and we have to reclaim not reclaim we have to claim our country for democracy thank you so much jesse myers an independent journalist and contributor to truth out. all right now often on this program we talk about the issue of u.s. double standards whether it's the american support for protesters in other countries amid violent crackdown subpoena by wall street movement here at home or demands for transparency by foreign governments of all our own grows increasingly cloaked in secrecy and now this the white house praising aggressive journalism abroad now escalating its war against truth tellers right here at home and it all came to light this afternoon in an awkward but rather telling exchange in the white house briefing room spokesman jay carney began the presser by praising the work of three western journalists who died in syria this month it was echoing it was echoing he was echoing similar sentiments from vice president joe biden who was the state department now take a lot of the incredible risks that journalists take. hold and you should read in french food for most who was killed yest

and we have to reclaim not reclaim we have to claim our country for democracy thank you so much jesse myers an independent journalist and contributor to truth out. and be sure to tune into the big picture tonight it's coming up in just a half an hour forget the love all you need is super pacs tom hartman i'll show you some of the real faces running for president at a bunch of benjamin's in jefferson's that's right super pacs raise more cash in the campaigns themselves which is a some big questions about democracy in this country later on he'll take on a conservative panel and discuss everything from brokered conventions to president obama's corporate tax plan all that on the big picture. well that does it for me this evening but you can always get more info on the stories that we've covered tonight on our web site lots of other stuff there as well just point that browser to our team dot com slash usa and of course all of the interviews and stories we cover today are posted in full on our you tube page that address is you tube dot com slash r t america and if you want to weigh in on anything

reclaim not reclaim we have to claim our country for democracy all right well thank you so much jesse myers an independent journalist and contributor to truth out. well that's going to do it for news this hour the change the channel the alona show is coming up in just about thirty minutes a lot on the agenda tonight including for the latest to solve against civil liberties of muslim americans in new york and bring you the details of how the n.y.p.d. has been spying on american muslims in the fullest sense of the world and business is booming for bodyguards and that's that is based on the first u.s. contractors with the drug cartels fighting the next unliterary as well as each other and terrorizing local populations anyone traveling to the country these days knows that they need protection while the bodyguards are there to make big bucks i'm going to give you all those details just. and unfortunately that does it for now for more on the stories we've covered is what r.t.e. dot com slash usa and don't forget to check out our you tube pages you tube dot com slash r.t. america and as always you

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