the results. would you tell you a link to the phone? would you do me a solution for? sure. no, i'm comfortable. that much which, which insidiously sent him. the . this is a residential area around me or a palmer brooks. there's no military presence here. many of the children that use this playground would've been born off to 2014. so they would know nothing, but was another miss all attacked by ukrainian forces on don't boss with civilian areas hits, including a hospital or to report from the scene in the center of the done yet also ahead. the tensions on the rawlings in georgia has the 1st plane from most to loans in sibley,

see after a 4 year out since the move start. introductions in the georgian parliament is opposition active as taking to the streets to london f. b. i was, the blower tells congress the under cover agents and upsets were present that the us congress rights in 2021. and that's the reason the agencies refusing to release surveillance studies from the comforter versus the life for most go. this is our t. my name's you know, leland's 30 minutes of news on views starts not the done yet. public's capital city came under further ukrainian attack on friday with one person killed. i'm for more wounded according to local officials, a hospital several apartment blocks of the supermarket were among the civilian infrastructure. had ortiz, steve sweeney saw the damage for himself. this susan,

locating don't yet city center remains open despite being cell by ukrainian force. these are the nights is believe that it was struck by a grad, missed on causing damage to the front and side of the shop. we spoke to a number of the workers and shop is here with which if it is one but themselves with very words about showing because own peaceful area here showed every day the civilian population is being destroyed, houses, people, children. there was a cluster of people cause boys. why would you shoot at the store only to destroy civilians? how long will a zone go on in the middle of the striking peaceful houses of civilians? how do we experience all this? we move on, we have no other choice because we are the land of real men, the land of real women. we just won't give up. we want to live, we want our children, our parents to live. we continue to work despite the shelling because so few shops

remains. this is part of the rocket that struck in the early hours of the morning, damaging the show and also impacting here, leaving this crate to in this apartment was also damaged and shedding over nights. and we've met some of the distress residents and see the damage caused inside. as you can see above me, the windows here have been blown out as broken glass everywhere on the floor here. a number of calls were a so damaged and the bloss during the shell and i was in the kitchen when the 1st drug took place. it was very loud and scary. they hit the gas pipe with shells, with a gas went out in the lodge street. i went to the kitchen, but there was no way to go. there was gas at the exit. it was terrible. there were no miniature installations here. the just in the mid day civilians, they're probably having fun. apparently they know where they're shooting. the as much as we barely survive the showing the worst thing was the gas leak. all the

glass is broken, the cleaning army is shooting it civilians and they started their rule in this way . in 2014, we were sitting here in the basement. they fired at the city. there are no forces anymore. this is inappropriate behavior. a normal person would not shoot old people, women, children who are left, they hear. it's just a crime. terrorism. as this children's playground was struck by you quite a new setting over night. this slide is you can see it has been damaged by trop. no . this is a residential area around me or a palmer broke. there was no military presence here. many of the children that use this playground would've been born off the 2014. so they will know nothing but war deal slid out the balls a projectile and we got scared, started to lift up the children and hide them and then it began to fly around inside. here we lay down on the floor, made it on time. the last started to fly out, it's covering the ground scary. at least i broke it struck this residential area

and don't yet said he sent it, causing the damage in the destruction that you can see all around me. pretty not populations are underway, as residents express a mixture of fear and the daily setting that has become part of the everyday life. this is steve, sweetie. don't yet said he center for all to know their headline today. tensions of spilled over in the georgian parliament as m. p. 's debated the merits of flying flight, presenting directly to him from russia. words appeared in sufficient to settle the dispute. the, the, one of the lawmakers was returning to his seats after making a speech on the matter when their rival politician tossed the verbal job to the tribe of insults, quickly escalated, finally their colleagues separated the 2 from london any real blows,

but protests interrupted to place a report this week after the 1st passenger plane direct from moscow, landed in georgia for the 1st time since 20. 19 georgie, not position active, is have expressed our great, not any improvement in relations with russia during the year for demonstrations. police blocked access to the terminal and then the attempt to calm the situation while the decision to resume director of traffic with russia has been criticized. but the georgia president and also the european union of the united states with washington threatening to impose sanctions on georgia. the nation's prime minister, whoever has said re establishing fights, was the right decision, reaffirming george's intention to continue trade and economic relations with its neighbour. some travelers also shared their feelings on the return of direct trips before that i was throwing another airline armenian. so it would be

a flight. it's not good, isn't spending several hours such close distance. so traveling here would be much fast. it's very good. it's essentially a decision. is there a good decision for people at the blog might be able to apply as i flew head to georgia with a larry but, and then back to moscow in a direct flight. i'm very glad that does now direct flights from to release the to must go. this is a great opportunity. can use the motion i have to put in. we're very happy now the 3rd direct flights. we bought our tickets in the 1st 10 minutes. of course it is more convenient. we drove here through the logic of cos, then took a car, and now it is become much easier and faster. while it's here, earlier we spoke to a political sciences from the center for globalization problems. think time he sees the break and by left ro relations has cost georgians over the years and believes the government was simply doing the bidding of its western partners for us. yeah,

well, beautiful pressure ranks 1st in terms of volume is money transfers in georgia way, immigrants from georgia left due to the lack of work of june, cheese and the republic itself. this money makes up a significant part of george's turnover. these people were deprived of the opportunity to see that families are for us. it was a strict visit regime and getting a visa was a major problem. so people did not see each other for years. secondly, there was no direct flights. people had to fly through the countries was expensive and inconvenient and their phone a vast majority of the population perceived the resumption of ad traffic as a blessing to americans and europeans. treasures costly demonte that georgia fulfill the requirements in return. they gave empty promises about joining nato and the european union. the group of 7 summit kicked off on friday in japan and right out of the gates, new initiatives to try and hard moscow were discussed among them the u. k. a

knowledge of russian diamonds on. so brilliant anymore, that would be sanctioning imports of nature's hardest material, are to come to be their rachel mars and offered us or take them. the british prime minister richie soon have arrived at the g 7 summit in hiroshima, japan, and promptly treated what looked like an invitation to a destination wedding there between himself and you for any and present binders. zalinski that one of his kids cooked off with an app on their smartphone or something, but there will be no diamonds involved in this particular love affair. so you next specifically announced alongside the, our work were banning all in birds of russian diamonds copper, l. a medium, a nickel sanctions are having a clear impact. integrating prudence war effort. the jew 7 stands united with ukraine. degrading is a more app description for what's happening to your opinions quality of life and

purchasing power as sanctions are. having such a quote, clear impact on russia that the west is still having to pump up you framed with weapons and cash at the expense of their own citizens. so it looks like soon as rummaged around is couch cushions and found something russian that was still left a sanction russian diamonds, which represent a drop in the proverbial pocket of british diamond imports. despite russia being one of the largest dining producers in the entire world. now the u. k, mainly imports these gems from belgium, israel, the us hong kong in india. although after the onset of the ukraine conflict, the u. k. did really ramp up its russian diamond buying from around a $188000.00 in 2021 to $4100000.00 worth in 2022. that's a 40 to western press reports. so that means that the same time, that's due, next tory government colleagues were all obsessing over the idea of depriving russian president vladimir putin personally of lunch money and fantasizing that it

would make him a band and strategic national security object is involving ukraine at the same time the u. k was buying up russian diamonds like they were b pies on sale. it sainsbury's and of the diamonds coming into the u. k. through these talks supplying nations. it's pretty much impossible to know which of those are actually sourced from russia. belgium, for example, said the imported $1200000000.00 euros worth of russian diamonds in the 1st 8 months of 2022, which is about on par with the $1800000000.00 euros in port in 2021. what about a quarter of diamonds being sold out as the world's biggest diamond trading hub in and for belgium came from russia? so this all is starting to look like the same sort of game that the europeans have been playing with their russian energy sections. they make a big show of purchasing like their bands,

but then they just end up buying russian energy anyway after it integrates to 3rd countries like india for example. and now the european union is even angry about that. like, what did they expect for india to break up the microscope? and parts of the russian molecules from the indian hut use, indian officials are basically say, hey, look guys, you're buying indian fuel and who are you take issue with russian fuel that may have come over at some point. and now self identifies has indian. so now the same western obsession of separating out the citizenship of energy in attempt to stick it to russia. now risk playing out with diamonds as well, and western alice, or se that could end up backfiring on them. the debate has been going on for some time because there is a clear risk that russian could simply divert as i suppose, to non participating countries. if sanctions were implemented in

a way that may so convention difficult though, then we can see less russian supply coming onto the market. and high prices therapy in union has been resisting a bad on russian diamond so far. but when they're all now over there at the g 7 summit with zalinski expected to attend, it's not a given that common sense will actually prevail. it risk being like a bunch of boys trying to impress that one girl at a frat party by doing back flips off the roof. and obviously nothing good can come of that get a lot of interest in this next story, an f b i whistle blower testifying at a us congressional hearing has claimed that under cover officers on the bureaus assets were present at the capital building during the january 2021 on risk, the expense of their involvement that was still speaks horrified. more than a 1000 people been charged with federal crimes for their electric bills and the

storming of congress. supporters of joe biden, to the day as an insurrection, and blocking the transfer of power after former presidents the old from selection defeat, mr. trump was subsequently impeached, but not convicted for allegedly, inciting device uh the f. b, i is refusing to release large parts of surveillance footage from that day, saying it would expose the identities of agents and informants how's priorities conversations firsthand? why can you show us? why can't you just send us back, give us access to the 11000 hours of video building? because there may be, may be to use these undercover officers. ready or c h s is confidential or cleaning . ready confidential human sources on those videos whose identity we need to protest while we have a former f b i employees coming forward and testifying about what they see as polluters is

ation of these investigations. the 2 men testify that they had their security clearances revoked by the fbi i in response to their political views about the january 6th is that the i whistle blower or boil has previously testified about how he and his family were made temporarily homeless. when he received an indefinite suspension from the f b i. how do you think that solves being able to shine light on corruption, weaponized ation. any kind of mist dr. misconduct that exists with the american. it doesn't solve it, but the guy will crush you. this government will crush you and your family. if you try to expose the truth about things that they are doing that are wrong, and we are all examples of that. details also works shed uh, in the testimony we heard about the extent to which the i surveillance escalated in

the aftermath of the january. 6th of that. so it was heard some outrage about the privacy of americans and the extent to which the f b, i was acquiring information about banking transactions. here's some of what we heard on capital hill. bank of america turned over the credit card transactions, whether for an aircraft or a lodging, or the purchase of a cup of coffee for everyone who decided to come to washington be in washington area. the northern virginia area, which one of the things that you asked questions about are there are victims all over the place. all of the people who suffered when the f, b. i and the department of homeland security got involved in censorship with social media platforms, millions and millions of tweets and narratives being taken down, that is victimization at scale. the we now have further confirmation that among

those who perpetrated the events on january 6th, there were under cover at the informants, possibly others involved with different security services and different intelligence agencies. this raises many questions and while one version of the january 6, the dance was certainly all over the media. and it's direct aftermath of more details are coming to the surface about how exactly the days of their plans as they did with more questions being raised than answers being provided. what related to that most school has no sanction those in the us government and law enforcement agencies who are quote, directly involved in the persecution of dissidents in the wake of the so called storming up a capital former us president brock. obama was also named among the 500 and most of all figures by them from entering russia. in addition to politicians, the list includes military officials, business people, and so numerous

a full big experts on our list. the news follows increasing the american functions in moscow, and in particular the recent steps taken but prevented russian journalist from attending un security council meetings in new york. conservative daily podcast toes . jewel women told us that russian foreign ministry is decree, is a logical consequence of wave after wave of us pressure. i wouldn't think that obama would make his way over to russia any time soon, but uh, you know, it, it does send a strong message that, uh, the sections and things done by the us when i go and checked around punished. so i think it was smart on, i think it was smart for russian to hold them accountable. and even more so the people that were on the list of the 500 people, not just the obama, but the other people are not just fears. critics of russia, there are fish critics of truth, so they are constantly pushing around people in the united states. so send

a strong message and i think that it aligns with the most people that are reasonable, serious people in, in the people that are on the, the radical left or people that are just running around spreading lies and telling us how safe, secure, and insensible everything is i think this is going to have more of a shaking effect on them. montela has become the 1st to us states proposing to our law the use of to talk. it follows the local governors accusation of the popular office being used by the chinese government to spy on americans. the china is communist party using take talk just by an americans violate their privacy and collect their personal private and sensitive information as well documented. today, montana takes the most decisive action of any state to protect montana's private data insensitive personal information from being harvested by the chinese communist party as well if not challenged by tick tock the bond will take effect from

january. no, the bill would find any up. stewart offering that i know $10000.00 per day every time a user gains new access to the application. the states governor has also suggested binding every far in up to gather americans data. they may not only chinese, but russian social media as well. china has repeatedly oppose the allegations of it is collecting data and journalist and north or dani lazara stays the republican parties, empty china, a mania has reached new heights. this is ludicrous. it's laughable. i mean it's, it's a, it's a spy mania. as you pointed out, and it's not right, can't, it cannot be explained in rational terms. that's the important thing. so, so it's, it's not a case of what the governor wants, whether he has some kind of rational alternative. he is simply seized by an antique chinese mania and is acting on that impulse. it's very simple. it's very crazy,

but very simple. the republican party in america is just going crazy and uh, and montana is controlled by the republican party. they are just like, you know, seized with xena phobia, antique chinese fervor. they're convinced they are chinese spies behind every tree under every bed. and it's really reaching ludicrous extremes on crow. how someone, the german ambassador offered to internal is from the turkish news or did were arrested in frankfort. on wednesday, the reporters from the daily symbol were released later that day with a country's foreign minister saying that attention was disgraceful. the detention of funk for the representative of savant newspaper, but the german police without justification, is inactive for us, meant and in simulation against attack express was strongly condemned the heinous act. the german police rated the journalist homes on wednesday morning for

a number of electronic devices where reportedly seized the lawyer for the newspapers said the men were detained after a complaint was lodged by a political organization. that's an organization on cra, has branded a tara group. when the raid came just 3 days after the 1st round of the turkish presidential election last weekend, we think of some to question the timing of the arrest current president ridge of ty, bird, one top of the ballots, which let's say was not the result burden was hoping for with no candidate reaching the 50 percent threshold needed to secure victory or run off between mister and one on main opposition, right. both can mouth can, which doubtless will take place on may 28th. but earlier we spoke with the news coordinator off the daily, so the update on some check and maintains, if it had been western journalists detained in such a way, there wouldn't be in a different central national reaction, a sinister resorted jen bye turn. now this operation against journalists in the

name of freedom and democracy, one of the most important countries with the largest economy in europe, has once again shown that it's a democracy in name only. as a journalist, i'm scared to go to germany. i am also scared that i may be arrested there. unfortunately, the german state, which is very concerned about the political relations that have recently developed between turkey and russia, is currently increasing pressure on the turks. unfortunately, the western press is under siege because they cannot write anything that contradicts the policy determined by the european union and the united states. if german reporters were arrested in turkey, a journalist from all over europe would protest against that. the european union, especially germany and the united states, will argue that there are no human rights and turk. yeah, there is no democracy there. the judge of young is a dictator that he's an autocrat. when germany does the same thing, as you see, nothing happens, no one makes a sound,

was something else to tell you by today. if he is really, parliament has advanced the bill that would make it a crime with a year behind bars for groups of free people are more flying the palestinian flag together drink protests. in addition, the legislation would give is really authorities the right to criminalize, published any and raleigh's the bill was approved in its 1st week and will not be turned over for further legislative processes be for potentially becoming law. last year, the kinetic fluid, another controversial proposal of fund raising the palestinian flag at state funded institutions that really come up selecting group and gals that has been den the current bill releasing a statement that said the initiative was an act of religious war and the palestinian people to well tension for main extremely high in the region, those palestinians plus with his release during the controversial flagged march in jerusalem. this week, i followed a trade of strikes between the sides of rockets were fired at gals in response to

the idea for strikes on the territory. 5 estimates militant commodities were killed, us were dozens of civilians and bombardments on apartment blocks, including a russian citizen who worked as a doctor in dallas, medical analyst, i'm your or, and sees the far right party behind the legislation. that's pushed similar ideas and one cannot comment the visa issue without the very broad green or even the smile because it's just stick to low nice gesture on the part of the most extreme right. member of the coalition, who always uh, come up with some outland beach ideas. it has nothing to do with the real lives in israel now. and you know, a 2 people stand 20 feet above waving the flag and the 3rd president comes over.

but spencer, for use the policeman. we're going to arrest them. obviously this is not enforceable. just the drug patient, just another street in the face of peace loving people. um either a police geniune always really. but nevertheless, what um is the earliest i can do is booked up the 2 flex together. if they have a sort of an envelope where the police geniune and these really flags offline, who's going to take down this double flag, which includes these riley, well. so there are many ways to bypass base mockery of legislation or a mirror or just okay, another trip to the west side, lower students with john curry. i co next. then today he's talking about the increased weapon, nice ation of the u. s. federal government and how dissenting voices are being hushed up. the practice. this is our to

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high acceptance. and i'm going to plan with you whatever you do. do not watch my new show. seriously. why watch something that's so different. several opinions that he won't get anywhere else. welcome to please or do the have the state department c . i a weapons, bankers, multi $1000000000.00 corporations. choose your fax for you. go ahead. i changed and whatever you do, don't want my show state main street because i'm probably going to make you, i'm comfortable. my show is called stretching. but again, you probably don't wanna watch it because it might just change the wayne thing. 2 2 almost everybody grows up wanting to do something they love to be successful at it and to be happy in life. that was how our next guest felt. she was at the top of her professional game. she was respected in her field and she enjoyed what she was doing. but then she saw problems. the corporate numbers didn't add up. she did the

right thing, but nobody would listen. things didn't go well. and all of a sudden she was famous. i'm john kerry, onto welcome to the whistle blowers. the sharon watkins is the kind of person that we all should aspire to be like. she's educated, honest and successful. she graduated from the university of texas for been honors degree in business administration and then earned a masters degree and accounting from the school. and soon after that, she became a certified public accountant. sharon went on to work for the professional services firm, arthur anderson as an auditor. and then she spent several years on wall street managing a portfolio of commodity backed financial assets. she joined the energy giant enron in 1993 and became it's vice president of corporate development there in 2000. and one, sharon realized that annual ins, financial numbers just didn't add up. she investigated and then warrant chief

executive officer kenneth lay about the accounting irregularities. that she found in the company's financial statements, but late as it turned out was up to his neck in the scandal. 5 years later he was convicted on 10 counts of securities fraud, although he died of a heart attack before he could be imprisoned. sharon watkins for her part assumed a place in the pantheon of the most important whistle blowers in modern american history. she found evidence of illegality, and she reported it. she testified on capitol hill. she wrote a book about her experiences and she was named time magazines person of the year in 2002, along with 2 other whistle blowers. sharon watkins is now a highly sought after speaker on whistle blowing and business ethics. and we're happy to welcome her to the show. sharon, it's good to have you. thanks for being with us. well, thank you john and thank you for all the flattering comments. i think it's nice to be on your program. they're all true and thanks for joining us. there are so many