the serious one is blackwater.ng no good contracts again. >> in september of 2007 blackwater said one of its convoys came under fire at a baghdad intersection and it's operatives were fighting for their lives when they open fired. >> cenk: and then a moment from our one year anniversary on current. [ cheering ] >> cenk: welcome to the "the young turks." we've got an awesome show for you tonight! [ ♪ music ♪ ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] shift the balance of power decisively in your favor. the exclusive eight-speed transmission and rotary shifter in the new 2013 ram 1500. engineered to move heaven and earth. guts. glory. ram. plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. 50% more spy stuff. what'

special forces will remove it into a private base operated by blackwater not ganna stand the name of the base camp integrity cut laughable because what is the government do for a corporation that breaks the law and warns them with more contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest shady deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations of international law including murder in afghan civilians and destruction of private property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability.

what's up guys i'm having martin this is breaking the set of blackwater i mean the . cademy or whatever the hell they want to call themselves to appear less disgustingly evil well thanks to a no bit brand new contract worth twenty two million dollars u.s. special forces will remove it into a private base operated by blackwater not gonna stand the name of the base camp integrity. laughable because what does the government do for a corporation that breaks the law and once a month for contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations international law including murdering afghan civilians and destruction of property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan i also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times c

and what's in a name no matter if you call this military contractor blackwater the or even academy the fact is the organization still plays a major role in the war in afghanistan and their camp integrity is gaining even more pentagon support will discuss the role of private contractors in afghanistan coming up. and uncooperative u.s. senators fell five votes short of ratifying a u.n. treaty to protect the disabled this in spite of unflinching support by key republicans and an unexpected appearance by bob dole had we'll take a look on why a hundred senators couldn't agree up to a treaty that one hundred fifty five nations could. well it's wednesday december fifth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine you're watching r t. starting off this hour yesterday in a vote of ninety eight zero the senate passed the national defense authorization act of two thousand and thirteen after five days of debate and hundreds of amendments considered many which in the senate were proud of the progress made and of the bipartisan support the bill had something rather rare these days on capitol hill the bi

and what's in a name no matter if you call this military contractor blackwater z. or even academy the fact is that this organization still plays a major role in the war in afghanistan and their camp integrity is gaining even more pentagon support we'll discuss the role of the private contractors in afghanistan coming up. and if you've got taxes on your income we're getting bad get ready for this uncle sam is looking for ways to fix the student debt crisis by taking money right out of borrowers paychecks a new solution to an old problem coming up. good evening it's wednesday december fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm christine freeze out and you're watching our team let's begin this evening with what happened yesterday in a vote of ninety eight to zero the senate passed the national defense authorization act of two thousand and thirteen after five days of debate and hundreds of amendments considered many within the senate were proud of the progress made and of the bipartisan support the bill got something frankly that's been rather rare and capitol hill these da

hosting tens of thousands of special operations troops on blackwater bases in the country after the two thousand and fourteen deadline it just came out that u.s. troops in afghanistan routinely target children on the battlefield yes you heard me right children according to one senior army officer children with potential hostile intent are not considered threats because the tell.

security company formerly known as blackwater wins a multi million dollar deal to hell as u.s. troops in afghanistan had to come for all the details on the. hundreds of antiwar activists have protested in london after the u.k. finance minister minister admitted there's to be five more years of a standard for the country demonstrators say it's the budget for war that should be cut rather than welfare kate hudson from the anti cuts coalition of resistance was among the crowds. britain spending nuclear weapons this is not the fundamental issue it's something that the vast majority of the population is that gates currently we are spending three billion pounds a year just on maintaining existing systems we know the government wants to spend one hundred billion pounds on replacing this weapons of mass destruction system. by fool britain that could buy incredible amounts of investment in really industrial development sustainable energy investment things that would really to regenerate our economy yet the challenge is tinkering around the edges all government needs to address these pro

security company formerly known as blackwater a multimillion deal to house u.s. troops in afghanistan. all the details. some other international news now at twenty one minutes past the hour in the russian capital had been mass evacuations from parts of. after the explosion of a chemical container in the city's port area local media reports that it's caused public transport chaos in the argentine capital with many services canceled a toxic cloud has formed in the sky above the city but officials say it poses no serious danger. student protests marking the fourth anniversary of the shooting of a teenager policeman turned violent in greece athens of protesters held petrol bombs with tear gas and stun grenades used in response fifteen year old alexandros . was shot dead in athens in two thousand and eight sparking major riots across the country police officer responsible was jailed for might because it was decided the teenager posed no threat. which is being battering the philippines for the last two days is now claimed almost three hundred fifty lives the storm move

by staying to twenty fourteen is actually extending this deadly point of only and we just heard blackwater bases the camp integrity of the giant contract between the special operations troops there and of course just the enormous amount of people who have died this year since obama got elected actually let's talk about drones the expanse of it the expansion of drones i feel like this year i've heard more about drones than any other year i mean it's just seems like it's just as late every country has them we're sending drones a spy in iran you know at the extra judicial assassination judge jury executioner these drones are just it's the new face of war they're everywhere into the credit of the american corporate media they have been covering it more this year than they had in the past has been on this since last year early last year but but yeah absolutely the expansion of drone programs not only abroad in places like yemen somalia pakistan in mali and even in latin america they're deploying them from panama to kind of do. but the expansion here in the united states the fact that there are

afghans believe that this war is meant to be sustained i mean when you just see recent news of blackwatersponsoring special operations troops there and also the extension of troops there until twenty twenty four potentially the strategic packed with cars ministration well it's very interesting how i perceive football for us and but the states and the international community should continue being caged off the twenty foot team and no doubt that in many afghans. tired of the foot in this presence and for many the foot in this presence has brought beilenson and stability permanent the compass that aided us between the west and the taleban and although that has been the real progress against the taliban insurgency it's not taking place uniformly the east of the country continues to be hotly contested a lot of ethnic tensions are brewing but at the same time of dance are very deeply afraid of the international community abandoning them once again they are very deeply afraid of the united states not demanding engaged militarily enough gonna stand off the twenty fourteen and not supporting the.

hosting tens of thousands of special operations troops on blackwater bases in the country after the two thousand and fourteen deadline it just came out that u.s. troops in afghanistan routinely target children on the battlefield yes you heard me right children according to one senior army officer children with potential hostile intent are now considered threats because the taliban sometimes uses them to assist with attacks against coalition forces on top of using the ambiguous term militant to describe the killings of any military age male that happens to be in the vicinity of a drone strike apparently whatever is now characterized as hostile intent gives the u.s. military the authority to target and kill kids now whether or not the taliban has user manipulated children to help them carry out attacks is a relevant children are granted protection in war zones and targeting kids is completely immoral illegal and disgusting there's a reason why children are not held to the same standards of prosecution as adults they don't have the same cognitive ability as adults and most likely their dec

blackwater getting outrageous amounts of money to do things for the government.hink that is draining our money. the money% withstood and that is why we are falling off the cliff. guest: it goes on the subject of crony capitalism. that is businesses that are dependent on government contracts. that is not free markets. if people can compete, that's fine. too often these cases are non- bid contracts and you get disasters like solyndra. meritocracy verses cronyism. meritocracy is like a company like apple. if you like them, apple does well. with cronyism, you become politically connected. cronyism is something we have to fight and get real competition and free markets. host: in the book, there are about 50 different taxes that the federal government has currently. accounts receivables tax, cigarette tax, corporate income tax. host: etc., etc. ralph in illinois. caller: merry christmas. losing ground in a dozen wars and by outgoing a path for free medicine and replacing imported -- host: i think we got your point . do you have a position on the so-called war on drugs?

blackwater getting outrageous amounts of money to do things for the government. think that is draining our money. the money% withstood and that is why we are falling off the cliff. guest: it goes on the subject of crony capitalism. that is businesses that are dependent on government contracts. that is not free markets. if people can compete, that's fine. too often these cases are non- bid contracts and you get disasters like solyndra. meritocracy verses cronyism. meritocracy is like a company like apple. if you like them, apple does well. with cronyism, you become politically connected. cronyism is something we have to fight and get real competition and free markets. host: in the book, there are about 50 different taxes that the federal government has currently. accounts receivables tax, cigarette tax, corporate income tax. host: etc., etc. ralph in illinois. caller: merry christmas. losing ground in a dozen wars and by outgoing a path for free medicine and replacing imported wood -- host: i think we got your point. do you have a position on the so-called war on