To a likely winner will be a. Plus last minute scramble to climb australias most famous rock ters toping to scale. Before a permanent ban comes into effect have just hours to make that track wrong is being closed to climbers out of respect for Indigenous Peoples. Im brian thomas great to have you with us the United States will be moving troops into Eastern Syria to help defend the regions oiled feels from Islamic State now thats according to u. S. Defense officials the houseman comes after the decision by President Trump earlier this month to pull american troops out of syria that move paved the way for turkeys assault on Kurdish Forces who had been in close american ally. A ceasefire deal brokered by the us has allowed turkey to establish a socalled safe zone along its border with syria which it is now for trolling along with russian troops. Well heres how many east analyst marcus bekele described the situation in the region in an interview with me earlier they are there to protect the oil fields from being attacked by the Islamic State again together with the kurds so you have a kurdish american small Alliance Still on the ground but the major trend is america is not only leaving syria but is giving up the middle east the whole region to russia as the new major power in the region. So is russias influence in syria set to increase yet further and how should the International Community respond to russias partnership there with a nato member turkey those are just some of the questions being discussed by nato ministers during a 2nd day of talks in brussels. Moscow is the new puppet master in syria russias defense minister talks with the head of a Kurdish Militia there and its clear whos giving the orders. Thats the reality facing nato defense ministers scrambling to catch up with the political reality of postwar syria and more to the point the wests role that. There are different views. On the allies as stated in the meeting also views which are publicly know it was a strong support for a political should the solution on a strong. Support for the Stronger International engagement German Defense minister and a great crime karrenbauer proposed an International Force to police a secure zone but she only had a few details for a moment to look like u. S. Defense secretary marc asper might support have an idea i think its fine that because its something that weve been calling on our European Partners to do for quite some time is to step up and do more so i would be supportive of that. Support of what if we dont intend on contribute Ground Forces or i think that operation the europeans had questions about the details and the timing we propose is what we are not against an International Security zone in principle but the situation on the ground has changed now that turkey and russia have reached an agreement those. In the past the germans have often been slow to suggest involvement in such matters but the foreign minister said she had proposed it to the turks. Often that they shoot themselves is very open in our bilateral talks this could take place with the. Involvement of the International Community and turkey would be open to talks about that of this but when talking to the larger group of ministers she only offered a couple of sentences on her idea sources said she said that was enough. Discussion process has been kicked off itll be a long process and a difficult one but the 1st steps were very encouraging. Germanys defense minister is still looking for support in brussels but nato allies turkey and the u. S. Are pulling in Different Directions. Well order to pulling hard enough to crack nato more in that were joined by ben to shell out the heads of the many sections of the hybrid bowl foundations a think tank close to the German Green Party good morning thanks so much for coming and we have high level talks going on in brussels say that nato is nato facing a threat to its future future not from external enemies but from Alliance Members well indeed i think to have never faced a more difficult challenge now with the 2 may or not the 2 major but one major part of nato one major member being so much at odds with the other i dont think weve ever witnessed a situation like that before ok its hard to find a divided disagreement like this between turkey and the United States what could it be that they are actually working together that they have agreed with russia to create a safe zone for the resettlement of hundreds of thousands of syrians possibly so it is just that if you look ahead to what should that elians than the state what should they come system because in the end they are not looking into the same direction they have different interests and whatever do you believe that includes all of the interests ok the German Government has indicated it wants to see some type of international troop presence do you think that has any chance at all i dont see this coming because the situation is very complicated as you mentioned we have nato partners looking into Different Directions and germanys not really willing to do anything out of nato and also it would not be profitable to do anything outside that framework so this idea that has been floated it will be very difficult to implement and also it was not really spelled out how shit that work in cooperation with russia turkey with what the German Defense minister has said but these are exactly the parties that are bombarding syria one in the west one in the east so how can you come up rate with these 2 violating International Law ok now the United States president said that american true. To be pulling out of syria now it appears will be redeploying to the congo guest thats near di is or will be teaming up with Kurdish Forces there what do you make of that well thats the most bizarre maneuver because as you learned over the pos days kurdish politicians have come closer to the regime in damascus and then the cooperation with kurdish troops that are at the same time affiliated with the math because that is not something that will work it doesnt have a perspective to really work out because both are not on the same page regarding the future of syria and regarding what is possible to protect so this move to remain and there is or which is not anywhere close to the border how are the us going to protect their troops and who they need to coopt to be able to do that ok those are some are good questions america will be looking at russia and turkey have created this resettlement zone theyre calling it a safety zone but its in effect a resettlement zone for Syrian Refugees now living in turkey while nato and the west have been looking on an active we have the the nato meeting today looking at this and who knows if theyll come up with something on it but the resettlement thats being planned by turkey is a massive violation of International Law and human rights conventions that turkey has signed off to and they do this and it comes at the price if ethnic cleansing also of the law if you have seen 180000. 00 people fleeing already from the kurdish terrorists further to the east these people will not be able to return and especially not resettlement is taking place by turkey poor thing arab syria refugees out of turkey into that cell and so we see Different Levels of violations of International Humanitarian law and that of course is inacceptable do you see nato becoming a spectator to this ethnic cleansing as you describe it nato has been a spectator to the whole conflict in syria it is not the 1st time that major area Rights Violations take place so at the moment it has maneuvered itself in a very difficult position how to intervene at the state of the conflict bendish eller from the 100 Bull Foundation thanks very much for coming in thank you. Lets review now some of the other stories making the news at this hour wildfires in Southern California for some 50000. 00 people from their homes there is also been experiencing Power Outages still the companies are preparing for a massive shutdown this weekend and thats fears high winds could knock down power lines and thereby worsen the situation. U. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson wants an early general election on december 12th he said he would put forward a motion on monday to Ask Parliament to approve the move now this comes after m. P. Has refused to fastrack johnsons proposed tax a deal earlier this week. British police say they have secured a warrant to question the truck driver for another 24 hours after the bodies of 39. 00 people were discovered in his vehicle the man was arrested on suspicion of murder but no charges against him filed the victims were all chinese nationals. Wards in tinian said to the polls on sunday and the opposition is on course for an election victory over incumbent president reseal machree a rapidly deteriorating economy soaring inflation and a market crash of hand of the left leaning Alberto Fernandez a huge 20 percentage point lead. President mauricio mockery striking when as posed at his last Campaign Rally in went as irish as both are aware that back here we will turn over the page of frustration we will turn around the election and we will turn around this country forever. And not create himself has a lot to turn around as his victory in the president ial election looks highly unlikely the man projected to defeat him by a landslide is a position candidate albert have had numbed as hes benefited from the disappointment felt by many anjan tines of a much crease unsuccessful handling of the economy. Mccree came to power in 2015 promising market reforms open door trade policies and strong investment but 4 years on the argentine economy is shrinking and annual inflation stands at more than 53 percent in a primary vote in august seen as a dress rehearsal for the election mockery suffered a shock a landslide defeat fernandez won by a massive 16 percent polls now predict that fernandez will win the presidency out right without the need for a 2nd round runoff a win for fernandez would also spell the return of argentinas controversial former president Cristina Kirchner who is running for Vice President shes a polarizing figure a populist who retains a huge following and is viewed as a champion of the poor yet she also faces investigations into fraud and money laundering. Economists are predicting that a win for fernandez could exacerbate economic volatility. After the primary vote Financial Markets were thrown into turmoil and the peso plunged more than 30 percent. And protests over the worsening Economic Situation led lawmakers to approve an emergency food law last month. With neighbors chile and bolivia currently suffering protests and on rest could this election push another country in the region into further instability. Or to get a measure of the status dissatisfaction many argentinians are feeling a call for life has looked at a fixture of the countrys urban landscape kiosks but its a neighborhood institution disappear. There are over 120000 kiosks in argentina they come in all shapes and colors and all share the same burden theyre holding on for dear life. This one and when osiris is owned by sandro kogan he comes from a family of skittles and is now struggling to keep his business running. People nowadays dont have the disposable income to treat themselves like in the past thats why sales of. People dont have any left over money they cant make it to the end of the month sometimes not even halfway through. Heavy inflation and the devaluation of the peso have led to a drop in purchasing power across the country but especially in these trying times to many argentinians the kiosk is much more than just a place to buy sweet treats. Friends with the people in the Neighborhood Council is sometimes even psychologists its given take always chatting with everybody. A neighborhood institution in danger of extinction since the beginning of argentinas economic downfall 33000 kiosks like this one have gone out of business. Paid it had to close 5 of his Stores Leaving over 20 people unemployed. He is frustrated and blames mauricio mockeries government for its hardship. On the the situation argentina is going through is a disaster weve hit rock bottom. The measures this government has taken has killed us with certainty. This back. As you know it is hard to move. Fearing for his remaining business he tries everything he himself can afford to attract those customers that still have a penny to spare. This is what creates government makes us do special office everythings cheap we sell no name brands. Like many troubled members of argentinas crumbling middle class closely or hopes to find relief after this weekends election pinning all his hopes on opposition candidate alberta fernandez. So i hope pray and wish that this government doesnt stay on let someone else come in or someone to ease our pain to bring back faith and trust someone to unite us who listen to us to all of us. His wish may well come true but argentinas crisis certainly wont end on election day. Its to pakistan now where there are reports the country plans on controlling and restricting internet activities through a nation wide web Surveillance System that is platform code of stories as it has gained exclusive access to documents that show pakistan has contracted the Canadian Company to help build the system these rails infrastructure would allow monitoring of all of the countrys incoming and outgoing internet traffic the project is worth an estimated 800000000. 00. Or although he was one of the reporters who carried out that investigation for cota story joins us now good morning welcome to the show owner it looks like pakistan is taking the online surveillance of its citizens to an entirely new level. Yes thank you for having me youre right back is and has indeed been searching the internet gone online for for many years now but but in a situation shows that this time is unprecedented both in terms of its scope and also its potential implications we found out that pakistan has acquired the services of san juan which is really the kind of based company for deep packet inspection which essentially means that by the government and again sort of blog and money to a very specific set of data and experts say theyre deep you know this whole system is equivalent of someone opening the letters at the post office and reading their content so internet or indirect right groups in pakistan are extremely concerned about it. Why is the government planning this massive type of Surveillance Program as you put it opening the on globes of private letters of all of us citizens. Yeah so so pakistan has has has been filtering content online which richard considers perhaps blasphemous are antistate against the interests of the country and it is it is part of this ongoing effort and and awfully pakistan. Government wants to go to great traffic which basically is reach a lot of internet right which a lot of internet groups say also could also mean whatsapp traffic guard. Or the other encrypted block from the traffic that is coming or going from those platforms. But the government of pakistan officially did think that Internet Service providers in pakistan are facing a huge loss of money due to due to this great traffic and they want to garbage thats their official stuff and theres that official stance ok i had a suspicion with the countries existing laws on freedom of the press and freedom of expression. Yes so. Over the last few years human rights human rights human Rights Groups have been sounding alarms over over pakistan and pakistan situation in terms of freedom of expression and they call it brigade areas. And there are generalistic groups that are human Rights Groups that are Internet Freedom groups who have been reporting an excessive amount of censorship and they have reported threatening arresting and even even abducting of dissenting voices online so its part of this this effort according to according to this. According to a lot of a lot of groups and. And its also ive spoken with some of the digital groups and theyve. They actually said that this. System can have Chilling Effect on on on pakistans already precarious through them of expression. For us this morning from do you have used vest give you thanks very much. Visitors have just hours now to scramble up to the iconic sandstone rock in the. Desert held sacred of course by Indigenous Peoples there now from saturday onwards it will be permanently closed to climbers because of safety risks and because of its spiritual significance. Indigenous australians call tourist at a lure ants there are many australians here right now they feel its their right to climb the National Landmark the holy rock of the local Aboriginal People teacher and hansen and her cousin geoff say the geological feature belongs to all australians. Think you can be respectful about it and its a rock theres a marker some areas where you stay away from certain areas and its a wonder of the world at some of them are back at this long ago australians of european descent named a as rock but for indigenous communities its always been and the signs were put up here a couple of years ago please do not climb and action film has been made on the rock people leave their garbage lying around and use the area as an outdoor toilet now the request has become a ban. This is sacred ground for us the tourists that understand this want to understand it they say this is my rock i say no this is not your rock its a rock or a little river. There are 700000 Indigenous People in australia and many feel they are disadvantaged in many ways to this day the artist couple lulu and billy cooley are not against tourist coming to illumine general but they do want their culture to be respected. Leading play for the tribes from the tribes coming in. And people coming in and sharing. The climbing ban has been decided but its controversial Lindy Severin and her farm and a nearby small motel with the pub shes afraid there will be fewer tourists now as a local business woman she feels her needs were not given enough consideration when the decision was made. Iraq has been very much part of all of our lives but as professionally and personally for a long time. Having one of those activities now removed just changes that at least 35. 00 people have died climbing the rock over the decades and a hanson and her cousin jack have made it to the top. My view for someone is a compromise where the public can climb up to ice portion highly modest 5 hours the top where were going to die and they need that money goes back to the Indigenous Community but now only back to us and hikes around the rock will be allowed after all the head of the parks visit to sever says wants to share respect for the peoples beliefs such a significant decision to close a call is very important that they can actually make such a huge decision themselves demonstrate that i actually own the place and that i can make these decisions without listening to what other people think. The instillation field of light brightens up every night but if the path to the peak is closed a doctor chapter in australias colonial history. We have some sports now in a polish football clubs Outreach Program has been crowned best Grassroots Club at the 21000 iu a grassroots ward ceremony their work in a tough district of warsaw is aimed at opening up football for as many people as possible. Football for everyone walsall club a curious way was founded on a simple premise the priority is not to fight for trophies but rather for inclusion thats what is grassroots awards here everyone is welcome regardless of gender Sexual Orientation ethnicity or fitness level. To clubs name a curious way translates to Bad Alternative Sports Club and the womens team captain hopes their story can inspire others that my. Friend in the world to be nice to 14 atmosphere the atmosphere understands that on the field would spread to other clubs so that the mood was nice and courteous and everyone could feel at home cheering on the team here and elsewhere. With the award officially in the hands fans and players can be assured that club bad is doing good work. This is news and these are our top stories. As nato ministers enter a 2nd day of syria talks the u. S. Says it is moving troops back into the eastern part of the country as open tech toil fields there this comes after u. S. President trump withdrew american troops with their places being taken by russian and turkish soldiers. Wildfires in Southern California for some 50000 people from their homes the area has also seen power blackouts Utility Companies are preparing for a massive shutdown this weekend amidst fears high winds could knock over power lines thereby worsening the situation. Through the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson says he wants an early general election on december the 12th he said he would put forward a motion on monday to Ask Parliament to approve the move all this after m. P. s refused to fastrack johnsons proposed deal. In australia have only hours now to climb the iconic sandstone rock. After a decades long fight to climbing ban will go into effect on saturday to protect the rock held sacred by or Indigenous Peoples. This is the news from berlin for more news you can always go to our web site thats dot com still to come on the show. German Tech Companies want to attract more foreign employees but theyre worrying about the growing strength of an anti immigration Political Party. Thats up next with our Business News with ben im brian thomas from the entire news team thanks so much for being here. To. Come. To the point of strong opinion samir positions International Perspectives this was supposed to be the decisive week for private banks where now and constantly even whether the u. K. Will leave the e. U. Remains unclear now the timetable is partly up to brussels can westminster seal a deal are topic on to the point join us. In 60 minutes oh b. T. W. Im still going to vote. In support of. Whats able. 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