hey, i'm with western media abandoned the principle of leaving politics out of sport with wal mart green commentary coming to the for the beijing winter olympics, the kick off. also i had to say this expect us to believe it without showing a shred of evidence that it's actually through the us state department. suppose person is grilled by journalist for failing to provide evidence for sensationalist us claim that russia is preparing. of course, i get side as a pretext for invade ukraine. and over in the u. k. household electricity bills are about the solar by more than 50 percent. that's up to the regulator,

lift the price can potentially plunging millions into fuel poverty. i can't imagine if choosing between the feeding myself and my family or heating. if this is another increase, there's another burden government with the weekends just begun harry moscow. my name is peter scott. and welcome to 30 minutes of news and analysis on archie international. the 2022 beijing winter olympic games is officially kicked off with the opening ceremony on friday, marking the starts of the events, but rather than celebrates a global sporting spectacle, which brings together some of the best athletes on the planet. western commentators seemed to want to talk war and politics instead. russia has a mass more than a 100000 troops on 3 sides of ukraine. us officials have threatened severe

sanctions if russia makes them move. those specially in the light of almost bar call them please to the media and everyone involved to stay away from politics during the 4th, particularly in respect to athletes, participating in this games. these calls have been disregarded by some media outlets with a clear hyping up of the war attempts for war and accolades and political situation in ukraine. even before the opening ceremony was over several pundits around the headlines. something like a limbic war games seems that the entire focus is on the political situation. in light of the crisis in ukraine, journalists representing western media out. that's also a full t jokes online. during the opening ceremony politics and olympics and avoidable these days. it seems, and we of course know a political boy called from a number of states like us, canada, australia and the united kingdom in light of what they called genocide against the

population of seen john province. there were even headlines like genocide games as well. and even fun parts of the beijing olympics, like robotic devices, robotic studying, drinks and food. here at the press center in beijing are branded by some media outlets as dystopian. we like to think that at a time in the world comes together, drops the politics and we celebrate the athletes that people work so hard to be there for the app themselves. we imagine that they would want to be focused on their sports on, on winning metals and doing the best they can and to represent their country. but inevitably, there are going to be politics that sneak into the games, you know, and here we have the media in the united states of wanting to do really drive that home and really want to create tensions between the ukraine and russia. wanting to insert the united states into that. that's just what american media does. all this comes from wanting to hype up the conflicts or the losing conflict as they want to

say in a ukraine, and to distract from what's happening in this country. what do they do? well, let's start talking about world war 3. let's start talking about going to war with russia. that is something that can certainly distract from the failures. it's happening in this country. and the media is very happy to do that for the administration. adding a little more fuel to the fire is the fact that i o. c has recently lightened it's rules when it comes to expressing political views during the olympics. previously, athletes were completely banned from doing it. now they're only banned from doing it during metal ceremony, but they are free to do it in the field a flight, unless it interferes with the actual process of sport. so we are in probably for a rollercoaster ride of olympics here and i'm here to cover everything and i will bring you all the latest updates as i get it in beijing. alexi rush, s t r t reporting from aging. and while we're on the subject of warm on green

british tabloid, the sun has published a story on what it calls ukraine's deadliest female sniper, accompanied by on verified footage of her allegedly murdering what she calls russian separatists in the video, she says she'll quote, without hesitation and remorse kill again if truth and invades ukraine, even though she believes an evasion will not be ordered. she apparently thinks russia's true buildup on russian soil is pressure and intimidation. where we discussed the issue with form a u. s. marine corps analyst scott ritter and he thinks the son's report glorifies killing. well, there's no doubt it was published to set up an agenda and that is to, to cheap and russian life and to glorify the taking of russian life if you want to avoid war. and i would hope that all parties that are involved in the current crisis want to avoid conflict. you should be extraordinarily transparent about the

reality of war and in the, in the cause of war, and not seek to glamorize or glorify, you know, killing. unfortunately, the vast majority of people who read the newspaper and you know, they take it at face value. this is, this is simple propaganda, pure and simple. it's about your shaping a public narrative. rush has been a key. russian is accused washington, sorry, of making things up again. that's after the u. s. alleged moscow was preparing a false flag open ukraine to create a pretext for invasion. the lack of evidence for the latest claim is also less. some journalist scratching their heads as all the stuff gets a live reports. fuss, they promised a new year invasion. then they said it was too muddy for tanks and the kremlin was holding off until the ground froze. then they decided that an invasion was indeed, imminent. putin as a lot of options available to him. if he wants to further invade ukraine,

and he can execute some of those options imminently. when we said it was eminent, it remains imminent. but again, we can't make a prediction of what decision president putin will make. then after some thought, no, actually it wasn't we said he could indeed at any time, that's true. we still don't know these made a decision. you're not describing it. i haven't in, over a week. the white house, notably, did not use the word imminent in terms of invasion. is that perspective change at all? so i, i think there's been some confusion around this because we've always been consistent that i, in so far as we know, vladimir putin has not made a final decision. so until and unless he makes a final decision to invade, this will not be imminent though. lawmakers on the hill apparently didn't get the memo. it seems that you asked us can't make up its mind on russia's plan to take you crane. despite people on the ground, by telling them to lay off the hysteria, there are signals even from respected leaders of states. they just say that to

morrow there will be war. this is back. how much does it cost for our state? but as is tradition, america has decided it knows better what's going on in far away lands. and how can it not panic when there's no hard evidence proving that russia's new plan is to make a film complete with st. corpses, mourners and nato drones. as a pretext for this imminent, but not quite invasion. what is the evidence that you have that suggests that that, that the worsens are even planning with matt. i'm not saying that they're not, but you just come out and say this and expect those to still to, to believe it without you showing a shred of evidence that it's actually true. all of them, when i asked or what anyone else us, what's the information you said? well, i just gave it to you, which was just you making a statement. we do so we declassify information only when we're confident in that information. if you doubt, if you doubt the credibility of u. s. government, of the british government, of other governments and wanna, you know,

find solace and information that the russians are putting out. that is, that is for you to do. now as part of the build up to the u. s. is release of moscow's epic block buster washington's been promising for weeks that the russians are up to something a bit special. the irony of the u. s. state department talking of fabrications is palpable. we are not surprised by the new creative scenario outlined by the press secretaries of the u. s. department state and the u. s. department of defense on february, the 3rd about russia's alleged preparation of an operation under a false flag against ukraine. this is typical of united states. the international community remembers the forgeries, the u. s. use for their military interventions around the world, including the well known vial of calling paul o, yes, we one man by the u. s. is backed up by solid evidence pretext to invade to rock and the subsequent north of almost 200000 civilian lives. but do we also remember

how and why the white house paid a p. r firm over $500000000.00? back in 2016. the work consist to the 3 types of products. the 1st was television commercials portraying al qaeda in a negative light. the 2nd was news items which were made to look as if they had been created by a big tv. the 3rd and most sensitive program was the production of fake al qaeda propaganda. films u. s. marines would take the cd on patrol and drop them in the chaos when they rated targets. yes, net price at the state department would know exactly what a false flag operation looks like for the war hawks in d. c. though it's not even the thought of a possibly eminent war that keeps them up at night. no, it's not. they weren't managed to get best sanctions in a row before it possibly starts. i am concerned that mister putin's time table is different than ours, and he may well move before we can get this done. meanwhile,

news of the cremins hollywood debut has provided next an opportunity for the u. k. and the u. s. is special relationship to evolve. turns out they've got a lot more in common than they thought, because biden would much rather talk about ukraine in the context of russian aggression than in the context of laptops, cocaine, nepotism, and abuse of power. and burress. while boasting comes a lot easier to bow than apologizing for a legal booth ups at number 10, i think if you look at what we've been doing for the last 2 or 3 months, the u. k has been way out in front in making sure that people respond. yes, the ukraine crisis has been kind to them both keeping us spiraling ratings in the shadows. what did they say? never let a good crisis go to waste false flag or knobs. inova news canadian truckers protesting against a covey vaccine mandates have partially lifted a blockade on some

u. s. border crossings. the processes of opened up one lane in each direction. the main border checkpoint and alberta. they're part of the so named freedom convoys funding canada. finding pressure on the government's eas cove restrictions around 15 percent of canadian shockers are unvaccinated. under the current rules there requires a quarantine for 2 weeks. after arriving back from the us. meanwhile, self to the border truckers of setup a facebook page in solidarity with their canadian colleagues. although it was swifty swiftly blocked jeremy, why did facebook take down your page? mm hm. says or should that it's minus on this not just facebook, the gofundme, the website says blood donations to the drivers side thing legal issues. the campaign had received around $10000000.00 canadian dollars for the convoy. more than was raised for the country's mayor's political parties in the last quarter of 2021 county cody, a canadian conservative party member photos earlier that the worrying precedent is

being set by private companies trying to restrict the movements go fund me is going to be has been invited to the house of commons to discuss things. and the convoy have their lawyers and accounts looking at everything. there's a lot of censorship that's going on. they seem to want to have one narrative. and if you are a question that narrative or disagree with that narrative, or you just have a difference of opinion, you're shut down. the administrators, i have been in contact with. and they turned off their personal pages. they're not able to access their personal facebook pages and some of these amends user facebook for business purposes. and they have personal information, photographs that they can't access and facebook would not allow them to be up and running. and since it uses their addresses, and there are serial numbers on their phones, they're unable to create a new account to move forward on facebook with their business. people involved in

the convoy, what's their mood after days? all of this and on constant opposition from the media from government. so many truckers have traveled to like 1000 miles to have their voices heard. and instead of being heard, we have a prime minister that is not speaking to them. and instead as being a saying, a lot of hateful, discriminatory comments about these truckers and that just for the divide to segregates community in our country. and at this point, the whole purpose of the convoy is to move forward united country and make sure that we have a resolution that is successful so that we can actually continue. while the processor also continued in the canadian capital also were on the media coverage. both domestic and infinitely has been largely negative with headlines accusing truckers of paralyzing the capital. a locals being afraid to go outside. we can cross live now to freedom, convoy v p and spokesperson b j b j data. thank you very much for joining us here on the international

revenue. it starts off with, you know, a very simple question for you, what the main demands of your, your movements. very simple. we want the co mandates removed. and we also want the coven passport system, the q r code system for entering the country. we want that program abandoned. that's it. not much more than that. they've been reports claiming that the citizens in all the war a bit fed up of the freedom combine some of the disruption it's caused. what do you make of those reports? i would describe that it's fake news. so you see a lot of that from the canadian broadcasting cbc, toronto star, ctv. these are not credible sources. that's why they have not been invited to our press conference. the general vibe in the feel on the ground is amazing. it's a party. people who live in the city come up to us or with you. this is, it shouldn't be tolerated. and we get this across the political spectrum,

like it's not like we only get either conservatives. we only get people in the laughter or whatever. it's all walks of life and you know, they're having a party there dancing or having music. the vibe is, is brilliant. they're doing soup kitchens for the homeless. and they have taken their community engagement level to beyond a level that any politician is even capable of in canada. they can learn a lot from the truckers. it's amazing. so what do you think the freedom company has been portrayed in this way? and so what extent do you think it's undermined your cause? well, because the trudeau government, the last bailout money they gave to the faith news industry was 600000000 dollars last year. and from what i remember, it's a total of $1200000000.00 to keep these old, antiquated news agencies that nobody watches, which is another reason why dan, them from our press conference because they'll come in, they'll call us names, and then nobody can watch them a few politicians will watch,

other journalists will watch them, but the vast majority of people are getting their news now online. one of the reasons i liked it, i was very pleased when you reached out because you're very effective in utilizing modern new media platforms. but these other platforms don't engage that way and if they do, it's just a sphere contest. we don't, we don't need any of that, but it's overwhelming the amount of support that we're getting from people here. it's just, it's amazing. a lot of we certainly appreciate your, your kind words about our channel and you just touched on this a little bit and your and your last answer there have been, there's been a lot of media attention diverted to the central figure of the protests. as patrick king and james balder and some of the posts alleging nationally, sentiment uncovered 19 conspiracies. what's your response? would you make of that? are they're not actually in any way affiliated with us? we actually posted a message right in the beginning when, when i was involved that these people are not involved. busy with, with the con,

involved their hangers on, if you will, they joined. but you know, this gentleman, patrick king, i've never met him. he's not our board of directors. he's not a trucker. the only truck that he owns the truck. this other person james boulder. it's funny, nobody really cared until there were millions of dollars in the gulf. i me and then all of a sudden all these, you know, hangers on an opportunist one to get involved and take over the movement. but luckily when tomorrow and i have a very, very strong bon, as she does with her crew and team that she assembled in alberta in medicine hat who are just lifelong friends of hers. and we stuck together. and there's many people there going to try to claim, oh, it was me and you know what? those people are and salary groups that are trying to get involved. and you know what, if they behave and they, they're not, they don't promulgate this extreme. it's rhetoric. you can come join us but don't

go to the media and say that your part of our group because you're not software, it's not for the truckers that are sitting out there that have been there for almost 2 weeks that they just want legislation pass. so they can get back to their life and these opportunities are ruining everything, or least trying to ruin everything for them. but luckily, the corporate media here their, their credibility has been so massively damaged over the past several years. it seems to have very little effect the most truckers just take it in stride because there are, you know, truckers are not afraid of cultural language as well. yeah. certainly a bed that they've hardened on on the road to to stuff like this. and again, thing thing with the media, there have been some kind of very interesting like outline dish reports, for example, cbc the story suggesting that russians were behind it or that the american were well, there were, some are guilty of everything. obviously, americans were funding the process for their own goals. i mean, i saw you just laugh at is that how they, these reports have been received on the ground?

yes. you know, that just articulated the, the credibility of canada's mainstream media. you tell people that. 2 everybody bursts up laughter. it's hysterical, and i hope they continue to do it. because all it does is help us. i'm talking to helping you. i guess some of the videos of the truck is on the atmosphere down there helping the locals would also go for your cause. but that's not really how this much time as, as some of the stories. no, but like i just did. yesterday, stephen crowder, i started my morning in a tim horton's, just having a conversation with steven crowder. and last i checked it had, i don't know, 500000 views. dave reuben just uploaded our interview about an hour ago that will likely get a few 1000 views. i really don't care about the fake news media that needs government money to keep sustain and doesn't have an audience. yeah, it, it helps fuel a little bit of the rumor mill and that usually is limited to people who live in

suburban areas in the larger city. but that's it. nobody, nobody below the age of 40 years old, even watches many of these platforms, that's fine. you've got a certain level of support from conservative party members. do you feel this is genuine or is a part of sort of a political point score in politicians are never genuine. and i learned that years ago when i did get involved in, in the conservative party. and i know a lot of these people are, there are a few good people. there's no question, but they, they lack courage and they lack strength now. and one of the things we have accomplished is we did have the concern party did have a fake conservative who was following just to shoot off a cliff toward socialism. and he is the 1st sacrificial lamb. in the political sphere, there will be others. there's going to be more, but that i think we can claim victory over it. and because people are just set up

of politicians who are just every decision, every decision is poll. it's a noxious like none of them can ever make a decision for themselves, even if it's wrong, people are going to get things wrong. sometimes that's fine. but if every response is either focus groups or every meetings has to be staged in some public space. you're never going to grow and inspire people and that's what lacking in politics is inspiration. and that's why you see this. that's why you see the entire country coalescing around. these truckers who bravely have sacrificed everything to come here because this is the opposition. they don't have a vote be, you know, they do, they have money and they can give money, the people are donating to go for me. they don't care about the money. i don't know if you saw the largest largest donation. it was $42600.00 and the name on the donation was w w w dot lawyer dot com. well,

if you search who owns that domain, it's a gentleman by the name of elan buck. so that's how far this is gone on the global stage, and those are the people that are supporting yet the fake news cbc is telling us, well, these violent truckers, nobody's supporting us. yeah. why don't you cbc come down to the soup kitchen and try to feed some homeless people or help us clean the war memorial? right. well, yes, certainly some, some big names behind your movements. unfortunately that's, that's all we've got time for today, but thank you for finding time in your busy schedule. to short thoughts was here on our t international s. b, j, dictor freedom, combo vp, and spokesperson. thank you very much. thank you. ah, written or been asked yet again to dig deeper into their pockets energy bills for you. k holds a said to increase by an average of $700.00 pounds a year. that's after the national regulator lifted

a price cap. it's raised the space of mass fuel poverty at the time when energy firms are cashing in on near record high prices. artesia i was dusty picks up the story. if the eating or hating die, lemme wasn't bad enough people in britain and now worry they might not be able to do either. that is the energy price capital rise by 54 percent in april to just shy of 2000 pounds. or is it worries me because, you know, as a worker and government worker, we don't have enough salary. and if this is another increase, that's another burden. think we're paying too much for our energy. i can't imagine me like a risk choosing between feeding myself and my family or heating tens of millions of households will face paying 693 pounds more, making bills almost double what they were just a year ago. the changes will have a chilling effect on people's finances, so the government has unveiled

a support package. but what we can do is take this thing out of a significant price shop for millions of families by making sure the increase in prices is smaller initially, and spread over a longer period. as we come out of coal, we face a real cost of living, crunch, particularly in energy. and the government has to help people. so what richie has announced is a 9000000000 pound package to help people with the cost of their energy. and then $27000000.00 households will benefit from a council tax rebate with $150.00 pounds and then a $200.00 pound loan on top of that. and while that may sound reasonable, it's actually somewhat limited to next blog and includes a discount on pills was $200.00 pounds only. it's not a freebie, it will have to be repaid and 40 pounds installment. i think the bill is going up by more than $200.00 pounds, so it's going to make some difference. but unless they find other mechanisms not

for this needs to be at least one just 5 and the regulators calculation is based on soaring gas prices due to a high global demand. but the brits are paying for it only kept this. you can, gas exports have doubled in a year. it will probably come as a surprise to many people that when gas as i watering the expensive gas exports from britain to the continent have been unusually high. the reason is very simple. the gas doesn't belong to britain or the british people, it's extracted by commercial companies that sell to the highest bidder. wherever that may be, even if brits are in dire need, actually the energy cap announcement came on the same day as shall we're celebrating a 14 fold rise and profit amid soaring prices for gas with shareholders lining up for a bumper pay day. 2021 was a momentous year for show. while the energy priced cap may lead you to believe there's some sort of deficit. actually, the market is so lucrative,

but the government hasn't wasted a moment yet another oil field to be approved. meanwhile, the energy companies don't even have to pay a winful tax. so the price caps, or $693.00 pounds for dual fuel homes to 1971 pounds, making energy on affordable to millions. why the hell is that the government considering the windfall tax on runaway north sea profits? he's not asking the oil and gas companies who are making the most of all this to pay a single penny towards this needs to be addressed and the government should with so much positive and cold. i think, you know, when companies are given the choice of making money, they go to that. well, it seems like 4 still says from is that gas bills would be cheaper, post wrecks. it was just smoke and mirrors because to the poor in the u. k. the cost of living sweet is as bad as fit,

although the worst is yet to come. charge edwards dusty ot london. and it's not just energy bills going through the roof in the u. k. overall, inflation is it's a 30 year high newspapers, a rounding on the conservative governments, and apparently so the prime minister's own aids with 5 hunting in their resignations, in short succession. we spoke with neil from the scottish national party and he believes the right things on the wall for the pm. but it sounds like it rewarded docs back. unfortunately for by this johnson the doubles of the to any party. this is sort of the guy used to tell them about maybe touching up a little bit and finding their spine. so i think the letter should be going in the feeling that's more pronounced it over the last 2448 hours about us jones's time. his number and he's really hitting the nail into is already well. nailed coffin johnson? isn't that no wonder he's in some tea things all the time?

not least, of course, but it's not really very good for, for people in the u. k. i'm just coming up a decade over at cooper, universal, connecticut's national students raises food and energy places. no, no. there's a lot of issues that are on board, as johnson is a distraction to all these big issues. while that's all for now, wherever you're watching from the thank you for joining us. my name is peter scott, and i'll be back in the ah, both algorithms and neural networks have been following us everywhere. we look online because our relationships are what matters most us. that's how we find

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