[000:00:00;00] ah, a back on the deployed against anti lock down protesters in amsterdam. the cities may okay, if you order to break up a 1000 strong, illegal, riley with covey cases on the rise week dumb and how big fama cashed in big time, all throughout 2021. most 800 people were slain in chicago last year. that's the highest number for a quarter century. we look at this time, the other issues the us have to cope with in the past year. also, 19 years 10 months said 25 days on. this is american legacy. they were not able to get back. and one of the defining moments of last year that hopefully us withdrawal from afghanistan,

which ultimately brought the country to the brink of collapse. with just heading into the evening, i was here at alta, international in moscow was just after 6 pm. so cobra cases are on the rise across europe with infections breaking all time records. a france last week reported more than 200000 new cases. 4 days in a row. meanwhile, governments are again imposing harsh restrictions, especially on those who are not vaccinated. not continue to spark an awful lot of anger and amsterdam, for example, people hit the streets to protest against the lock down there. the clash with the police,

who responded with dogs and battles. ah, ah, thousands of people as you saw their 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 white places you saw there with their battens and their shields were trying to break up. the crowds had gathered in amsterdam to show their continued anger against the restrictions that are in place and also against vaccines. the local government, which had a mood this particular gathering, had also issued an emergency ordinance which gave the police the right to head into the central museum square. and to clear those protest is from that. but to despite that protest is turned out regardless. now the netherlands has been doing this

extended lockdown our since december 19th. and as a result of that, restaurants a shot, an all known of 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, 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 protest as were clashing something we have seen elsewhere to know across europe. there is, is concerned that guess we're heading in to 2022. it's you. many people only think this is the time for fresh opportunities of fresh chance. but there are many people who really fear that the fresh restrictions that are coming in to force mean this will be essentially another ground hold 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 ban on eating and drinking on long distance trains and also a requirement now for children as young as 6 to where a mosque was just about paper, it was very sad that we have to resort to such measures to protect the population, adults should be vaccinated. now children, this is a very good solution. this will protect both children and adults that at risk report, if this measure protects us, all especially children. why not 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 curb the liberties of those who remain and vaccinated further antigen or p c r. u will not be allowed into balls, 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 unvaccinated. there is anger here to resort with the new year's eve where they should have been celebrations. they were ban on fireworks on the shells, alisa, and calls the muted festivities. but in, despite that they will crowds the newest on to the shoals, elisa, 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 all new year's eve is part of that. now there was also, i'm good that's been felt in germany. to with violent riots in some cities, including in one where they were clashes between the police and protest. is that something we seem to be seen quite a lot of in europe at the moment the protest is setting up barricades,

but then even set the light. now, all of this comes amidst another whim milestone. the pandemic show that there has been a 100000000 cases of covert a pulse of these cases that have been quoted across the european region. however, give you some light to this. this does come at a time when study suggesting that only chrome is less likely to damage your lungs than previous barriers, such as the delta barrier or even be also be to vary. and it also provokes a less the, the type of disease. so good news, but at the same time we do restrictions in place and the continuing fee that we are seeing from authorities. many people will be questioning if this ongoing tightening of restrictions is in fact the right path to try and in germany, people protested that governments cut down some of them by of analyzing the

officers of 2 m. p. 's, using fireworks. one of them belonged to the countries health minister and no one was hurt because there was a tiny amount of damage to the property. authorities are saying an investigation has been launched. meanwhile, across the atlantic, the number of covert cases has surged in america. the weekly average now surpassing 360000. throughout all of this, the world health organization has stressed. the only way forward is through mass vaccination. but while americans have been suffering, one sector is an extremely rude health. that of big pharma, if i big pharma, has reportedly been raking in over $90000000.00 every single day. here's our t southgate head. 2021 beer we discover does ready no cure for greed. just off, big pharma, pfizer is forecasting $15000000000.00 in revenue from its coven vaccine. this year it is our 1st profitable quarter, hitting that 1900000000 mark

a majority of which is their cobra. 1900 vaccine of course, $1000.00 every 2nd, pfizer by on tech and modo now made $1000.00 every 2nd. but it turns out that drug companies like to pop to pills at once, money and power, and we're better to wield one's power than in washington. d. c. introducing congress says biggest lobbyist, big pharma, which last year dropped a cool $266000000.00 to sway america. lawmakers. so given how the holy trinity of fires and madonna biotech was averaging over 900000000 a day last yet it's really just loose change less than 3 days. walk in fact for the rest of us. so it's an awful lot, you know what, there's also an awful lot of in the u. s. capital big pharma lope. yes. in fact, so many, but they are number congressmen. 3 to one. so what does all that cash exposure get them? well, pretty much anything that they want. this is

a very powerful industry with significant lobbying cloud. it's very good at knowing exactly how many votes they need to kill pieces of legislation and figuring out a way to get those votes. it's funny though, because you'd think, but with a democrat run, a house and senate pharmaceutical john would have had a tough year of draw 3 years. the party's been promising to fight the greed. first, we'll take on the drug and insurance companies and hold them accountable for the prices they charge and harm they cause it's called valiant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. we are going to stop this. this is predatory pricing, and then we'll tell the pharmaceutical companies thanks, but no thanks for overpriced drugs. pay the highest prescription drug prices of any developed nation in the world, but enough is enough. the greed of the pharmaceutical industry is killing americans and making many of them much sicker than they otherwise what have been it has got

to stop. so we need congress to finish the job, to come together and make a difference in people's lives. turns out though, making money is so much more fun than making a difference in people's lives. in fact, 60 percent of big farmers. nope, money goes to democrats. so when in april a plan was proposed to knock down drug prices, surprise it got voted down. one of the people against that, new jersey senator bob mendez. you know how much menendez is pocketed from the drug store? be this year? $80000.00. then along came the build back, better act, which among other things wanted to make medication actually affordable a ridiculous idea. so what did big pharma do? it splash some serious cash to block the bell? big farmer will spend, do, and say whatever it takes to defeat any legislation that will curb its unilateral power to dictate prices of prescription drugs. apparently the big pharma rules that

leave almost one in for americans unable to afford buy regular medication is necessary because while reef touch, we have an obligation to ensure that the sale of our medicines provide us with the resources necessary to invest in future research and development and while the lobby of $1000000.00 ad failed bill bach bachelors, bond rocks anyway. so fingers crossed, you know, what came as a real shock. other than politicians, putting money for people and pharmaceutical joints. not caring about public health . the fact the big pharma plays dottie 1st drug companies have raised prices with abandon, especially when they succeed in delaying a block in competition. in some cases, tied to higher pay for executives. second, companies have manipulated the patent system and marketing exclusive. it is to extend the monopolies. 3rd, all the companies, the commission investigated, have employed anti competitive strategies to suppress generic competition. really

does no one i'd rather have in control of light saving medication. oh, so it wouldn't be mad with a panic last just a little while longer. they got on a path it and they want to keep this path there. and these other therapeutics aren't really going to make them a lot of money. politicians and big pharma, hard at walk in dc, saving lives, serving the people and showing each and every day that there's no drug, more addictive than money. power and everything in between. yeah, plenty more still to come here on the program and archie international roughly half way through the show now, as a chicago face is, it's was homicide rate in 25 years. we looked at that and some of the other compelling issues that us just had to face in the past year that and more after the break. ah, who are all those driven by dreamers shaped by center? some things

with dares sinks. we dare to ask oh, what else seemed wrong when? oh, please just don't hold any world to see out is the because the advocate and engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart,

we choose to look for common ground with the top stores of the hour and some of the big headlines of the year. welcome to this program on r t. so it wasn't just copay that was giving america headache in 2021 with a migrant crisis along its southern border and record homicide rates and major cities. for example, 2021 was chicago's deadliest year and 25 years coming. as it did, i made the whole defend the police movement. so caleb hoffman in new york now takes us through some of the highlights of last year. 2021 is going to be a hard year to forget. americans have been through a lot in the last 12 months the year began with a tough challenge for green energy, low temperatures,

hit the united states by surprise. texas was the worst hit because 25 percent of its electricity comes from wind turbines. they stopped spinning and froze. the texas governor blamed joe biden and his new environmental regulations for the disaster that ensued. texas is going to protect the oil and gas industry from any type of hostile attack launched from washington d. c. president obama, post wind turbines. pretty hard and despite last winter is disaster. biden is still giving them a big role, a key plank of our build back better recovery plan is building a modern, resilient climate infrastructure and clean energy future that will create millions of good pain, union jobs. all that go friendly energy was not prepared for some cold weather. energy providers could not manage utility bills were through the roof. i'm pretty much paid $9.00, a kilowatt electricity, but i was very conservative with my electricity,

so i have no idea exactly why this bill is so much but steadily going up. i absolutely cannot afford it. i'm not exactly sure you know who can get them to the point where some people have totally turned out their power because they can't afford methods enough they, they just can't afford it. it's a basic necessity for living. basic utilities, shit, not call us 1000. and then there was cove it the total death to all in america, rose to about $800000.00. jo, biden's, coven mandate, requiring people to get the job in order to keep their jobs resulted in employee shortages protests and even rioting. many different reasons were cited. my people for reposing it no more. i

important public services like firefighters, police and even airlines were a hard hit despite government attempts to convince people that vaccination against cove it is vital, a lot of people fear. and i think rightly so that they could end up on the street with no paycheck in the united states. we're already under a very st. i would call a severe shortage of qualified individuals to be mechanics, to be fine at tennis, to be pilots, specifically, half of the industry could potentially be gone. it's not just coven, it's killing people. st. crime is getting worse. many cities had the highest crime rates they've ever had since the ninety's i

did i did last year, the rallying cry was defined the police, but many are starting to back track on that, saying they don't feel safe and they need protection on the police just as a regular rule has been colossal failure. he plays in tried to implement, different police crime has gone up. what has been york chicago in the, in l. a. it's, it's been a colossal failure because what stops crying? what brings crime down, especially violent crime or more police on the streets? you have to have police on the street in order for your street be safe. now things have also been heating up on the border. 2000000 migrants had been arrested illegally crossing the border. that's the highest rate in 20 years. now many thought that joe biden's election on a promise of softer immigration policies was a signal that opened up the floodgates. but in reality,

vital did not end up changing many of trumps immigration policies. asylum seekers still have to wait in mexico and the detention facilities along the us. mexico border are still just as ugly. how many children have been in the biden cages and calendar year 20? $21.00. senator. i respectfully disagree with your use of the term cages. by the way, here's a photograph of the biden cages. as the senator that is precisely why articulated children getting on floors crashed in upon each other. when i took this photograph, the cobra rate of cobra, the positivity was over 10 percent. all of this while prices are rising, inflation is the name of the game. the usa is facing the highest rate of inflation in 40 years with more than half of americans saying that they think the biden administration is only making things worse. it's been a terrible year for inflation. it's up around 8 percent or higher. this is the

levels that we haven't seen since back in the jimmy carter years in the seventy's when the government just prints money out of thin air and spends it on things and gives it to people. it causes the value of your money to go down. that's what's happening in america. the government is printing money, spending more than it brings in, and actually the proposals to deal with it mostly are going to make things worse. the u. s. a leaving afghanistan after 20 years of military presence forced washington to answer some questions about whether hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars were basically left to waste. not for getting the countless lives lost on both the american and afghan side. ah, in

the, the extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravely and selfless courage of united states, military and our diplomat and intelligence professionals. it was designed to save american lives. this left the majority of americans blaming joe biden, for the afghan, pull out with politicians from all across the political spectrum, joining the chorus, the most illegal migrant crossings in 20 years. the highest crime rates in 30 years . and a 40 year high and inflation, as well as the end of a to decade, military operation. after a year of bad records. many americans are hoping that 2022 will bring respite.

caleb bobbin our to new york. ah, this is archie international of canister remains. on the brink of humanitarian disaster, millions of facing starvation as the winter temperatures plummet, and the country's economy meantime is on its knees. it has shrunk by nearly half in recent months. of course, last summer's hasty exit, so tragic scenes unfold. awe, thousands of afghans tried to flee the country during and after the us evacuation led to chaos. at couples, apple as well as panic, all across the capital. in that capital capital is where our senior correspondent morale gasdio was. turn all of that in 2001, it began with, with righteousness and pump, invade afghanistan, to fight for freedom to fight terrorism and make the world

a better place. 19 years, 10 months and $25.00 days on. this is america's legacy. destroyed and sabotaged equipment, a country board to ruin and still in control of the taliban. that is the ultimate tragedy of the afghan war at was entirely and violently pointless. years and years of an obliging little questioning media. fooled billions into believing that there was progress that america could win to her victory over the taliban. to taliban flat, the end of the taliban. taliban leadership on the run. and now the question is, how do you handle that success? ah, ah, it, it wasn't supposed to be this way. the taliban wasn't supposed to sweep the country

in me a weeks. the pentagon spent a decade preparing to leave of gaston, and even they weren't ready for this. together with our eyes, we will complete our mission bear. by the end of this year, i announced a timeline for drawing down our forces. we are working to finally and america's longest war is timed and for evermore merrick, his proudest movement of the afghan war wasn't supposed to be a humiliating evacuation under the guns of the taliban. but it was, there is absolutely nothing else to celebrate. the united states ended 20 years of war in afghanistan, the longest war and american history. we completed one of the biggest air lists in history. with more than 120000 people evacuated to safety. no nation, no nation has ever done anything like it in all history. the only in the united

states had the capacity to will and billeted to do it. and we did it today. where was the afghan army, where it was the west and backed government? where did all the money go? the united states sunk more than a $100000000000.00 into rebuilding of data stock for reference adjusted for inflation. that is more than the united states spent on the marshal plot to rebuild europe after world war 2. and the tragedy of it is that for a civilian the side from all the american weapons and the taliban hads berries almost no evidence that any of that money ever passed through here from broken roads that lead to nowhere to abandoned hospitals from twisted contracts isn't corrupt, leaders of janice, dawn can arguably be called the largest money laundering operation in human history . the united states is also committed to playing

a leading role in the reconstruction of afghanistan. ah ah, ah . the taliban now has more black hawk helicopters than 85 percent of the countries in the world. ah, china and ices k still exist in our growing and afghanistan, and eventually they acquire is when hulu.

ah, we have americans stuck in afghanistan. tell van in charge the smoke more weaponry they've ever had the mass of border. that is of the taliban now controls more of the country than it did before. the us invaded its new government this field with what dynamo, bay inmates, and terrorist mac dean who even have american bounties on their heads. what washington achieved was the absolute opposite of what it intended. the bombing at campbell airport during the evacuation epitomized the afghan war, a senseless act, devoid of reason, which needless, he cut short so many lives. we will not forgive.

we will not forget. we will hunt you down to make you pay. we've heard the same promise before 20 years ago when america was united and when it thought that it could change the world when it thought it was invincible. and when the people believed a president's promise more, i guess they have arti, couple of cada's time and looking back at some of the biggest stores of 2021 here on archie international. thanks for joining us here for this house program. nearly half past 6, monday evening, for returning at about half an hour's time with more of your well white headlines for if you can join us. ah

as we continue 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 i ah with

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