only follow the pronouncement, the so called analysis from western governments and their ply and media. then, you know, very little about the conflict in ukraine. the fact is, ukraine is losing. on this addition of cross talk, we discussed how this conflict is likely to her with washington designs to supply care with 31 abrams tanks. shortly off the berlin pronouncement to send 14 of its leopard tanks to ukraine, as well as giving been known to allies to do the same. we are fighting a war against russia and not against each other. thank you. so many foreign ministers, they is the e. you said you night and it's war against russia with moscow labeling berlin's decision as a serious to escalation. ah, and then iraq hundreds take to the streets in protest, following the plumbing of the national currency. lots of the countries oil

continues to be traded in dollars. that the fucking criticism it's benefiting washington. it's backed up with a very, we're welcome. this is all to international with the latest world news update is good to happy with. our top story, washington is announced. it will hand over $31.00, and $1.00 abrams tanks and other homage vehicles to ukraine. bite and confirmed the decision claiming it's not to aim does a threat to russia. now shoot, united states will be sending $31.00 abrams tanks to ukraine. that's what this is about. helping ukraine defend to protect you crazy land. it is not an offensive threat to russia. there is no offense for fred to russia. with follows germany's approval to send 14 of its main battle tanks to ukraine following months of

pressure from nato allies and kias. russia has a que sperling of not encouraging a peaceful solution to the ukraine. conflicts saying it's instead focused on permanent escalation, which is damn just to get a minute to you. once again, we see that germany, like it's closest allies, is not interested in a diplomatic solution to the crane crisis. it is focused on this permanence escalation and unlimited pumping of the key regime with more and more deadly weapons. read lines arresting of the past and has pledged to provide 14 leopard to a 6 tanks on that bundle space stocks, as well as training ukrainian crews. so many will also issue transfer permits to other allies that wants to want to deliver tanks from their own supplies. the country's foreign minister has called on e u. member states to unite in the war efforts against russia. and therefore, i have sent already in the last days. yes, we have to do more to defend ukraine. yes,

we have to do more also on tanks. but the most important in the crucial part is that we do it together and that we do not do the blame game in europe because we have fighting a war against russia and not against each other. thank you. this is really just all about rejecting unity appear exercise. essentially berlin said that it wouldn't send modern leopard tanks and less washington sent its abrams tanks. apparently it was enough for word to come out of washington on tuesday that the u. s. would do that for jury to probably take a flying leap, sending 14 of its own leopards and allowing other european countries to send theirs as well. so now germany finds itself a leading the way in escalating a military conflict for europe and the west. yeah, that's always turned out super well. so it's hardly surprising that some german politicians are pretty upset about this right now. the delivery of li upon battle tanks, which leaped another taboo,

potentially takes us closer to ward will 3 than towards peace in europe. the decisions are contained in making germany a war policy doesn't have the support of the majority of the population lay apart tanks all the prelude to a possible sly towards a catastrophe. so the german public is split on the tag issue, an m d r survey found that 94 percent of listeners are against the deliveries. but that was before the broadcaster said that it wasn't representative. yeah, that would kind of be a bidding convenient. according to an infra tests survey, 54 percent of germans were in favor of sending the tanks and b a r d morning magazine found 46 percent in favor. so roughly split half, 4 and half against sending the tanks, but no real sign of any massive public outcry and germany to send these tanks to ukraine. if that people say ever matter to remember foreign affairs minister anna lena bear box had not that long ago that she personally would do what it took for

ukraine, regardless of what germans thought. so now it's a race to see whose tanks can get blown up. first, it's hard to imagine this playing out any other way because it's not like there's air superiority to protect them. there have also been issues with german fighting vehicles in the past. it's puma, infantry fighting vehicles, didn't survive a recent military exercise, none as in 0 of these vehicles were operational afterwards. and he's left for 2 tanks, the same ones heading to crane or used by turkey against isis in syria and ended up destroyed by things like anti tank missiles. i. e d. 's rockets and mortars. actual pumas in leopard should probably see for defamation. it sounds like these cat vehicles are more ready for a petting zoo than for battle. and apparently they're all so high maintenance to and it's unclear whether the ukrainians will have the training necessary to maintain and handle these leopards. the whole take issue is mainly

a p r exercise that allows nato to project unity just a few days ago, nato had an image problem with western press report, suggesting a fracture of the alliance over the tank issue, but actual western military experts i've express skepticism over the real value of these tanks on the battlefield. how anyone thinks that 14 challenger tags or 14, the leopard tanks for 14 am, was, will make it a damn difference is beyond my imagination. you have the feeling that in washington we've got to get the most out of our investment in this ukraine proxy war. and you do that by postponing an end to the conflict. you drag it out and drag it out. but that seems to be the strategy or the goal of the current strategy if you want to call it. oh, but guess what tanks getting blown up in that more have to be made. which means that the undisputed winner of this whole tank debate is the military industrial

complex. don't take my word for it, just ask ukrainian president climbers, lensky and ruwan can become a big business by walking with ukraine in all sectors, from weapons and defense, to construction from communication to agriculture, from transfer to id from banks to madison. everybody can make money in weapon sector working with you. craig clarity, it looks like the american abrams tanks won't arrive by the spring, thus, according to western press report, citing u. s. officials. so the leopards will be 1st up in this circus. and also in the firing line, and every one will be watching to see how they manage with their jumping through the flaming hoops test. maybe the u. s. can even sell europe some replacements for those, particularly if they fail and leave the audience disappointed. icon that gov at the 2nd 2023 nigerian presidential or aspirants say that tanks promised by the west to

ukraine will not drastically changed. the cit, the situation on the ground floor keeps forces. this is just like kind of an is calisha one to know to do, to the ukrainians for the benefit of inability also agenda that the americans and in it is cushion, you know, against roche, are simply because they wanted to leverage on euclidean with their ability for to be at the expense of ordinary ukrainian lights, which will know that up at the end of the school, you know, what the pacific constitution that denied german dyadic military involvement in the entire global. if yes, what does not have to do we know by asking them why force in the local tongues do you? it means that there is a complete detail of the anti european continent. the anti europe is betrayed. i've died 3 in, you're going to my shall plan, but germany will be denied military operations in europe. now we have new near

dollar rear alignment. wow. by december robin's while forced to allow germany to use the term with trinity goodman for larger kin ukrainian people. because i don't believe it's all you bought in local pals and even even did. but da, but i'm tags wasn't from the us. i don't believe they can be able to change in the suggestion of doug will order them continuous killing of the ordinary ukrainian students on one level you glenn and military men that are not supported with a word tools and i'm compliment or do not want to confront a strong and superpower want to be like grocer is not possible. it's just it just to me, his daughter jump woody from a u. s. secretary of state. my campaign has said on a folks podcast that us forces have been training the ukrainian military for a long time. the ukrainian defense forces have been trained by the united states for an awfully long time. when i was a c, i, director i was in southeast ukraine on more than one occasion. we were helping them

with special operating forces stuff. my, upon payers say that the current successes of ukraine can be attributed to the us, the official set in a 2020 statement who national public radio that america doesn't care about ukraine will. meanwhile, the former us secretary of state also said that the americans didn't even know where ukraine is on a map, let's course life to executive vice president of the re just center all the last listen nominee. thanks for joining us on the program this evening. it's lovely to see now in this interview upon pay has admitted america has been training the armed forces that ukraine for a long time in that regard just to us, but any responsibility for instigating the conflict in ukraine? oh nicky, good. good to hear you again. the absolutely the us, the been probably the primary gator and i would say behind provoking this,

this special mental very operation that's occurring. we, we're, we're behind the cooler 40. most likely. we are behind, very suspiciously. you have our hands potentially in the north stream explosion. and we've been in ukraine for quite a while, i would say even before 2014, we've been a new frame the both with the modifications to the bio laboratory facility, as well as the arming ukraine and training there for this. and i think the, the area increased significantly in 2014 and beyond. i mean, mr. palm paid it on pay and we've been looted to 6 years. but i would say we've been there longer than that in another revealing remarks on the home page on this

podcast. he also said that americans should be. 7 happy it's not their lives on the line, but rather another country is another nation's lives on the line. what if anything, does this show about the u. s. is mindset on this priorities and also i think it's incredibly interesting. it should make such a bold statement. yeah, you did make such an interesting statement and then you know, if you listen to a center graham from south carolina, read or will be graham. he made a similar comment as far as fighting the russians over there for years. so it's not that the us, not that russia was actually threatening the u. s. or threatening any nation natal country at all. it's actually been the, the aggressive in my view has been on the other side. but, but yeah, it, it shows you that their view is in that and it's unfortunate to this my

country. and i guess maybe secretary, palm pale, graduated west point to higher rate than i did, maybe that too. but a class right? but the it's very disturbing hearing our senior leaders talk in this manner basically sacrificing the lie. and i'm not just soldiers, but ordinary people in other countries that benefit their own. and i would not even say our or our national, but our own elite political agendas. and that's what it is. and it's very, it's very disheartening and very sad to hear that. but, but that probably feel the ukraine, i hate to say that i have a lot of both ukrainian brand have a lot of russian friends that are very close to ukraine as well. and they're torn by this whole situation. but, but the us leadership that's involved in promoting the really, i mean, he secretary said it directly to me. they don't really care. and ukraine is

merely a toy, merely upon, on a grand or chess, or aimed at initially aiming at a weakening russia. but i think the ultimate objective there are going up your time . yeah. like you said, it was just a couple of years ago. the palm payer was saying americans, i care about ukraine. they couldn't even find it on them up. do you think americans are going to be listening to this podcast? think in day noting and agreeing with him or thinking of them and as you know, couple years ago you were saying this, now you're saying this and it's all. hey, paul chrissy. well, if i mean, if you really listen to him, he didn't count her. what he said 2 years ago. i mean, a actually kind of kinda, you know, he basically said americans don't care about then he go. yeah, we really care about somebody else fighting our war, them addressing our adversary think the really didn't care or what he said.

he really kind of said, well, we really don't care, we want them to like, we've been training them for years to do it. so it's yeah, i mean is it how parker, of course, is it, does it show the kind of late illustrates what are and he called leaders because i don't really view the leaders. but what are our hierarchy within our political hierarchy? use our yeah. and it shows you what their true colors are and their colors. i would not want to be many thanks for joining for the program. it's always great to speak to you and get your take on things we've been speaking to executive vice president of the ration center last lesson. the hundreds of a rockies have taken to the streets of baghdad in protest against a evaluation of the nations currency, which has led to

a fall in living standards demonstrate because many young people gathered near the central bank carrying flags and found isn't that it's a pressure the government to act the local currency, the iraq to deny has recently hit a new low against us. dollar is almost 7 percent of its value since mid november. also contributes a chris m examines how the country goes to this point and the root cause of its financial problem. they rock prime minister has back to the head of the country, central bank, over the total collapse of the national currency, the iraqi dinner. today the central banks governors request for discharge was approved, as was the request for retirement by the president of the trade bank of iraq. despite being one of the wall, it's most oil rich countries. iraq currency continues to plummets. unlike its fellow oil rich nations in the gulf, such as saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, which we enjoying all time highs as they capitalize on rising oil prices. iraq is suffering from unprecedented levels of inflation with the cost of living,

becoming unaffordable for most people. but why is this happening? you guessed it, uncle sam has its thing, get in the pie yet again. most of iraq's oil wealth is still helping us dollars. instead of in its own suffering currency, it's still they've been held inside the country's own central bank. but in the current account in the usa, this means that the oil revenues that should support iraq sulfur currency, a propping up the u. s. economy. instead, everyone knows how the americans use the currency as a weapon to star people. iraq keeps billions of dollars of its assets offshore with the americans fed holding the basketball g about money. off the bush and blair illegal invasion of the country. their so called partners continued to rob the bank and get away with it struggling in iraq by literally holding it ransom. now just imagine the western, quite if russia in china did the same thing, the countries in which they hold significant interests. so is it really any wonder why so many nations are moving away from the so called petro dollar,

and seeking to trade in alternative national currencies, or even crypto times running out franco sam and his rules based order is no longer a question of if. but when the clock strikes midnight, a know to nato conference has been curtailed off the venues host called way whole was pressure into counseling. the booking, despite the iconic hold public stance with the openness, inclusivity. no, so wor, no to nature was an international movement, protesting for the end of the arms race. that includes cause for the end of become for confrontation with russia. hyphens by native maneuvers that rushes west and border, and increase the presence in neighboring states. the anti war group was due to gather on the 25th of february, and so they received the message from the conway whole about cancellation off the venue. let's close a lot. so the greystone editor in chief, it was among those to you to speak at the gathering. many thanks for joining goes on the program. max. now, why do you think it co,

my whole decided to withdraw his permission for no, to nathan meeting, on the 25th of february? cowardice, political cowardice, which were you seeing across the board? i've witnessed it events where i've been due to speak for the past several years when they relate to the wars of regime change and proxy wars that the west is waging around the world to become sort of impermissible, to speak out against these wars and about the ravages of nato. it's sort of a political 3rd rail. and in this case, and in many other cases that i've experienced, we've seen organizers who profess liberal values and profess to uphold free speech principles. immediately cave when they come under attack from online trolls in coordinated fashion or receive lots of phone calls and intimidation and threats . and if someone does truly believe in free speech,

whether or not they believe in the opinions that might be expressed at these events . and if they truly believe in an open society and civil debate, then they would stand up to these troll campaigns and intimidation campaigns. but instead we see them immediately capitulate. so following the cancellation of this anti war gathering, what do you make of freedom of speech in the you can the west in general in the current climate which direction that we had it? no, it seems that only except the only speech that advance is official imperatives, particularly as it relates to the ukraine proxy war are permitted. and this is something that i've been experiencing for years. for example, at the main political bookstore here in washington, d. c. where i sit right now, politics and prose. i was due to present my last book, the management of savagery, which largely dealt with the syrian proxy war, and the syrian american lobby, which aimed at the time to provoke the u. s. to militarily intervene in syria. did

the same thing that was just under conway hall. i'm up in london. i organized, coordinated campaign of trolling and intimidating phone calls to the bookstore, and they immediately canceled in cape than we saw web summit in portugal cave on a 15 minute debate featuring me and aaron martine, my colleague, the gray zone, under pressure from none other than the wife of ukrainian president vladimir zalinski and many of the same elements that applied pressure to conway hall. and so conway hall is just the latest in a line. that's where i've been due to speak, the came under pressure and organizers immediately caved despite professing to care about free speech. what are the reaction being from other communities and movements following the cancellation of the know to nato gathering? and do you think things like this, these kinds of consolations will impact the momentum among these communities. what just shows how up against the wall,

the anti war movement is inside the supposedly democratic west, and what we're up against. there are very few venues that are willing to host us. there are very few, if any media outlets that are willing to entertain our views, and yet no one ever is willing to actually stand up and debate us on the same stage or explain exactly what we're getting wrong. it's about silencing us and the organizations to the extent the elements behind these organized trolling campaigns function, essentially as a proxy for a collective west, which is according to german foreign minister and alina burbock and her comments this week, waging war with russia. so what we're seeking to do is outline the consequences of this war. the ramifications of possibility of turning nuclear and our opinions are actually gaining a lot of traction across the west. certainly there's no appetite for any american direct involvement in this war. but we see, and one, a,

one abrams tanks going to ukraine. the public may be with us, but elite institutions are so quick to cave, under coordinated trolling campaigns. as i do, you expect her, why the international reaction to this? well, there is an international reaction. we're experiencing it right now across the atlantic . there's a major anti war rally planned in washington dc that also be presets participating in at the lincoln memorial on february, 19th that in crew include speakers from across the political spectrum, from the libertarian party, to us socialist figures, speaking out against the war that's becoming less and less popular and it is a partner. it's partnering with the organizers, chris williamson, george galloway and others, this rally in london. so the momentum is still there, even if elite venues like conway hall, which has a anti war tradition,

is the venue where jeremy corbin's parents met what to betray their history and caving to pro war neoconservative trolls who exist. essentially only on line. we will continue our momentum on the ground. mike, many thanks for joining for the program this evening with a speaking to max. been with all the grace and editor in chief. appreciate your time. thanks. thanks. lot for having me. sir. rushes talk. diplomats like a laugh of his praised moscow growing relations on the african continent during his latest official visit to angola, he went on to criticize west and financial pressure on developing states and proposed the creation of new currencies within the bricks group on nations and other frameworks is up explained, it is to live with his actions the west has proved as it can trample at any moment on all the values and mechanisms of globalization that itself created and promoted, including the viability of property fair competition on the presumption of innocence. just as it can betray its allies at any moment,

which was proved not so long ago in afghanistan, iraq, and during the so called our spring syria self respecting countries are well aware of what is at stake. they see what the owners of the current international monetary and financial system are capable of a more to create their own mechanisms to ensure sustainable development, which will be protected from outside dictates it is in this direction. that initiatives moving, which were voice recently just the other day on the need to think about creating a single currency within the brick framework and the framework of the association of latin american and caribbean states. and this in particular, will certainly be discussed at the brick summit in south africa, the end of august to which a group of african countries have been invited, including as i understand it, the president of angola, russia forming minister saint gala vog visits to angle that is like that, hon. coming of another friend in this part of africa. russia was one of the strongest supplies during the cube. what period in doing it,

see the word after independence for all the 3 that got this russia, and i'm glad i had the had it here for the last lesson. she, they said non comma interest in the military, and the same tv for and the be like that, i'll say the countries i now straightening this ties further, rochester angola, as it's a basic wagner in southwestern africa. and, and lawless is russia, as if it eats economic integration, regional security and safety. banters late last year. russia, as the said and all that in a communications fatality. and on that was one of only 19 countries that did not vote for sanction against russia in the united nation. so it's not confidence that russia in a gala boss, oil producing countries are looking at way to improve blotted out relation and cooperation. like many other accident fancies, angola is now l, so looking is for economic solution to chide,

not rash up and india. because after many, dec that as the kind of the continent ties to western countries have not yielded sufficiently positive results for the african people. while speaking in alto, canada's ambassador was bombarded with a slew of tough questions ranging from natives ongoing support of ukraine to israel's policies in palestine and others. mr. re, you're lying, you know it, you're using ukraine is a proxy to weaken russia. you don't, you don't care about international law at the united nations just recently. you voted against multiple resolutions up holding international law, upholding palestinian rights. you voted against the resolution condemning neo naziism. you voted against the resolution supporting the treaty on the partition of nuclear weapons on haiti. mr. re your propping up your propping up and on the left did i'm elected. unpopular unconstitutional leader. is that true?

that you barbara didn't respond properly to the questions? of course we didn't expect him to respond and an honest matters became government and barbara himself do not care about international law. they care about advancing the u. s. empire, everything. and these things are scripted. there isn't going to be no opportunity for a real exchange of ideas. there is relatively open speech in canada. what we have is quite a, quite an impressive propaganda system where you have very open free speech rules. you know, there's politicians are relatively accessible at these. you know, for public forums, but the dominant means of communication allow for very narrow spectrum of debate. so i have, you know, published in books on canadian foreign policy from a critical perspective. the dominant media this country absolutely refuses to ever,

basically ever been on of course, but basically ever hear my perspective on canadian foreign policy. and i'm just, that's just one example of how the critical perspectives are just excluded from mass communications. are you an agency for palestinian refugees is appeals the $1600000000.00 worth of financial support to prove help for those in need of the funding level crises and why the level the levels of property are among the major problems the agency faces. that's according to commission, a general. he spoke in meeting in geneva, united nations relief and works agency provides aid such as food medicines and social services for palestinian refugees. the bureau, media advisor, say some think about the agency may not be able to provide help to the most vulnerable when, when we are talking about, well, in the community, you know,

with the students, you know, when it's time to feed, even in celia labor and in gaza on the bank and they are in need of increasing our services our, our help these communities in all sectors. not only talking about food, an indication, but also the need psychology for that it's very important element. so i think you know, to, to leave or to see that is not able to provide services. they need help. we try to provide, not only under but also a sion, but it's just a political issue and we need petition. you know, it's going to be to stop all of them to get all part is not get to talk or you know, to cooperate it to find concrete solutions.