a with police, dogs and battles are deployed against anti lockdown demonstrators in amsterdam, the city's mayor gave the order to break up a 1000 strong, illegal rally. and some news from the week germany shut down half of its nuclear power plant, while belgium says it will close all of its reactions. within the next 3 years to as the transition, the green energy gather and civilian deaths and destroyed homes and afghan whistleblower lift the lid on america's drone program. performer operator. currently in hiding from the taliban talks to our teeth unheard voices project throughout our operations. we were not told about any civilian dance. nobody told

us that we had hit the wrong target. i'm in hiding alone for the way underground. i live in fear who's speaking honestly, i am fed up with my life stuff. hello. hello there. the latest developments are low back and what's been happening over the last 7 days. you're watching the weekly peer an out international life for moscow. the cabin furnace story that's been happening today. anti lockdown demonstrators of clashed with riot police and amsterdam, police dogs and battens were used to break out the illegal protest. ah ah.

well 1st time i've seen those pictures myself as sir culture. we shall, gibbs gay. charlotte, massive protests against code restrictions. the police are the hands full of some really good things warmer. absolutely, thousands of people, as you saw there rallying in the dutch capital on sunday, defying a ban. amidst the corona virus lockdown measures that have been in place in the netherlands for the last few weeks. now the right places you saw there with their battens and their shields were trying to break up the crowd to gathered in amsterdam to show their continued anger against the restrictions that are in place and also against vaccines that the local government, which had load this particular gathering had also issued an emergency ordinance which gave the police the right to head into the centrally seem square. and to clear those protest is from that. but to, despite that protest is turned out regardless of the netherlands as be new in this extended lock down there since december 18th. and as a result of that, restaurants

a shot and all known a central shops are also shut. and that's going to take place and continue going on until at least the middle of the month of january. no, public gatherings as part of these restrictions means that no more than 2 individuals can gather at the same time together. so this protest was clearly outside of the, the block. it's absolutely against those cart measures. but despite that, we saw this chaotic scenes in amsterdam as the police and those protests since we're clashing, something we have seen elsewhere to know across europe. there is, is concerned that yes, we're heading into 2022. it's new year. many people more. we think this is the time for fresh opportunities of fresh charles, but there are many people who really fear that the fresh restrictions that are coming in to force mean this will be essentially another groundhog here. as the authorities continue to try and grapple with the virus,

just to give you an example. here in france, there are new restrictions coming in to force. it includes a panel eating and drinking or long distance frames an own. so requirement now for children as young as 6 to wear a mosque as when necessary, previously it was only applying to children over the age of 11. so that's a big shift here. and in sometimes in cities, of course, once a has been the regulation, once again to have to wear masks outdoors at something that is back in foods here in paris. meanwhile, those who remain unvaccinated, there is some really bad news. the national assembly is going to continue debating this week a new law that would essentially curve the liberties of those who remain and vaccinated further. at the moment, anyone who is not fully vaccinated as 3 vaccines. the 2 vaccines plus the booster

can go into restaurants and cafes, et cetera. if they show that they've got a negative p, c r am teaching test, but that's something that they can only hold for 24 hours and they have to pay for it. the makeover administration wants to change this yet again, essentially saying that if you're not vaccinated, it doesn't matter if you have a negative test antigen or p c, or you will not be allowed into bars, restaurants, et cetera. and you can imagine that that is going to cause a lot of consternation here in france, where around 10 percent of the population remains on vaccinate it. now there is anger here too. we saw. ringback over the new year's eve where they should have been celebrations, there were a band and fireworks on the shore salisa and cools the muted festivities. but in, despite that, they were crouched, burst on to the shoals release, a causing problems for the police there. and across the country, we saw a much lamented new year's tradition making

a big comeback. this is the burning and torching of cars. almost 900 vehicles were burned on new year's eve as part of that. now there was also, and that's been felt in germany to with violent rights in some cities, including in one where they were cautious between the police and protest. is there something we seem to be seen quite a lot of in europe at the moment. the protesters setting up barricades, but then even set those a light. now the police say that they had to respond to almost $200.00 calls in just over 2 hours. so very busy new year's eve for police there. now all of this comes amidst another grim milestone. the pandemic shows that there have been over a 100000000 cases of covert a positive cases that have been quoted across the european region. however, it did give you some light to this. this does come at

a time when studies is suggesting that on the chron is less likely to damage to lungs than previous variance, such as the delta barry into even the alfred beat of variant. and that it also provokes a less severe and that type of disease. so good news, but at the same time, with all due restrictions in place in the continuum, fear that we are seen from authorities. many people will be questioning if this ongoing tightening restrictions is in fact the right path to trade is a difficult one, isn't it? so thanks to bring us up to speed there, but a gray start in europe at the sounds of it. so lucy, for us have been a good new shelter to ben's k. thanks for now. no other news in the way germany shut down half of its remaining nuclear power stations on new year's eve as part of it shift to more eco friendly energy. it leaves the country now with only 3 nuclear plants, which are also planned to be going offline by the end of this year. but the decision

has been heavily criticized as a significant portion of germany. christy does come from nuclear sources. the country will now have that dramatically ramp up production from sustainable sources . and in the meantime, increase its reliance on co. opinions were divided among germans. we spoke to live near one of those plants that were closed down efforts on a former enough time. now it has its pros and cons, but actually here, and 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 the others as finally it's happening and i'm very happy about it because you never know if an accident might occur, ortho people might tried to destroy a jeff of course, or people in the village that see things differently. because the village has become rich on taxpayer money money. if you drive through the village and see how much was invested in its own palupa. and i think it's an important decision. but i also think we're not there yet. we can't get from renewable energy. we getting from

nuclear power. many locals work that we have to see where they will end up. but some people will definitely lose their jobs. and germany is not alone in phase the nuclear power. belgium's also decided to shut that all of its reactors within the next 3 years. despite the fact that nuclear energy generates some with half countries, electricity engineers already slammed the decision has come to productive the government's decision to phase out nuclear energy. the largest source of low 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. on top of that, europe's grappling with an energy crunch that sol record prices last month. we talked about it with a journalist, charlie boyle. he believes the pace at which green policies are being introduced is more about political game. it's all about lack of planning and seen a missed call point, the scoring based on my well those beliefs. but as usual,

the practicalities always take. now the reality is thinking, inflation a huge demand search going in the winter. we, we simply can't have a situation where energy prices are going out. 1200 percent here. we need to have a proper platform around the world, but as to how they can transition to renewables. what the mixture is going to be, and we're going to need to be honest about me, which are completely high and stuff. so well, the europe switches to green energy households, there have been left gruffly, with a high a coast to living along the way. and western politicians have seized the moment to play russia. maybe it's behind the spike in fuel prices. so it's good taylor reports. how did it happen, though, rather who's to blame? because if there's one thing, every politician knows it's that every crisis needs

a guilty party. and sure enough, brussels landed on a tried and tested one. we could on the european commission to urgently open an investigation into possible deliberate market manipulation by gas prom and potential violation of e you competition roles. yes, sangree that russians were warm and toasty the you accused, stay tuned. energy giant gas problem of being cd and then furious to moscow when to take pity and pipe over some free extra gas and accused the kremlin of paint dirty politics. the increase in price is for energy has deep geopolitical roots. it's part of the geopolitical bottle, rushes on it all its contracts, it cannot be said they are not delivering when they said they would, but it has not increased the quantities contracted full. so now i biting by a contract is foul play. o, the things people will say to dodge responsibility. and so there is no need to shift the blame, like some of our partner said trying to do. sometimes you listen to what

a said on the score. you are surprised is just amazing as if they don't see the numbers. i'd like to reiterate. they don't see the realities. they just cover up their own mistakes. you know, maybe brussels should have gone all in on green energy before a long cold winter may be brussels shouldn't talk of banning long term contracts with gas from before long. cold winter may be brussels shouldn't rely on the notoriously volatile spot market before a long cold winter. but sure. luton sitting in siberia with his hand on the tap. in fact, he is so greedy and mean that he wanted gas problem to top up europe stored supplies all the while. a solution to this crisis lies idol, ever heard of north stream to the german regulators should make this decision. they have not yet decided. of course, if we expand supplies along this route, then 100 percent, i can say with absolute certainty, the tension on the european energy market would significantly decline. and that

would influence prices. of course, this is an obvious thing, but with the green light still not given. it seems the use not actually that bother about it citizens off to rural, but it's not enough to negotiate with the russian back. if it's any consolation to the europeans, it wasn't just valley, does his political shenanigans left people bankrupt and shivering, post pandemic oil prices skyrocketed on americans? will i fucking out more on fuel than they had since 2014, which would have been bad enough by itself. but then historic inflation hit, this is a historic inflation report. inflation has hit a 31 year high with prices rising to more than double. we've seen in recent decades, everything going up and up in up in prices, new number showing inflation surging to it's fast as pace in nearly 40 years following up. she came. yeah. no, it's pretty windy outside. it's very windy. i almost felt coming up with myself. i

didn't was determined to prove those hate has wrong and show he was up to the task at same time, he obviously wasn't going to admit that his own war and oil was to blame, spoilt or not killing pipelines, halting oil nieces and proposing to tax the industry into oblivion, all within the space of 11 months makes the market jittery. so instead he found you guessed at the guilty party, if you take a look at, you know, gas prices and you take a look at the prices. so that is a consequence of thus far, the refusal of russia or for the opec nations to pump more or of course it is, but to really make himself look the compromising innocent good guy. and all this he did make one little dredge announcing that the largest ever release from the u. s. strategic petroleum. reserve health providers supply we need,

as we recover from this pandemic death, how many barrels of oil a day the u. s. consumes around 20000000. how many barrels did bite and release? 50000000. 2 and a half days was not exactly a big when about big enough to come out looking like a decisive leader taking action. after all, sometimes all that matters is that you'll seen to be doing something, even if you do fail to win them all over. the recent gas prices are going up is because the oils and louisiana and texas and the dipstick store and wash and they say 2021, the people prayed, the lights wouldn't get caught. also, the year politicians showed that it's a crime that to not a good crisis go to waste, says content of the reporting for us still to come on the weekly law for moscow with me, kevin o' in tonight's britain's new covey case is talked a $160000.00 on new year's day capping off a week in which it was claim vulnerable children's lives have been put a risk by the overstretched health service. i'll tell you more about that after the

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join me every thursday on the alex salmon. sure. i'll be speaking to guess of the world of politics. sport business. i'm sure business. i'll see you then. mm hm. ah, i get an afghan drone operators working for the u. s. were kept in the dark about civilian deaths. not so. a whistleblower who's spoken to r t about his job during the us war on terror. he's currently in hiding from the taliban in fear for his life and even refuses to contact his own family to try to keep them safe. but he shared his story with our teeth, unheard voices project, vallejo, we live in a horrible situation, very bad conditions with them 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. and i ask myself, do i have the right to live a peaceful life in my own homeland will not let me say strange and i wish i had been born in a different country to me that hasn't got mm . for 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 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. ah,

ah, dominate the port. we lost a couple of our pilots in the last days of our work. 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 when they, even the closest relatives don't know where they 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. it's working to create a safe passage for all civilians, including the afghan, to 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. reprise up our commitment to them as 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 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 kept. 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. for

us admission and i've got to stop previously held the drone program as a success and said it provided the american bar tough konami with the capability to operate the system on it. so i'm for more stories on how the war on terror enough kinda stuff change lives to go to our on heard voices, projects you find that. i mean site r t dot com, the brians daily cove infection re hit, more than a 160000 on new year's day with a health care system of full stretch sheets. the pandemic in seeing other patients sidelined and their lives being put at risk parents and campaign is a vulnerable children being discriminated against a free a bed sprays and space and highlight a spike in do not resuscitate orders for children with down syndrome and autism. we spoke to one mother who was asked the deed to sign one for her son

when she said, well, doctrine is because, you know, and that's last on life that you're asking what you should save or not. and i haven't been asked that my other 2 children and you see i doubt in rhyme, but that's got nothing to do with whether shipping the heights or not. he was in the room and she was asking him a little question is n a a con? these days and that he understands anything. luckily for him and i didn't. i asked me because he was on the 6th day anyway to say are the parents, i know they have all sarah and children. so in one respect, i was glad he was under 16 because the others where i was 16 somewhere else and bells did not receive 8 orders are offered to people who are gravely ill. one sign

doctors won't perform c p to help restart the patients heart. but in the u. k, do don't. recess they told is, are increasingly being offered for teenagers as autism is a condition that affects them some 100000 people in britain, teenagers with down syndrome most are also affected over the national health service insists it's not discriminating. and says that blanket policies are inappropriate. karen will obs begs to differ on land where every child and every ad hours got the right, especially to life. and i just don't understand why there's a difference in society for anyone, discrimination, of even the question b, n. m. y are people with adults children, l delay while we why on a on trade and differently with the lack of he must say, given the health care system they deserve. and his social care system. i did that.

i get the and i just, it was painful under extreme cab again today with higher than the and i just as an, as the government needs to pull their finger out. and so, yeah, as alan isn't, it isn't our kids to say, oh, your children are not valuable with everyone else's children. so they're not going to be put on that. less than list i was arc isn't it will leave you out of the dumbest idea because there's not a lot of room, muscle, fat, and indigenous leader in new zealand accusing australia of using his countries a, dumping ground for criminals. the national murray authority chairman wants cumber than to scrap it's got a policy of deporting new zealanders when convicted. it is not good enough. that new zealand is becoming a penal colony for australia and just deporting your problem. why does not solve the problem of gangs in both australia and new zealand?

it is not good enough just to say we're going to stick a whole lot of people in applying on a government chat, applying and seen them back to new zealand. that is not the spirit of friendship and that you would expect between 2 neighbors. under a trailer law, if foreign nationals a sentence to more than a year imprisoned, they automatically lose the right to stay in the country that applies even if they've lived in australia. their entire lives, the last couple of years is seen hundreds of new zealand is indeed sent back home strategies. immigration ministers defended the policy so the government will continue to to expel foreign nationals who commit serious offenses. although matthew to khaki says, in fact, that he's a work with his zealand to find a better solution than that. now i also did battle stray and citizens. you know, it's easy just to de pulled the problem away. and australians want exactly what we want. we want safe communities, we do not want to say drugs being sold to our children. we are sick and tired

of st. gonzalez on our streets. one possible solution is a joint task force to address a couple of different things. and even though our police forces by dosier information, dr. unintelligence at the moment, that would be good to see if we could just increase and including and beastie and joint resources. that that means also having a look at information and intelligence to find out we are. these drug supplies that works, stablished themselves across south east asia, even into the pacific and being lead, stay that job together as australia and new zealand. and that ends explorer as to whether we worked out as far as some of the news stories we reported to you here adults international. my name's kevin o in for me and the team. thank you for watching this a. this should of the weekly live for moscow. mm. ah.

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there, they can stand you looking at the here and review in the year ahead. bringing in the all star guests from all over the world. we've got a great one today, stacy. it's charles hugh smith. oh, of 2 minds dot com. oh, oh yeah. it has to be rash, to be able to afford any time and find the luxury that for sure. despite having the most expensive health care system in the world, we have poor life expectancy. we have higher infant mortality. we have more deaths from treatable causes. so americans are suffering every day from it. it says if these people don't count i saw how they can choose their customers and dump a sick tone also satisfy their wall street investors. no

parents that have to see what i saw. if you're denying payment for someone's care, your make life and death decision and determine to get to live and who dies to me this best getting away with murder. also happening tonight. the fight continues in manatee county. hosea company now wants to expand their mining operations, but many of their neighbors tell a b, c, action news reporter adam weiner. they fear another environmental mess. it's not only just my organic harm, it's our natural resources. it's are very precious land and water dang was among the dozens who spoke out against mosaic. the 2nd full day of hearings held by manatee county commissioners deciding whether to change the zoning of the property, called wingate east to allow.