next that goes into it. so i think that's the beauty came to that if, if you are in between as an architectural justice board enforcement of doors and made me think of the platform. but i'm thinking of the people who provide support making the platform bed illegal activities. i've been continuing on your giving of protection totals coming loose. that's what i think most options. and we're gonna have to ask them and be additional be open for those things. but let me explain, thoughts told to me right, just say with r t international up next, the latest episode of direct impact. bye for now the

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what you are just hearing there is a metal scraping against metal. what you saw as a chinese coast guard ramming the philippine coast guard, or was it the other way around? we're going to try and figure this out. it's an international squabble. let's see. i'm rick sanchez. let's do this. the . i'm going to begin today by showing you this scrimmage, which i just referenced little while ago with discrimination. see, it's taking place between china and the philippines. and what you're going to see here is what appears to be the chinese, cuz what that look like to me, i don't know. it looks like the chinese coast guard rams. part of the philippine coast guard cutter is this happening is the 2 nations continue to battle over the rights to the infamous and very disputed area known as the south china sea go

the did you see that there? so you can kind of tell where that that's great takes place, right. john is coast guard says the philippine ship was illegally stranded at the sabina show that it was deliberately rammed the chinese vessel. the philippine says no, it was the other way around. you guys rammed us either way. why is this happening? all right? in the south china sea, there are series of about a 100 small islands. right. so let's take a look at this map. here it is. it is about a 100 small islands in there. they said between china, the philippines,

malaysia and vietnam. see, i'm right there surrounding it. why is it so important? well, let me tell you why it's important for the most important military and commercial shipping lanes in the world. it also contains some of the best fishing waters in the world. oh and did i mention it's extremely rich in minerals and gas deposits. that's why everybody wants it. now, china has been pretty smart about this. we tell you what china has done. they've been almost very milk of bailey and about what they've done in this area. they have been creating new islands and expanding the ones that are already there. many of you that didn't grow up around water, maybe don't know this, but a show is like an island that's under water. so it's like a coral reef. all you gotta do is pour some some, and on top and while on that you have an island. now you can say, oh, but that's a lot of my territory i created. that's how the chinese have been claiming a lot of this, this part of this and calling it chinese territory. let's talk about this. scotty. frances is that award winning in their national war,

corresponded geo political expert. she's good enough to join us now. she's filling in for manila, chad, so i've got a, what do you make of this ongoing dispute? and this latest between the philippines and china, it was from my readings about this, it looks like as malaysian is being pushed to clash with a big nation called china. and just as you mentioned, drake, it's a trillion dollar worth of trade sausage. so this is not you to see the west and the american media and the western head, giovanni's eyes are all around this, out of the do, i mean it's not like the coming to say people are really or really like make everything here. yeah. and justice china be really a grill and that's about it. i think trying to ship the attorney wants to be humbled by aside to the much weaker adverse siri, let's call it like that. but if you look at philip,

use internal politics instead of beans and what the midterm election is going to look like. it looks like very me for this small nation and things are getting tense and then more day after day and they get a lot of pressure from the west. there's no question that the brits and the us and the french are, are constantly and they're telling them, don't worry, we have your back. be careful when you're told that the west has your back learn from the ukraine experience it. so it's, it's, it's an interesting scenario. okay, so here's another one with $61.00 days left before the presidential election. the us attorney general is now coming out and warning americans about election interference. and once again, he is specifically mentioning russia, china and iran as potential culprits. and then he goes on to name some influencers, allegedly connected to r t, who were secretly or surreptitiously,

allegedly paid to propagate information that could affect how people vote in the upcoming presidential elections. that's what it is. okay, here's america. charlotte is the attorney general of the united states who caught a visa. we've been a supreme court justice by the way, and probably would have been a good one. here is explaining it. the american people are entitled to know when a foreign powers attempting to exploit our country's free exchange of ideas to send around its own propaganda. fair point. he's absolutely right. nobody should try to influence us politics or any countries politics or us policies with money. and you heard me say on this show over and over again, how important it is to be honest and to be transparent, which is what we do. here's what i do every day. it's not my job to show for donald trump or cobble i, harris. my job is to call them as i see them. i'm like, uh,

like a referee and i'm fire. it just so happens that recently as i'm sure you've probably noticed, i've been calling out mr. trump more because of some of the picket was statements that he's made about crowds comparing himself to abraham lincoln and martin luther king and talking about how calmer harris looks. you see the script. this is my script, you know, wrote this. i did, i wrote this, i get up if i have to at 5 in the morning to take care of this. nobody writes my material, nobody tells me what to say. that a rush or any country pays people surreptitiously. they go on the internet or on facebook or something and to say good things about one candidate or one policy. okay, fine. and they should probably be called out for it. but there's something else here that needs to be said. if merrick garland is going to talk about for an interference, damn man, shouldn't they also be talking about the 2 ton elephant in the room? i'm sitting there right in front of them. i mean, it's right there. i mean, if you want to talk about

a country interfering and our elections in our foreign policy, really talk as well about a country that is literally buying or politicians with money. benjamins, i mean this is not about facebook post. this is worse. i think look at this headline, us lawmakers receive more than 50 a $1000000.00 from is rarely lobby as last election cycle. how do you think they've voted against the cease fire? in fact, the article goes on to say, i mean, it goes on to the article goes on to point out. interestingly enough, and this is, this is kind of fascinating. it says that during the 1st 6 weeks of its war on gaza, members of congress received on average $125000.00 from pro is real happy cruz. i mean, just to be fair. i mean, if you're gonna talk about interference,

should you talk about that too? because in consistency matters here. i'm just asking my job. got a you want to weigh in on this? oh yes i do. i mean, rick, when you, when you talk about country is interviewing in other countries election is, i don't know any election that's happened in the middle east. that didn't involve an american diplomats directly choosing and telling people who to vote for. i mean, if this has been branded and made in the united states of america, meddling and other nations in turn and politics is an american brand. and it is very serious to, to see that coming from the united states and a way. and one more thing, speaking about the, the a fact and the money that the spreads all over america. i mean, it's influencers the work for r t or influence or, or eat on and,

and china and russia are, are altering the american politics. they're starting to really sound like the terry and regimes. the talk about conspiracies it's, it's very serene and funny for me. i mean we, we hear this here in the middle east. i mean, you know, we don't hear these kinds of conspiracies in the nation that says it's a little girl that is the strongest, then expense democracy. you know. so that's funny. as soon as i read the story i saw on your expression, you are like, are you kidding me? do they know what they've done in the arabic countries and part of the middle east, for example. and, and, and that's funny that, that's not the 1st thing that came to my mind, but you're saying that's probably what would come to the mind of the average middle eastern oh yeah, we have people, we have people who are branded and made in the american embassies for example, in dublin and we have ministers and, and congress people, you know, and, and parliamentary elections. everything is many to later. then sometimes even fatherhood and, uh, and the american embassy 11. and they even like

a present was they talk direct local politics like both for these, not these because this is not the one from level not by don't by the way i go ahead finish. so it's really funny to look at the americans not liking that. i mean, it's like if it's true, it's a little nice to see them face their own medicine 1st thing, but i really doubt that that's happening. it's interesting and it's that's why we have you want because that's a perspective most americans wouldn't think about by the way. i've got to follow up today to an announcement that we reported here yesterday, where remember the british foreign secretary came out and he said he's cutting off some of the arm shipments to israel. he did so because he said there's reason to believe that israel may be committing more crimes or at least than suspect that are being accused by the licensee and the, and the, and the united nations. but now here's the, here's a follow up. soon after the decision was announced, according to report, somebody in washington apparently picked up the phone and called the former prime

minister. mr. richie sumac, who then went on the parliament and said this, the government has suspended. if the u. k is 350 on the export license is the is right. it's a decision that the chief rabbi says that goes police. i would encourage all shed enemies. this is a terrorist issue. we comply with international or we've been our ultimate because we comply with the international appreciate the for the opposite thing, but it's about i do love that about the british parliament the way they go after each other. that way i do like that, by the way. so here's what we're learning. the reporting is that somehow the potential cease fire deal would be affected by the u. k. withholding any of its arm shipments. therefore the us is telling the brits don't do that cuz we're on the brink of a cease fire and you guys might screw that up. um daddy,

do you buy that argument? it was because it's the home and the blood. this is really a big and the casualties and the loss of human life is really tremendous icons luxury. these frustrated when i listen to the issues so that they share the enemies, these weapons are our bomb being hospitals and schools and kids playing. are these your shared enemies? very frustrating. 2 or 3 here, that by what's on another note, do you know, coming from our previous discussion, rick, i suppose maybe someone called someone in washington. someone who pays that someone in watson said it, is there a water water fair? it's cool. yeah. i don't know that might have bathroom for the $58000000.00 or $1000000000.00 that have been done. you know, i mean it's worth a phone call sometime. do you think, by the way, one final thing on this, when you hear them say they're on the brink of a ceasefire. i don't know about you,

but i've heard this so many times. now. i mean, the more they say it, the less i believe it right what, what ceasefire is really jeopardized by less weapons anyways. what kind of logic is that to start with? how does less weapons, how does this weapons make a ceasefire? jeopardize? i'm not through the, it's called new math. it's new math. yeah. so special cut the button but to speak to the point that you have. uh like a mentioned drake. no ceasefire is in any sports. it is for seen because the impunity is there and benjamin that's on y'all has only one way to go. if the worst of the is really is over. so it'll benjamin nothing. now we have seen that in the streets. so i think the only way for him is to keep going and maybe praying that the west would be all dropped into a war with the vonage. but the changes the sequence, you know, bust a ceasefire. if this wasn't the same number,

we would have seen it the 1st time anthony blinking came to jews. and then i don't think the americans really can't do much with the, with benjamin the right or they're complicit. they're either complicit, which. 4 i'm not sure and you know, i still believe in my country and i think in the end we want the right thing. but i do agree with you that if nothing else, no matter what they say to be being at them, yahoo, he's gonna do whatever the hell he wants to do so that that's i think what is happening and he can because there's a lot of people in congress who are beholding to the money that he gives them for their campaigns. and that's just a fact. okay, i got you. it's a pleasure to talk to you what a great conversation i really enjoyed and thank you. let's see. hopefully we'll so we'll be together again having another conversation. absolutely. thanks. when we come back, we're going to keep our finger on the pulse of everything taking place in ukraine. a lot going on there. obviously, independent journalist and u. s. navy veterans, sarah bills is going to join us to discuss the future of the conflict. where is

this going? are they close to? maybe we'll talk about that. stay right there. the the, the, the, the

position i would suggest in belgrade was suggesting that we send americans and the bridges on the drain and put on your bill is us on obama most move dining probably now now that seems that histone wanted see it. all the owners will tell you that it will save you from the classes. you know, the middle of it is what i know. well, a possible explanation was always does. when this one is known as the guidelines. so we'll see how much, you know, we're running it might be, you know, a lot less radioactive to the something is active uranium, but still it's radioactive, as toxins that are getting killed the laptop. you want me to go and see. so ease of us here. again, let's see the echo seats going good. i don't even have those huge mold. i was

suggesting we pharma fell great the bill cause what day was the so welcome back. i'm rick sanchez and i'm joined now by sarah bill. she's the co founder of the massively popular platform, dd geo politics. good job with that. by the way. 0. thanks so much for joining us. thank you. scary times right now for big platforms. i just, i guess. well, yeah, you, you want to be, if you want to trust anybody should trust independent journalists as much as possible. sometimes it's not easy to be able to figure out who's actually independent and who isn't. but given what's going on in the media right now, the cnn's of the world, the fox news of the world, and all those other cable channels and more corporate channels. they, they, they,

they should start to at least look over their shoulder a little bit would say, oh no, not the cnn. there they are. that's the arm of the stay. that'll be fine forever. i'm the only time they ever really gets disciplined is when they're reporters, kind of go a little rogue and maybe say something mean about israel and then they yeah. let them do you really get fired by the way. this is actually, i'm glad we're going to go there. i know we got to talk a little bit about you create, but i've got them going to because you, you're, your show is one of those people trust because they know they're getting just the opposite of what they would get on a cnn, or to be fair or fox or any of the others, but, but do i work there so, but i want to hear your perspective. do you think they do that? because they're told to do that or how then does it become in green in them? so they say all the right things that would represent the will of the state department and the other institutions. i think for self censorship and them sense

when you are, you eventually become condition to the things i can and can't say those things. i mean, think of it in a way is twitter terms of service. eventually i'm going to stop start, say the things that stop giving me in trouble. so i've, i've learned an increase in myself to speak that way. i do think that there are people that hold some of those opinions. i mean they're still your true blue liberals in neo conservatives, but subscribe to those ideologies. but i think it's a little bit of both for sure. i mean, you have to be sort of that type of personality for them to even want you to be a presenter on the, on their channels. so yeah, go ahead that. and these are people who work their whole lives a, they thought the dream come true would be to work and cnn. they're not gonna let it get in the way and then see. and then in the case of anchors pays them very well. i mean, if you're making, you know, anderson cooper, kind of money and you're making $20000000.00 a year. it's pretty hard to not say exactly what they want you to say. that's pretty damn good, don't it. and that's the other part of it. we live in,

obviously the west, in a capitalistic society. it's hard to find people that aren't motivated by or that need money. um that's, that's the thing. and you know, people, it's funny because they made a joke when the sanctions came out and all the rumors about who's getting paid it is not nice, but you guys are getting paid off of those callers said, well that's why we like you because you're not getting paid right, and i can take a look at those kind of things kind of shine through. so i the people that didn't get sanctioned, that i'm not talking about the r t people. i'm talking about the rumor mill of people taking money and you know, influence or is i still don't know what the fields or even is, but go on. so yeah, i don't really know people that get their politics from these people. it's more of a culture moore's commentary. so i was, i'm really confused by the entire thing you mentioned something about is, are still paying for politicians. but it's funny because i read an article and it

was very mad about the sanctions for russia. and then they said, well, why won't the democrats sanction a wrong because they're working interference, and i'm like, oh, so we have this time, that's the raw on. and russians that have china and russia, but nobody's talking about the norm is elephant. but there is really, it's quite easy. i mean, you just can't make this up. it's like sitting right there and there go like what elephant i don't see an elephant. it's like the literally on the politicians, they own them and they're, they get, ask, let's, okay, let's go to you. correct? so, uh, here's what seems to have happened this week. we're seeing now a trend where many very important members of the of ukrainian cabinet are quitting. they're just saying enough is enough, including the guy who is responsible for going around the world, telling countries why they needed to support ukraine. i mean, it doesn't look good when you're head cheerleader quest,

who's left the chair right up. not to mention the situation that's going on with this incursion into russia doesn't, does not seem to be making any headway. not to mention the fact that the russian military is pushing past the done bass now and is about to take the main hub for the entire country. so you put all that together. it looks like something starting to break here, like they're getting to the point where it is. it's almost sarah i would say, and then i'll have to talk. it's getting hard for ukraine not to come to the table with some kind of terms. do you agree? um i do agree uh there is the once he's finally coming around, i think it's, he said today that it's okay for us. it is a participant in the piece talk. so we're making progress. he's gonna let russia attend their own piece talks right now. so i think that i really think that clip, uh, that's uh, that was the main most major resignation. i think he left because of his co,

this kind of clashing with your mac. and he's the just looking for and for the benefit of the viewers, he is a foreign affairs person for free and that's demetrika level, right? mm hm. and so, uh, your mac is much tighter with zalinski. and i think right now we're kind of like hitler in the bunker a little bit. yeah. and only the people that are closest to him are going to be allowed to stay in that bunker and the rest are going to get tossed to the side eventually regardless. um so, so what was the breaking point then? what, what was it about the basic level that what was the amount about or what made a move or what made them do this? oh well it's, it's the corruption number one which i'm it i, obviously he tolerates a good bit of it, but it gets over overwhelming. he's also makes him look like he's in poor standing when he does go to foreign dignitaries and diplomats and, and requests things. and ask for them. um, so it's, it's actually also designed to placate the public and create this illusion of

change because the military says situation facing ukraine is incredibly them. yeah . um they get a little bit of a distraction as well. uh, it's really the same people that are continuing to hold power. just rotate your buckle labels. x it is a big deal. do you think he is affected or upset? perhaps over some of these moves like the cursed incursion, for example to no, i don't think that is mount over the the, the political most. but yes, i think that a lot of the politicians are upset about quarter, not big. and i always think that it's more so because that these are going to, the gravy train is eventually going to stop running and, and these, these sorts of stupidity a stupid tactical maneuvers for p r victories are only making the end come quicker . i think not, they don't want to miss out on their, their pocket. and what you mean is those 102030000 troops. who knows how many that have gone into the disk, all blast are like, essentially stranded. they're now,

i mean, they are and, and are you surprised that about the, the, the russian military hasn't gone in there and, and i later them and just said, okay, you want to stay in that little area. go ahead, we've got other things to do. we'll come back and take care, you know, or it seems to be like what they're saying, right? they are an isolating them in that area. there is no mercy in that course area. there's a lot surrenders. there's women in there that they allegedly found. but the order came through that they are not to treat for an mercenaries a by the rules of war by the laws of war. and uh, that you know, like basically these people are invaders at this point. yeah. they are mopping up pretty well. but then the same time they are taking their fair share of p o w. so, so you feel bad for him, don't you? i mean, terribly terribly. i mean, and they're left in mass graves there left, there was no burial there left there with nobody will come get them because the wednesday won't pay out the dividends that are due to the widows. they'll just be

labeled missing. oh man, do yourselves it's, it's very, it's terrible. uh, you know, we don't, we, we think of these things that are for p r wins and people forget the human aspect of it. there's people dying on both sides. there civilians that are crow caught in the crossfire. there is a lot of things happening and course and the obviously the people that are suffering the largest losses are the ukrainians. yeah. yeah, it looks that way and you're right. it is a human tragedy no matter how you look at it outside of the geo politics and everything else. so you're such a little light to talk to. thanks so much for sharing and good, good luck with what you guys are doing and don't take a check. it just kept a good weekend, correct. thank you everyone. that's our show. remember to always be looking outside your own box. thanks for you for being there. and always remember the truths don't live in boxes, as we like to say. by golly, i'm rick sanchez. will be looking for you next to the

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