measures of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, individual economic choice, free association, freedom of assembly, violence and crimes. freedom of movement and women's rights. switzerland, new zealand, denmark, estonia and ireland rank in the top 5 with syria, venezuela, yemen, sudan in egypt at the very end with iran being 6 from the bottom. but just like with almost everything there is sometimes a large difference between what is being presented and what is actually occurring. sure, leaders from countries like the united states, great britain and france, can almost never go an entire speech without dramatically saying the word freedom. ask the citizens and those countries how much freedom they enjoy and their answers will be different. even more concerning is how many citizens feel they are enjoying less freedom than prior generations. during me now to discuss this ed martin, president of the official schafer egos as thank you so much for joining us. talk

about the freedom index freedom. when an interesting term these days, there is this technical definition of freedom and then there's this actual enactment of freedom has either changed from where used to be to now. well, you know, you and i were just talking off the air about this. i think the number one thing that we've seen change everything about what's going on is the dominance of big tech and big media together, misleading us, or not covering something. so if you go to coven for a 2nd. so i think people now looking back and see the coven, and say what we were told, one thing and something else was true, right? and you look at that, you say, this is crazy. some people more angry than this is crazy, right? but you look at like the current political, international set of issues in america. big tech and big media does not allow descent from the argument that one side is got a white hat and the other side's got a black hat. and if you do, even if you're in congress and you jump up and say, wait a 2nd, let's do some different. you get back bang down. so when you talk about freedom, you don't have freedom. if you can't know what's happening. and i really think

that's the biggest change we've seen. so whatever the freedom index says to me is almost a irrelevant to what's happening on the ground to that. it's almost like 2 different standards, 2 different they're saying versus what's actually happening. yeah. and regarding this index, how much credibility do you actually put into it based on the organization who put it out when you hear those 3 terms of who it is, what comes to mind? well, one of the fun things about the last 5 years in the midst of lots of things that worry us, you know, nuclear war, a pandemic, all these things that worry us is, i think we all distrust the experts right now it's, it's like the river, it's a, whatever the mirror of reagan not trust and verify its distrust and verify. and when you see these organizations that have an angle, again, it shouldn't surprise us that human beings act, you know, out of self interest. that doesn't, but you have these organizations for a long time, decades. we'd all say all, well, they've got the common good at heart done, then look like it any more. so you just kind of chuckled to yourself. the hard part is young people and you and i talked about this to our kids and others there,

there know who to trust, right. they're, they're sort of adrift and they're looking at tick tock and other places and, and getting a sort of worse advice. so i don't trust any of it, it makes me laugh. hello, look, you know, in your experience, 10 years ago you want to cover that story more seriously. now you look at and go, come on. ok. so what does that have to do with freedom that we're talking about these organizations and they're getting to get and they're putting out these indexes. they're basing world policy trying to justify it. does that not make an impact? you know, i lived in italy for a couple of years right after school after college, and i remember the government fell and someone said, relax, the government falls in italy all the time, right? so where you are in the world where you hear terms will make a difference for us in america, you hear the term freedom. and you expect to see the rule of law to see sort of a fair dealing except right now in america, you look up and you say none of that seems to be working. and yet the freedom index is saying x or y, right? i'm this in this moment, freedom to me is most important perhaps in,

in expressing what you believe confidently and most people won't, you know, our kids and others, they're afraid of the environment around them. and that's our problem in america. but now you see it more and more around the europe and the european union and other places to retaliation from their peers, retaliation from their government. either way, the keywords or retaliation. so they're kind of living in fear, not necessarily freedom. i want to get these rankings. i find a very interesting new zealand talk about credibility. they were ranked number 2. yeah, 2 in 2022. but during the pandemic, they have is 0 tolerance policy. they locked on everyone 1st to do this mandatory vaccine, which now they repeal, right? so how can they still maintain such a high ranking in the freedom index when they want people that have least amount of freedom for the past 3 years? well, that's where you can see how there's a hole in this whole system because for them, if you don't walk down, you're somehow being on free right. in other words, and that, that may be,

scotty is sort of made me think a moment ago. and i wish i'd said it sooner. this freedom index is about control, right, new zealand, extruded control. what they mean is when they can control what's happening to us, the government. then they'll us when we have freedom as opposed to freedom is kind of messy, right? freedom is people that say of noxious things, and you say, i don't really want to stand next to him if he says that, but you don't bring the government down and you don't usually fire them and you don't usually ostracize them. that's part of learning. so look, i think that was really funny, that new zealand got them is like a people, they're more sheep, you know, the job, more sheep than people. and they're going to tell us after the locked down, as you said, it was brutal australia, same way. doesn't look like freedom from where we we sit and where, where most most americans and others are looking at it. i mean, it's common sense to think of its freedom, the government telling you you're free. are you really free for it? what do you think of you when you hear a later one country saying that they are going to engage involve themselves and in other countries, foreign policy, all in the name of freedom. this is, excuse me,

here. we've heard it for generations, but currently that's being used to justify other countries getting involved well and back when we've talked about this before i sat on the republican national committee, i was chamber, the missouri republican party, and i got in that room with 168 others and you suddenly realize that a lot of these people didn't understand what national sovereignty was. this was now 2013. so people still were coming off the wars. right. building nations, bringing our values abroad. that's a failed experiment. now we all see now that that failed dramatically. it's not only in cost of, of dollars but cost of blood and, and so when you, when people say, oh, let us figure out for other parts of the world. again, i lived in indonesia for a year or 2 and anesha. they have no time for the western values that we're pushing on them, even though there are lots of modernization, lots of things going on years ago now. but when it comes to this idea that my sovereign nation is going to teach yours or in other countries, it never works. and in fact, it's a form of, of, of totalitarianism, for the e. u,

for example, that by the way, it's happening all the time. the use forcing africa to act in ways and we don't know why we don't hear about it because he doesn't want to hear about it. and frank, it's racist. you know, there's all black people down there. they're being forced to live in the way that they're told from their freedom, not from the peoples it's, it's a terrible system. the best system is more sovereignty for the nations and for local communities. they'll figure out what freedom is for them. sometimes we'll point to and say that doesn't look as free, we'd like a free market. we'd like a free expression, but that's not nobody can manage that for other people. ok, so then to deny states still have the right to actually label itself the land of the free considering everything right now that we are battling here in the u. s. and we tell the world, for the land of the free, is that really? well, i always like to put it this way there's, there's always room to, to improve. but you look around the world. i think we still have the best operating system, the constitution, the founding values. we do have to get back to it. we don't need to get

a new constitution. we don't need to get people that are more, more in tune with that. but i look, i think that term is aspirational anyway. right. and i think, but ultimately our constitution and the rule of law, it's one of the reasons why the fight over 776 people hear it. and 16197076. it became for us away we thought about who we were. that's how i think of the land of the free. but boy i, i guess we have talked, i'm a lawyer too. and i represent some of the guys that are in jail for january 6. when you see how the rule of law is misapplied, there's no other term than political prisoners. that's in america, that's not even in get mo, that's in america. so you say, how is that working out? but again, i go back to our operating system is great. we just have to do a better job of getting there. we have to do a better job of fighting for that system. and more and more people have to have a chance to speak up and be heard because a lot of folks like you and me we're, we're lucky to talk like this. many people just stay, i'll say i'll just stay quiet for like user error. i felt like i will think you had

martin present the flu shot that eagles for him for being with us today on the subject. right to be with you. now after the break, a leading professor from tehran dispute. iran ranking of 6 on the bottom of the list and says if iran was actually closer allies with the west, it's ranking would be my tire. stay tuned to be $360.00. ah, ah ah oh, when this conflict ends and it will end, it must that there will be again, commercial relationships. there'll be social relationships, they'll be family relationships. it's going to take some time,

but it's natural. and you know, there isn't going to be a great wall built between ukraine and the russian federation. ah ah, nice to counter russian state to little never. i've stayed as i'm phone and ignore santini dba with within the 55 with will ban in the european union. the kremlin. ca, yep, machine. the state on russia for date and split our t spoke neck. even our video agency, roughly all band on youtube with

me, some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities and other countries. united states of america is different. wearable people long to be free. they will find a friend in the united states. ah, with a phase the sony city john, in service of the city called revolutions, is one among several means to reach the goal of conquering foreign lands and

bringing them on to the hell of u. s. western economic interest. people think that it, that he did to everybody, did you call our soul plus a little bit of by let me get the final goal of the scene revolutions to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore. ah, welcome back to you with me. you're has to study now. we're talking today about the freedom index and whether or not the ranking is really fair and impartial as a claims to be or whether it is just another tool of american foreign policy. jamie now is a professor mohammed randi professor at the university of to ron and a political analyst professor is the freedom index. really a just a measure of who is playing nice with the ruling elite in washington?

in my opinion, yes, that's the problem. the freedom index is a tool basically that is used in order to put pressure on countries that united states in this allies have problems with. and it to make those countries that are close to the united states feel more comfortable. it's not just the freedom an index, it's a host of different human rights organizations and other institutions that are used by the united states. they're funded by the united states. they're funded by major corporations that are close to the us government. and therefore, you will see that dictatorships in west asia, north africa, or, and latin american africa, or in africa and europe that are close to the united states or having close to the united states in the past. they will get a favorable a trail. yes,

country is to have, unless he is in conflict with that of the united states and other nato countries, they will be presented in a very negative light. so how do other countries look at these indexes? do they really look at them and try to improve their society based on the metrics? not that i know of. i don't think any serious person in iran or in other parts of the world. i deal with conferences or in seminars or think tanks. i have never seen anyone take into account these are largely for media, therefore, schools, school projects, universities, largely in the united states. there are means of propaganda. i don't take any of these seriously at all. and i don't think any one serious in the united states really takes them to be that important either. however,

since the united states is a m hans of europe, but the nice it's more than anyone else since it is a very propagandized country. they tend to believe a lot of what celebrities say, a lot of what t v says television says, mainstream website say, say, so the united states is a i'm an exception to the rule, but outside the united states, i haven't seen these indexes taken seriously. again, that's still anecdotal. do you think it is a realistic expectation to think there could be an accurate freedom index, and what organization would have enough non parson credibility to facilitate? very difficult to say because different countries have different situations or different parts of the world that comprise a different populations. some of them are much more

complex society than others. on the other hand, they're countries that have the problem of external pressure. and in the case of iran or venezuela, the united states and tries to use political parties to undermine the state it use this probably gander that cyber armies to influence internal politics. so for example, in the case of iraq where the united states, as your country is, have over 200 tv stations that they fund directly or indirectly that are against iran. many more tv station than actually it actually exists inside iran. and they have many websites and thousands of trolls, many of them. and now baby, a big tag, cooperate with the united states when the united states directs its rat and its negative propaganda towards iran or the or countries i see where that is,

where it's, it's virtually impossible to compare them to any other country because very few countries in the world have a foreign power or, or empowers, trying to do with their internal politics and in the way in which the united states does. and i don't even want to include terrorist organizations that are used to undermine civil case. what role is the media and a freedom of the press playing and whether or not a country is considered free? well, for example, in iran, we have a very large number of news agencies and we have many websites that are affiliated to different political parties. they attack the president, they attacked administration, they criticized the leader, they criticized parliament. those who support the president or the administration and him these, these exist and there are quite

a few of them. but the national radio and television in the country is different. it's much more mild. it the criticism directed towards the administration is much more polite. it does criticize, but not necessarily not nearly as harshly as 2 of these websites. what if, but that media, that government media is a part of the constitution and the constitution constitution which was past 43 years ago, basically says that radio t v must be in the hands of the states because it was believed back then that the private sector would use the media to gain control for a liberal elite. in other words, it would gradually,

the wealthy would gain control of a means to to control public opinion that that is in the running constitution. even if the government right now wants to privatize and television, we can't do so. so how do you gauge this? in some index, each country has its own experiences, it has its own constitution. those constitutions were created within a particular context. since the iranian state, television or radio and television is this particular nature. does that mean that the index for freedom and iran is low? no, because websites that exist in iran, they occupy office is they are very harsh. they have their own online interviews and programs. they're very activist after corona, especially, overwhelmingly,

people are online, so it's very difficult to gauge what it is private own, but it's not in the hands of the public because they have the ability now or the media in the united states or the hands of a handful of billionaires or big tech, does that make it more democratic than a state on tv network? not necessarily. i want to talk n g o and what role do you see? and he has play in these type of indexes for jose i think shouldn't be a part of any index or freedom index the united states uses. and joe's in iraq to create instability. rec, and have roughly 2000 n jose there. and they use them as tools whenever they want to undermine a government that they don't like. and the same is true in other parts of the world

. in iran, the united states had numerous and jose until about or 2 years ago. and then joe's had a very negative impact on the ryan society. so when there was an n g o, that is influenced by a foreign country or by a foreign power, especially major power like the united states. then i think that that it shouldn't be included in any freedom. in fact, i think such organizations impede freedom and society because they created mistrust tours and jose altogether do you think the freedom index served more like a target on the back of certain nations? you know, the lower down your look out here comes some regime change attempts. yes. the freedom index is used to demonize countries. it's used to put pressure on countries just like human rights watch, human rights watch or m,

this international may do good things. went on the whole coast to western governments. where did their findings funding comes from institutions and organizations that are close to the state that are close to western western political establishment that had an amnesty usa in the past was a close friend of hillary clinton. so when i'm the engine national, the human rights watch, i think who's bosses been in charge for decades when they are so closely affiliated to the state. even though they may do some good things here. their net, of course, is things like the freedom index or us support, and jose are nothing more than mere tools of western governments to put pressure on there and tagging this. thank you, professor mohammed randi from the university of tehran, freedom,

a term often used in a speak by those in power. but last and action is society based on a freedom, as opposed to granted those who exist within it, the ability to live their lives and do as they wish, without interference from others or hindrance from their government. total freedom to some might be considered utopia. but the reality would probably be more like a nightmare. and orderly existence with any land can only occur with the presence of carefully crafted laws and rules meant to protect its citizens. laws are crafted with the concept of promoting the good, while the scourging, the bad responsibility and personal choice are the priority. now radically, if good laws are in existence, then a freedom is allowed to thrive within the boundary set. however, bad laws can get the freedom for individuals to do wrong. what is even more

dangerous is when the concept of freedom is used to justify actions which can lead to war. sadly, this is the concept most often used when a country has refused to submit to the wishes of the west and invoking freedom upon the people that land becomes the major talking point. by invoking the concept of freedom. those wage in the battle hope to stop further inquiry into the more nefarious motivation. now he is, and this is been your 360 view of the news affecting you. thanks for watching this. i ah, museums are important for preserving our history so that it is lost to future

generations. but our physical museums, places themselves a relic of the past. this is one of the best museums in the world. uh huh. touched and st. petersburg. how he's the director here, and i bet he has met in 2022. the italian government approved a package of military a to ukraine coordination with nature to help ukrainians defend themselves and fight back about 150000000 euros. well, i make a weep, almost even atomic bombs are hearing all the same nato and the u. f with the ones that people will die just for make money. the one that has been yes, because otherwise you must who got sooner. totally forgot. and now she thought complete, i mean there's water damage with me, you only get on to get i want for them in those will. the other more saw me my show it bizarre tool tool,

a for orfa exec leila lesser opinion polls show that over 70 percent of italians are against military support for ukraine. i landed in confront with the day for app laughter. we flap don't a lot yet. lisa and more on a skid out and go home and do not she then to the the daily data. wonderful. i was just the last lot a lot today because he has been a fool he's and we're not even fun. theda the laptop. ah, they only be i'm so glad they should graphic get. what is the best time to go about them? this is a little bit of a lady. you couldn't really believe what i say school of a car wasn't report backwards, but some say me something that might give me

a call and you're still trying to get by the 15th, which it said to jeff. i mean, you can even duncan b comma a utah and the communist, somebody mp community that they've got a lovely knob is all supposed to be set up if you still affect it or only out of that julia meeting with us. that's a disclaimer. but then with the routing just leaving it right. nobody for you to talk to fucking at them during the summer because a lot, chris was it was the case, but also there's any big us to work for you that they should. i see that i think it's an open up and that were still a when of over love and i think it's an up with

a ah ah, by the middle of the 19th century, practically the whole of india had been under the rule of the british empire the colonial authorities had imposed that heavy death bringing the people into poverty

and were exporting natural resources. and moreover, these authorities absolutely had no consideration for the provisions of the local population, treating them like 2nd class citizens. the british were showing signs of disrespect even to those who cooperated with them. the fact of ignoring the religious beliefs of the hindus led them. you'd never see boys mercenary soldiers serving under the british crown. rebellion began on the 10th of may 1857 in the garrison town of may river, north of india. in the form of amusement. the rebels quickly took over daily. the heroic resistance of the indian people lasted for one and a half years. however, the forces were not equal to the colonial authorities dealt with the rebels cruelly . the slaves, the boys were tied to the mouth of the cannon and were shot right through their bodies for the amusement of the public. this type of execution was called the

devil's when the obliteration of the mutiny resulted in the death of 800000 inhabitants of india. however, the british empire never broke the free spirit of the indians, and there will resist a new tremor history here just a day after one of these strongest earthquakes ravaged parts of the country, destroying homes and leaving 1000 dad and a children are pulled from the rubble as disaster is after shot, hit syria, more than 3000 people have been confirmed that is in syria and the death toll is still rising. garage is foreign minister.