A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow and thanks for joining us this hour. Britains Defense Ministry has launched an investigation into why and how a trove of top secret documents apparently ended up in the rubbish bin in london it comes as a huge embarrassment for the u. Case top secret chemical weapons facility porton down from where the thousands of files originated playbook a house more. One mans trash another journalists treasure in this case it is quite an extraordinary story the daily star newspaper is called big splash on it today they say they were alerted to this trove of documents found in a bin by a member of the public last week and this secret files were dumped in a north london we leave in a receipt killing bin to be precise the kind that sort of stands out on the street outside a residential building or a commercial one and people will put their waste inside it except that this wasnt wasted it was a massive hole thousands of pages reportedly detailing the password and home address of one. Details of the patrol offices duties there at porton down and the newspapers quoting all sorts of unnamed security sources talking about how appalled they are at this breach of security thats taken place one referred to all this as a terrorists dream and it could have only ended that it could have ended in contrast the they were commenting there are calls for an inquiry now and the ministry of defense has already responded to the story with this statement take a listen we take the protection of personal data very seriously and we have a range of procedures in place to do so including complying with the Data Protection act we also expect 3rd parties who legitimately hold data to apply similar stricter protections we can confirm that an investigation has been launched into the alleged incident and the reason this is raising eyebrows is because porton down is a top secret Government Chemical Laboratory is at the front line of the fight against biological and chemical weapons and the government conducts Extensive Research there. Into all sorts of substances it was in the news quite a bit last year because it was the story see that determined what the substance which substance it was that was used in the poisoning of a gay and script that was a huge scandal which saw the British Government accused russia of orchestrating the attack against the double double agent and his daughter but porton down really coming to the fore then and it was pivotal in determining that this nerve agent was in charge that was used against the 2 and of course it is just such a secret that its in charge of some pretty Hazardous Materials so the fact that any documents have been disposed of from a government site in this way found in a london been 70 miles away from the facility itself will be of concern to both the ministry of defense and to the Intelligence Services here i think portadown should invest in a shredder. Going Commission President has criticized the way his likely successor has been picked by block leaders addressing the media in the finnish capitol hill sinky you compare the way he and ursula von neumann were nominated. There are transcript. But the prose. Which led to my nomination in 2014 was very transparent because we had to look at the dates everyone knew what was up if this. Would be the shortest power to dupe in parliament its a vision to come back to what unfortunately didnt become a tradition ursula on the line is behind these comments and how shes being nominated for the position of european Commission President to take over from steps down at the end of october shes really split opinion with this nomination it you see from the European Council at the heads of government of the 28 Member States of the e. U. Domestically her record as defense minister has been raked over quite extensively with many people pointing out the state of germanys military at the moment is well at its lowest ebb that its been for a long time the bull does bear quite often being the the butt of many jokes about planes that dont fly that dont fire boats that dont sail in submarines that cant submerge all the european level though its been a big criticism of the way in which she was nominated for the position because it doesnt have the right to ignore all the candidates that have been voted for by european citizens the future of europe can no longer be decided behind closed doors border laim is our weakest minister thats apparently enough to become Commission President it is an unparalleled act of political trickery vanderlei and should 1st be nominated by germany before other e. U. States can induce the nomination and should also leave office 1st otherwise it turns it all into a theater and the elections into one big fast well theyre also that all supporting. The line theyre praising the fact that a woman has been nominated for the 1st time for they said well what some would regard as the top job in european politics is Commission President. Theres also been support from World Leaders from european leaders whove said praised her you wrote credentials was enough on the names for issue and wonder lane has many of the european level know her and then appreciate her experience her as a defense minister and therefore i am convinced that there will be a clear support from the European Peoples Party and hopefully this as well if in the if wonderingly in fails to be elected as head of the commission my Department Europe risks a possible constitutional crisis so i find it a very charming idea to the face of europe it will be female in the future as well the polling here in germany doesnt really tally with what i think it is just saying there 56 percent of people here dont think that sort of on the line is the right person for the job of european Commission President in fact 71 percent of those polled in germany said the way in which she was nominated was and rightly that they would rather see paul and pick who would be the the Commission President as it is parliament gets to vote on the nomination put forward by the European Council as were seeing at the moment in the vote will take place on the 16th of july the European Parliament voting on whether the lion will be the next year a peon Commission President still need an absolute majority in the europol of it if thats to be so german m. P. Under hunger believes the democratic process is in question as well as the count it herself. What i think we have 2 problems one problem is that our last democracy the leading candidates off the difference i do you see her becoming the who are as the most but what. The president was the European Commission like most of his 1st book 5 years ago and not something completely different came out so some of the us also picked up a 2nd thing as a person. Is quite unpopular she is inside the German Government i would say the heart of our. Relation to russia. Increased very much the military budget germany and theres a Mormon Service that Investigation Committee launched on her salt god but. External years. People from outside the ministry of the summer of 200000000 euro. Maritime piracy thats how iran describes they see either of its oil supertanker by british marines that happened on thursday off the southern tip of their barren peninsula near to broader british territory disputed by spain terrine condemns what it sees as an illegal detention and demands the Immediate Release of the vessel and Iranian ForeignMinistry Official described the u. K. Move is unacceptable and called for the Immediate Release of the oil tanker given that has been seized at the request of the u. S. The u. K. Navys measure is turn to mount to maritime piracy britain has no right to impose its own unilateral sanctions or those of the European Union in an extra territorial manner against the other countries this is the very bullying policy of the us. Gibraltars chief minister says the tanker may have been carrying oil to syria in violation of e. U. Sanctions however iran has provided documents to the u. K. Proving that the vessel was transiting to a permitted destination without specifying where spain knows that it was detained by britain after a u. S. Requests washington applauded the seizure. Axle news yuki has detained the supertanker greece one laden with the reigning oil bomb for syria in violation of you sanctions american our allies will continue to prevent regimes into iran in damascus from profiting off this illicit trade. The white house unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal and slapped harsh sanctions on tehran iran now says it is no longer bound by the agreement and will breach impose limits on uranium stockpiles tehran adds that because other signatories including france germany and the u. K. Havent done enough to keep the deal alive. Because live now to fahd is not a professor at the university of toronto faculty of world studies now britain denies that it acted on a u. S. Request do you believe the u. K. Or not. I think so i think unfortunately the u. K. Government is following us Foreign Policy when it comes to iran the only problem with that scenario is that u. S. Foreign policy on iran is failing they have not achieved to overthrow the government the u. S. Has failed to get any concessions out of iran and the u. S. Is losing the concessions they got under the nuclear regular mint and iran has shown that irans military abilities are quite extensive given the fact that they were able to shoot down the u. S. Very sophisticated u. S. Drone so you dont has military capability and iran has the will to use that capability so you know u. S. Policy towards iran is failing and its quite surprising that the u. K. Is actually following trumps orders which is going to be a disaster for the british people. Would you say its likely that this tanker seizure is a part of the u. S. Pledge to cut Iranian Oil Export to 0. Thats what theyre trying to do they have said thats their aim and this is part of a long. Of poking. Practices that the u. S. Government has engaged in they have put different types of sanctions on iran sanction irans leader last week they have sanctioned some of her probably cards court a few months ago they have sanctioned certain individuals. 2 or 3 times already and this practice of iran. Basis i think it will have. A chance i think iranian leaders are tired of this type of policies and i think they will respond response is going to be not something that is going to be good for both sides i think a former leader of irans revolutionary guard has suggested tehran sees a British Oil Tanker in response i think that would be the right move. I dont know if thats going to be a final decision in Foreign PolicyDecision Making process but i think you know. Response and response is going to be proportionate to what the you think government has done seizing british oil is an option there are other options that i think people here are. Sort of waiting and basically going to do something what is going to be i think time will tell. Now irans foreign minister says they are protecting the nuclear deal by scaling down commitments to it do you think thats correct. You know based on the Nuclear Agreement article 26 specifically iran has the right to reduce its commitment if the other side. Does the same thing if the sides reduces their commitment what has happened with the Nuclear Agreement is that the u. S. Government not only has reduced the u. S. Commitment they have actually gotten out of the agreement altogether and the europeans have done the same unofficially europe is not doing what europe is supposed to do under the agreement so given these facts irans response is going to. Be getting out of the agreement gradually they want to give europe. Time they need to maybe they can reconsider following the u. S. Government with regard to the Nuclear Agreement so theyre not going to do something. Very fast theyre giving the 60 day notice is as they reduce their commitment but based on what we see from europe and especially what what happened with the u. K. Decision to confront iran militarily with taking over of the. Tankers i think the european leaders are actually not going to do. The things they need to do to keep iran in the agreement and i think you know and well get out of the argument sooner or later but isnt a professor at the university of tehran faculty of world studies thank you for your time and your comments. A young girl who did impressions of a u. S. Congresswoman has the lead of her social media accounts after reportedly receiving Death Threats astore and more after the break. Magic mushrooms used out some contexts used in the wrong way Carrie Carrie potential arms like any any psychoactive substances. But its used in the right way they seem to have quite a. Profound therapy to potential and quite a good safety profile as well. You know world of big partisan movies lot and conspiracy its time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that Mainstream Media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bats and shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. Welcome back russias foreign minister has joined almost a 1000 parliamentarians and political experts from more than 100 states at moscows International Forum on the development a parliamentarian as im the chair of britains Westminster Russia Forum was there and joins us now live in the studio youre very welcome now how do you assess the results of the form very positive in the 132 delegations around about 500 attendees is a good free and frank discussion and debate sometimes quite heated questions on. But very positive and it was really promoting just cooperation between parliaments it was good to see a whole range of delegates for all from asia and from you know from the u. K. And elsewhere so it was a it was a good mix of people very enjoyable fiery debate is of course likely to be expected there but always a good thing what do you make of current relations between the u. K. And russia well if you look at i think this its a binary question if you look at it from the political side absolutely were all aware of the political difficulties between our 2 countries and we need to explain that about this in detail but. I think the the relations than just the politics if you look at a business you have a culture if the business relations are improving you have a culture a culture hasnt been impacted you cant walk down the streets of london without hearing russian spoken so there are many positive sides of the relationship the very functional side of the relationship so i think its a binary point and i have to agree with you there i think that when it comes to the people thats one of the most important things here and just like youre saying and london youre going to hear russian speaking here in moscow walking down the street being an expat myself here youre hearing english all the time with you and members of your organization have been granted leaving civil war despite. The russian government for your contribution to strengthening those relations between the 2 countries such initiatives help boost cooperation we do know we were awarded the sun was made. People very happy with them is really in line with a long line of. After many years of cooperation now these were high civic awards from the National Civic council and also from the national from the social. Social recognition so these are high see the car was very positive and it really did help people i think just help people with a boost actually and were talking about people who are artists businesspeople with maybe you know a number of years of hard work so it was a great pleasure to award the medal if we stick with relations of course everybodys looking forward to whos going to be taking over as Prime Minister in the u. K. Up so that obviously going to affect how things move forward between the 2 countries who do you think will win that tory leadership race. I think that the current current state it would Boris Johnson i mean hes leading in away from from the u. K. For a week now and i have been full of news but when i left he was certainly quite a long way ahead. So i think he will be i think i think hell clinch it well hes definitely being looked at as the favorite who do you think between the 2 of them would be more of a breath of fresh air when it comes to u. K. Russia relations. Its hard to tell i think Boris Johnson would be the. More reason candidate and i think he would possibly be the more practical of the 2. And this certainly seems to be improved but that wont really happen to offer the brics the question is is resolved the u. K. Is going through a whole period of change in terms of bracks it so until that is actually resolved one way or the other and we know what direction the case going then i think u. K. Russian relations will come back to russia and you have a lot that we can do post bricks in particular trait if we take out wider look at europe as a whole pollution was yesterday just in italy that you were talking about the ties between the 2 countries russias also just been readmitted readmitted to the council of europe are these sort of things an indicator that ties with europe generally and hence with the u. K. In particular are on the mend i think they are to a point everything to a point i think they are. You know the dialogue is important and readmission paces is a positive step. As really the dialogue i mean thats the point of dialogue you can disagree with with the with the content of the discussion but you still need to have that calm discussion so its important russia has been readmitted and absolutely i think the relationships of coming more functional you know becoming very practical there are certain topics of the real policy and the country still need to be to move forward. As chair of the Westminster Russia Forum what sort of activities did you engage in whilst here in russia well i attended the forum. Summit part of the week weve since and gauged with some. Relations with members of the state duma and others. Also we met today with me the. Foreign Affairs University and a host of others really discussing concrete actions in terms of. Us relations conferences and events aimed solely to help improve relations both here and in russia so its been a very busy week whole bunch of meetings and its been very enjoyable. Very whirlwind getting here and do so much and so little time do you think that the u. K. Has any interest in some of russias projects in europe particularly in the energy sphere. I think they do i mean if you look safe say from sites like for example b. P. Is still active in exploration and production in russia and in fact the chairman of b. P. I believe met mr putin very recently as part of a delegation of british businesses so yes its very positive and equally for us a from Oil Field Service is right through the new bill and shes there are lots that we can do together you know britains has a lot of Great Offshore expertise when it comes to oil and gas and the transferrable corporation that Nicholas Cobb chair of the Westminster Russia Forum thank you so much for coming on the program and speaking with us today and you. Are. The parents of an 8 Year Old Girl who became an internet hit with her parodies of americas youngest ever congresswoman have deleted all of her social media accounts thats after she and her family reportedly received Death Threats from supporters of democrat alexander are causing cortez. Right. Again this time from washington d. C. You write i ask you to talk about socialism because socialism is so funny. Thank socialism it actually saw it 1st so show me they know that like i still yes im a socialist and think 3 of the most successful countries in the world i socialist to they israel are they stuck into it a vote will not be doing any more many a o. C. Contant the lefts harassment and Death Threats have gone too far for our family we have been getting calls on our personal phone numbers for our safety and for our childs safety we deleted all many a o. C. Accounts. Beginning impersonator started making her videos with the help of her step father and uncle she became famous after doing that impression on fox news her twitter account had 87000 followers before it was deleted and some of her fans are outraged by whats happened. When you claim to be an advocate for children but you threaten the life of a child makes him arius reduce of the dumbest person in congress who just might be on a do a take leftist stay safe youll always be our meanie see what do well do we leave no problem making fun of harassing threatening our president but if you make fun of you see you get Death Threats this isnt even american anymore i love this little girls death it is sick that people have been dogging her and threatening her life. Journalist and commentator Chadwick Moore says some people just lack a sense of humor. The videos were so sweet and harmless and so cute there wasnt possibly anything you could find offensive about it one of the big rules about the left is that youre not allowed to mock them that is one of the biggest no nos you cannot laugh at them you cannot make fun of them they are moral and intellectual superiors and the people who are most effective at mocking them are the ones who get attacked the most this this child was just so sweet and having a bit of fun at one of the most laughable characters in american politics its unfortunate we live in this world where the left works so hard to silence people and joined him and ate them and this is all about intimidation the left has controlled the culture for 405060 years theyve dominated and they cannot handle it that the right is beginning to wade in culture they cant handle it the right is being funnier than they are. Thats a global news update for this hour but dont forget you can always had to our website r. T. 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Some doctors convince their effects can be studied and put to good use could really become actual medicinal drugs instead of just a party drug will Scientific Research on psychedelics managed to stay scientific throughout and what parts of the brains mysteries can its uncover. Dr robin gard harris had of center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College london welcome to the show its really great to have you with us. Thank you its nice to be we know that in the days of early experiments with cocaine way searchers like for it they were quite happy to test substances on themselves have you tested psychedelics on yourself i mean have you arrange some sort of bicycle day for yourself and how would you describe your experience. I mean there are places where people can have Psychedelic Experiences at the moment being worn and theres a long history of a psychedelic he said. Sadly ive missed out maybe. Maybe i need to do something about. The whole from and. 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