every one is contributing each in their own way, but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever. the challenge is great. the response has been massive. so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we're in it together with a civilian death and destruction. an afghan wistful blow a lift the lid on america's throne program. the formal praise the tardy and hiding from the taliban spoke to all teeth on hud voices project around. so operation we were not told about any civilian deaths, nobody told us that we had hit the wrong target, so i'm in hiding alone with underground i live in fear. mm. honestly, i am fed up with my life. so russia, foreign minister, accused of nato trying to bribe eastern european territories and defunct claims

from the alliance of russia, russia and ukraine, leading felton engineers left dismay. does the government decides to shut down, or nuclear reactors wouldn't? 3 is, even though atomic won't generate with off of the countries electricity also had with i'm studying what i think. what's the living room of a house that what i can piece together from what the neighbors are telling me to be home. some 10 people now slid, policy travels to the fossil grounds of the ongoing civil war in ethiopia, speaking to people caught up in the conflict with bringing you the stories that all this might not. this is all t international. always good to have your company. welcome to our program. jumping right to an afghan drone operate as walking full the u. s. what kept in the dark

about civilian deaths. that's according to a whistleblower who spoke to r t about his job. during the war on tara, he shut his story with ortiz on hud for he says, project layout, we live in a horrible situation. very bad conditions. went on to be honestly, i am fed up with my life that about so i'm in hiding alone. underground. i can't go outside, i'm hopeless. when i ask myself, do i have the right to live a peaceful life in my own homeland will not let me save strength. and i wish i had been born in a different country with telling me that would be like a pillow top. we had to operate our drones. i was an 8 hours a day. and then the same at night there was a u. s. company and the afghan government was signed an agreement with. so we were

employed by this company with a scam eagle. with each month one pilots conducted $1720.00 drone strikes. it could be more than that, but not less with data throughout our operations, we were not told about any civilian deaths. nobody told us that we had hit the

wrong targets. and the statistics on this were out of our control. we didn't have access to this data. the moon at the port, we lost a couple of our pilots in the last days of our work. and after the taliban took over, one was arrested in cobble and the 2nd, when he was visiting his family, some drone pilots were also beaten and humiliated. and 3 or 4 of our colleagues are missing, where they even the closest relatives don't know where they are. sex age, they blinking is leading the continued diplomatic efforts to ensure a safe passage for any american afghan partner or foreign national wants to lead up . again, this is what we're doing. every single minute of every single hour of every single

day is working to create safe passage for all civilians, including the afghans who work for us to the airport to get them on planes and get them out. we worked intensely to evacuate and relocate and work alongside us in our particular risk of reprising. our commitment to them has no deadline of let me put it this way. yes, i've lost my own people. know i'm hiding at different places. i can't stay in one place. i can't meet my family. i don't even know how my family is doing now. i can't see them with my colleagues. we can't see or contact each other because we are afraid the taliban are tapping our phones. me in i guess we have lost our way. what can we do and what will they do to us? we are counting our last breast. they might kill us today or tomorrow. i have one

son staying with me and when he goes out to buy something to eat, he says he is afraid of being killed or so there is no one to help us in this situation. i live in and i have to wonder why i was born in this hell, i am a human being. i have the right to free life. the u. s. slat mission afghanistan has now handed over responsibility saying that the afghan army can now operated without outside assistance. but if you do want to hear more about how the war on terror in afghanistan changed lives, i don't know. but while unheard voices project on our team rushes top tip mount has said the entire purpose of nato is to seize territories to its east. sucking up role for speaking ahead of possible talks with the western alliance. not this is shes, she's the gilbert teacher right now. nato is clearly

a geopolitical project designed to grab territories left after the disappearance of the war, so packed, and the dissolution of the soviet union. first of all, let's remind ourselves what be worth or packed was. it was a collective defense treaty established by the soviet union and 7 other satellites target states. it was created in reaction to the integration, a west germany, into nato, and $955.00. so basically, the both are packed was like a mirror alliance to nato. but while the pack was dissolved in 1991, nato is still very much alive and kicking and expanding since the end of the cold war. so the just about law for the saying is, what is the point of nathan anymore? you know, he's post cold war gave, if not, as he suggests a geopolitical project same to collecting all of these countries that a lifetime ago. we're in opposition to nathan. now. nato has previously offered membership to a former member of the both pucks, which is poland which joined in 1999 to former soviet republics, such as the both 6 states in 2004. so the question of ukraine joining nato is

a 10 subject because ukraine is, of course, the country please history, geography, and people are so intertwined with those of russia. now as we know, tensions between nato and russia have been simmering for quite a while early this month. the head of nato, yan stoughton, but he rushed to be transparent about his military plans. this comes amid face that rushes planning see invade ukraine. moscow has dismissed face face. they call them alarmist and in turn complained of nato plans and activities in the region. so needless to say, there's a lack of trust between the 2 sides remains is nothing new. obviously, plenty of accusations flying around here, but as i understand russia is proposing a solution. can you tell us about that? absolutely. so, rather than letting things continue to fester and possibly worse, and moscow has presented the west with this draw agreement of security guarantees, essentially aimed at, you know, diffusing tensions here. but it's been translated in the west as demands rather

than proposals. and these attempts, calming the situation of just being more or less shuns so far, and russia continues to be demonized as the aggressor. our cooperation with ukraine is defensive. it's not in the way it's set to russia, the aggressor, hey, it's russia. this is days ago, russia even pulled back its troops from the ukraine border following drills there, which could have been seen as another olive branch from russia to see western leaders, but still bugs from data calling russia the aggressive do you need? it's been saying for weeks now, the 100000 russian soldiers were lighting the border to invade ukraine. even the u . s. media was saying, a 175000 tons out. it was 10000 soldiers doing drills near the border. do you think now we can actually expect any of these accusations to stop while one would hope it, but little me to a positive direction as yet fear mongering. the me the media, is it a all time high? they send full scale invasion talks. folks have another cuban missile crisis that

continues to be a favorite topic. and there was still cause for sanctions on russia. that was, that was, we're not sure because why she didn't seem to have done anything at the moment. anyway. sanctions on russia, sorry, one on a list from sepa for us on this and it was even calling for sanctions on russia. pre, i'm seeing any possible moves from russia. current western policy is that if russia does something worse, stan and only then with the west adopt new sanctions. the dynamic must now be reversed. the west should impose new sanctions now and agree to lift those sanctions. only if russia pulls back from military escalation to book one of sugar, and just recently one think tanka said, why wait until something happens. let's introduce preventive sanctions. and if russia doesn't start anything will lift them. but it's clear that no one would ever lift anything. so this is how things stand as of now a 10 by russia to com, things a so far, being ignored. but this is something the russian side seems to have seen as

predictable as live up suggested in not quoting a post agenda. it's quite different to what one might expect. well, people nice ukraine's brake wave republics are still living under the constant threat of shelling from key exam full says, despite the si, fi agreements dropped between the rebels on the government years ago. with nature forces open any supplying ukrainian military ortiz, redmond costs are of once to the don bass region. ah, 7 civilians were killed and $32.00 wounds is on the territory of the self proclaimed. don nest people's republic. this year alone, the total number of foot noncombatants who perished in this civil war is now well

over $5000.00. while ordinary people who live along the front lines continue to suffer. many of them say they don't see their future will ukraine any more would meet a month ago? a woman and a man were very badly wounded and another man was killed just before that. what can i say? they are often showing us statement. they say we are not need ala the but yet everyone is afraid of god because the shelling is going on throughout the summer. they were shelling day and night. so nothing good is happening to know listen to but on the mayor will in september a shell fell on my street. 2 little children living near by that place or did you lose or do you should be id chesko, there are los periodically escaped, then shelling returns, look, we are tired and looked at the little one residence in largest cities like the republics capital of the nascar. farther away from the war, both physically and mentally, there also desired, however many speak about the constant feeling of uncertainty and express hope that

the conflict will soon end so that they can be free to choose their own fate. what's the puzzle watch because the new year i wish for strength and patience because we live in an unstable situation. so it's generally very unpacking. i'm tired of having a curfew. i'm in dance coach us in the study are now used to living in this chaos. but i really want all the bad things to internationalize mesa, we're afraid something can happen to the children. and so in general, it's just a relief to be alive mozilla. after years of living on the brink, people just want this war to ends and returns to living and normal violence, free life room on costs are of artie. don't ask. paradoxical on counter productive. that's how belgian engine is described. the government decision to dean their eyes. the country of the next 3 years through action came off to brussels, announced has been shut down. oh, nuclear reactors and re direct investment to new technologies. the government's

decision to face out nuclear energy, the largest source of flow, carbon energy, in belgium, and to finance new fossil gas power plants is paradoxical and counterproductive. this decision would only reinforce the predominance of fossil fuels in the belgian energy landscape. well, carnie, there are 2 nuclear pants and belgian with 7 reactors i'll be generate with off of the countries electricity, he'll far to say avoiding euclid and, and she will make power production safer, and is in line with the common you goal to go green. however, i don't comes as europe grapples with an energy crisis that seen prices sought to record highs in neighboring france and germany known for that nuclear power capabilities. the cost of atomic energy has spike, as you can see, off to power is closed. one of its plants and haunted operations and another over suspected security system faults was for germany and intends to close. oh it's nick,

can a power plant by the end of next year, starting with his broken off site on new year's eve. the closure will leave the country with 3 nuclear power stations. germans have responded to the news with mixed reactions. as i found a force on enough time enough, it has its pros and cons. but actually here in bergdorf we only saw advantages, other countries are building nuclear power plants to and the question is where do we get our electricity from? i'm and it is and yeah, this is finally it's happening. i'm very happy about it because you never know if an accident might occur or thought people might charge to destroy it. if, of course, are people in the village that see things differently because the village has become rich on taxpayer money. if you drive through the village and we'll see how much was invested in it, hold on a loop and i think it's an important decision. but i also think we're not there yet . we can't get from renewable energy, or we're getting from nuclear power, but many locals work, so we have to see where they will end up. but some people will definitely lose

their jobs. you won't, we discuss the issue with charlie. boil independent journalist found raina clear to the chairman of germany. collectivist organization. solar and wind are not available 100 percent of the time while nuclear is so you have to fill the gaps with fossil generation. and this is a tremendous harm for the climate because belgium replace is a low carbon energy form by a carbon intensive form of electricity. and this is just the opposite of climate protection, but belgium is doing here. it is, it is of no use for the climate. it's, it's not climate protection it's, it's harming the climate. and it's purely either logical read reason of the green party. once again it's, it's all about like

a plan and it's seen as a point score and, and these politicians may well out those beliefs. but as usual practicalities always take home, and now the reality is sinking in high inflation. a huge demand search going into it. and we, we simply can't have a situation where energy crisis is going up 1200 percent year. we need to have a plan around the world, but country by country as to how to get a transmission transition to renewables. housing is going to say what the mixture is going to be and we're going to be need to be honest about me so which are completely plentiful stories of the short break. so stick with join me every thursday on the alex sarlin. sure,

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author of the planet ponzi match. nice to see. happy holidays. ah welcome back. a un report has accused parties in ethiopia, civil war of committing atrocities, including rate on norful killing, and torture. and this fall is more than a year of intense fighting between the 2 great peoples liberation front and east yoke, and government ortiz point. clear traveled to the east african nation. i'm a 135 kilometers from the capital city of addis ababa in a city called deborah b at han. now this is the 1st city when you're traveling from the capital where you get a sense of the impact of the fighting over the past few weeks in the past few days . and that is because the victim rape victims, people who were that soldiers, people who witness to tennessee the playground people's liberation party. and the

supporters have been largely because the hospitals in the areas that were under fighting were completely destroyed. so this is the main hospital here. we're going to try and get in and see if we can talk to some of the victims and to some of the doctors about what is happening. and they've witnessed so far. about $25.00 women where i committed to be done and the majority of women were treated in discharge. recall with beta improvement and the remaining contain saturday to meet here has been kind of easy to them. and one of the calamities are 80 years old woman. yeah, 8180. and she was raped. yeah. shaped and you kind of media. the fin, she's in the hospital by heating the news. it's very shocking. good news,

raping 80. you saw the woman chancellor. it's the same. so let's say that it was it was also a it was or otherwise ecology. ah, you often if they've okay to talk to us. yeah. that one into there. okay. yeah. there. oh i nathan, when i was asleep during the 19 knocked on the door and sat please open the door, then he punched me. took me down and rate me. i don't know him. he was a stranger with a gun. i'll never forget what he did to me. ah,

when they came to my home accusing me of being the wife of one of their enemies. i denied it, but they just burst into my home, tied me up and then for them raped me. i was in the 6 months of my pregnancy and i was the baby. i'm not sure if i'll ever be fine again. i normally do teaching on the high school teacher. but after the war broke out, i just came here to at least always baton bought into the government said i'd, she's best, it's best to, to not start to watch. we see the cnn bbc data. and roswell, for let me know that international media we are doing together with the forces because we have seen in place that people who are caught by the soldiers that are not the so just a little cold. but so just they said,

we are formally told by our leaders waiting to be on your band for uniforms and then re people, kids, whatever, to blame day to be on the soldiers. ok. they produce that movie. they produce quite effect pictures from different places and they say to me, because many bargaining touches and most ah, well, now we're going to go to a nearby town where actually most of the re fictions come from during their harrowing stories. we now go and see the actual damage that was left behind with the news. i'm standing, what i think was the living room of a house. that's what i can piece together. what the neighbors are telling me,

use to be home. some 10 people who've now fled and have taken refuge with family in addis ababa in the capital city. i mean, the town of a tire and the pigment people's liberation front and the allies came here at least a time. so that's a different occasion. and the last time they stayed for 18 days. so as you can see, they've completely destroyed homes like this. i mean there's absolutely nothing new . so not only did they lose the home, but they also burnt it when they left. and not only are people still afraid to come back, but there's really not much to come back to. i mean, if you look yeah, even the window frames. absolutely. everything has been taken everything. ah, the wall has been raging for just over a year,

and the government keeps promising. it will in soon. but for people who live here, it's already too late. they've lost everything. honestly, a r t. if you and human rights council ali voted for an independent investigation into the atrocities committed by sites. however, your appeal called the decision politically motivated on, has so far, refused to cooperate. ah, now, sol. erica might be alarmed by the colossal scale of government spending during the pandemic and sen. round pool has highlighted some of the, there's always taxpayers dollars a being used. one example half a $1000000.00 on research into you're not gonna believe it. pigeons, but it gets even better pigeons with a gambling addiction. just plain slot machines, think that's a bad acid trip. nope. it's a project founded by the american taxpayers. and it's one of many in the chance

a wasteful us initiative. research allows pigeons to spend the faith of gamble tokens, could prove very useful if only pigeon gambling was a real issue. do kid preferred trips to broccoli? always back to double check? another state funded research prove the bug is more appealing to keep trying to make them gain weight. that was an experiment with taxpayers. money well spent. how does bad knees affect your mood? takes us scientists to figure that out. us funded study, find that bob use cause is carpeted to jump down. it's not a waste of time. if you've learned something that is all from mom. also studio for this i, but i'm next such a brand new documentary about a small town in florida with unbelievably my trans rates was pined it and who's covering it up potentially to ground. and you'll find out

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