blumenthal now max international investigators have arrived in duma to probe the alleged site of the chemical attack yet washington officials say they don't need to wait for the results at least according to the u.s. state department let's listen to a quick video here but we have our own intelligence and we have our own talents the o.p.c. of you is something that we back strongly but it can also take quite a bit of time for the o.p.c. tough you to gather its information and compile a report so i would ask. q should the united states and her allies wait around for bashar al assad to use more chemical substances honest people should we wait around for that formal investigation that could take months and months so there you have it we have our own intelligence what do you make of such a stance. well this is exactly what defense secretary jim matta said at a briefing several days ago where he didn't have solid intelligence on any chemical attack in duma what he did have were social media reports people saying stuff on the internet and who were those people the same people that state depa

contributor max blumenthal by the way we have reached out to the white house and that's asking their comment on the situation we're still to hear back from them but as max blumenthal is pointing out roger waters is the first person of such scale to publicly to speak out publicly against the white helmets have a listen. for the first time a mainstream figure on an international stage on the eve of war has validated what we've been reporting how this western funded organization funded by western and gulf governments has basically been an instrument of encouraging regime change and it's not just a group of average volunteer rescue workers it's an international influence organization whose representatives show up in congress to lobby for no fly zones and sanctions on syria as well as parliaments across europe while they're operating on the ground alongside al qaida and their allies that this was an enormously rousing speech by roger waters that has legitimized the journalism that we've been so mercilessly attacked for publishing and it's forced those who have attacked us and accuse us of

and max blumenthal is in our contributor. speak to the man who broke the story author and journalist my explanations of thanks for joining us so good to have you on the program today obviously we know that these two e-mails came out that showed this attempted lobbying of the waters the co-founder of pink floyd why do you think you felt compelled to make this this statement in public i mean do we have any more details on how exactly this story came about. well first of all i've known roger waters for several several years because we're both active in the global palestine solidarity movement he's a very outspoken supporter of the rights of palestinians and so and he's excessive all to people who participate in this movement so i've known him and i reached out to him. after this incident in barcelona where he denounced the white house myths and he said that he had just grown so frustrated watching the white helmets footage in duma being cited by the us government and the u.k. government pretty much as their only source as their

contributor max blumenthal he's another one roger waters handed his e-mails to. i've known roger waters for several several years he said that he had just grown so frustrated watching the white helmets footage and duma being cited by the us government in the u.k. government pretty much as their only source as their only source of intelligence to justify bombing a sovereign country that he decided to criticize this organization publicly to warn against its all teary or sectarian agenda this should be the stuff of a national scandal in the us the united states government has provided at least twenty three million dollars to the state department to the white helmets while the white helmets work hand in glove with jab it allness row which is the syrian affiliate of the organization that attacked the united states on nine eleven al qaeda and that is considered a conspiracy in the united states although it's well established so you know i hope that this is that rogers broken the ice here but western media appears to be completely closed off to the facts about the white

joining me to discuss the shootings and the international reaction to them is author and journalist max blumenthal max always a pleasure to have you on i incredible what happened last friday and over the weekend i want to ask you know the israeli military is a justifying their actions by essentially you know claiming that their border was under assault by hamas posing you know using this protest as an excuse to launch soldiers i don't know through the.

joining me to discuss the shootings and the international reaction to them is author and journalist max blumenthal max always a pleasure to have you on my incredible what happened last friday and over the weekend i want to ask you know the israeli military is a justifying their actions by essentially you know claiming that their border was under assault on friday is there any water to that argument was there any justification for those shootings yeah it's very clear that hamas launched an armed protesters into israeli both you know i mean this is a really clear case of israel committing a massacre in broad daylight against palestinians who are following the you know on your part until reported on one of those villages for our brutality from israeli soldiers for following gandhian tactics of on protest israel doesn't do ghandi very well and now the gaza strip which has been demonized throughout the world as a hotbed of terror has embraced this tactic on mass and we have to be truthful about it hamas did consent to this unarmed protest they supported it and were involved in it so hamas is involved i

joining me to discuss the shootings and the international reaction to them is author and journalist max blumenthal max always a pleasure to have you on my incredible what happened was friday and over the weekend i want to ask you know the israeli military is a justifying their actions by essentially you know claiming that their border was under assault by hamas supposing you know you're using this protest as an excuse to launch soldiers i don't know through the lines to destroy our borders and kill us all given your research and leave and some friday is there any water to that argument was there any justification for the shootings yeah it's very clear that hamas launched an armed protesters into israeli bullets that had gotten lost on their way to a birthright meeting you know i mean it this is a really clear case of israel committing a massacre in broad daylight against palestinians who are following the gandhian tactics that liberals in the west had counseled them to pursue for years and years and years and you know they've actually been doing so in the west bank in villages . you know on your p

contributor max blumenthal he's the one who roger waters handed his emails to. i've known roger waters for several several years and i reached out to him. after this incident in barcelona where he denounced the white helmet and he provided me with these emails. and he also gave me comments basically warning other celebrities not to sign on to the syria campaign's efforts to promote the white helmets so waters essentially had lost his patience and has decided to go public with this warning and i think he stands apart from a lot of other celebrities who don't do their research and who want to be affiliated with feel good humanitarian campaigns so you know i hope that this is that rodgers broken the ice here but western media appears to be completely closed off to the facts about the white helmets and i'd wonder if other celebrities will continue to sign on. a joint strike on syria led by the u.s. not long enough the president had been promising to pull american troops out of the country however there are now reports of a new era before speeding assembled in the ev

we spoke to max blumenthal a journalist and author he believes the improvement of relations on the korean peninsula has nothing to do with donald trump. donald trump's policy towards the koreas has been one of hostility sanctions of threats fired hereis defense minister jim matt is threatening north korea with extermination and their policy essentially failed because nuclearization in north korea succeeded because kim jong un extended an olive branch to the south because mungy it has been so courageous it is efforts to reconcile with the north and so really calls for donald trump to receive a nobel prize really reflects how insular and parochial view right wing is right wing supporters is donald trump has really not played a role in the then. around north and south korea. a humanitarian organization has raised the alarm over the use of force against protesters along the israel gaza border or human rights watch has expressed particular concern over what it says is that the deliberate targeting of the legs of unarmed demonstrators by the israeli military the palestinians kicked off a series

all why does obama get to have all the nice things he caused on a proportion that we spoke with max blumenthal internist and author and he believes the improvement in relations on the korean peninsula has nothing to do with trump. donald trump's policy towards the koreas has been one of hostility sanctions of threats of fire and theory as defense minister jim maddest threatening earth career with extermination and their policy essentially failed because nuclearization in north korea succeeded because kim jong un extended an olive branch to the south because moon. has been so courageous it is efforts to reconcile with the north and so really the cause for donald trump to receive a nobel prize really reflect how insular and parochial view of right wing is right wing supporters is donald trump has really not played a role. then it's around north and south korea. now football's biggest event does kick off in russia in just forty five days time when the host nation is already getting into the spirit of the world cup between march and the beginning of the tournament the fee for world cup football pa

it seems human life has become less valuable political expediency or a good sound bite or the max blumenthal says that looks like netanyahu and not blaming each other for the basically the same thing. slightly amused by the denunciations exchange by between benjamin netanyahu and turkish leader september two on. both are accusing one another of massive human rights crimes and both are correct. one another has committed gigantic human rights crimes netanyahu and gaza and against the palestinian people in general in order one now enough. in syria i compared this spat between netanyahu in order one to the two thousand and four film alien versus predator were two monsters battle one another to the death you know in real life as i mentioned netanyahu and erdogan are cooperating below the surface neither man can claim the moral high ground so both are basically bottom battling from the moral depths of depravity. and the evacuation of militants from the syrian city of duma and. is now underway as according to russia's defense ministry russia early and now is that a preliminary deal had been reached

after all why does obama get to have all the nice things well we spoke to journalist and author max blumenthal who believes the improvement in relations on the korean peninsula actually has nothing to do with trying. donald trump's policy towards the koreas has been one of hostility at sanctions and threats of fire and furious defense minister jannat is directly north korea with extermination and their policy essentially failed because nuclearization in north korea succeeded because kim jong un extended an olive branch to the south and because. there's been so courageous of this effort to reconcile with the work and so really the cause for donald trump to receive a nobel prize really reflect how insular and parochial that view of right wing is right wing supporters is donald trump is really not. then it's around north and south korea. well in the meantime from could be a back to start a new trade war because new u.s. tariffs on imported european steel and aluminum do come into force on may the thirst something that brussels is making last minute efforts to avert so let's get the latest on that

well another reaction journalist max blumenthal who was for it extensively on the israeli palestinian conflict says that it looks like netanyahu and using almost identical accusations but both have a point. slightly amused by the denunciations exchange by between benjamin netanyahu and the turkish leader. on. both are accusing one another of massive human rights crimes and both are correct that one another has committed gigantic human rights crimes netanyahu in gaza and against the palestinian people in general in order one now enough. in syria i compared this spat between netanyahu in order one to the two thousand and four film alien versus predator were two monsters battle one another to the death and you know in real life as i mentioned netanyahu in order to one are cooperating below the surface neither man can claim the moral high ground so both are basically bottom battling from the moral depths of depravity china and the united states a setting off on a new trade war as beijing increases tariffs on american products that's among all stories still ahead when we come back. when yo

go ahead with a preemptive strike or where the cooler heads will prevail author and journalist max blumenthalbelieves people should be skeptical about the role of one group in particular in syria. well what's remarkable is that this group the syrian american medical society is cited by a who's who of western media organizations as a credible source when it's anything but this organization which is funded to the tune of some close to six million dollars or more by usa id a wing of the state department which actually emerged out of the cia to encourage regime change and what the u.s. considers enemy states this organization is directed by operatives name sahar so who is actually a lobbyist who's been lobbying the u.s. government since the obama administration for a war of regime change and this organization operates hospitals exclusively in territory controlled by al qaeda syrian affiliate and its allies so this is a you know to me to see it should be a national scandal that u.s. taxpayers are basically paying for the civil society wing of al qaeda and its soil if you just jihadi allies and we'

the e-mails that he provided he himself ridgewood himself over toward his himself provided to max blumenthal contributed so much blumenthal has more on this. for the first time a mainstream figure on an international stage on the eve of war has validated what we've been reporting how this western funded organization funded by western and gulf governments has basically been an instrument of encouraging regime change and it's not just a group of average volunteer rescue workers it's an international influence organization whose representatives show up in congress to lobby for no fly zones and just sank sions on syria as well as parliaments across europe while they're operating on the ground alongside al qaida and their allies this was an enormously rousing speech by roger waters that has legitimized the journalism that we've been so mercilessly attacked for publishing and it's forced those who've attacked us and accuse us of being conspiracist to actually look at what we've reported and look at the facts and they really have nothing to say back to us they can't simply dismiss it as a kremlin c

end of the day after all what does obama get to have all the nice things journalist and author max blumenthal believes the improvement in relations on the korean peninsula has nothing to do with trying. donald trump's policy towards the koreas has been one of hostility at sanctions of threats of firing hereis defense minister jim mattis threaten north korea with extermination and their policy essentially failed because nuclearization in north korea succeeded because kim jong un extended an olive branch to the south and because moon j.n. has been so courageous in this effort to reconcile with the north and so really calls for donald trump to receive a nobel prize really reflect how insular and parochial view of right wing is right wing supporters is donald trump has really not played a role in the then it's around north and south korea. palestinian doctors are struggling to cope with the number of injured following a month of protests along the gaza border the red cross says hospitals that only get forty eight hours of power a day the demonstrations have been met by heavy response from israel

been talking about they've been they come from the e-mails that roger waters himself provided to max blumenthal who is one of these contributors roger waters is the first is arguably the first public figure of such scale and weight to go against to speak out against the white helmets and mats blumenthal who got the e-mails from roger waters he has more on this have a listen. for years journalists including myself have been reporting on the danger of the white helmets how this western funded organization funded by western and gulf governments has basically been an instrument of encouraging regime change and it's not just. a group of average volunteer rescue workers it's an international influence organization whose representatives show up in congress to lobby for no fly zones and just sank sions on syria as well as parliaments across europe while they're operating on the ground alongside al qaida and their allies and these are just documented facts and for the first time a mainstream figure on an international stage on the eve of war has validated what we've been reporting and he did so in barce

played by of the syrian american medical society foundation in this crisis i'm joined now by max blumenthal who is an author and journalist max thanks for being with us here on r.t. international great to be on so if you help me wrap my mind around this whole situation if you will back in two thousand and seventeen this group helped shape the public image of the chemical attack in the syrian city of qom shakoor on and served as the source of samples for the o.p.c. w which was a violation of vera rules so now we see them as a source for the alleged attack as well. interesting coincidence what does this say to you. well what's remarkable is that this group the syrian american medical society is cited by a who's who of western media organizations as a credible source when it's anything but this organization which is funded to the tune of some close to six million dollars or more by usa id a wing of the state department which actually emerged out of the cia to encourage regime change and what the u.s. considers enemy states this organization is directed by operatives name sahar so who is actual