on this addition to the program, we asked 3 questions. how was the conflict in ukraine likely to end? why does the west refuse to negotiate an end to the conflict? and how will the international order likely change as a result of the conflict in ukraine? ah, the new u. s. defense strategy suggests the preemptive launch of nuclear weapons against nuclear threat contradicting president biden pledges can limit the potential use of new refuse to jeopardize a livelihood. a message from ghana and ivory coast to avoid crossing a global co production form. and protested mightily, payments to follow up with germany armstrong to molar for the need for the due to hit the fact that what they call on fat economic competition from american switch could possibly result electrons, atlantic trade war and

very well. welcome to you, the facility international with related world news update is good to have you with . no usaa nuclear weapons could be used in a 1st strike against non nuclear threats. that's according to the pentagon, that new national defense strategy, which goes against president biden's, pledges to make the world safer by restricting the use of nukes we concluded a thorough review of a broad range of options for nuclear declaratory policy, including both for north 1st use and saw purpose policies and concluded that those approaches would result in an unacceptable level of risk in the life of the range of non nuclear capabilities. been developed and fielded by competitors that could inflict strategic level damage to the united states and its allies and partners. the u. s, as new defense strategy, in fact, does not rule out the use of nuclear weapons against non nuclear threats. it has

been tamed. a controversial 1st strike policy that biden earlier suggested wouldn't be needed at a more. so apparently the you, as president, has changed his mind and pentagons new strategy in fact looks very similar to i used to be on the trump administration. interesting that the publication of this new strategy was expected 6 months ago. it was postponed, and we only saw it now published exactly after weimer putting speaking at val di, discussion club earlier and thursday, explicitly said no to using nuclear weapons. this is was library book. it had to say meet you when you can. you believe we have never said anything about the possible use of nuclear weapons by russia? good. only. hinton examines made by the leaders of western countries. finally, thrust back windless. trust was prime minister in the u. k. she told the program written as a nuclear power. am and it is the pm's job to use it and she would do so. no one is

not verbatim, but closer. she said, i'm ready for regular majors and no one else. but a young woman was a big one out of her my union. how can one say such that isn't public when you just learn the u. s. president though question put in his words, claiming that talking about nuclear weapons actually means that moscow ease ready to use it. and that is an ironic claim, given that that's exactly what we keep hearing from the white house every day, nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons and was put in himself, explained that moscow had to rise up this issue fall in the west push for that. if he has no intention, why should keep talking to my wife? she talks about the in the use of tactical nuclear weapons. what now you touched on this before your, your previous comments very but how does this new strategy appear? it odds with joe bought his previous statements regarding nukes it's ox. there is actually a contradiction, a clear one. it's not just a reminder that the u. s. u. only country on earth that unprovoked used the nuclear

weapons in world history, but it is also a reversal biden's 2020 campaign pledge in which he was saying that nuclear weapons should online, uniquely, be ever used in retaliation or as a deterrent. the opinion that was last by progressive democrats and defense hawks. here's what mr. biden had to say them with no rushes said more than one city has no plans preemptively to use nuclear weapons . what steps we see from the west to deescalate the situation? ironically, peter, we see the opposite, and opposites tabs, according to air, you asked diplomatic cable, washington is now speeding up its plans to upgrade nuclear weapons in europe. with even analysts criticizing the move as an unnecessary rush. i asked for common pentagon spokesperson answered,

that it is in no way linked to current events in ukraine, and it was not sped up in any way. but that is not exactly true because we know the delivery was scheduled for next spring, and it is happening this december. so does look like a push for a race. the new u. s. defense strategy also focuses on the rising might of china, the american say beijing poses the greatest challenge to washington's global influence. we got some reaction and insight from former pentagon senior security policy on an as to michael maloof. while china is that has the 2nd largest economy in the world, and it is basically from the pentagon's perspective, the, the ultimate quote threat and quote. and in the, in the, in the years to come. because it has ramped up its military development programs. and it has greater numbers of ships than the united states does right now. and i think that between now and 2050 it is projected by the mil sussman offsets pentagon,

that it's going to be china, that the u. s. is going to have to deal with as the competitive world power. but the chinese are taking a different tat which is more like construction and in under developed countries of the world that by itself is a challenge to u. s. dominance in the world. so we're going to see this as a prolonged conflict competitively, at least for years to come. we will not to jeopardize our people's wealth. that's the message from africa that talk to poco, produces garner and ivory coast. so boy, costing a co sustainability meeting in brussels off to accusing western companies of blocking opportunities to improve at farmers incomes are t correspondence. corrales hot. that brings us more this is not the 1st time that god and ivory coast have gone to the low body to be mind

a better treatment for they are farmers whose go around, who hustle every way to make sure that they produce what is expected by western multinational who rely on the crop to make their chocolate. if a bitter sweet story, it's sweet, if you are a western multinational and profiting from the value chain of making chocolate is very bitter. if you are a farmer in any of the fed countries that have gone out and ivory coast, because there you have no predictability. back in 2019, the 2 countries put so much price out on the group and the market that the finally relented to an idea of living income differential. this was to help regulate the price of cocoa, at least from the farmers point of view. the agreement was that the, a ton of cocoa would cost $400.00. now that is not how local traders,

so it local traders looked at it as a different racial which was negative to both countries and be insisted on buying that time. the time that was supposed to be $400.00 at $260.00, now bed, make a $140.00. this a p a in the market, and it only shows up the value chain and never goes down to the farmers. now the farmers themselves, they only receive about 6 percent of the fed, $100.00 and wall $1000000000.00 in the street. that is the chocolate industry. now, it's been fed that be with the multinational. i do not really care about african farmers and they just there for the profits. and that is why the re meg on improving the conditions of that l i v. that is the living in the differential. but if you of the spokes person of the getting a cold call regulatory body, that is mr. sepi. wow. he did not minister was when he spoke about the tendency of

western companies to leave a legacy of poor african even though they take from them. clearly someone is ensuring that the farmer continues to stay poor, how to expect someone who is poor all the time to sustain an industry that is always making profit. clearly, there is something that is not right and it's not the 1st time that we're going to talk about it. there is the need for us to find different means of making a point for every one to know that something's wrong. there's a classic story of how west and colonialism, particularly capitalism, has left its mark on the african continent. they take the refined, they sell back to the continental, at much, much inflated prices end to the world at large. and they mean a legacy of poverty and goods across africa. the thousands of people have again flooded the streets of the check republics capital to protest

against the government's role in the e. u. sanctions against russian such rallies. and now in the 2nd month in the country with tens of thousands taking part with demonstrates as john's dancy government slogans and waved national flag flo calling on the prime minister to resign. they insist the sanctions have exacerbated the country's energy crisis, which is left many dreading a harsh winter made soaring gas and food prices. and american political commentator who's currently in prague code is that local authority. deliberately downplaying the scan. if it doesn't look like the government's look new demonstrators, we've seen the prime minister here down, play the protest here in blame. what's going on here on what you called anti russian? follow the main problem. i think it's the long term. the truck finance monitoring it's report whether or not they can withstand the next few years of russian feel that they can't just on the back of lacking russian gas in the next few years. it

will be a recession for the next few years. but the situation is bad. i mean, we have to think of industry. heavy industry is the largest employer regarding the public, and it is sam in germany and hungary and without cheap the energy to infuse industries here. these countries are going to be non competitive in the global market, and that's going to have serious consequences. the german french leaders have reportedly teens up to oppose us legislation and pressuring industries in europe to leading economies. but the move could lead to what's been called a trans atlantic trade war, as are to contribute to rachel last. the next thing we're hearing now about what this meeting in paris this week between german chancellor, all schultz and french president emanuel. and that whole was really about, despite the various disagreements they're both now looking at how the counter unfriendly measures coming from washington. the u. s. is already hammering the

european union with natural gas prices and really benefiting from the fact that the block has much more dependence on this price. the american energy 2 to 4 times the u. s. domestic market price, according to president mack whole. now that's because europe cut itself off of the much cheaper rushing fuel. but now sholtes and macros are reportedly also both worried that washington is helping the playing field to the detriment of european export to america. specifically, to buy the ministrations inflation reduction act, which gives energy and tax breaks to companies that in best on american soil, which is an open invitation basically for companies to bail out of europe at the time when the continents energy supplies basically hinges on european worrying to sweaters and taking 2nd showers your how the european reaction to that is being reported in the western process. the message from the parents lunch is if the us

doesn't scale back then the you will have to strike back. similar incentive schemes for companies will be needed to avoid unfair competition or losing investments that move would risk plunging trans atlantic relations into a new trade war by new protection measures also incentivize the purchase of american electric vehicles with batteries made in america to the detriment of those made in europe with the french and german car industry being hugely important to both of their economies. mac, always quick to speak out about the need for the taught to economic powers of europe to wake up and implement something similar. and just let them know what we want to do with the batteries. and the aid is to have a by european acts like the because we must keep them for you are paying for channels and for our solutions, the europeans are still too naive. is one of the things that i discussed with jim and chunk lola shows in the front is in germany of to come together because we would do open the knee for europe to counter american protectionism with its own

isn't the only point of contention. berlin is also doubling down on its relationship with china at a time when the u. s. has beijing in its cross hairs and really wants the you to follow along with its plans and interests like it did with russia. the u. s. commerce department published guidelines this month to curb access for china to us micro chips and the by the administration expects allies to just side on that's according to western press reports. but berlin is just green lit, the purchase of a stake in a hamburg and tear for by a chinese state on shipping giant and is set also to visit president. she's praying in november. so the question now is whether paris and berlin will actually do something about washington's ever increasing dominance over their own economies and over the u economy. or, well, they just ultimately fall in line with washington marching orders.

give upon it takes excellent piano to mon towed as the e u has no ability to carry out to trade war against the us while profess that william melanson says washington will probably scale back its economic conditions in europe. the america, you see, has, has profited so much from this and that europe is so worried now about the effect on the actual peoples of europe. is it already started all kinds of demonstrations that america is going to have to scale back. if it doesn't scale back, then there will be a fairly nasty trade war, which a game, oddly enough, might lead to a final piece deal in ukraine is i don't think the european countries wish this war to continue any longer. the name of this act of reducing inflation, inflation reduction is a euphemism for, for protectionism. actually,

the chinese do it. the americans do it. why not the european union just to protect their major industries and create more of a, i must say, a multi polar system whereby europe does not succumb to american business. dick kicked us any more. her european union became very dependent on the us from fortunately because they thought that he had not been set on geopolitics and support and ukraine against russia. and many you member states for our secure depends on the united states because we are protected by nato and soberly nuts. try to antagonize the united states and europe. this means that to your been union is very weak in front of united states, but so far is nor retailer negotiation. uber, us, and derby, coarser french and germans does agree fundamentally on the economy. commodity

within you. it's difficult for them to where they come on position against united states. unfortunately, i don't think is gonna be any big effect in reality. they're taking to care. so now where i can't, the hospital has been struck in the russian city. i know casualties have been reported so far. the case on regional health ministry issued a statement that says key of is indiscriminately targeting its civilian objects. me while didn't on. yes, the ukrainian shell has exploded near one of our film, cruise damaging the vehicle. at the time of the attack, the van was passing near residential buildings. the exact moment of the shelling was caught on camera that's taken. look, i feel like going to love one of the more i would love to do is

done than you goodness the when our field group finished working and we had just started to leave a show exploded some 10 to 15 meters away from us to repel hid the driver's side and broke the outs, a glass of the bullet proof lay resisted and saved allies. one fragment also heated the car. when my colleague with all of i was a version, we're going to pull out the broken glass and then keep doing. i work with you to mimic as ambassador to the un has called on foot bulls governing body feet thought to expel iran from competing in the upcoming world cup in canada. once again, the world is demanding your immediate leadership actions to disqualify iran from the world cup. the fee for world should not be shadowed by negative political news for the billions of fans worldwide. the ambassador ones, italy to replace the iran at the event following protests over the death of masa. a

menia young girl in iran you k has joined dominica in calling for banning iran, which is also been accused of supplying drones to russia. tend to both moscow on to ron, have denied fifa, has yet to respond. when independent journalist actually, my tansy says if iran is to be banned from the world cup, it would represent a fundamental breakdown in sports. i think come given the russian his band, given that to is iran were, were to be banned from the fever world cup. it would start to show that the entire international order is regard sports and culture is fundamentally breaking down. and then why, why should, why should any country in the global self be accepting terms in the same way as they have to accept international sanctions and, and authorities from washington. so this is

a very serious point in world history, arguably if iran is indeed throwing off the world cup at this, this would mean that international competitions are breaking down fundamentally when we can't forget that there were olympics in berlin in 1036. how ironic that russia was band and it goes, russia believes it is fighting the scourge of naziism in europe today. the chief are washington's notorious usaid agencies. they the by did administration, is helping fight corruption in ukraine. but i claim doesn't stack up to what some european officials and critics say about the situation in the conflict stricken country. we're still doing anti corruption work as well, and supporting independent media. because we know also in putting this much assistance into the country, that's really important that there be oversight. but it's also, that's what this is more about in many ways with that's what threatened put in so much was the anti corruption work, was the democratization power has usaid

a soft power on the u. s. government, which is accused of supporting cues and regime change operations across the world under the guise of providing humanitarian aid. in her interview with c n n, she made the dubious claim that the agency is fighting corruption in ukraine. but there is very little evidence to suggest that it is you crate has been described as one of the most corrupt nations on the planet. ranked a 100 and 22nd out of a 180 last year with even e g. first, you live under lion, one of caves, most ardent supporters, conceding that more needs to be done. while the u. s. base brookings institute went as far as to describe ukraine as a crap ta chrissy in a recently released report. the broader governance system allows for informal decision making that favors powerful interests and bypasses democratic accountability. oligarch still monopolized the commanding heights of the ukraine in economy punk in hundreds of billions of dollars in reconstruction funding into this

government system. the still suffers from significant corruption is a sure way to sit in new oligarchy and risk of failure of the reconstruction effort . the truth remains obscure to the us public, with very little scrutiny in oversights, over where the aide is going, given ukraine's own president vladimir lensky darling of the western liberals with himself and broad in the panama paper scandal. it is perhaps not surprising. the efforts to tackle corruption have been limited and the task is made easier by his crackdown on independent and opposition media. with the purges starting soon after he assumed power. and continuing late that year, leading to condemnation from the european federation of journalists, ukrainian president vladimir lensky last week by the opposition media news site stronger you a and imposed sanctions. only senator in chief lawyers have criticize these measures for their lack of legal basis. this decision comes only 6 months after closing down free tv channels. in early 2021. the european federation of

journalists joined its affiliate in ukraine, the national union of journalists of ukraine in calling this extra judicial action, a threat to press freedom and media pluralism in the country. while this year, the death knell for press freedom with rubber stamped wednesday lensky closed on old, independent media organizations. by decree, creating a government monopoly and the purges don't stop there. with foreign journalists targeted with missiles, allegedly supplied by washington. the military . there were 3 employees. the migration service team of 4 people to local residents working on the war head flew straight into them, went through the 2nd floor and they were killed. and everyone is very afraid of a 2nd strike. there is often a 2nd attack within 30 minutes until one individuals that don't tell you the

western narrative, hounded an even place of the notorious kill list whose website is hosted in the us, russia times about nazis and ukraine, or a mix of falsehoods and distortions. ukraine was an, an isn't being overrun by nazis. no far right groups have any form or political power in ukraine. even ignoring the glaringly obvious as it stands directly in the face during interviews with ukrainian officials. do you fear that they'll come back and either occupy or trying destroy, and we are not afraid. we are ready to fight till the end of the victorious end to defeat these rushing cockroaches. but now the west willfully ignore this performing dramatic, you turns, as today's truth becomes tomorrow's lies, powers claims fall apart as ukraine's western back to so on. democracy continues with the closure of liberal and left his opposition parties. while the far right to treated his heroes on an on to the teeth by the united states, leaving us to wonder where exactly the u. s. a. money. nearly $10000000000.00 us

dollars is going assyrian defense, ministry has accused israel of carrying out a 3rd as strike this week on sides near damascus. now the late, the time happened just after midnight local time with most missiles, reportedly intercepted my syrian ad defenses. no casualties were reported, although to pry attacks left one soldier wounded various syrian states, dorothy se is well his hit targets in syria. hundreds of times over the last few years. the most prominent attack struck damascus at port in september, killing 3 people on rendering the runway unusable as well as that it targets any sites with connections to a rainy and military fights. as in syria, vanessa bailey and independent journalist faith in damascus shed her take on the apparent reasons for such as israel at the moment as trying

to effectively take outward it perceives a serious capability, both defense and offense. syria is working on a precision missile program on a suicide drawing mission and a ports iran is helping with technology. so for israel, the important thing for them is to take out the underground development centers in damascus, monsieur and aleppo. and that's what they're trying to do. but they can't do it effectively without actually sending warplanes into syria. so what they've been doing is trying to create a whole and syrian as a fund, so that they can actually send lights, sorry, a target, those development center. so, you know, this says it's an act of war effectively. it's an act of aggression that it's been completely ignored by the so called international community for the latest that

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let's be very clear. the health life of women, this nation, now at risk. mm . with hello, welcome across the top where all things are considered. i'm peter lavelle on this edition of the program, we asked 3 questions. how is the conflict in ukraine likely to end? why does the west refuse to negotiate an end to the complex and how will be international order likely change as a result of the conflict in ukraine? in the

cross talking the conflict in ukraine, i'm joined by my guess, scott ritter in del mar. he's a former intelligence officer and united nations weapons inspector in tampa. we have larry johnson, he is a managing partner for a burg associates and a former c. i a analyst, and us state department counterterrorism official. and in philadelphia we cross state erin, good. he is a political scientist historian and author of american exception, empire and the deep state. i tell him in cross talk roles, and in fact that means you can jump anytime you want. and i always appreciate, scott, let me go to you 1st and del mar, i know we've been talking about this for months and months now. almost devoted every single program since the start of the conflict on the conflict and ukraine. but i think sometimes it's important to kind of step back and look at the very big picture here. so the 1st question is, i said in my introduction, how do you think this conflict and ukraine is likely to end? this conflict will in with a complete russian victory that's the only possible solution.