and a battle over clothing popular with neo nazis is fought out in the nuremberg court controversial german fashion brand was defeated in its case against the left wing political group it accused of defamation for winning its designs those are your headlines now it's time for our tease debate show cross talk host peter lavelle and his guests discuss war crimes prosecutions and whether they pursue justice or merely the record or abuse of the victors stay with us for that here on r.t. . every month we give you the future we help you understand how we'll get there and what tomorrow brings the best in science and technology from across russia and around the world join knology update on our jeep. and. below in welcome to cross talk i'm peter level immediately after the second world war major nazi leaders were put on trial for crimes there is no question that such crimes were committed however questions linger about just victor's justice what was what is the legitimacy of the legacy of nuremberg. and. to discuss the trial and its implications i'm joined by richard evans in cambridge he's a

hello and welcome to cross talk i'm peter all about immediately after the second world war major nazi leaders were put on trial for crimes there is no question that such crimes were committed however questions linger about just victor's justice what was what is the legitimacy of the legacy of nuremberg. to discuss the trial and its implications i'm joined by richard evans in cambridge he's a professor of modern history at the university of cambridge in london we have geoffrey robertson a distinguished jurist member at the united nations internal justice council in tallahassee we cross to robert electee a professor of history at florida state university and here in the studio with me is jeffrey roberts they head of the school school of history at the university college cork in ireland and another member of our cross talk team on the hunger all right first of all i'd like to go to richard evans in cambridge. was justice served in nuremberg grave grave crimes were committed during the second world war nazi leaders were put on trial they were. put on trial sentenced and some of them put t

immediately after the second world war major nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes however questions linger about victor's justice which is to. first create a. second. class to be heard in the. church to remain. the united states of america is waging war within its own army. no one signed. and human losses are quite significant. is it possible to win the war against sexual assault in the us armed forces sex in the army. in the czech republic is available in a hotel as science central hotel prima vera most full stop by which i am a taste in bosnia and herzegovina. and children of each. of. which you know. the soviet military is available on the planet regency. pool costing twenty four seven lives in central moscow this county with us is kevin any of the top stories this hour on the battle against russia's rampant wildfires is making headway as officials say over the last five days they were giusti area of forests now what two countries around the world have been offering assistance and sent firefighting equipment support. russia announces next weeks and more on stay for iran's first n

nazi movement. two am here in moscow i met très a thanks for joining us here on r t our top story more than five hundred forest n.p. fires are still raging across russia the blazes of killed fifty three people and force thousands to seek medical help our teams are nice and now way has been in central russia watching the efforts to tackle the flames. for some the destruction is already being swept away. for others it's sweeping towards them this is how it all starts with a small flame that can quickly engulf the entire forest making this a very fierce battle for emergencies workers and volunteers it has been sergei's job to protect this forest for years but this summer has become his worst nightmare part of the most dangerous is one of the treetops are burning and the flames move incredibly first piece thousands of volunteers have joined in to help fight the flames why did fire breaks between damage to non-home trees and dampen the smoking . has to be said the work we have been doing here helps the e

a political twist german activist set off a close run to expose a rival seen as a flagship of neo nazis and. drought and forest fires across russia push inflation point two percent high in just a week i'll have that much more in the business bulletin in twenty minutes time. broadcasting live from the heart of moscow this is our to welcome our top story now moscow is bracing itself for another uncomfortable cloud of smaug experts warn that a new wave of noxious smoke is likely to engulf the city after a burst of rain gave the capital a couple of days wildfires continue to burn near the capital though. shows no sign of abating. reports from the outskirts of moscow. but here in moscow we have had a chance to breathe fresh air for the past two days as the rain fell on the capital it has been a bliss it has been a break from all school whites however doctors are saying that during this time of fires people's unused systems went down very low and that we should expect significant increase in cases of flu and cold and other infections during the autumn during this autumn moskos there are jesus

language] narrator: in 1941, two years after world war ii began with hitler's invasion of poland, nazir squads occupied towns like ilya and created ghettos for the jews all over eastern europe. the nazis then embarked on the systematic murder of jews in a program of ghetto clearances called actions. - so where are we now? this is the... - uh, this is the center of ilya. - uh-huh. - it used to be a market square before the war. - mm-hmm. - and all the jews were collected here in the market square. they were driven out of their houses, out of their homes in march, 1942, and this is the place where the selection took place. - selection? - selection. i've got evidence translated into english, so you can have a look on it. - "as soon as the nazis arrived in ilya, "they showed extreme cruelty toward the jewish population. "they soon started going from home to home, "searching for every man, woman, and child. "they removed them from their homes "and forced them to run to the designated central locations in the market." that's where we are. - yeah. - "during the soviet time, "they had establis

confronting nazis on the german left wing is such a close label exposes wasn't fascination with the freedom of. drought then foreign spies across russia push inflation point two percent high in just a week i'll have that i'm lots more in the business but it's an intensive minute's time. around the hair and welcome to the program now moscow is bracing itself for another uncomfortable cloud of smoke experts warn that a new wave of noxious smoke is likely to engulf the city after a burst of rain the capital a couple of days responds wildfires continue to burn the capital there and then this heat shows no sign of abating. over reports from the outskirts of moscow. the blazes are slowly crawling into the russian capital in this park just on outskirts of moscow several fires i have covered and there are two hundred where meters that have been stopped by now but the smell is still in the air for the past two days however muscovite had a chance to breathe fresh air well as fresh as it can be in the capital of course as the rain fell on the city however experts predict the smog to be back late thurs

in history of veterans who fought with the nazis against soviet forces in world war two you have been holding cover ations but the authorities have banned anti fascist groups from holding their own event catarina as are reports now and how the legacy of not says this remembered in the baltic state. now it says in one of the most feared movements the world has it countered yet there are those who glorify it today. we are on. their way to liberation wars in the world one began in one nine hundred fourteen the other in one nine hundred thirty nine soon there will be a third war and it will start here gaining momentum and giving the world true freedom. the estonian waffen s.s. were created by german forces in one nine hundred forty four and sent to battle the anti hitler coalition forces thousands of civilians died at the hands of those soldiers get their glorified as the true heroes of a stone. rallies like these take place every year with full support from the government people turn up in full regalia wearing nazi symbols and selling german war souvenirs a bitter pill for those who are

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face off with a political twist german activists are close to expose a rival seen as a fraction of nazis. well news and much more this is the welcome moscow is bracing itself for another uncomfortable cloud of smaug experts warn that a new wave of smokers lucky to engulf the city after a burst of rain gave the capital a couple of days' rest but wildfires continue to burn there the capital and the heat shows no sign of abating teasin tightened on the covers in moscow's outskirts . but here in moscow we have had a chance to breathe fresh air for the past two days as the rain fell on the capital it has been a bliss it has been a break for most whites however doctors are saying that during this time of fires people's unused systems went down very low and that we should expect significant increase in cases of flu and cold and other infections during the autumn during this autumn moskos or jesus saying that the death rate in the city has doubled from feed hundred sixty three hundred eighty people at the eighty seven hundred people many countries to suggesting there is citizens not to be during

last year the youth wing of the left leaning social democratic party decided to strike out against nazi chic we wanted to do something about the sub. methods they used to attract the younger people with the with passion with contemporary music outdoor activities because it's not like the old fashioned neo nazi everybody knew with the new uniform and the baseball bat or the new label star climber an obvious spot on their original prominently features a powerful re store obsessed with nordic mythology and its plan to rule the world of fashion store style or fail to see the funny side and sued for damages brand choosing to file the lawsuit at the court in nuremberg the judge has rejected the claim saying still climber is allowed to engage in satire but in a protest that they do not deserve to be parity as peddlers of new nazi although they had to change their logo because it resembled a swastika they now say they do not carry any notes the symbols which are banned in germany on nor do they cater to a specific market i have people here who can i think for about children i have people here w

a stadium veterans who fought on the nazi side against the soviet union have been gathering to hold a commemoration in the country but the authorities have barred and infractions the graves from staging that own demonstration aussie's counter now reports. not says i'm one of the most feared movements the world has a countered yet there are those who glorify it today. on the board. that there were two liberation wars in the world one began in one nine hundred fourteen the other nine hundred thirty nine soon there will be a third war and it will start here gaining momentum and giving the world true freedom the estonian waffen s.s. were created by german forces in one thousand nine hundred four and sent to battle the anti hitler coalition forces thousands of civilians died at the hands of those soldiers get their glorified as the true heroes of a stone. rallies like these take place every year with full support from the government people turn up in full regalia wearing nazi symbols and selling german war souvenirs a bitter pill for those who are trying to stop not cism in the baltics fro

glyn ford believes the drill may be a signal of nazi support on a political level. but what concerns me about this it appears have some support from if you only officials within the estonian government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want to a political collaboration with the people organizing this event it's clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports there actually basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. from the second world war out of sort the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days and i can't imagine that anywhere would there be bridge or to support for this kind of event. it's now twenty three minutes past the hour here in moscow you are with r.t. it's good to have you with us today and what's in a name well rushers militia could soon be finding out president medvedev there wants t

the for being with us to save another set of raids i said commemorates the people who fought on the nazi side during world war two is it really appropriate these days do you think to hold military exercises named after a fashion student. well i would have thought absolutely not i mean it's clearly both offensive a bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports or actually basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. second world war. why are so many countries from the anti hitler coalition taking part in this well on the face of it that seems to be a contradiction doesn't it well absolutely but i mean i don't know how official these teams are i mean i've looked up at the the results of previous events as you might put it and certainly u.s. u.k. finnish latvian teams have been place but as far as i'm aware certainly the british team in no way represents anybody officially in the united kingdom and i'm sure that will be questions asked in the house of commons about this if they are because this isn't the first time this has been mentioned a study has courted controv

as to ask the anti nazi activists to turn down their microphones as the sound interferes with the s.s. veterans rally. and as they lay flowers and light candles at the graves of soviet soldiers and the stony labor camp victims they can but wonder how can the rest of the world tolerate such a glorification of naziism the entire world mourns the victims of the nazi killing machine here in a stony however those who participated in the murders are viewed as heroes and are given more glory the many believe they ever deserve the anti fascist movements here in the baltic states however do say that they will put in every effort to prevent this attempt to rewrite history as much for the future generations as for the memories of those who lost their lives in the second world war castro's r r t a stone. the wiki leaks website exposed a of more than seventy five thousand classified u.s. documents on that gun istanbul has enraged the white house while suggesting cover up in the deaths of hundreds of civilians. juden associate the man who started the controversial whistle blowing project four years

fashion statements a german left wingers go into battle over the outfits of choice for a neo nazi movement. six am in the russian capital i match reza thanks for joining us here on our team our top story more than five hundred forest in peat bog fires are still raging across russia the blazes have killed fifty three people and force thousands to seek medical attention president obama has offered russia experts and equipment to help fight the fires artes and he said now way has been in central russia watching the efforts to tackle the blaze. for some the destruction is already being swept away. for others it's sweeping towards them this is how it all starts with a small flame that can quickly engulf the entire forest making this a very fierce battle for emergencies workers and volunteers it has been sergei's job to protect this forest for years but this summer has become his worst nightmare . the most dangerous is one of the treetops are burning and the flames move it incredibly first piece thousands of volunteers have joined in to help fight the flames why did fire breaks between damage to

for the believes the drill may be a signal of nazi support on a political level. what concerns me about this it appears how some support from if you only officials were only in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want to a political collaboration with the people organizing this event it's clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports they're actually basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. from the second world war out of sort the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days i can't imagine that anywhere would you support for this kind of event. millions of children across india are being forced to give up their education to earn a living with widespread poverty in many families can't afford to send their kids to school and instead rely on their daily wage to put food on the table but a

claims it's just a sporting event mr new comes in for frequent criticism for honoring nazi sympathizers in the form of british m.e.p. for believes the drill may be a signal of nazi support on a political level what concerns me about this it appears how some support from if you want the officials within a stone in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want to a political collaboration with the people organizing this event it's clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports there actually basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. from the second world war out of sort the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days i can't imagine that anywhere would you support for this kind of event. time now for some other stories making headlines across the world at this stage of the day twelve people have been killed in a spate

estonia has held a military exercise commemorating nazi collaborators the annual international war game called the air in a raid honors a reconnaissance group that work behind a red army lines during the second world war russia says the exercise glorifies a stoniest cooperation with hitler's regime claims it's just a sporting event estonia comes in for frequent criticism for honoring nazi sympathizers former british member of the european parliament glyn ford believes the drill may be a signal of nazi support on a political level. what concerns me about this it appears to have some support from if you only officials would need a stone in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want a political collaboration with the people organizing this event it's clearly both offensive a bizarre well there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports around and a nazi collaborating organizer you shouldn't. second world war the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of p

on the court in europe has played host to a new nazi case but this time about fashion a german clothes label tried to seem a deft win group which produce groups of its close which are popular among the nazis. for several weeks of sweltering heat which have gripped central russia as against the debate about global warming next we hear from a meteorologist who explains what's been behind the seasonal shift and predicts where it could lead us this coming winter. russia's inflames is flooded heavy snow falls in south africa and south america today we'll talk about whether those weather abnormalities are linked and if they are any result of climate change for that i'm joined by an expert from an independent weather information service mr vijay. this is our to thank you very much for being here with us today now in your view are there was natural disasters around the world. of course but there are several factors there first of all of course it's down to nature there's also the human factor is people's influence on nature is really positive but there's also a more global factor that i want t

a german a clothing label popular with neo nazis has lost alarm won't. court for steiner accused a left wing political group of defamation after it created a rival satirical brand they claim the line damage the reputation for sign up by spoofing its designs but is. never of course the trial was about a lot more than just crimes a fashion and industrial dispute between two close manufacturers is a number likely headline grabber but it's third of heated debate in germany dostana makes casual were inspired by nordic mythology closely linked with the ideology of the third reich founded just eight years ago its line has already become very good for german there nazis. but last year the youth wing of the left leaning social democratic party decided to strike out against nazi chic we wanted to do something about the supplemental. they used to attract the younger people with it with passion with contemporary music or outdoor activities because it's not like the old fashioned see everybody knew with an uniform and a baseball bat or the new label star khiam or an

colin ford believes the drill may be a signal of nazi support on a political level. what concerns me about this it appears how some support from if you only officials were only a stone in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want to a political collaboration with the people realizing this event it's clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports he's basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. from the second world war out assault to generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days i can't imagine that anywhere would you support for this kind of event. well now let's have a quick update on world events at this stage of the day five afghan police have been killed in three separate attacks in the country in the southern city of kandahar a bomb in a part motorcycle hit a convoy returning from training

about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days and i can't imagine that anywhere would you support for this kind of event. the donkey that was sent parasailing above a russian beach in a cruel p.r. stunt is these days enjoying the trappings of a new celebrity lifestyle it seems and that was swamped in worldwide sympathy after her ordeal was rescued by the british tabloid sun newspaper but before heading to pastures new she's been undergoing some high class rehab at the kremlin school of riding now moscow. reports. the donkey has learned it russia's notorious four legged fly is finally able to breathe easy and not because the donkey arrived in moscow after days on the road from southern russia and i'm not complaining. very sweet one and everyone fell in love for her and we don't want to give no and i cannot because strange journey started with her now infamous flight up above the beach a power sail pulled by a boat a complicity triggered by the local water sports company but it police found o

offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sport for basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. for all from this second world war out of salt the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days and i can't imagine that anywhere would you support for this kind of event. for world news stories in brief no b.p. says it's reached a significant milestone after apparently controlling the oil leak in the gulf of mexico with his latest effort a new operation uses thick mud to push the oil back down into the pipe the u.s. government says seventy five percent of the spill has now been cleaned up or broken down by nature around seven hundred million liters of oil gushed into the sea since b.p.'s rig exploded in april causing what's been branded as america's worst environmental disaster. parts of pakistan are facing a life threatening food crisis amid the worst floods that the country e

world war two moscow believes that the exercise is an attempt to glorify a stone slab ration with nazi germany the only unit was a finnish army formation of a stone in volunteers that spied behind the red army lines games have been held since nine hundred ninety four teams from around the world taking part but former member of the european parliament green ford told me that only a small minority of european support events will glorify the nazi past. what concerns me about this it appears how some support from if you want the officials within the a stone in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want a political cooperation with the people organizing this event is clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for sport are you basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. from the second world war out assault that generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extr

estonia has commemorated nazi supporters with a military exercise an international drill called the earn a raid on ars a reconnaissance group that worked with the german military intelligence in world war two the exercise was founded shortly after the fall of the soviet union some twenty years ago and russia says it's an attempt to glorify stoney's collaboration with hitler's germany claims it's mainly a sporting event and a story has been widely criticized for honoring nazi supporters for a british european parliament member of going forward believes the drill is offensive. what concerns me about this it appears have some support from if you only officials within the a stunning government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want to a political collaboration with the people who are organizing this event it's clearly both offensive a bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports you basically get around a nazi collaborating organize a shit. for all of the second world war the generally across the european union the vast majority of people

offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for stream sports you basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. second world war out assault the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days and i can't imagine that anywhere would there be bridge or to support for this kind of event for many people in ford speaking to us from brussels that. well the european union has been expanding in the past few years but it seems some former soviet states you joined recently can be an obstacle to corporation artie's ceviche other nazi talks to a man who's delved deep into european identity to hear what challenges this creates in relations with moscow. it is probably accepted in moscow that. it is probably a good idea to do would be either directly and that's how it started for no other reason than the reasons of geography the two have to have a relationship and it's better of course for both sides of t

hundred ninety four but most cases them as an attempt to avoid pious ten years collaboration with nazi germany however former british labor party european parliament member glenn ford thinks it's only a small minority of european support of violence ordering the nazi asked. what concerns me about this it appears have some support from if you all the officials within the estonian government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want a political collaboration with the people organizing this event it is clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sport are you basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. for second world war the generally across the european union the vast majority of people would be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days i can't imagine that anywhere would you support for this kind of event. brussels for as b.p. says it's reached a significant milestone claiming the oil leak in th

stone near is again holding a second world war military commemoration which critics also celebrates nazi collaboration it's a competition held annually which will reenact the work of a course called the nine hundred forty one the event is a named art and the universe of the stain volunteers who spied behind red army lines as they fought the nazis it's been hell since ninety ninety four but most cases there are an attempt to glorify a stone in collaboration with hitler's germany but for courses that european parliament member going forward things only a small minority of people so. what concerns me about this it appears have some support from if you all the officials were near stony in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want to a political collaboration with the people organizing this event it's clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports or basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. for second world war out of sort the generally across the european union the vast majority of people will b

glyn ford told me that he thinks of the a small minority of european support events to glorify the nazi past. what concerns me about this it appears how some support from if you all the officials within the a stone in government and that's what's much more concerning because that indicates if you want a political collaboration with the the people organizing this event it is clearly both offensive and bizarre that while there is a new enthusiasm for extreme sports or you basing it around a nazi collaborating organization. from the second world war out assault that generally across the european union the vast majority of people will be horrified about what's going on there always are a small minority of people who actually sympathize with the nazis but they are extremely small these days and i can't imagine that anywhere would there be very geraghty support for this kind of event. for many people and for in brussels world news now b.p. says it's reached a significant milestone after apparently controlling the oil leak in the gulf of mexico with its latest effort a new operation uses thick

but they're not nazis.is just outrageous. >> and how will -- because obviously, the big question is -- will this translate into a midterm november political rallying point? >> i don't think so. the economy is so overwhelming in people's minds. most people in america are much more concerned about money in their wallets than they are about mosques in manhattan. >> even republicans say, we hope this blows over. we don't think that this helps us in november. >> george, what do you think? are republicans getting concerned as democrats are by this debate now? >> i think a month from now, people are going to say, what was that all about? this is an august story. it's a slow news time. you can always tell a fund mentally weak story because it turns on sensitivity. sensitivity is overrated, frankly. it's the nature of a -- >> may i quote you on it? >> you get pushback from some of the 9/11 families. >> that's too bad. the fact is, when you have entitlement by people, to have everyone be sensitive to everyone else, t

and yes, the nazis invaded paris, but who hasn't, really?ause ] but she is wearing a hat. the hat makes it -- she looks like a ho in "hogan's heroes." so i don't know. i'm not an expert on this sort of thing. one person that i do know is, our expert analyst, a person who every once in awhile, we bring him in to kind of look at these sorts of things and see if they're real or whatever. to determine once and for all if this is a nazi salute, we turn this over to my uncle frank. >> wow. this is a photo in a strip joint with, you know, they got the pole and the girl goes on the pool and she wraps her legs around the pole, and she slides up or down, or down and up, and the guys throw money at her. she take the money. puts them in her bosom, she smiles and hugs a couple of them and everybody's happy, including me. it's a beautiful picture. wow. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'm not sure -- was that a yes or a no? >> yes. >> jimmy: that was a yes? >> yes. >> jimmy: okay. there's a story going around hollywood now that says big changes might be

dna tests of nazi leader adolf hitler reveal a surprising dna tests of nazi leader adolf hitler reveal a surprising ancestry. captions paid for by nbc-universal televisio >>> hello, and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with the people speaking. votes have been counted from five states where americans weighed in yesterday on who will make it to midterm elections in november, and the senate primaries in florida and arizona captured attention nationwide. nbc's leanne gregg has more. >> reporter: john mccain one step closer to his fifth term in the u.s. senate after winning tuesday's primary. mccain spent more than $20 million to successfully fend off former congressman j.d. hayworth. >> i promise you, i take nothing for granted, i'll fight with every ounce of strength and conviction i possess to make the case for my continued service in the senate. >> reporter: critics arguing the senator has lost his conservative roots with his stand on immigration, a key issue, but mccain still able to win heading int