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the civil war of the us does not seem that far fetched with 40 percent of americans saying they could see that happening within a decade. that's according to a new pope with us here for ortiz international latest program live from moscow. at 7 o'clock in the morning, it is breaking news for you this hour here. the final leader of the soviet union mikhail gorbachev has died aged 91 in moscow, central hospital after a long illness. many took politicians around the world have already expressed their condolences over his death. so for a moment here on the program, let's take a quick look through go to watch off legacy in our special coverage. here we're not into ah,

that we've been discussing this earlier in the program, not myself into ortiz peter scott, following the world's reaction to the death of my colleagues. unsurprisingly, there's been an absolute huge outpouring of condolences for the former soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev. i mean, starting here, we have putin who expressed his deepest condolences and at some point later today, he is expected to get in touch with gorbachev's friends and relatives, and express those condolences to him. the un secretary general antonia good cherish described him as a one of a kind states when you change the course of history. the u. k. p. m, admired gorbachev's, courage and integrity. your opinion, president ursula, of underlying praise him as a trusted and respected leader who laughed as she described. unforgettable legacy. and i could go on rory, but just touching on that on forgetful legacy, that is lavonda lion phrased in for i think it's fair to say that it is a bit of

a mixed bag, depending on where you look at it from in the west. gorbachev is seen as this sort of progressive reforming leader. he brought around democracy an era of hope and he opened up wilson of course he did, you know, he and he brought an end to the cold war. he signed a number of arms reduction treaties with the u. s. and of course brought around the beautification of germany and he was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1990 as well for his role in improving relations between the east and west. but i think it's fair to say the overhead in russia, that legacy isn't quite as rosy. many russians, they do blame him for the economic turbulence caused by his reforms. you have obviously the, the iconic ready striker and glass nest, the restructuring, an openness. but that's plunged living standards here, and of course the ninety's were very chaotic time in russia. so he isn't seen in 2

favorable, a light among many russians here. and of course, president putin famously said that he sees the collapse of the soviet union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. now, following the collapse of the soviet union, of course, gorbachev stepping down from power in 91. he very much took a back seat in russian politics. he did, however, try one more for a into the national political arena in 96 where he run for president. but he only received half a percentage of the votes. and since then, he mainly focused on humanitarian and educational projects. now he's expected to be buried in moscow's nova, be chief cemetery next to his wife rice. and she passed away in 1990 very famously, and mrs. her solely or mister solely. and of course, will bring you more on the full off course of gorbachev death as me getting well because gorbachev overhauled the soviet union's foreign policy by introducing the quote, new political thinking doctrine that ultimately thought relations with

a western board about the end of the costs the cold war, gorbachev called for the world to be seen as united, under interdependent, instead of divided into a communist and capitalist countries. so the balance of interests of different countries as a way of solving international problems. universal values had to be recognized above all others, whether they be religious or national. the soviet leader also wanted to see the world free of all nuclear weapons by the start of the 21st century. ah, he ended the isolation of our country and she brought last most and freedom. he accompanied group which of to the key meetings of the time on witnessing his history was made. one such meeting was the reykjavik summit in october 1986. the one when ronald reagan and may have gorbachev moved to

a ground breaking nuclear arms control agreements. despite talks collapsing at the last minute, there was still seen as a huge breakthrough. breakable was the most dramatic, the most exciting and ultimately a disappointment to that point. but later it turned out that the main parameters of nuclear arms reductions had been agreed and then became treated that were assigned and 87, and then 9 to one. those are treated so russia, us that the world read well. the decades breakover became possible only after the 1st meeting between reagan and gorbachev, the historic 1985 geneva summit. it was held despite huge skepticism around the events. many soviet experts on the might at states thought that

reagan was a very conservative, very rightly president for food you can really cannot do business and don't go much of believed otherwise and said otherwise. and they were able to establish a relationship with reagan that worked quite well. but one of the very 1st meetings gorbachev held with the west was with the iron lady herself, yuki premier, margaret thatcher. the 2 met in 1984 before gorbachev. even in soviet leader, the talks were viewed as a 1st step to finally warming relations between the soviet union and the west. i like mister gorbachev, we can do business together. she said so to rather reagan in that sense, she wasn't sure when she played an important role in establishing the right atmosphere. remember that before the trip came in, there hadn't been

a us. so get some, it was 6 years. it's an absolutely incredible thing. if you look at it, it was a huge turnaround in the relationship and something that despite all the differences between gilbert children subsequent leaders has not been undone on because go to by off was responsible for a major nuclear disarmament breakthrough. the following nearly 2 years of wrangling with us president reagan over the issue, he did make a sudden surprise announcement that the soviet union was ready to sign the treaty without delay. december 1987, the u. s. s r and the u. s. signed the deal to eliminate intermediate range nuclear forces, right? that's the iconic picture of gorbachev and reagan signing the documents. so also when they agreed to destroy that missiles stop production in place, not to carry out flight tests of intermediate range missiles. one of the biggest marks that the last soviet leader made was the that of the fall of the berlin wall

. taking you back to november, the 9th, 1989. now that led to the reification of germany after being divided for almost half a century. and this is how the historic event unfolded. have a look at this ah, 1989. the year when the berlin wall fell together with the political, ideological, and territorial division of germany. the last 28 long years. or the people of germany awoke in 1961 to the bitter reality. from this moment on they would be divided by barbed wire, concrete, and stones from their friends and relatives. throughout the walls existence more than 10000 people tried to make it across. hundreds were killed. and mikhail gorbachev played a crucial role making a peaceful re unification possible. ah,

come here to this gate. mister gorbachev. open this gate. ah mister gorbachev, tear down this wall. oh, no, he 99 mikhail gorbachev visited germany promoting perestroika and glass. no see, my interrogates, got about and people longing for change quickly followed his ideas. the leadership of the communist party in moscow was much more open, much smiling, reacting on the political questions of the time. ah. i think that he wanted to make thee the leaders of the eastern world understand you have to accept that we live in times of changing. and if we don't react, we will be pushed by side. i

well good, which off is not only for his quote, new political thinking policies towards the west, but also for his love of western culture. during his time, he rubbed elbows with all sorts of a list of hollywood stars that he featured in a european clothing campaign and even had a camera all star, a starring role, perhaps in that of a pizza hut commercial. oh, he's about all of us. we discourage his wisdom and his vision, and of course he's tremendous. will a person every kind i to 91 days people you i said with responsible for change to with. mm

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ride crossing live now to jack ross, most professor of economics and politics data st. mary's college of california. great disease. okay, thanks so much for joining us there on that program during our special coverage. gorbachev was a, well, he was one of the well as most controversial political figures hailed by sam was the man who ended the cold war and hated by others is the destroyer of the soviet union. what do you make of those contrasting views? well, you certainly historic figure and did achieve some things with regard to arms control nuclear arms control missiles. of course that proved to be temporary. i'm tragic figure, i would say the stuff of shakespearian plays naive odd to believe a word of baker and bush, that nato horton grove, east of traps his greatest failure. i got the wrong relationship between glass windows and perestroika. i thank leading were glass

nelson that produced political instability. and the perestroika, of course, was the western aversion and wild capitalism associated with the great depression. russia in 1990 is most of the west. don't realize what a terrible going on the collapse that was on later years are isolated on the relationship for russia and ukraine and for saw what was going to happen when it began to happen. vacillated again. so a very mixed picture. i think certainly some, some great contributions to world peace, of course on, on the conditions of the west, the more than mutual conditions. but the basic only we thought we did, we did see tina, very contrasting, i guess games at play, so to speak in the west. gorbachev almost got real life as, as a eagle superstar status i as the soviet union, what was essentially crumbling and,

and i eating out his last death throes in any rush. however, people will really suffering. i wanted to ask you talk to rasmussen, where were you 30 odd years ago, do you remember where you were when the berlin wall came down? can you, can you take us back? yeah, well at that time i had moved on from one company to another company in technology for quite some time. so i was pretty much a, immersed in the new technologies and global companies that i was involved with at the time. and it was recognized as a very major development, but you know, 198999 in particular. we over here were more concerned about the 1st gulf war that was about to erupt. and following that, of course, we had our own economic problems with the recession and financial crises and so forth. so you know, not everybody saw it as

a great development. and the u. s. was very much involved with expanding economically and geopolitically at the time. but in europe, in other places, i'm sure it was, was considered far more significant other than i personally viewed it at the time. but you know, we again use a tragic figure. i think the popish some things, but not very balanced here between east and west relationships. i think it was more at the expense of russia than it was the u. s. wanted to ask you before i let you go, mr. asthma's also get just running low on time here, but it's of this, the subject we could talk about to the cows come home. the berlin wall came down roughly 30 or 3132 years ago. but some would say that an almost invisible barrier has been erected since then, perhaps mid atlantic, because some say that the cold war came to an end, but a new cold war has begun. one of our previous guests during our special coverage

and breaking news, her naughty international said to me that he believed the cold war never really came to an end. why are we in the position we are said day considering the historic agreements that took place over 30 years ago? well, i think, you know, the fall of the soviet union by the mid to late ninety's, a very right wing develop it, occurred to united states and foreign policy. what we call the neocons in the late 2nd stage of triton's administration. pretty much a embedded themselves deeply into u. s. foreign policy. so you might say there was a kind of a 56 years in the ninety's, but soon the west began to expand through nato in europe. and then of course, we know what's, what's happened in the middle east, so forth. in the last 2025 years, the u. s. has been very expansionary, particularly, you know, in europe and now you know,

so i believe that the cold war didn't, and it was a temporary hiders and ended intensified in the course. it's intensifying even further. so i would agree with that proposition, the cold war never really ended. and in the last 2025 years, it's been getting progressively worse. dr. jack ross, my professor economics and politics us and mary's college of california. many thanks for joining us. aeronautics international. we appreciate your insight, my blue, o mean time back at home, go to watch off for implemented a spread of domestic social political in economic reforms, including the complete democratization of soviet policies and an intended boost for the economy. of course, no discussion of soviet policies will be complete without mentioning glass and often perestroika. glass north was the transparent discussion of political and social issues as well as the free circulation of news and information. as a result,

ecological problems, politicians, privileges, and soviet bureaucracy will all fair game to discuss. but historic, i was the democratic restructuring of the soviet political and economic systems. however, many thing that was a failure, it led to a collapse in industry and dia, shortages of consumer goods leading to long queues, or even the most basic of necessities. the weak economy sparks massive social unrest. have a look at the pictures here so many angry citizens protesting in the streets of a poor living conditions and political scientists of interest love. nicholas says people felt betrayed off the politicians back tracks on promises of prosperity and democracy. a democracy without the market economy that didn't work for one simple reason. when people were allowed to ask questions. the worst question they asked in economy deficit was, where is the food?

where are the commodities? when they were allowed to watch television including the west and television, they saw the western stores and they compared the 2 stores in the soviet union. and their question was absolutely evidence. so where is all this? and of course they blamed the coma supported a slew of economic, social, and political failures during perestroika led to an attempt to coo that was august 1991 with the senior government and military officials trying to take control of the country away from gorbachev. now failed in just 3 days, but ultimately precipitated the dissolution of the soviet union with future lead a boris yeltsin, then poised to come to the for oh, good. the 19th 1991 on every tv channel in the country, a continuous loop of the ballet swan lake. meanwhile,

in moscow dramatic scenes, we're playing out a moment, vehicles rolling into the capitol. the presence of the usa seller is out of town and not the house arrest the holiday home in crimea will radio and t v announcements proclaimed mikhail gorbachev was no longer fit for duty. and the country was now under the control of an emergency committee. ah, recently was motion to stoop assist. i use that or yet, the phoning you go to my children, we failed to teach them. so if i doesn't listy place it into the jennifer nature, 3 of william shuttle, it's lay off my senior at his teaching is up on misty, but at least teaches a chain. a pleasure. any of us didn't. with me, if we're supposed to set natal shaffer, nick, it's of independent media, shut down, people across the soviet union and left struggling to understand what exactly is happening. well, most device for waking up to around $4000.00 troops and hundreds of times for

streets. the co attempt was masterminded by communists hotline is wants to derail a pending agreement on wide ranging sovereignty for soviet republic. but tens of thousands of protested began heading outside, forming around the russian government had caught russian leda boris yeltsin famously defied the takeover from the tub tank. i sent you on friday evening, 6 more tanks. join yell inside the next day. crowds outside the white house continue to grow. ah, august the 21st 3 people it kills when andy cooper is tried to soften colin the vomit vehicles ah. with

a day later gorbachev returns to moscow as the attempted overthrow effectively collapses. as the russian trickle becomes, the official state flag, innocent bullocks sign a victory, a hard line communist truth and a morbid special coverage into the death of the lost leader of the soviet union. coming your way throughout the day here on asi international now to iraq, where as we understand 30 people were portly killed, and over 700 wounded tolan clashes between protesters and authorities and the diplomatic green zone of baghdad. the protesting storm government offices on monday in support of leading opposition, shia cleric mac t'other, of southern who announced his final retirement from politics, submit

a power struggle in the country. early on tuesday, the clara goes to supporters to leave the streets within an hour with militant protest starting to disperse. shortly after his local journalist mussa no bill with his report from baghdad after the clash which lost food for 16 hours, no witness account. after the speech of looked off, saw that there was a droll, the processors from the green zone and stopping the fire this place for us. and with this heavy flashes heavy fire locked. now the security forces cleaning their yeah, i'm for doing all the he was back, go all the place. the security forces working on opening the streets to reduce the thrust, jump on the back and then people to bring life back. as before, this spite of the conflict politician conflict between the leadership book that i

saw the and the card initial frame or with the rest and began as our fathers followers storm the republican palace. that's a key meeting in place for iraq. he had to stayed on foreign dignitaries, a units of the regular iraqi army have been deployed across the city with the states forces. as we understand using live bullets and tear gas to dispose of the crowds. at the latest unrest was far more harder. i'll start or announce he's quitting political life and closing his office's part, he has been unable to form a government. despite having won the largest number of seats and the federal election is over. now, southern support. his have been protesting in support of his goal for a new national vote. mac tara, i'll start or is the founder of the sod, the rest movement that is iraq's leading sheer political group. it became a symbol of resistance to the us that invasion in 2003 and help for malicious to

fight american troops. is also wanted by the us government over here alleged role in the killing of washington by sheer rifle in 2003. well, amid intends to entrenched out political bickering, income inequality rising, distrust in a criminal investigation into a form of precedent. more than 40 percent of americans say they could foresee a civil war breaking out on the country in the next 10 years. according to our new nationwide survey conducted by the u. golf, poster of the economic economist magazine, i should say now, and it is arial in the washington post said last week that america quote sounds as close to the edge of civil war as it has since 18. 61. the current investigation into former president trump is visibly res. tensions in the country that says the new york time was its claim. the criminal prosecution of trump would be necessary 1st step towards fixing the country's problems. r t can often now reports when you

have more than 40 percent of the u. s. public saying that they believe a civil war is coming within the next decade. that's a pretty big deal. now when people explain this, they don't really explain where these beliefs are coming from. a major factor might be that the democrat run whitehouse is labeling the g o p and branding millions of their followers as fashion. i was very clear when laying out and defining what make america great again, republicans have done and you look at the definition of fascism and you think about what they are doing in a tech and our democracy. that is what that is. it is very clear over the history book, the word fascism brings back memories of world war 2. it's quite an extreme label, but the democrats are not shying away from it. joe biden and his allies seen how band on pinning this on republicans. what we're seeing now is either the beginning

or the death knell of an extreme maga. philosophy is not just trump is the entire philosophy that underpins the i'm going to say something. it's like semi fascism. i think the american people are waking up to reality that things have changed so drastically. mark my words, if republicans will win the midterms, they will move to wiping out choice across the board. but it gets worse now people with right wing views are being told they're not welcome. in liberal states, the governor of new york just told the states 5400000 local republicans to get lost . and we're here to say that the era of trump and zeldin manero just jump on a bus and head down to florida where you belong. okay. get out of town. get out of town and you don't really, you don't represent our values. you are not new yorker. and in addition to being described as fascists, republicans are now being labeled as terrorists. time and again,

we see them say one thing and do another they are. they are not concerned with life . they're just concerned. we're trying to score cheap, political points are concerned with trying to clinical own lives and they don't really care what wreckage is left in their wake. they are a destructive force in american politics. they are basically a domestic terrorist cell operating within america. their goal is to end democracy . now the responsibility of any leader in such a situation would be to re unify the country and turn down the heat. abraham lincoln famously quoted the biblical passage sang. a house divided against itself cannot stand, but that is not the approach of the white house. it looks like the heat is going to keep ratcheting up along with inflation until the november mid terms. at least they'll marvin r t new york. i'd appreciate you joining us here for this. i was program live from moscow, a naughty international. we are back soon with more of our special coverage. looking back on the legacy of mikhail gorbachev is passed away at age 91

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