and for more on the recent escalations in north korea we're joined by john pilger journalist and documentary filmmaker thanks so much for joining us and so what are your thoughts on what the north korean ambassador to russia said today that new sanctions will make north korea change its policies adding that north korea's nuclear program will help his country manage the quote hostile policy of the u.s. don't you think it's just an excuse for kim jong un to build up his arsenal. look the problem is not north korea the problem is not russia of the problem is not china the problem is the united states but been a number of agreements in the past nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety four. between north and south korea to denuclearize the nuclear. korea. the problem is the united states and you have to look at this broadly. be the problem for the rest of the world actually now is the containment of the united states the u.s. used to during the first cold war talk about the containment of the soviet union but no it's the containment of the united states and frankly it always has been. it's an unpredic

know what are people around the world feel who they feel is ultimately responsible here is what john pilger i'd say. the problem is the united states and you have to look at this broadly. the the problem for the rest of the world actually is the containment of the united states the u.s. used to during the first cold war talk about the containment of the soviet union but now it's the containment of the united states and frankly it always has been. it's an unpredictable regime salute me no doubt but if north korea hadn't developed nuclear weapons it would have been attacked all the same thing would have happened something similar would have happened to north korea as happened to libya and iraq syria and afghanistan. as you see our history our recent history of these kids are judicious keeps you about what justifies people around the world to say no no i want to say boratto i want to order these new group was because i'm nervous because i'm you know i might not be that favorable in the eyes of the u.s. and i don't want them to come in and see. you know the power of a lot about justification ev

and this is not about trump specifically john pilger and michael maloof have both said that this has gone back multiple presidency is the takeaway here really is that china is really ultimately the key player here and well it would seem to me that the trump of ministration doesn't want to be bluffed i mean these sanctions are going to have to mean something what do you think the same sions are have already been softened by by china and russia and further speaking with mr maloof he also said that we really the u.s. we've the u.s. need to bring in china and russia to both a put put a little bit more play pressure on china to speak with north korea and have them do the power brokering because right now it doesn't seem like the trump administration is going to allow that much rope ok thanks manila turning to politics and steve bannon warned of a growing civil war in the republican party over the weekend democrats are facing rising discontent in their own ranks progressive's organized a conference recently called the people's convergence featuring cornel west and because seamus won it and

recently i had the pleasure to sit down with john pilger in new york city to discuss the united states's recent pivot to asia and the state of journalism today and his latest documentary the coming war on china here's a quick preview of his film followed by our interview. the world as being a crime to regard china as a new enemy. the great power game is called put petrol war. first president george washington said if you want peace prepare for war. where are we going to stop this process before it starts a war. be a book this film is to break and silence a nuclear war is no longer unthinkable. the equivalent to what. was exploded in these islands every day for twelve years. they're not trying to run the world they want to keep america from dominating we need an enemy for all this money and china is the perfect enemy. peony a country that would come up against us we get better and better and better. john thank you for sitting down i want to start and ask you you know even in your in your long career as a journalist in documentary filmmaker well what was the point you know early on where y

washington things will bend under these new measures and change our position is delusional or filmmaker john pilger believes that the problem lies not with pyongyang. the problem is not north korea the problem is not russia of the problem is not china of the problem is the united states the problem for the rest of the world actually now is the containment the united states sanctions are relevant in the sense to this whole debate what is needed is a peace treaty with north korea between the united states and north korea and the government in seoul but where it's all heading is the most worrying thing of all. or gusts of turn violent in paris where people have taken to the streets to vent their anger at the french president's labor reforms which are said to be adopted this month four thousand separate strikes in almost two hundred rallies have rocked major cities all across the country projectiles and flares with thrown at the paris protest. i. was forced out of that i thought. opponents of the reform are angry as it gives employee is more power to negotiate conditions it limits compensation for dism

thinks will bend under these new measures and change our position it's delusional or from filmmaker john pilger believes that the u.s. is acting like a bully. the problem is not north korea the problem is not russia of the problem is not china the problem is the united states the problem for the rest of the world actually now is the containment of the united states sections are relevant in the sense to this whole debate what is needed is a peace treaty with north korea between the united states and north korea and the government in seoul but where it's all heading is the most worrying thing of all. the decision our islamic states grip over the country is rapidly collapsing with no major city any longer under the full control of the terrorists creep the made battlefront is dead resort where the syrian army is now close to pushing eisel out of the city locals have already started to return there in fact after three years siege was broken with the help of russian airpower however some pockets of i still resistance remain. they told us first don't forget you're in syria you forget all about it seco