and engagement equals the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart, we choose to look for common ground. ah, this is a crater made by the american made high marks rocket. it landed right in the yard of this musical college right in the center of the city of the nets on the report from the line of fire as ukraine targets done. yes, residential areas with us supplied rockets along obsession with pushing ukraine towards nato to confront russia. that's the admission coming from former years president on from criticizing washington policy. ah, the us led invasion of iraq reach of the 20 year anniversary. we look at how the american architects of the war spread,

the neoconservative policies around the world. and nigeria is tormented by doubts about foreign influence from former colonial powers ahead of the upcoming elections . as the country continues to bustle, multiple crises with from moscow to the world, welcome to r t international. my name's peter scott and these, the top stories at 2 pm this thursday. we start with the latest in the dumbass, where ukrainian troops have used us supplied high mars rockets to attack residential areas in don yeske ortiz, roman costa reports from the scene right after the latest strike. this is a crates are made by the american made. hi marcy rocket. it landed right in the yard of this musical college right in the center of the city of the nets canal. according to local authorities, there were at least still fight strikes against the city. now the air defense was

working. now this is another crater made by this strike by a hammer. slog according to the investigators who worked on the scene. now this is greater, number 3. now all around me are purely residential buildings. only civilians live here. there's not a sites, always single military purse. now the reason why investigator said that hi mars ah multiple launch rocket systems made, and i to say it's called hi mars were used is because of these remains. now the typical yellow color is representative of the homer's rocket. now this is quite harry. now had the moment strikes against a center of the city limits. ah, continue, we are yet to finds out whether there were any casualties. but as you can see, there's quite a bit of destruction not only here in the center of the nest, but on the outskirts of the city as well. we'll continue to monitor our the events

as the day progresses. ramon cos rip, harty done this group, public former u. s. president donald trump. he wants to return to the white house in next year's election, has slumped. washington. what he claimed was the support of the 2014 might untrue in ukraine. trump is again calling for shake up in the american government to get rid of people. he says, are pushing for world war 3. for decades, we've had the very same people, such as victoria newland, and many others just like are obsessed with pushing ukraine toward nato. not to mention the state department support for uprisings in ukraine. these people have been seeking confrontation for a long time, much like the case interact and other parts of the world. and now we're teetering on the brink of world war 33 ality is it is exactly what a lot of americans are saying and wanting to hear. and the response to the obvious

response in people's frustration here at the united states at the accountable billions that continue to go over there. meanwhile, we're dealing with a real crisis here in the united states. the fact that the president of the united states would rather go to the border of another country and encourage a war rather than actually take care of his own people. i think this was an excellent moment, not only for a person running for president like donald trump, but more importantly for the people the united states to rally behind what is right and what is the right place for america, be putting their time and effort and their resources right now, which is right here at home. trump, once again start pushing everybody to make hard stances on topics that prior they've been able to wish you wash apart and try to start to hold their feet to the fire, which is what it trump does best. let's just see if it actually resonates with enough pressure to actually get the right thing done by those already still in office. or donald trump. comments on the disastrous war in iraq united by the us led invasion

. come just ahead of the 20 on a verse 3 of one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century. at this hour, american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq, to free its people. and to defend the world from great who's we with and sleep with among those held responsible for the iraq war are neoconservatives,

whose ideology of supporting direct us miniature interventions that much sway over the bush administration. these kennimore pin dive deeper into their ideas on the consequences. can you even imagine washington without the neocons running u. s. foreign policy, this crowd of war hawks who believe in spreading freedom by toppling governments has had the upper hand for decades. this school of foreign policy hardliners has roots in the late cold war, the soviet tallahassee. academics who are obsessed with bringing down russia in the ninety's they took aim at iraq, the only acceptable strategies, one that eliminates the possibility that a rock will be able to use or threatened to use weapons of mass destruction in the near term. this means a willingness to undertake military action as diplomacy is clearly failing in the long term, it means removing saddam hussein and his regime from power. they waited for the right moment after 911 george

w bush was ready to play ball with them. a rock was destroyed for the sake of democracy, is the policy of the united states to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world. ah, we can all see how well that turned out, yet some continued to defend neoconservative ideals. the problem with neoconservatism is agenda lies, not in that sense which are as american as apple pie, but rather in the over militarized means by which it has sought to accomplish them . obama picked up after bush and toppled the government of libya. the neocons screamed for blood, shall the concerns of men in congress to bow to wayne, which new banner administration has conducted these operation. the problem is not that he has done too much, however, that he has done to little to achieve the girl of removing to daffy from power.

united states should bulletin indies effect, not trailing behind our allies. the next target was serious. a belief that if you were get decent, syria, you can leave asked and power. prominent u. s. economists, jeffrey sachs says that ukraine is the ultimate culmination of the neo cons strategy. the war in ukraine is the culmination of a 30 year project of the american neoconservative movement. the biden administration is packed with the same neocons, who championed the u. s. wars of choice. and serbia, afghanistan, iraq, syria, and libya, and who did so much to provoke russia's invasion of ukraine. endless wars, country after country destroyed. and where is all it is prosperity, freedom and democracy that's been promised? not once, as the neoconservative agenda lived up to its supposed ideals, but despite the hard lessons and the u. s. public being overwhelmingly opposed to

further interventions. the war hawk world view remains alive and well as ever. hail marvin r t, near the us led invasion of iraq created many new security challenges for the country, including the emergence of terrorist organizations, the west fights against and destroyed a massive number of civilian lives. many homes hit during the strikes, the one of the victims is abdulla halidol, who is still seeking justice for the destruction brought by the u. s. military. what vehicle is it on your bombs up and the house collapsed on us. we didn't know because we were inside our home and we didn't hear the bombing. as a result, i lost the hearing in my ear and my back and left hip were burned and my leg was amputated. ah, a mom, you're a momma from. hm.

mm 0 with any ma'am. i iraqi civil defense forces didn't show up because the area had not been liberated at the time and had been under ices control for 5 days. so my leg injury got infected. i've got several burns all over my body. the neighbors were terrified, they rushed to rescue us. they managed to pull us out of the rubble, but some men, women and children were not saved. they transferred me to the hospital near my home, but the bleeding didn't stop and i couldn't sleep because of the severe pain medication wasn't available. then i said, i couldn't tolerate the pain in my leg anymore. so they took me to the city of air belgy doctors there told me that the inflammation had reached the bone and that amputation was the only way. my wife was slightly injured, but the children were in critical condition with numerous broken bones. thank god they're alive. ah, with

the investigation determined that isis and placed a large amount of explosive material in a structure containing a significant number of civilians, neither coalition nor iraqi forces knew that civilians were sheltered within the structure. by that, if i were, after the injury, the commander of the north american forces called me, he said that he regretted that serious mistake. adding that this happens in war by the commander promised he would pay me a visit, which never happened. after that, they called me 3 times asking whether the iraqi government visited me or not. the u . s. troops showed their desire to financially compensate me for this mistake. however, as you know, compensation for war crimes and military errors goes on for years. but as an iraqi citizen, i'd applied for compensation to the iraqi government. like all those affected so

far, i have not received any some, even though i got the receipt for it, the, the sum is very low and does not cover the cost of my destroyed house. and furniture you may not believe it, but the sum is around $10200.00, which was estimated based on the size of the house. and what about the furniture and other equipment? how can i rebuild the house with this pittance? ah, ah ah, how is anybody can you should compensate the entire country, but what compensation can we talk about after they've completely destroyed the country, plundered its resources and wiped out its abundance. they promised people filthy richness and cars, saying they'll get what they wanted. but it was just false promises what they've

achieved in the country is murder, destruction, and torture. ah, the psalm, iraq's weapons of mass destruction, combat terrorism and free the iraqi people. that was the mancha, the us politicians used to justify the invasion of iraq back in 2003. the iraqi nuclear scientists. hamid albano ali says that reports on the absence of weapons of mass destruction did exist, but never reach george w bush's desk. bill as it was near the head of the international inspection, teams declared that iraq is free of weapons of mass destruction. they had destroyed all facilities, such as the move fondest facilities, wards 11 and 43, which were earmarked for that purpose in the 1980s in 19 nineties. accordingly, he submitted a document stating that he rock was free of weapons of mass destruction. what loss of manufacturing nuclear weapons is not an easy task? it requires massive capacities in time. but let's put aside that topic for now. in

1995, i spoke to dr. abdulla he'd also g, an inspector at the international atomic energy agency who was conducting inspection missions in japan, korea, and china in 1982 in 1987. he told me that he had met with one of the agencies inspectors in austria, who was tasked with operations in iraq. and that man said he reported to the agencies head albert di, that he rock does not contain weapons of mass destruction. that report could have been forwarded to the un security council. and as a result, the embargo on iraq would have been left it. but our borrowed di declined. that is why albert di was responsible for the embargo not having been lifted in 1996 according to my information. the war started based on 3 reports. the 1st report was related to a master's thesis on uranium enrichment which was theoretical and impractical. the

2nd report was the testimony of a person. i cannot remember his name in the u. s. congress. i can't recall the 3rd report. the aforesaid reports were put on george w bush's desk. based on those reports, bush decided that iraq had weapons of mass destruction and he waged a war. i'm not saying here that iraq was free of chemical and biological weapons. but in the 1990s, the inspection teams were tasked with eliminating them. i'm not ruling out the likelihood of w m as being there, but that was prior to 2003 in 2002. the u. n. 's inspection teams released to report stating that iraq was free of w. m. d. 's. they sealed the chemical weapons wards which became inaccessible, but there was a clear recognition by the un that those wards were safe and contained only chemical waste. but those words had raw materials capable of making chemical weapons. but they could have also been used for peaceful purposes. they pumped in sodium hydroxide, turning them into salts in 2002,

all chemical or biological weapons were destroyed. and in 2003, almost all the nations of the world refuted the existence of weapons of mass destruction as a pretext for war. the war was a great catastrophe. it was not pertaining only to the us. it was a war involving dozens of countries in 1991, a 120000 tons of bombs had a rack and almost the same amount were dropped on iraq and 2003. iraq witness. 3 wars in 199119992003. among those bonds, there were internationally prohibited weapons containing depleted uranium. those which were used to penetrate fortified objects such as armoured, military vehicles and communications facilities. when the explosion occurs depleted, uranium is fragmented into precise parts the travel through the air to adjacent places and all the residents there will be infected with radioactive, and other toxic substances on it. as a result,

many people have developed various diseases such as cancer and suffered miscarriages or birth defects. the intensity of the shelling was on pfizer of baghdad, and other areas causing enormously significant effects. the 1st strike was in 1991 . now the effects might not appear immediately, but those who inhaled uranium dust at the time would inevitably be effected. uranium dust might also seep into the ground. let me tell you some figures in 2002, a german or swiss company came to clear iraq of depleted uranium and their work lasted for years. eventually they released a document saying that these certain spots were not hazardous area seated a little bit as yet in 200120028 team of iraqi experts was formed in collaboration with monitoring entities to examine 80000000 square meters. eventually we found

that a great amount of depleted uranium in several places led to many casualties yet and their children and grandchildren may also be effected. furthermore, the 25th golf tournament was scheduled for a few years ago, but traces of depleted uranium were one of the reasons why it was postponed if the bass row was noted as the most heavily bomb city was depleted uranium or i was interviewed by saudi tv station in 2021, and i tell them about the team of experts that managed to clear basrah from all the objects contaminated with depleted uranium and they were sent to safe areas. as for the infected people. unfortunately, these infections will not disappear and may remain for decades and possibly generations to come. i believe that the 33 or 34 countries involved should take responsibility for all the iraqi casualties, as well as the delayed development due to these explosions that severely affected lives. especially in the agricultural sector, as uranium may have been transferred to crops and then to humans. yes,

the u. s. and more than 30 other countries bear the responsibility for this destruction. we are exerting tremendous efforts to rid iraq of the tragedies caused by those countries. a real catastrophe might have occurred, but thanks to god and the heroism of the iraqi youth who risked their lives in order to protect the rock and the rest of the nations despite the dangers. but i also think that amid the great threat, the global warming has had on humans, plants and animals, the trend has shifted towards atomic energy nuclear power plants should be billed to replace fossil fuels. oil, gas and coal should be replaced with nuclear fuel. nuclear facilities must be protected. and i think the pertinent agreements are sufficient only if they are a tier 2 ha. that he may. putin has laid flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier outside the

kremlin in a traditional ceremony that seem completes with eternal lights. honest, those fallen during the 2nd world war. soviet union lost around 27000000 people in the war against nazi germany. more than 11000000 of them were soldiers who died on the battlefield or from inhumane treatment in german camp. timothy benefits 3rd is regarded in russia as a celebration of the country's military or speaking to guests of the ceremony. but he may, putin said, supporting soldiers is a state duty, and his confidence in the nation's future. look in the better for you said, melissa. i see very young guy standing here. 2 days ago i ended my address by saying that truth is on our site. but when i look at those young guys, i want to add the future is on our site, which to the large area, which is africa's most populous nation. i'm biggest economy is preparing for presidential elections this saturday until nazi we continued our special coverage

of one of the continents most significant elections this year. with over 93000000 people are registered for the upcoming votes with 18 candidates to choose from. the 3 main content is, are the former governor from the ruling party bowler, are made to new broo, the former vice president and leader of the peoples democratic party. i take you above becca, and the youngest of them, the former governor and nominee of the labor party pizza obee, whose guinea must popularity among young people. each of them represents a different region of the country and appeals to a different electorate. the choice of who to vote for is further complicated by concerns of a possible neo colonial influence by the u. k. on the elections the, the. busy candidates, as well as the electro empire. i have visited new case charts and house think tank for consultations,

and they claim to promote the candidates and germans around the world oxy correspondence, pollute david, things as deny joined the policy, get heated up with citizens counting down to saturday general election. so shane, a new precedent, the concert of where the niger is still being colonized by the west. it been tabled for precedence. mohammad, how are you? 2015, the some of the present presidential candidate my jury and help with the positions . so this is just the house located for discuss campaign plans and promises rather than having the same conversation with the country. many have them actually with adding to forests. they desire to be seen and heard across the globe. one to many have also actual energy fact that's how my dress has a bron tied to her mother the united kingdom who colonized some

years ago as long as we continue to borrow money from i m s from the g 7 or the g 20, whatever you want to call it, they will continue to have, you know, our bronze fights themselves. my jewish electro laws do not me desperate ability. hence, experts have said speeches the outside shows will find jewelry. i do not necessarily have an actual significant. however, some like you and have to keep the site the constant because with chopping house saying it is a form of new colonialism, colonial moscow. britain has not let go of nigeria. well to have seen it that day. they have vain 8 of brought on all manner of new colonial policies to control the political economy of the jet. that was the time, how's their platform been fired to us and, you know, get to the lead. does that kind of is almost compared to at pierre. dat without quits you. as soon as you know, a buddy, you know, start, you know,

these is part of making sure that we seek approval, get the approval so that when you become president, you know, you know that they, they, they confront approval or u. s. we've gotten a defendant since 960 and we really been truly dependent. he's our lead us find it's more convenient to talk outside of the country. so people, danny, go speaking, bug are too, so beyond before, that's yes, it's an opportunity of so your point is what's really goose, what is, what are those on settings that help one i chatham mouse click is ok. studies that offers and one of the worry, for instance, if you didn't attend some of the bits and he went to chatham house and he became niger as president. so yes, you do want to give rural health researchers. what is their hospital cerio? what apples each are downstairs and shut off i from putting a stop to catherine house invitation. joey in my june election year in susan. this

is in for also asking the debbie an end to the submission and supervision of nigeria, economy policies, planning and performance is by far in agencies, negative habit of politicians, hot in money overseas and soccer fields of medical tourism carried. and the west by my jew in politicians pollute. david r c. apple chair. all 18 candidates have signed a 2nd piece pipe to prevent riots after or during the elections. the previous agreements in september had been violated multiple times. they agreed to accept the election results or seek legal means to resolve their differences. the pipes has been largely supported by diplomats from the u. s. australia, japan, norway, canada, and the u. k. american officials even released a video urging nigerians to vote received negative feedback on social media. your whole matter is selection matter, not only to nigerians,

but to the rest of the world. we're invested in your success or shared democratic futures depend on it than i do. people have a friend and partner in the united states of america, home a m. o. from on this, we're joined to live now by doctor law. my for political analyst. i got to look for thanks very much for joining us this afternoon. i know you asked me to proceed me. i saw pleasure yours, mr. nigeria. i don't have you heard the clip just at least that video with us officials calling on nigerians to go to the polls. what do you think they're so interested in the elections in nigeria? yeah, well they, you are, i said, i interest in my generic eyes that were bright they and almost and nigeria,

of course, you know, is the most populous. they're black, constrained to work in a so they, they want to power naturally interested in nigeria because i'm happy now nigeria, on the same page, i wish any country would mean them by extension, happiness over some influence about the african continent and that is a freshly. ready why the u. s. e 's are interested in the selection? and um, we, we just have to look at different up perspective. the u. s. would want to control africa that would want any other it award power to have vain, super coordinator interests in africa. now some people some uses in social media, they did, he criticized this video on those u. s. officials for, for interfering in the elections. do you share that opinion or do you think it's perfectly fine? so to do something i don't, he has been be drained. i don't see that interference or b u a sound is interested in my journey. alexa is not only do you as the euro k,

it does, but the empire west is interested in an legend election. because like i said, my july, i've spent the most a pool of the black. it went through on it and i have the diet of africa is a corner stone. you just cannot ignore nigeria if you are interested in african affairs and the number that the country is changing. the income bended president obama to harry, by our constitution, will have to give we or they may 29th, to another bessie who is coming in as the successfully white to import them to the rest of the world. that is interested in africa. like i said before, that if you really want your interest in africa, you know, protected, and i reckoned with you really have to be on the same page with my g. indeed

indeed under sticking with a previous topic, there were some reports of some of the candidates, several can, is traveling to the u. k. for consultations at chatham house. what are your thoughts on that? it a well, like i said down that previously when it is a question came up. as far as i'm concerned, um the aim townhouse, same as that, the british it royal institute, otherwise known as the damn house slavin. as a platform for validation of their presidential candidates from nigeria is a, an extension of bank. the add new colonial interest. nigeria is an a clue nearly a product of everything. and that says, we gain our independence. lantus is. everything has the and not to let go of nigeria. so they formed a what you call, lead to commonwealth commonwealth is in your colonial lay. is that the should maint told the tie all the countries that they were collected by britain today,

apron strings. that's just what your thing is all about. and in africa, like i said before, they are seamlessly interested in nigeria. if you go back to history and they understand why breathing lines they drained. ready for smith was essentially economy. so even way, nickel anal isn't afforded up in 1960, they still put in place. so many new colonial are in a policy to ensure that nigeria is dealing remains the same as the pick on call. if you, if you look carefully, you will see that adrian economy as they have been made, essentially a consumer rent economy event, merely because of a forte neo colonial policy. especially coming from britain you need to know the number of an idea as that by a british institutions. so from academia came from education up as like the bill.