world say they're reviewing the situation. goods some company say this just isn't the way forward. in the contains as of today now distinction is made between and vaccinated and vaccinated are recovered and blaze currently were not consider in separate contin areas which it every one equally with germany, posting record daily cove. it case numbers, politicians, business leaders and health care professionals all agree that something has to be done and all bracing for things to potentially get worse over the coming winter months. peter, all of a r. t. berlin judges in canada have rule that a comedian who mocked a disabled child sing. i did not breach the youngsters rights to dignity. a comic a mike ward hailed the decision by the supreme court as part of

a growing backlash against cancelled culture. as both sides reacted to the ruling. i like o j. i one. this is a vest, i'm so happy. i think this is a good sign for comedy. i think this means the pendulum is about to swing the other way. comedians are going to be able to keep on doing jokes. i would want to tell him about how i fell. when i 1st heard that, they yelled as a 13 years old to just think about gang because a 40 year old man say so that you should guy, singer, jeremy gabriel, who was now 24, was bored with a congenital disorder that causes scull abnormalities. he found fame in 2006 and even perform for poke benedict. but in 2010 comedian mike ward began making jokes about his disability. i gabriel was just 13 years old at the time. or gabriel's family father,

human rights complained for canada's highest courts at the singer was targeted not because of his disability, but rather because of his fame. and while mister ward received some support from the comedy world, others still believe the jokes, like this should have consequences. so here at asi, where at lively conversation about it with a panel of guests, you know, i, i agree with the court's conclusion. i mean that they acknowledge said that this was a nasty thing that was said. but you know, it doesn't go as far as to, you know, have a legal financial consequences for this person. when mister ward comes to your town, you have the option to not buy a ticket. you can ignore his podcast. you have the right to do all those things, but should he be prosecuted in a court of law that takes it a bridge way too far. in my opinion, we have to sink about. he was a child, he was 13 years old. and i truly believe we should safeguard our children more because especially in this case he was not only a child,

but he was and he still is disable. so, you know, the must be a stall between hatred and comedy between violence, you know, and free speech. got to charge in and find a guy, tens of thousands of dollars for a joke, comedy and joking. and freedom of speech is a human right. when did this change? this is nuts to me and, you know, i have to disagree with the, the woman who spoke before this, he was not making fun of his disability. he was primarily making fun of people who thought the kid was so weak that you couldn't comment and make fun of his singing is still alive. he. the only thing that from with is it looks a little different. and he, you know, he has to wear a hearing aid. we shouldn't be treating people like so differently. i mean, have some respect for the guy. he's not some weakling that you need to defend like this. first of all, he was violence. verbal violence towards

a child that was 13 years old and disabled child. i don't care if he wasn't addressing his disability. he was suicidal after that. and you can be free to say whatever you want him be buying renting every way you want in that and you know in your job, i'm going to ship a nurse. if tomorrow i treat my disable, you know, employee like that, i would go to court to because doubt consequences for every one of us to what we do in our life. okay. it's not only speech is an action, no one saying there should be consequences. but the argument is, the consequence should not be you being by tens of thousands of dollars and not be a lot of centrally not allowed to criticize someone. well, i just want to say this in response to that, a lot of comedians and, and i would like to think i'm one of them. it is possible for us to have 2 thoughts in our head at the same time. thought number one, that's a joke that a lot of us would never make. i personally would never make a joke like that. that's me. but another thought that i am also able to have in my

head at the same time is i can see the dangerous slippery slope of having legal consequences for someone who chooses to make such a joke. even if i find it incredibly poor taste. and you know, free speech is just her virtue that i think is very important. and without it, i certainly wouldn't have a job i've sold to come here on the program was, were entering the half way point of today's edition of the weekly the u. s. military says it didn't break any laws and an august drones strike that killed 10 civilians and 7 kids in cobble. not sure. so one of the stories in your mix of the weekly program, we're back in just a moment. oh is your media a reflection of reality? in the world transformed? what will make you feel safer?

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ah. if the weekly program here when a r t international, the u. s. military has now concluded that a botched drones dry and afghan hostile in august was not unlawful and showed no sign of negligence. that if, despite the strike killing, 10 civilians and 7 kids at the u. s. air force inspector general announced the probes findings. the investigation found no violation of law including the law of war. did find execution errors confirmed by confir may or combined with confirmation bias and communication break, the breakdowns that regrettably lead to a civilian casualties. the cobble drone attack was one of the final acts of the u. s. war in afghanistan. and the pentagon at 1st claimed it had taken out an imminent threat and didn't appear to involve any civilian casualties. oh. busy

i the u. s. efforts inspector general that said his report on the strike will remain classified because it contains details about the military's ass strike tactics. however, the associated press reported to the pentagon found no mistakes off to an independent review. review also recommended the military improve his procedures to ensure civilians are not present before launching a strike. we spoke to former us marine corps intelligence officer, mr. scott ricka. he believes there was no justification for the drones try. can such a heavily populated city. there is nothing but negligence here from the beginning when they identified or miss identified the target to the in when the decision was made to pull the trigger. i can't see

a single legitimate reason to go forward. and yet everybody did go forward. and if they're not being honest about it and saying that mistakes are made, this is going to happen again. this isn't the 1st time we fired a missile as killed civilians. it isn't the 2nd time, 3rd time board time. it's the hundreds time. and the, the reality is the united states, as known for some time now the procedures it has in place. it carry out counterterrorism strikes in a real world, you know, real time an event are not sufficient to the task that we kill civilians. and yet we went for it anyways because there was political pressure being placed on the military to be seen as doing something. kenya has reopened a criminal probe into the horrific motor of a woman, allegedly, by a british soldier. the single mother was beaten, stabbed, and thumped, and a septic tank back in 2012. a family believed the details of the case washed up

league. you the, i did johnny. we recently learned that is the british army wrote because there were a lot of cover albums do that. but we are glad that now think of being brought to light or my wishes. the culprit to face the law because i had to be a burden that wasn't mine because i had my own children to take care of. though i was not employed, it has been a real struggle. the family of agnes when terror, when jacko. a canyon woman allegedly killed by a british soldier, is crying foul as they are yet to receive justice. almost 10 years after her death . when jack, who was a 21 year old sex waka, any money to feed her newborn baby, and she was reported missing in march of 2012, 2 months later her body was found in a hotel septic tank near to where british soldiers had been stationed though it's been revealed that a british soldier named only a soldier ex confessed to killing her. what would i feel so sad as those positions to help us that took so long? recently, when the me des started error in the story top and old ones. it's like agnes has

just died. it has it been affected? her daughter, but we had to let her know what is going on. i pray that god crossed the british government the wisdom to handle this case. well, when i think of elkins, i remember how happy she was, and she loved to sing it. she taught my youngest daughter, how to sing with the person who killed agnes should face the law. because the child was orphaned has suffered a lot. bearing in mind, she was just 5 months old. even feeding at the time was difficult. according to the u. k. defense ministry, it will continue offering the support to the canyon investigation. the u. k. stands ready to support all requests says we have done since day one. as with other investigations, we always work in partnership with the kenyan police and subject to international and judicial processes. our help will always be forthcoming. will activists in kenya, a calling for the extradition of the alleged killer to be held accountable while the labor party here in the united kingdom say the 9 year old deal without an

investigation even being can sit, has denied the family justice. there's been no minister defense lead investigation of the soldiers involved a no inquiring to why the minister, the phones failed to respond when canyon detectives asked for help. 9 years on justice must now be done for agnes and her family. revelations of the tragic death of when jackie continued to become more sinister, it's been reported that a group of 9 british soldiers joked about, had death on social media several years later. the family now hope this fresh investigation will give them the answers they so desperately need her. i feel a lot of pain when i remember agnes. we brought her up well and just as she was settling down her life was taken away, leaving us defense for her young child. it's my hope that this child will get justice. it's been 10 years, but we hope to finally get justice this case strikes right at the heart of alleged exploitation killings and cover ups in the british army. in fact, the very same defense secretary assisting this probe into an jacket. his death

officially closed at stores on investigations and to more than a 1000 allegations of abuse by british soldiers in iraq. so with no prosecutions there will this mean justice may never be served for angus. when jerry, when jack, who and her family, chateau edwards dusty r t london. and that wraps up the weekly for this hour here live on our to international the sunday program. thanks so much for sharing a time with us here at moscow. a new set of the weekly returning to the top of the hour. perhaps you can join us lou ah ah, in russia this cost of car was discontinued more than 20 years ago. even lost a more than a sort of can you sell it to proposal that you're dealing with

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