you discuss victor's justice i'm joined by if i am zero fans roussillon he is the director of the simon wiesenthal center in springfield we go to lawrence douglas he is a professor at amherst college and in boston we cross to william kaler he is a professor of international relations and history at boston university and another member of our cross talk team yell on the hunger all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want it was sixty five years ago almost to the day the international tribunal military tribunals sat in nuremberg in judgment of nazi war criminals first of all i want to go to you douglas what is the overall legacy in your opinion sixty five years on was justice served. you know i think justice was served i mean i think it's probably i think we could all agree that it's the single most important precedent in the development of international criminal law and i think the most important basic principle that established was that heads of state can be held accountable before international tribunals for the atrocities that are perpetra

suspected russian arms dealer victor boot reportedly lands in new york after being extradited to the us from thailand moscow insists the moves are illegal. european union president warns the irish debt crisis could cause a whole lops if europe fails to unite against a common economic threat. and the new leader of britain's armed forces believes the west is unable to defeat militant islamists and al qaeda in general sir david richards says to prepare for another four decades in afghanistan. it's six am in moscow i met treasurer good to be with you here on r t our top story russian businessman victor boot has reportedly landed new york after being extradited from thailand the u.s. suspects him of gun running to supply dictators in conflict zones but moscow says the moves to port are illegal or he's marina portnoy is full of mincing words he joins us live now with more hello marina so what's going to happen to boot next. hi there matt well the u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecut

well i don't think so in the end victor who doesn't know anything i mean the whole idea of victor buddhism merchant of death is a hollywood phenomenon the trouble is not anonymous merchant he was you know he's a cargo merchant he was he was a transporter so if americans think you could actually get secrets out of him they're very very very wrong but why don't they write what all that is the americans know this why are they so wrong about this all we're going to have a show trial of i'm a closed door trial i think probably they're going to go for the show trial because again is a very useful piece of mantlepiece because as i said before it's a big trouble just a pawn of this global game where the end game is to get russia any way and any means possible but you're saying that victor doesn't know anything many are saying the reason why washington d.c. wants to get hold of him is because he knows too much so what exactly does he know if he doesn't know too much if you disagree with that but clearly they think you know something where he doesn't know anything at all he probably knows as much as

the most controversial questions of all did the nazis get a fair hearing or was it an example of victor's justice don't miss. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers who. can. follow in welcome to cross talk i'm peter lavelle immediately after the end of the second world war two major nazi leaders were put on trial for war crimes there is no doubt such crimes were committed however there are lingering questions about victor's justice what is the legacy of nuremberg. if you can. discuss victor's justice i'm joined by if i am zero for andrew slim he's the director of the simon wiesenthal center in springfield we go to lawrence douglass he is a professor at amherst college and in boston we cross to william kaler he is a professor of international relations and history at boston university and another member of our cross talk team yelena hunger all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want it was sixty five years ago almost to the day the international tribunal military tribunal

charges against victor the head of the d.a. also spoke about mr coote about the investigation that spans several countries in years to get. into prison and subsequently into the united states which should be noted is that when they brought at the top of this press conference when they started speaking of victor boot they called him the so-called merchant of death and they said that after after oh you know laying out all the charges painting a picture of a man who sides with violence and sides with war they said that victor boot of course is innocent till proven guilty and he will have a fair trial somewhere wondering how that could happen after the picture of a villain has been displayed all over us mainstream media but as for the charges that are pressed against victor boot here they are. now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use and acquire anti-aircra

the extradition of alleged arms smuggler victor boot from thailand to the united states won't have negative impact on relations with russia so says the u.s. state department but the kremlin insists he's acted outside the. european union's president warns the irish debt crisis could collapse causing collapse if europe fails to unite against a common economic threat. and the new leader of britain's armed forces believes the west is unable to be militant islamism and general sir david richards says to prepare for another four decades in afghanistan. two am in moscow i met très a good to be with you here on r t our top story moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition of russian businessman victor boot to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked arms to dictators in conflict zones across the globe or he's gotten a cheeky young brings us the latest. victor boot is now reportedly in new york after a very contentious extradition from thailand lawyers family members on the

all the necessary support to victor. citizen and also added that mr guilt was never proven in thai court despite all the proceedings that the u.s. aggressively pursued so obviously a lot of questions still up in the air on the validity and the legality of the u.s. moves when it comes to victor now very quickly i'm assuming that the answer this question is going to be no considering everything of the justice department already said but will the media have any access to viktor but. it's a good question and it's one that should be asked i think it's fair to assume that victor boot will be held under special administrative measures and if i'm correct that means that he will be placed in a cell by himself under a twenty three hour lockdown he will have very limited access with the outside world and that means no media interviews limited access with his attorney. me if he has one here he didn't have one in thailand he will even have unlimited access when it comes to visitors we should also mention that if he is sent to the met

russell businessman victor boot sits in new york prison to face allegations of gun running after an extradition from thailand which moscow dogs only go. to the world. without nuclear weapons. the. us right wingers thrash out bush era foreign policy with the massive defense budget and continued military campaigns after republican gains in the midterm vote. and the e.u. teetering on the brink heroes' own finance ministers brainstorm a banking we're covering with struggling our land offered a survival pact that's. why from our headquarters in central moscow you're watching r t with me nice and now it's six pm here in the russian capital ten am in new york where we begin our top story russian businessman victor boot is being held in a high security prison there after his extradition from thailand dubbed the merchants of death for allegedly tracking trafficking weapons around the world he faces life in prison on terror on terrorism charges in america moscow says the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme and justice and promised to support him by all means let's get the latest now from mar

well bill apparently victor borge landed in the united states to face to face trial over some very serious allegations here he faces charges of selling arms to a terrorist group and conspiring to kill american citizens americans also believe he had stalked violence in some war torn region by selling weapons to sierra leone i have ghana's there is sudan and so on if convicted he may face life in prison any wrongdoing he says he has only engaged in perfectly legal aircraft sales but before he had arrived he arrived here in the united states went through a very contentious extradition put procedure in thailand his lawyers family members and the russian embassy in thailand said they were saved no proper notification whatsoever on this snap extradition play here is what the mr boots wife had to say yes it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected for both myself and victor's lawyer the thai cabinet held a closed meeting where a political decision was taken to extradite my husband to the us the extradition took place within four hours of the meeting against all the rig

well bill it was a very quick procedure as you mentioned victor boot was taken before a federal judge in lower manhattan where he pled not guilty to all the charges against him charges placed by u.s. officials by the u.s. attorney in this other just of new york and now he is back in the federal prison metropolitan correctional center where he will remain remains to be seen if he's being held under special administrative measures or not if he is held under sam's that would mean that he's on a twenty three hour lockdown in a prison now was shortly before mr boot appeared before the federal judge us prosecutors had held a press conference in lower manhattan outlining detailing all the charges against victor. and their intent what they called an intensive investigation that spanned several years and was to place all over the globe the u.s. attorney. listed all of the charges against mr we'd like to play some sound for viewers about that. now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to

that to boot but victor boot behind bars. if europe's single currency fails so with the union itself the warning comes from the e.u. president ahead of the eurozone finance ministers meeting portugal has warned it could be forced to ditch the euro and on and is also being added to use by enough funds to prevent bankruptcy and that nathan lane and from a london based investment company says small states may have little alternative but to take the money. i don't really in a in a position of of much choice because clearly it's a sort of rock and a hard place scenario and the short term expediency of bail out so it's better than the no hair car bondholders all or i immediate reactions of the situation but just you know you what you want to keep an eye on the fact that one country after another appears to be on a slow roast in terms of news flow and in terms of word the way the markets looking at this but my guess would be it's likely to be a short term situation for ireland because i believe that they will be forced to take bailo

american justice victor boot came into u.s. custody on tuesday set to stand trial on arms smuggling and terrorism charges one conspiring to kill united states nationals two conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark meantime the u.s. to stands accused of breaking laws to grab the russian businessman organizing a swift extradition from thailand involving some fifty federal agents and u.s. marshals keeping the operation a secret from boots lawyer family and russian officials. despite two rulings in thailand's criminal court saying victor boots guilt was not proven and the thai government has still decided to hand him over to the u.s. i consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process and on thailand's government. moscow has dubbed the extradition of their citizen are striking injustice boot a former army officer was arrested in bangkok in march two thousand and eight in a sting opera

victor boot is expected to land in the u.s. in a few hours join me guide to check out from more from washington d.c. . also this hour a blow to the very foundations of the e.u. its president warns the fighting currency could drag the union with it. and out of the day a day and human rights policies seem hypocritical and inconsistent activists slammed the u.s. for abusing prisoners in afghanistan and secret detention centers with claims there are more cases of torture. to be made public. with twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is r.t. in moscow. the russian capital is thailand's extradition of russian business invicta boots to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to handed having handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death trafficked to dictators and conflict zones around the world is going to church can brings us now the latest from washington. according to some reports victor board is expected to wendy in new york at nine pm local

moscow has dubbed thailand's extradition russian businessman victor boot to the u.s. as illegal washington is accused of using unprecedented political pressure to have him handed over america says the man nicknamed the merchant of death traffic. zones around the world that's not the latest from. who's waiting for us live in washington have any idea of the latest news what's his location where is victor right now. well according to some reports victor the board is expected to land in new york at nine pm local time following a very contentious extradition procedure that uproots lawyers family in the russian embassy in thailand said they had no information of that coming it was apparently just put on the plane in a very speedy manner and sent to face trial in the u.s. we contacted the f.b.i. for more commas they did not comment but they said they were going to hold a news conference this wednesday will definitely keep you posted on that the u.s. you can imagine is more than happy to have mr bush on their soil here in the united states here he faces charges of selling arm

a very contentious extradition procedure there in thailand victor good lawyers family members on the russian embassy in thailand said they received no proper notification of this on this snap extradition plan here is what mr good's wife says . yes it's hard for me to talk about but what happened was totally unexpected for both me and victims know where the thai cabinet how to closed meeting today where political decision was taken to extradite my husband to the us the extradition took place within four hours of the meeting against all the rights and laws of the country we only know that exist in thailand as us influence i guess the decision was paid for. he was apparently put on a plane in a very speedy manner and sent to the uighurs well meanwhile the united states is more than happy to have food on their soil here he faces charges of. selling arms to a terrorist group and conspiring to kill american citizens americans also believe he had stoked violence in some war torn regions by selling weapons to sierra leone afghanistan sudan and so on if convicted he may face life in prison de

victor boot is being held in solitary confinement in the u.s. federal prison as russia remains committed to supporting their citizen. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton joins a growing chorus of officials are urging the senate to ratify the start treaty before republicans gain the upper hand in the legislation. and european finance ministers start work on a possible aid package for a debt stricken ireland in an effort to restore confidence in the euro zone. six am in moscow good to be with you here on r t our top story russian diplomats have gained access to viktor boot who has just appeared in court in new york over charges of gun running moscow have been pushing for the businessman to be allowed to meet consular staff but was extradited from thailand on tuesday without the russian consulate being informed during his brief court appearance in new york he was told a list of charges that he's facing dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking in weapons around the world will go on trial over allegations he armed terrorists moscow

attorney to victor boot as the so-called merchant of death and then the u.s. attorney proceeded to paint a picture of mr booth as a man who sided with violence sided with war armed very dangerous people and was very aggressive so after quite ugly picture of one man who hasn't been able to really address the press at all yet in the u.s. and most likely will not in the u.s. attorney said quote he's innocent till proven guilty guilty so lots of mixed messages there but there are many experts believe that the real reason victor boot is someone that the u.s. has been so aggressively pursuing for this action titian is because mr boot is a former soviet military officer with what some people believe has extensive top intelligence possibly and some believe that is what u.s. officials are really after nobody proved he was that truly emboldened the old is due to dealings. sure he's accused of them. some kind of hears. rumors which of goals. for we know basically. bringing him to the united states it was the u.s. attorney in new york that filed the charges initially when

that it is inevitable victor book will face tough pressure from the prosecution the u.s. takes a very very rusty approach. extra terror tory now go house mr boots counsel could have or gave if they didn't in thailand that that extra territorial jurisdiction that the u.s. uses to go after individuals outside of the u.s. does not comport with thailand and therefore because it was not a crime in both countries that mr booth should not have been next for going to thailand to the united states i understand that there was significant amount of political pressure by the u.s. put on the thai government but i assure you that will be nothing compared to the pressure that the united states is going to put on mr booth to cooperate with the u.s. law enforcement authority is against others whether individuals businesses or countries . danielle is still in an investigative journalist and writer believes victor blood doesn't have any chance of getting a fair trial in the us. i can't possibly see how it would be a fair trial because i get americans i've spent ten years actually trying to

but it's there and victor boot from daniel is still an investigative journalist and writer. following republican gains in the recent u.s. midterm elections neo conservatives have been trumpeting u.s. foreign policy with a bush flavor at the meeting in washington the threat of china and iran and rustles nuclear might we're all the subject of hawkish rhetoric with the right winger saying the trillion dollar deficit shouldn't be paid off using any of the country's massive military budget. neo conservative leaders came together for two days of quote restoring america's leadership in a democratic world without ever acknowledging the role their policies played in its decline they reassured each other that china's rise didn't signal imperial demise we're just come from china you know we have a liberal regime we make mistakes all the time and we've had you know there are things in our history for which we need to apologize and have apologized but at the end of the day we think of ourselves as trying to promote human rights and lift all boats and prosperity and that's not how the chi

russian businessman victor boot sits in a new york prison to face allegations of a gun running out for an extradition from thailand with moscow god's only goal. mr boot will be brought before a federal judge in new york city shortly armoring up. with the details coming up. here much better with. a call to start u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton urges the senate to ratify a landmark nuclear kamila plus as republicans threaten to block a progress. and the e.u. is teetering on the brink eurozone finance ministers brainstorm a banking recovery with struggling arland offered a survival. seven pm here in moscow this is art to you coming to you live let's get straight to our top story russian businessman victor boot is being held in a high security prison in new york after his extradition from thailand dubbed the merchant of death for allegedly trafficking weapons around the world he faces my from prison on terrorism charges in america. the decision to hand him over to the u.s. is extreme injustice and promise to support him by all means. reports from new york . we are anticipating and

prosecutors are set to decide on the fate of russian businessman victor boone faces charges of supplying weapons to terrorists after being extradited from thailand. well i hope that we have a world. without nuclear weapons i also hope that page flop and a massive defense budget a world with nuclear weapons and seeing frogs all around issues back on the agenda after republican success in midterm elections. and i learn to fly. already the european union warns of economic collapse if our land and the whole e.u. don't have their of the economic storm. it's three pm here in moscow this is r t coming to you live with me needs to know why first stop russian businessmen and gun running suspect victor boot has been put in a new york jail after extradition from thailand moscow insists the thai decision to hand him over to u.s. authorities was illegal and says it will continue to fight for him if convicted brut could face life behind bars. reports. u.s. justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are

prosecutors are set to the side of the fate of russian businessman victor borge who faces charges of supplying weapons to terrorists russia says both extradition from thailand was illegal and will fight to the last for his rights. ambassador fans budget the world with nuclear weapons and seeing threats all around or issues back on the agenda after the republican success in midterm elections. and dragging the island behind it good kenyan bourne's of economic collapse and violent and the whole you don't face up to it cannot make storm. and on the business desk with the european union considering the liberalization of the gas market being the world's largest producer is no longer enough but gazprom to guarantee market dominance i'll have much more in twenty minutes time. watching r.t. live from moscow i'm josh welcome to the program russian businessman victor borge is now in jail in new york awaiting charges after being extradited from thailand suspected of arms smuggling if convicted in the u.s. he faces life in prison moscow says it will continue to fight for bush citing his extraditi

justice department refuses to give me personally any comment regarding what will happen next to victor boot but i can tell you that prosecutors are preparing to address the media some point wednesday that would detail how the the trial would proceed if there is to be a trial where he will be held in the time being as i mentioned i did reach out to the justice department to just find out basic questions when the arraignment would be where mr boot would be relocated to whether he would be held under special administrative measures and the justice department wrote me back saying that they would not comment or answer any of my questions obviously this has added a tense element to the relations between the united states and russia russian foreign minister sergei lavrov weighed in on the situation questioning why this clandestine activity is taking place at the moment. but. despite two rulings in thailand's criminal court saying victor boot guilt was not proven the thai government has still decided to hand him over to the us i consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal proce

russian businessman victor boot appears before a u.s. court to hear charges of gun running a day off to be extradited from thailand. pleads not guilty in court strictly denying all the charges u.s. officials have leveraged against him a marine a fortnight in new york but that story coming up. a call to start us secretary of state hillary clinton urges the senate to ratify a landmark nuclear deal with russia as republicans threaten to block its progress. european finance ministers stopped work on a possible aid package for a debt stricken island in an effort to restore confidence in the eurozone. with twenty four hour news from russia and from around the world this is r.t. here in moscow good to have you with us russian diplomats have finally been granted access to vic to boot who has just appeared in court in new york over charges of gun running moscow has been pushing for the businessman to be allowed to meet consular staff but was extradited from thailand on tuesday without the russian consulate being informed during a brief court appe

fact of whether victor boot can get a fair trial in the u.s. two russian diplomats did visit visit with mr boucher in the federal prison where he's being held in lower manhattan one russian diplomat said that he he is right now in ok circumstances he was the fifty hydrated he's being held in solitary confinement mr booth said that his all of his funds were essentially stolen while he was held in prison in thailand for more than two years boot is alleging and says that during his extradition flight from thailand to the u.s. u.s. officials had tried to pressure him to admit to the charges that have been leverage against him and in return they promised him some privileges said that he did not give in to what they wanted and so at this point he is now in solitary confinement in a federal prison the u.s. attorney had also held a press conference outlining the charges against victor boot and let's take a listen to what exactly they are their tribute now stands charged in this district the southern district of new york with four charges one conspiring