times the international community sick of reckless interventions the only thing left is to wait for asaad to give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain well it's just a part of the script. but a cast of reporting now in other news the case prime minister has clashed with the leader of the opposition and her first parliamentary questions session since the country's election earlier in june have been contradictory messages from the government not just a question of what laws you have it's how those are being applied why is it that far inspections that local authority inspections appear to have missed this essential issue and i think i can help the prime minister with this issue when you cut low growth or to expenditure by was i do you end up with you would throw in there i want to try to prove through towers expose as a disastrous effects of a stereotype the planting of child locks did not start under this government this disaster must be a wake up call. well tourism a has been drawing criticism since the party's election upset in which it lost its parliamentary majority and

events in syria recently you knew they aren't kidding the united states has attacked asaad five times in what they see is self defense but when they see that they don't actually mean it u.s. troops were never threatened knew they were defending their isis allies who the syrian army says were never threatened i that the u.s. are now allies to the teeth we have already started to provide the weapons and equipment in the area mission that we said that we would and will continue to provide those two or syrian democratic forces both the syrian arizona syrian kurds . the kurds of course being used by the americans to further american foreign policy and i think it's. fallen into that strategy is to attack other forces which model to the united states and which also loyal to were influenced by saudi arabia and the gulf states and funded by them in order to maintain an ability to undermine militarily the government of the problem is justifying the prolonged conflict isn't easy western voters don't want another gung who bombing campaign they learn their lesson after the first few times the inte

the international community sick of reckless interventions and you only thing left is to wait for asaad to give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain well it's just the parts of the script. meddling is in rush's d.n.a. according to. former director of u.s. national intelligence james clapper. proves moscow is still making attempts to influence american politics he was appearing in a new documentary heard by the c.n.n. news channel during prime time in america is there any reason to believe that russia is not right now today continuing to attempt to or to infiltrate u.s. political organizations individuals on board through or. think it's in their d.n.a. . or during the soviet era or know. well arty's nicky are enjoying kevin owen in the studio earlier to examine whether there was actual smoking gun this time round. there's so much anticipation over this latest special report from c.n.n. it was billed as the first comprehensive telling of on television of russia's attack on the two thousand and sixteen presidential race and also with jarring lessons for the american leader

times the international community sick of reckless interventions the only thing left is to wait for asaad to give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain well it's just the parts of the script. a c.n.n. report set to lift the lid on russia's meddling in u.s. politics on prime time t.v. in america showcasing all the old tricks of conspiracy and stereotypes and the drama may have left some viewers frustrated. is there any reason to believe that russia is not right now today continuing to attempt to or to infiltrate u.s. political organizations individuals all true or. a little think it's in their d.n.a. . or are in a soviet era or no. summit is a. braun is prime target is the u.s. spy story in cyberspace that would lead to doorstep. the kind of evidence some of it surprisingly simple such as time stamps showing to the hackers were starting and finishing their workdays on moscow time. well the documentary comes out a difficult time for c.n.n. on monday three of its employees resigned related story was retracted for not meeting editorial standards an investigative journalism gro

times the international community sick of reckless interventions the unique thing left is to wait for asaad to give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain. it's just a part of the script. we'll get to that we spoke to former safin of gerald who says there's no room for speculation when it comes to another potential u.s. strike on syrian government forces particularly in this case you would be i would think compelled to provide evidence because the only basis you have for this is allegations about a plan apparently and also you're basing those allegations on a claim which is quite speculative that there's considerable debate as to whether the government was indeed involved and indeed the so-called rebels had much more motivation and control the area where these attacks took place just shocking to to have this presented in a way that the u.s. government which is in syria illegally is threatening the legal syrian government and legal syrian government allies iran and russia coming up here who can stay with us for that at least ten countries that hit by a massive cyber attack to

officials admit the message was not only for asaad but russia and iran as well. >> late tonight the philadelphiaal order of police threw their support behind a republican running for district attorney. the board of fop lodge 5 unanimously chose to endorse beth grossman. she served two decades as assistant district attorney while the democratic nominee is a well known civil right's attorney defending activists arrested by police. they made piece after krasner supporters chanted anti-cop messages during the primary victory party last month. >> a man took a plea deal today admitting to murder on the streets last year. samuel james acknowledged firing shots into a group of people on the 100 block of east federal street. one bullet struck 24-year-old byron turner in the head. james said it was intended for someone else. under the terms of the plea, he must serve 30 years in prison without the possibility of patrol. a 90-year-old philadelphia man has been charged with trying to rip off the government. he's been collecting $450,000 in sociaassociate security benefite was not entitled to. he escaped fro

they say if it stops asaad, we've done our job. >> it's naive.an underlying sense of credibility that the problem even exists. it might be self stated. we're going in, and we should know and our allies should expect better from us. >> especially, this is coming from an administration where the president, both his candidate and president would repeatedly attack the obama administration for announcement of troop withdrawals. i'm not telling the enemy what we're doing. i like surprises. i want to keep them on their toes, and this basically, as you said, is we're coming. >> it's also unfair to the american people, because now our expectations are raised that something is going to happen. and there may be no justification for anything happening. >> talk to your secretary of defense first, mika. talk to james mattis first. let him talk to sitcom. let them come up with a plan and find out what you can say and what you cannot say. >> i think this is going to have consequences in a big way, especially with our allies. let's get to health care. but with ti

the international community sick of reckless interventions and you only thing left is to wait for asaad to give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain well it's just a part of the script. the u.k.'s prime minister has clashed with the leader of the opposition in the first parliamentary question session since the country's election earlier in june. but in the past month signs had small sickest calls didn't post just and someone even you and i don't mind if it's still i believe that this sort of behavior has no place in our job. why is it that far inspections that local authority inspections appear to have missed this essential issue want to try to bring to town was exposed as a disastrous effects of a stereotype. this disaster must be a wake up call. the tourism a house face growing criticism since her party's election upset in which it lost its majority many u.k. citizens out been protesting against the stereotype brags it on the recent deadly gren fell our fire says the government's plans for the next term are debated in both houses of parliament before being put to a vo

the international community sick of reckless interventions and you only thing left is to wait for asaadto give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain well it's just the parts of the script. legendary investigative reporter seymour hersh best known for exposing the my lane massacre of nine hundred sixty eight and the use of torture at an iraqi prison has released a new explosive report regarding the official narrative behind the trumpet ministrations and major escalation in syria on april sixth of this year the u.s. launched a tomahawk missile strike on the air base in syria killing nine civilians and seven soldiers according to the syrian government will trump told citizens at the time that he ordered the strike in response to an alleged chemical attack carried out by the syrian government just days before our two correspondents on your part until has more on hirsch's reports for nearly fifty years hersh has worked top government sources to expose the darkest secrets of the us military and while public resistance to war like the one being waged on syria has waned hirsch's

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of the day you have israel threatening retaliation you have the united states promising punishment asaad saying he will defend himself and his allies value to back him so at me syria has become a virtual time bomb ready to blow at any moment. meanwhile russia of the u.s. are trying to resolve the differences over syrian foreign minister sergei lavrov and sex rex tillerson spoke by phone in a call initiated by washington it's the first time they've spoken so. as the downing of a syrian military jet by the u.s. more than a week ago the diplomats discussed the need to consolidate a cease fire now in syria and to suppress attempts to use chemical weapons by any party in the conflict so good lavrov also stressed the need for the u.s. to avoid any further provocations against the syrian government like the downing of the plane. from the antiwar answer coalition told us there's no clear line right now among the decision makers in washington on how to proceed in syria we initiative at least from the secretary of state might reflect the fact that there could be a debate going on inside the trump

of the day you have israel threatening retaliation you have the united states promising punishment asaad saying he will defend himself and his allies value to back him certainly syria has become a virtual time bomb ready to blow at any moment. thanks for explaining that more of all the other developments as well to talk about the smaller meantime russia and the u.s. are trying to resolve their differences over syria foreign minister sergey lavrov and secretary of state rex tillerson have spoken by phone about it in a call that was initiated apparently by washington it's the first time they've spoken since the downing of a syrian military jet by the u.s. more than a week ago there are a number of incidents the diplomats discussed the need to consolidate a cease fire in syria and to suppress attempts to use chemical weapons by any party in the conflict also stressed the need for the u.s. to avoid any further provocations against the syrian government like the downing of the planes the recently back from the antiwar amsa coalition had some thoughts about it he says there's no clear line amo

times the international community sick of reckless interventions and you me thing left is to wait for asaad to give them a cause and since he's a comic book supervillain well it's just the parts of the script. venezuelan authorities are on the hunt tonight for a rogue police officer accused of attacking the country's supreme court today the officer opened fire on the interior ministry from a stolen helicopter before dropping grenades president nicolas maduro has declared the attack an act of terrorism artie's bridgie to santos as the story officer oscar perez reportedly led the attack on government buildings in caracas on tuesday like a helicopter stolen from the locker lot a military base over the interior ministry and supreme courts from the air fifteen rounds were fired and four grenades were launched at least one other passenger was seen in the helicopter during the attack and more accomplices may have been involved pres an officer in venezuela's largest national police agency is also a film actor which might be why the bold attack looks like something right out of a hollywood action mo

strikes against forces fighting for the asaad government the us led coalition recently conducted several bombing raids against pro-government fighters in syria in those cases the same justification was used by the pentagon that pro assad forces have breached a de confliction zone. right with me now mark almond who's director of the crisis research institute welcome back to r.t. professor orman good to see you hello how might this latest suspension of cooperation has happened before how might this latest suspension affect the situation in syria and the anti terrifying. well it depends how calculated both sides are particularly in this case the americans did the americans react to the syrian threat as they saw it or were they trying to assert sovereignty over syria if you think about it really ever since the early one thousand nine hundred ninety s. have been used to its craft being able to patrol what they regard as enemy skies with impunity and they feel threatened but also that their allies on the ground are threatened so there is a risk that in fact they may try to assert themselves ag

russia has it own narrative that asaad n people.use has accused russia of trying to cover it up. even president trump acknowledging relations are strained. >> right now we're not getting along with russia at all. we may be at an all time low in terms of relationship with russia. >> reporter: there are areas for cooperation. fighting terrorism around the globe, ending the war in syria, and economic opportunities for oil and gas exploration. >> this is president putin's hometown. a place of pride for him and russia's gateway to the west. we wanted to come here to get people's perspectives on the possibilities and challen our two countries. what do you think of the allegations in america that russians interfered with our presidential election? >> it's nonsense. nonsense. >> reporter: you don't believe that? >> don't believe it. >> reporter: how do you think our two countries are getting along right think there's tension and i'm sorry about that. >> reporter: why do you think that is? >> translator: i think it's because of my country an

in syria iran is back t asaad regime. that's where i conducting most of the attack. it's part of a broader set of regional tensions between the sunni of isis and the shia of iran. >> obviously they're adversaries as you point out, but then again, striking right in the heart of tehran, striking at the shrine outside tehran. what is the likely retaliation that isis or elements of isis might see? >> the concern is iran would retaliate against other sunni countries like saudi arabia in the region, and th could be the spark that could ignite a broader regional war. that's something u.s. officials will have to keep their eye on. >> thank you for that sryhi morning. >>> another major story. a slew of new developments around donald trump and the russia investigation. it's all happening one day before this explosive testimony on capitol hill tomorrow. there's a report today that then fbi director the attorney general jeff sessions to keep him from ever being alone with the president again. as for sessions, there's a new report this morning that he has offered to leave his pos