that wasn't that to me. what end though, to create a more beautiful world that's exclusive of everybody for white people. a lot of this, our wall street journal correspondent faces up to 2 decades in prison as he is paying by russian authorities all suspicion of supplying for the u. s. government. the u. s. congress reject an initiative for increased oversight of the massive funding the ukraine, just like by regular americans about why because of the tax credit dollars, all being said of the seas, a form of scaly and so just thought with a war crime is granted. fail as the court believe his life. the danger. if he is said to jail, he's accused of murdering a. can you go by a wave of protest with buildings set on fire businesses shot down. i made fear of

losing. i'm police violence, need this 1st thing, crowd a guy from las go. this is our team. my name is rod. have all the and 30 minutes of news of use stops. now we start with our top headline today. the breaking news here on our to russian authorities have the same a correspondence of the wall street journal, even guess clevic on suspicion of conducting espionage activities for the u. s. government. what we do know is that this was the correspondent for wall street journal that moscow bureau of wall street journal. and according to the statement by russia federal security service, he was detained in the city of the board while he was signed to obtain secret information. since then,

they've opened the criminal case against them on charges of espionage. now if he's convicted on those charges who could face up to 20 years in prison, but they're still a long time before that. there are so many question marks regarding this case, how it happened, what sort of secret information was he trying to obtain? because we do know that it relates to one of the enterprises of the russian military industrial complex. but we don't have any more details. we know that he's 32 years old. he's previously worked for the moscow times. agents, friends press. and he's the main topic seems to be russia, ukraine, and former soviet union state. so that's a specialty. and he was in the city of, you could see the board for a few days. we don't know many details about his activities, but obviously it was being suspicious by russia federal security service. and they have proof that he was spying on behalf of the american government that's according to their statements. and of course, we've known before. diplomat force being used the spies before, but now with journalists, and especially with

a situation wherein just recently we had the u. s. drones flying over what russia said is a no fly zone intelligence gathering. and we know that americans are not only helping ukrainians when it comes to money, but military aid as well, but also when it comes to intelligence. so this is all very sensitive information right now. was seized, marina conser ever. now the wall street journal has quickly reacted to the detention of his gen, saying it is deeply concerned about his safety. ross's pharmacy has said the site was not actually working as a journalist, it says this wouldn't be the 1st time of this by entered the country. under the cover of being a foreign correspondent, independent journalist mike jones says the allegations of an american reporter supply on the russian defense industry and pe, credible as well as major concerns about the countries missing capabilities. i

would expect a lot of spin on it and down playing his role and why he was there. we are speculating at the moment, but i wouldn't be surprised if it were to do with perhaps even the production of ammunition and levels. because we know that the west is very concerned, the you can't seem to ramp up their supplies to pops. he's trying to ascertain just how capable russian industry is. if indeed this is, as is claimed to be. again, it's another level of desperation. i feel of the u. s. and the collective west as they desperately try to scramble to gain some advantage. it is huge blunder and mistake that they've made and they're desperately trying to trying to back pedals. u. s. congress has rejected initiative to more closely monitor the billions of dollars in mitre a being sent to claim that is despite demands for the us to make sure that the

weapons actually end up where they are intended. this body has spent to date $113000000000.00 on the worn ukraine and county. and yet we do not have any direct oversight of any of the money that is being spent. listen, we learned this the hard way in afghanistan. yes, media reports have said the only 30 percent of the american weaponry center grain has actually gone to the front lines. meanwhile, the ease border control agency has sounded the alarm about a substantial increase in gun smuggling that have been rising concerns among regular americans about why that government is sending more than a $100000000000.80 plane. while those funds might be better spent on domestic needs, plenty to be accounted for. we need to know where the money is being spent and not,

not fraud, it would feel better if we used our resources to support and aid people. and those people within our borders ran outside to a foreign country that can make it better spend years that it only obvious one of the main beneficiaries of the u. s. defense funding is actually private contractors that are estimates that over the policy independent recipients got mold at a hall of washington's national security budget. the u. s. in the space, a general what afghanistan has warned that this could signal corruption during the government and the military industrial complex. you're bound to get corrupt

elements of not only the ukrainian or the host government, but also of yours government contractors or other 3rd party contractors to try to steal the money. there is just so much money going in and it's hard to keep track off. i'm not super optimistic that we're going to learn a lesson. i've been in washington since 92 and learning lessons is not in our dna in the united states on fortunately now let's take a look at how the costs of ukraine's war effort compare with those of other major conflicts waged by washington. surrounding our men, she aides that he has actually supposed the annual us funding of its previous war in afghanistan, the u. s. is also estimated. have spent on ukraine, about half of the money did on average per year in vietnam. both the vietnam, an offense on, was ended in the resoundingly failure for the us, despite the massive tolls on the economy,

an public sentiment about the government. there is still no clear indication of a potential limits to the u. s. commitment to the grain conflicts. we heard from a retired us air force left tenant colonel, who says there's bipartisan support for ramping up ukraine's war effort. as congressman are often directly funded by the military industrial complex. i know how the u. s. senate gets reelected and they get re elected through their relationships and the donors that they have in this country. and out of many of those are from the defense sector. and so, you know, it's not in their interest to reduce spending. it's not in their interest to ask hard questions that may lead to the reduction in that spread. that's exactly what would happen if we actually looked at this. there is by bipartisan support to continue to spend, as we saw with the senate, the senate vote just recently. i think we'll hear more talk about it as they,

as the various candidates, some try to lay the waste in the rod and the destruction. on the other side, we know from viet nam and from afghanistan in many other places that we don't care about democracy. in fact, the only kind of democracy, the united states really likes is the kind it is allied with its current political interest, even though congress doesn't seem to have learned its lessons on afghanistan. i think the american people kind of have and i do see a more popular pushback against what the congress is doing. the americans are tired of this very tired commitment and they don't see it is productive. they don't understand what it's about, and they don't even know the full history. and as some of that truth comes out on how long that this government, united states government has stoked this war, has tried to really sacrifice ukraine at this altar as they find these things out and they are beginning to they become angry. and so i don't, the support in this country is not there for increasing this. the only support i

see is support to end the war this year a for more serious soldier charge was of the war crime of murder. an afghan villager has been granted beryl as a court believes his life could be in danger. if he is sent to jail helmet camera for the debate to show the soda, all of a golden shove. shooting the armed farmer several times during the 2012 incident, a warning you may find the following: images disturbing. ah, ah, ah, ah, quite non. stop. my god. why? the case was initially exposed in the australian media 3 years ago with footage of

the killing shewn to the public. the defense team for shells who is currently 41 years old, has all you that he does not pose a flight risk because he has so far abided by all restrictions imposed by the court . the court also noted that the incident occurred a decade ago during the war in afghanistan, and the defendant is not considered a threat to australian society, the victim of father abdulla monica is still suffering from the loss of his love. what maybe do you actually face had wound wound covered his face and told them to take him to the graveyard. mother said that he's burial was that i came back to see the place. i saw the whitfield where he was killed. you were the week was flying my whole round the host over the whistle blows. don't curiosity, says the court decision is based on a nonsense excuse that the authorities wanted to feed to the australian public. i

think that the reason why justice hasn't been served in australia is there is the same reason the justice hasn't been served in the united states. there's a tendency by our governments to cover up the crime and to punish the whistleblowers. this case is another one of those crimes in a long line of crimes against civilians carried out in australia where it appears that the perpetrator is going to get away with it. i think that is utter nonsense that was used just as an excuse for the public. if this were in the united states, this soldier would be put in solitary confinement for his own protection. even if the australians don't do that, they can certainly put him in a local jail, out in the middle of nowhere, to keep him safe or in a low or minimum security prison to await trial where everybody is on his best behavior. and he wouldn't be in any danger at all. the man who has settled,

shane australian soldiers have been implicated in the alleged mud as a 139 armed prisoners, all civilians in afghanistan. around half of those cases have been referred to investigators to determine whether there is sufficient evidence for trials close to $40000.00 australian troops. fulton afghanistan, over 2 decades. they were part of the nato led international falls, but trained local security forces. most of the whistleblowers don't care. erica again says the australian government itself must ensure but justice prevails. it's up to the australian government to ensure that justice is carried out. show the world that they're serious about the rule of law and about human rights. i'm not surprised, but i am disappointed. i'm not surprised because, you know, using the united states as an example. well,

the united states was the major power in afghanistan for the entire period that the australian military was there. so presumably, the united states would have to assist in the prosecution in the i, c, c of a soldier, even from australia and the u. s. is never going to, to cooperate in something like that. so it just seems to me that the i c, c's hands are tied and they would not a, they would not be able to carry out a successful prosecution. returning to law breaking you saw in our russian authorities say, a correspondent, the wall street journal was detained in the central city of e putting berg on espionage allegations, a van and gas clevic, who covers news from russia, ukraine, and other parts of the former soviet union. for the american newspaper has been accused of trying to collect intelligence at a defense manufacturer in violation of russia's laws on state secrets. the

journalist faces up to 2 decades imprison russian authorities say that gash cove h a u. s. citizen who had obtained the necessary journalistic credentials from the foreign ministry to work in russia, sought to obtain classified information in the interest of the u. s. government. it said he was detained during an attempt to receive that information. as to further discuss this topic, less cost lives of former us, marine, and jupiter were ours ambler john mark do than john, thanks a lot for joining us. it's short notice now. interesting story. this just breaking as we know this morning, but how likely i mean in europe, and how likely is it that this american journalist could be convicted? what do you make of the child? probably pretty likely because i mean look, is no secret, especially in this day and age that, that the american journalistic structure. all of them just about are

working for the united states government. ah. and you know, it depends. it really depends on what this individual was trying to get. but if he's trying to get military secrets related to like weapons, like how much they're producing, or anything like dest, that's very detrimental to russian security. and, you know, they can't just let something like that go unfortunately. well, it's interesting, but he's a, he's a journalist. i mean, is it normal that journalists do this sort of work? well, no, it's not normal. ok. and, you know, the, the thing the, the united states is going to be fanning all sorts of outrage, but look at what they're doing to julian a, sorry. so, but trying to gather secret information is not a normal. ah,

thing that journalists do. i mean, they report on the ground in different countries, but you're, you're not really supposed to be going to weapons manufacturers and trying to obtain state secrets and date of interesting to how do you think the us will react to what's going on? do things gonna escalate tensions between moscow and washington? why i don't think he can escalate tensions any more. ah, but just, i mean, we know we know they're going to be saying a, how russia his wrongly detain us person in all, all the, all the talking points of these before. and they're going to conveniently leave out the case of julian sonjee who they have been trying to get for the last decade, ah, who's now languishing away in bell marsh prison. ah, for doing basically what this journalist accused of doings. well, you know, it's interesting. you said a few minutes ago that a journalist was act a, you know,

a military sites. what excuse could he be using to, you know, to say that, to explain the reason that he's there. why don't think that there is a good excuse and you know, unless he was invited by somebody who's packing to write them as they say. and yeah, okay. all right, well the wilson journal says it's the re concern for the safety of this report that you think there's both, there's a justified no, no, i've spoken to several people who've actually been in our russian prisons before. are the treatment is, is good, the food is a good ah, and her, i don't think they have any justifiable fears. now if she was going to like riker's island or something like that, then i would be, i would say, yeah, there's just by just bible fear, but not being in russia. yes. interest antonia,

we follow euro you'd, she posts as well. it was great there as well. but, you know, we noticed a lot of the, some of actually taking place, you know, the, the, you are the western media. so, reporting on this as well. you know, that this is ukraine's war. this has nothing to do with us, but we know that the u. s. are providing the weapons or no the u. k is involved. we now know that you case training these ukranian soldiers said to use these depleted uranium ammunition. then we have the u. s. drone incident on the black sea. i mean, how do you think or how should, how should i, how is most, who's supposed to react? so the situation. look, ah, this is a war between moscow in washington. ah, and the only the only differences were not use american fighters were using ukrainian fighters. ah, but this is absolutely,

this is washington declaring war on russia. no question about it. there are interesting how things are pam out the next couple of days will soon we'll be sure to keep and i am at john mam. zagan former us marine angie ramos. great childrens you. so thank you so much for joining us here. and i'll see you as well. oh, okay. and are potentials now. so the african continent now thousands of protesters of taken to the streets of kenya's capital to protest against rising cost of living in the east african nation. a local reporter gave us the details about the demonstrations as well as the international response. let's take a listen. the blood, the aftermath of the anti government protest, called the attention of the international community with africa now calling police and restraint in kenya. the 1st round of the monday protest, people killed their home set ablaze. what other looted from businesses and destroyed private property, incubate on, it'll be known to be the bedroom,

that opposition supporters never see anything that didn't weigh the position you really trying to fight 3 election was being you very good. it all and some of the stuff. but actually you will be to wait for the community for that. but you are wondering when they were coming and think that they are just wondering how can he doesn't have been nice to me. it was fishing, but the only thing that he has to do with the security is the police never showed up why not a year to issue any press statement. now this comes after the opposition leader

being declared monday on the days will, must actually in can you check with a fucking harmonic breath and deep concern with the appropriate calling on the stakeholders to engage in dialogue to address any differences between the government and the opposition for the sake of national unity, the chairperson of the african union commission, mussa fuck emma expresses deep concern at violence following public protests in kenya since the 21st of march 2023. which has resulted in loss of life damage to property. and the interruption of certain economic activities in the capital, nairobi. now religious liter of also come on, strongly condemning the ant. i'm calling on the government and the opposition to have done for peace to prevail in the country. this comes after our charge and our most core set ablaze night after they were calling on politicians 3, free to cease and desist from using inflammatory language in political

meeting. a social media across both how to stand on to the site. just follow up with a button lead to the unfortunate events of last night. here we call all of you. he caught up on you can call them of prison abuse, alternative approaches to how do you agree with civil society organizations who thought being thought into political pollution, but losing their full vision of the big apple center. look, government leadership and national security advocacy. i know people to our talk, the property of the opposition leader, mr or dean, got under for president. all kinyata kinetic from was taught as goons loaded his livestock and cut down trees. things also seem to get down for the journalist as they faced hostility from holy guns and police in different parts of the country.

ammonia, general art in natalie, a devotee, spud's person for the you are and secretary journalist grille by a c. dtn correspond office. he said that there was no us armed forces in syria at this. what's the, what's the difference in syria is no attrition, sir. and the situation you're crying, there is no us armed forces inside of syria. and so i'd, as i don't have a, it's, it's not a parallel situation. you're sure there's no, there's no u. s. u. s. military personnel i, i sleep is military activity. yeah. but a but a but in terms of ground presence in syria, i'm not aware of that. okay. 5 us service members were injured in that attack. if there's no, there were no us soldier service members in syria. how could they got injured at? that's weird, right. should i ask yes, yes. well we both is in syria tank just last week. the losses was accused the us of

stealing oil from the country under the guy ease of a supposed i'm to terrorism operation. the u. s. which is believed to have had forces in syria for nearly a decade as openly cold for a regime change in the country. the news that it's of the cradle media outlet, esteban co says the u. s. military presence in syria violates international law. sounds like he was misinformed, but it also raised a question of whether this was a un official or a usa department spokesperson trying to, to defend a defensive all the president of the u. s. army, syria, illegal by international law. so, and he said that you and was the un form after the 2nd world war 2 to defend international law into it, to prevent a conflict like these from iraq, the but now it seems, the un has been turned to simply another tool to,

to justify these illegal invasions and the plundering of a, of this theory as resources. and these are strategies to what a regime change is about controlling well producing areas of syria. what he does allow them to do is to, to pressure the government damascus to, to pressure the people which on top of economic sanctions, the government cannot, cannot use their own resources. that has been the strategy seem to start this war in syria. it has been to oust and the government of the u. s. military has admitted that it's late since hypersonic miss out to us was largely a failure amid concerns. the country has a fallen drastically behind russia and china developing those technologies. russia and china are considered the global leaders in miss out development with incredibly foss projectiles meant to evade any current defense system. china's

d f series of ballistic missiles has a broad assortment of ranges for various potential combat operations. russia has about god and zer, claun hypersonic systems, as well as the kings i'll add to surface missiles that it has used in the ukraine conflict. that's the 1st weapon of its kind use in actual combat. meanwhile, the u. s. spent more than $4000000000.00 on miss out development last year, despite is the lack of success. u. s. president joe biden has even admitted that russia's kindle missiles, are him possible to stop the just the monster her hypersonic missile, because it's the only thing that thing get through with absolute certainty. it's you all know it's consequential weapon and about with the same morehead on it as

a, as any other launch miss, or it doesn't make that much difference, except it's almost impossible to stop it from a plan to call security policy. alice michael moo says the recent fame they will only for the delay the u. s. hypertonic miss all program. the failure will have an impact. it will delay any deployment. the ability to deal with the hypersonic that's maneuverable up to mark 20 is going to be quite a challenge. especially since the united states. i can even get its own hypersonic program launched successfully. right now. any, all, any, and all a missile defense systems in the world are incapable of successfully going after these hypersonic missiles, which china and, and russia have already started to deploy. and so there's work. the u. s. is does

not. and i think that that is, that, that should be from the us perspective, that should be a real cause for concern in terms of why, why hasn't the united states at least been able to keep up, been able to, maybe accelerate and go ahead a spring as an economy news, our brazil and china have struck a deal to ditch the u. s. dollar in favor of their own currency is for bilateral trade transactions. an agreement and setting pain. and since one has been signed with brazil, which greatly facilitates our trait, we are planning to expand corporation in the field of food and mineral extraction. and to search for a possibility of exporting goods with high added value from china to brazil, and from brazil to china. the deal enables china, i'm the biggest economy in latin america to conduct financial transactions directly

without converting their currencies into us dollars. the new arrangement is expected to reduce costs and facilitate bilateral trade added investments. china remains brazil's largest trading partner accounting for more than a 5th. of all is import followed by the us. china is also brazil's largest export market accounting for more than a 3rd of all its exports. this comes just days after china completed its 1st ellen de trade paid for and it is nationally one currency as it imported around $65000.00 tons of liquefied natural gas. while the commodity originated in the u. e, it was actually a french company talk to and, and the energies that fulfilled the contract. china has been increasingly stepping up is on and gas deals in watt, in a bid to establish its currency or more international level.