lethal arms including javelin anti-tank missiles to discuss this further i'm now joined live by richard becker from the anti war answer coalition richard thanks for being with us here on our to internationalize always. so two thousand eight hundred not getting off to a really good start militarily i guess the u.s. claims the weapons it is sending to ukraine are purely defensive but does arming one side in an ongoing military conflict contribute to peace really. well of course it doesn't and the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains the same that it has had for several years and that is true a catch ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the i'm going hostility that's expressed from washington and from nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between or draw some sharp line between often said in defense of weaponry in this case it's all of the offensive and defensive weaponry bo

to rex tillerson those officials misspoke and the plans were misrepresented antiwar activist richard becker says the turkish military advance in syria has created a difficult situation for the u.s. . of course the nato alliance is not a defensive alliance it's an office of alliance that's headed by the united states and which so many more countries now belong to since the fall of the soviet union but turkey despite that expansion continues to occupy a very important place in nato and so again here we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that they're trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances. conflicts between turkey and kurdish forces in northern syria has caused global loam and triggered mass protests in

previously announced plans to provide ukraine with lethal arms including javelin anti-tank missiles richard becker from the antiwar answer coalition thinks that washington's move has nothing to do with bringing peace to the region. the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains the aim that it has had for several years and that is to attach ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the i'm going to it's expressed from washington and from the nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between or draw some sharp line between often said in defense of weaponry in this case it's all the offensive and defensive weaponry both necessary for any modern armed forces. in was a word we heard a lot in two thousand and seventeen well here is another story of alleged collusion this time though the characters are a little bit different wiki leaks has published an e-mail apparently showing that the new york

people from both sides have been killed in the conflict according to the un antiwar campaigner richard becker thinks washington's arms sales have nothing to do with bringing peace. the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains that it has had for several years and that is to a carriage ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the i'm going to express from washington. and from nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between draws some sharp between our defense of weaponry in this case it's. the afghans of the defense of weaponry both necessary for any modern and forces. meanwhile the lethal airstrike the start of the year in yemen with more than twenty killed in the key port of her dida three of the world's biggest humanitarian agencies have now joined together to highlight that yemen's past the grim milestone of ensuring more than a thousand days of war explaining that three quarte

people from both sides have been killed in the conflict according to the un and your campaign richard becker thinks washington's arms sales have nothing to do with bringing peace. the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains the same that it has had for several years and that is to attach ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the i'm going to it's expressed from washington and from nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between murderous some sharp why and between often said in defense of weaponry in this case it's all the offensive and defensive weaponry both necessary for any modern armed forces. me time for syria and iraq twenty eighteen does mean emerging from the shadows of ice will rule a few families left on scarred by what they went through would get a city of has the story next of two young syrian girls struggling to survive after being left alone in the ravaged city

misspoke and the plans have been misrepresented well for more on the story we can now bringing richard becker from the antiwar answer coalition richard thank you very much indeed for joining us i mean well as i look at it then those reports of a u.s. backed border force came out at the start of the week and they prompted a furious response from turkey we why do you think it's taken until now for rex tillerson to deny that. well it's very hard to say what the truth is here about the statement based on the statements that are coming from the secretary of state or any of the u.s. officials that in fact virtually any of the officials who are involved on the turkish side or the u.s. side there's been so such duplicity that has led to the destabilization of syria turkey has been the conduit for tens of thousands of fighters to go into syria to try to overthrow the government supporting forces like isis and al-qaeda now they are trying to ally themselves with russia and iran and others in reaching an agreement but there's a fundamental contradiction and that is that the kurdish forces the kurdish pe

on the idea saying officials misspoke and the plans had been misrepresented antiwar activist richard becker believes washington's behavior can be explained by the fact is now court between two allies. but we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that they're trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances and the united states on the other hand is tied in with the y.p. g. forces inside syria who have been the main fighting forces that the u.s. has been allied with in the battle against isis but more than that to maintain a u.s. presence inside syria which the u.s. military has been declaring is there for indefinitely. and the british sas hi the death of stalin has sparked much debate in russia with some claiming the film distorts history while others say it's just a comedy russia's culture ministry has bombs

and two regions the un ses more than ten thousand people have been killed on the war campaign richard becker thinks washington's weapons sales have little to do with bringing peace. the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains the same that it has had for several years and that is to attach ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the i'm going huskily that's expressed from washington and from nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between draw some sharp land between offensive and defensive weaponry in this case it's all the offensive and defensive weaponry both necessary for any modern armed forces. for syria and iraq twenty thousand does mean emerging from the his shadows of i still is brutal rule few families were left on scarred by what they went through in iraq as the it has the story now of two young syrian girls struggling to survive after being left alone in the ravaged

people from both sides have been killed in the conflict according to the un and he was campaigner richard becker though things washington's arms sales have nothing to do with bringing pace the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains the same that it has had for several years and that is to attach ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the i'm going huskily that's expressed from washington and from nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between draws some sharp wont between our offensive and defensive weaponry in this case it's only the afghans of indifference that weaponry both necessary for any modern armed forces. now for syria and iraq twenty eighteen does mean emerging from the shadows of isis brutal rule if you found families around scarred by what they went through but against the earth has the story now of two young syrian girls struggling to survive after being left alone

two regions the un says more than ten thousand people have been killed until the war campaign richard becker thinks washington's weapons sales have little to do with bringing peace there. the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains the same that it has had for several years and that is to attach ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the ongoing huskily that's expressed from washington and from the nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between draws some sharp ly and between often said in defense of weaponry in this case it's all of the offensive and defensive weaponry both necessary for any modern armed forces. not for syria and iraq twenty means emerging from the shadows of i saw its brutal brutal few families were left on the scarred by what they went through rock as the of us the story of two young syrian girls struggling to survive after being left alone in the robert c

the un says more than ten thousand people have been killed so far now and he will come poena richard becker going forward thinks that washington's weapons sales now i've got little to do that with bringing peace. the aim here on the part of the u.s. government remains the same that it has had for several years and that is to attach ukraine not only to the european community which the u.s. doesn't care that much about but to bring the ukraine into nato as well which would pose a very great threat to russia if that were to take place considering that the i'm going has still a t. that's expressed from washington and from nato headquarters is so prevalent so we can't really distinguish between or draw some sharp land between offensive and defensive weaponry in this case it's all of the offensive and defensive weaponry both necessary for any modern armed forces. to syria and iraq meantime twenty eighteen does mean emerging from the shadows of isis brutal rule few families are left i'm scarred by what they went through a senior correspondent has got the story next to two young syrian kills strugg

backtracked on the idea saying officials misspoke on the plans had been misrepresented antiwar activist richard becker believes washington's behavior can be explained by the fact it's now caught between two allies but we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something the trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilisation of syria and led to the present circumstances and the united states on the other hand is tied in with the y.p. g. forces inside syria who have been the main fighting forces that the u.s. has been allied with in the battle against isis but more than that to maintain a u.s. presence inside syria which the u.s. military has been declaring is there for indefinitely. and the british satire the death of stalin has sparked much debate in russia with some claiming the film distorts history while others say it's just a comedy russia's culture ministry has bans the movi

saying that the officials had misspoken that the plans had been misrepresented and he worked with richard becker believes that washington's behavior can be explained by the fact that it's now caught between two are lies. but we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that they're trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances and the united states and the other hand is tied in with the y.p. g. forces inside syria who have been the main fighting forces that the u.s. has been allied with in the battle against isis but more than that to maintain a u.s. presence inside syria which the u.s. military has been declaring is there for indefinitely. and you british satire the death of stalin a spy in russia with some claim in the film distills history of the safe just a comedy which is culture ministry has banned the movie a

to rex tillerson those officials misspoke in the plans were misrepresented antiwar activists richard becker says the turkish military advance in syria has created a difficult situation for the u.s. . of course the nato alliance is not a defensive alliance it's an office of alliance that's headed by the united states and which so many more countries now belong to since the fall of the soviet union but turkey despite that expansion continues to occupy a very important place in nato and so again here we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that they're trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances well washington correspondents american takes a closer look at the highly challenge situation between the u.s. and. no matter how many times washington says on car its ally the reality is far from it as distrust bet

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the idea saying officials misspoke and the plans have been misrepresented or antiwar activist richard becker says the u.s. is caught between two are lies. but we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that they're trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances and the united states on the other hand is tied in with the y.p. g. forces inside syria who have been the main fighting forces that the u.s. has been allied with in the battle against isis but more than that to maintain a u.s. presence inside syria which the u.s. military has been declaring is there for indefinitely. and you british the death of stalin has sparked heated debate here in russia with some claiming the film to still its history and others saying it's just a comedy russia's culture ministry has banned the film that won in moscow cinema went a

the idea saying that if the misspoken in the plans had been misrepresented and he were activist richard becker told as washington is caught between two allies but we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that they're trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances and the united states and the other hand is tied in with the y.p. g. forces inside syria who have been the main fighting forces that the u.s. has been allied with in the battle against isis but more than that to maintain a u.s. presence inside syria which the u.s. military has been declaring is there for indefinitely. a suicide bomber has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred sixty in the afghan capital local journalist. reports from kabul. we understand at this stage that the attacker was in an ambulance he had said he h

idea he said officials had misspoken and the plans had been misrepresented and two were activist richard becker says washington's behavior can be explained by the fact that it's now between two allies but we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was the united states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances and the united states and the other hand is tied in with the y.p. g. forces inside syria who have been the main fighting forces that the u.s. has been allied with in the battle against isis but more than that to maintain a u.s. presence inside syria which the u.s. military has been declaring is there for indefinitely is the news out thanks for staying with us here on r.t. more news after this short break. here's what people have been saying about rejected in. full. the only show i go out of my way to. really packed a pu

officials had misspoken and the plans that actually been misrepresented and he were activist richard becker believes that washington's behavior can be explained by the fact that it's now caught between two allies but we have what appears to be a somewhat intractable contradiction between the u.s. interest in syria and the u.s. interest in nato and so this is something that they're trying to find a way out of but it's very difficult given the fact that it was viewed in states along with turkey saudi arabia france britain which caused the destabilization of syria and led to the present circumstances and the united states and the other hand is tied in with the y.p. g. forces inside syria who have been the main fighting forces that the u.s. has been allied with in the battle against isis but more than that to maintain a u.s. presence inside syria which the u.s. military has been declaring is there for indefinite. packed with explosives was detonated in the afghan capital leaving almost one hundred people killed that story after the break. when you don't see. why. not. said. no to me to let. you