live now to chance to bridge a security analyst and former u.k. army officer charles thanks for coming on to the program to talk about this now and if you look at the authenticity of the documents leaked by. do you think they're going to be scrutinized further or denied. i think absolutely they're going to be scrutinized no doubt think tanks and so many other organizations fact checkers and so on that end up of course promoting us and particularly u.k. government lines will be looking for giveaways but i think they may struggle in this case as indeed in so many to undermine what appears to have discovered here or are those people who have leaked documents to and then how work in uncovering the linkage is it's an impressive piece of journalism by any standards i think to produce what she travels she's produced and apparently convincing evidence if the stock commit such genuine and so far at least been no indication whatsoever despite the opportunity to given to people so far to show them as not genuine if they are genuine these documents are indeed as d

former u.k. army officer charles gave us his insights on how weapons end up in the hands of terrorists people such myself and not just me many people since 2011 and before when this was being muted as we can supply we were told to moderate rebels as they were caught in either libya or syria with weaponry that would help overthrow gadhafi or for example assad it was obvious to those of us who've got really any military backgrounds and told that it would be impossible to control where those weapons would end up and indeed much research a lot of academics and so on has proved this to be the case again and again are the moderate rebels so-called selling or handing over these weapons to these groups all of these groups can capture them in the field if they have backless or disputes themselves of course it could have been and i don't think this is necessarily the stuff of conspiracy theories it could have been so obvious of course that this would happen that it would end the weapons would end up in the hand

ruled by a british governor directly appointed by london and as for protests forget it a 900 $81.00 u.k. army document shows how comfortable the government was with shooting unarmed protesters practically the stench would be took photograph baton rounds shotgun and small arms fire small arms fire would be directed into the crowd for lethal effect shooting to kill protestors a real cornerstone of basic freedom the u.k.'s ministry of defense dismissed the document as theoretical speculation but even if that's true with the outcry over such a document be as muted if it were from the chinese government i doubt it kong was a british colony 450 years didn't attain there was absolutely 0. democracy it was june from london through a governor who was appointed in london and sent over to hong kong was one of which was christian to be one of the most militant voices in straitened bush's agenda intervention by the west in this current crisis so there was no real democracy whatsoever he shouldn't put tears as the oldest article memory if it ever seems to be interested in the west as it will be just as old

media project and in london we cross the charles shoe bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counterterrorism intelligence officer originally across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to charles 1st in london while this story with afghanistan and the quote unquote peace process is take a very interesting turn from what we've been told leadership members of the taliban were supposed to go to camp david and i guess maybe tie a bow on this again quote unquote peace process here i don't buy that story it was on the back of a taliban attack in one american was killed and 11 other people were killed that's the story of the last 18 years ok was of the story of the last few days here my supposition is trump got cold feet because he doesn't know where it's going to go and it's not a political winner for him with this foreign policy blog not necessarily with the american people we can get into that go ahead charles what's your take. i think there's something in what you say here i don't think it's as it appears certa

said company for comment as when we get it will let you know where they have a say meantime former u.k. army officer bridge says there's no reason to doubt the authenticity of those leaked documents. it's impressive piece of journalism by any standards i think to produce what sheer the trav the she's produced into apparently convincing evidence some if the stock commit such genuine and so far at least those been no indication whatsoever i despite the opportunity to given to people so fast see showed them as not genuine if their chair near in these documents are indeed as dili on a has self suggests they are indeed explosive in a revelation it's really what it shows its long after we all know of course or in many of us know about this operation timber sycamore that was launched by the u.s. was run by many years by them a covert arming and training project for syria's rebel was supposedly moderate rebel was but of course invariably many of these weapons and did up in the hands of what even the u.s. deems terrorists in syria that was all supposedly ended in 2017 now when it was finally disclose

media project and in london we cross the charles shoe bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counterterrorism intelligence officer originally cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to charles 1st in london while this story with afghanistan in the quote unquote peace process is take a very interesting turn from what we've been told leadership members of the taliban were supposed to go to camp david and i guess maybe tie a bow on this again quote unquote peace process here i don't buy that story it was on the back of a taliban attack in one american was killed in.

were telegrams the pentagon for comment we'll bring you that comment when we get it meantime former u.k. army officer joe shubert gave his insights on how weapons could potentially end up in syria. it's an impressive piece of journalism by any standards i think to produce what share the travis she's produced and apparently convincing evidence if the stock commit such genuine and so far at least there's been no indication whatsoever despite the opportunity to given to people so far to show them as not genuine if they're genuine these documents are indeed as i tell ya herself suggests they are indeed explosive in their revelations really what it shows is long after we all know of course or many of us know about this operation timber sycamore busy that was launched by the us was run by many years by them. arming and training project for syria's rebels supposedly moderate rebels. but of course invariably many of these weapons and it up in the hands of even the us deems terrorists in syria that was all supposedly ended in 2017 when it was finally disclosed that it's actually publicly acknowledged

media project and in london we cross the charles to bridge he is a security analyst and a former u.k. army and counter-terrorism intelligence officer originally cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to charles 1st in london while this story with afghanistan and the quote unquote peace process is take a very interesting turn from what we've been told leadership members of the taliban were supposed to go to camp david and i guess maybe tie a bow on this again quote unquote peace process here i don't buy that story it was on the back of a taliban attack in one american was killed and 11 other people were killed that's the story of the last 18 years ok was of the story of the last few days here my supposition is trump got cold feet because he doesn't know where it's going to go and it's not a political winner for him with this foreign policy blog not necessarily with the american people we can get into that go ahead charles what's your take. i think there's something in what you say here i don't think it's as it appears certain

selfie take is and the focus of phone zombies and the push for a greener and more inclusive army isn't limited to the u.k. if u.s. democratic party presidential candidate elizabeth warren gets her way the american army will be adding fighting climate change to its to do list we don't have to choose between a green military and then a factor one my plan. servicemembers readiness and safety and the chief cost savings for american taxpayers together we can fight climate change and doing military exercises are notoriously bad for the environment munitions can take hundreds of years to degrade and toxic materials like lead. can spill out and pollute ground water back in 2017 the u.s. government put out a request for the development of environmentally friendly training bullets both the u.s. and u.k. militaries seem determined to put the eco into warrior and recruit some of them at the same time that's great brilliant good for them i don't know if that's necessarily thing that's going to attract young people necessarily i think they i don't i maybe we were some people. i wouldn't be a part of the army but i'm s