The Worlds Largest currently being hosted in the city branding it. Hello there good morning just go 9 oclock here in moscow youre watching the international now the u. S. President donald trump has pulled the plug on afghan peace talks with the taliban which it was hoped would bring americas longest war to an end he blamed the terrorist groups recent attack in kabul in which an american soldier was killed the taliban warns though that scrapping talks will result in more u. S. Losses. They admitted to an attack in kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers and 11 other people if they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks the probably dont have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway the us president called off the peace dialogue this will lead to more losses to the u. S. His credibility will be affected his anti peace stance will be exposed to the world losses 2 lives in assets will increase or trans handling of the peace talks with the taliban which could have ended americas 18 years of military involvement in afghanistan drew bipartisan criticism u. S. Targeted for giving shelter to al qaeda terrorists but before the invasion u. S. Relations with the taliban were rather different as the earth takes them after almost 2 decades of war this could have been the big break but no back to war as luck would have it peace in the go she werent on the medias mind when they found out they were outraged that trump should there talk to the enemy that was murderous villains to their fight against the u. S. Occupation. The problem with the council of afghanistan talks was not the timing or recent taliban violence it was the reality that the talks were designed to provide a cover for u. S. Troop withdrawal rather than peace and would help the taliban while undermining the Afghan Government never should lead is a terrorist organization that hasnt renounced kind of love and continues an evil be allowed in a great country never full stop for the u. S. To meet with the taliban and not have the leader of afghanistan to make meet with the taliban is something thats doomed to failure the whole thing doesnt quite make sense i mean its just another example of the president truly treating our Foreign Policy like its some kind of game show this isnt a game show these are terrorists listening to them youd never know that by the late ninetys the taliban which was already hosting asama bin laden were invited to the u. S. Is on the guests for business by u. S. Energy company talks and laying pipelines talks supported by the government it was very you know they have this shadow we image i guess you call it that i found very straightforward and. I think the Clinton Administration was really committed to helping you know American Business to be successful. We enjoyed. Really strong support. For military analyst. To report for the Defense Intelligence agency pointing out that there were alternatives to the taliban we didnt go down well with her superiors. The state department didnt want to have anything to do with the Afghan Resistance war even politically to reveal that there was any viable option to taliban she was apparently forced out soon after i heard that some people at the state department were people among those more sympathetic with the taliban at that time so there might have been some political reasons as well but ultimately i was forced to leave a year later bin laden and al qaida orchestrated 2 attacks on us embassies in africa 224. 00 People Killed and yet still the us entertained the taliban the same taliban then governing of got a start and which tolerated al qaida on its soil was invited back to the us in 2001 on an official state visit during which jihadism dignitaries explained their virtuous treatment of woman and now when theres the security organ or. Organ or working its right there. In the ministry of defense. We dont use them as objects of advertisement. Theyre not used for. Many other things that women shouldnt be for months before 911. 00 the u. S. Sent 43000000. 00 to the taliban as a reward for fighting narcotics trafficking who would have known that just months later america would invade to start a war that would last for almost 2 decades the United States have been cooperated with jaya dean in afghanistan for a long time they didnt see them as that dangerous they saw them as people who would stay over there. And they thought they could use them this changed on 911 today and. Aiding the taliban to the United States to try to do to arrange what they call a peace deal is a very difficult topics for the president especially as we get close to the anniversary of the september bombing the one hand it does seem hypocritical for the United States to meet with the taliban today after promising to destroy them on the other hand its the necessity of defeat United States has been fighting for 18 years and it is the American Public is tired of it so the president s in a dilemma he wants to look strong and he wants to help American Allies but the same time the cost has gotten bigger and bigger and the American Public are fed up there you have it the u. S. Wouldnt hear a bad word about the taliban why did the move in a guest plan to build pipelines together but peace talks in 2019 that albeit skinny is something america just current and that paid. Well the u. S. And the taliban had been in negotiations for almost a year although the talks didnt involve the Afghan Government the taliban is demanding that the the withdrawal of all foreign troops from afghanistan while america wants guarantees that the group wont assist International Terrorism a draft accord had been reached last week currently the taliban controls more afghan territory though than that any point since the us invasion in 2001 when the peace talks were still active the taliban never committed to halting attacks in the country in fact the group stepped up its campaign of terror we got reaction to trumps decision to abandon peace talks from people in kabul. Because one of the soldiers presumably their general was killed in a Suicide Attack or Abdul Haq Square he called off the peace talks while so Many Afghan Army forces and civilians are killed on a daily basis they do not think about. Since the peace talks began the suicide bombings and attacks have increased and our people have been killed and they had accepted peace the should have announced a cease fire and then the talks moved forward. Now in other news the u. S. Special envoy for middle east peace has resigned casting doubt on existing Israeli Palestinian resolution plans jason green blad was a key figure in the trump administrations efforts in the region and its unclear if his successor will be able to put his plans into practice the man taking over berkovitz he graduated from law school 3 years ago and according to reports is no middle east experience up to now hes worked as an aide to trumps son in law jared cushion up meanwhile the former envoy green blatt had received criticism for unpopular decisions in the arab world after supporting the relocation of the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem and also recognizing israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights but his decision to leave the job is now raising questions. What happens next trumps peace plan for israel and palestine is sometimes referred to as the ultimate deal details were set to come out after israeli elections in september but theres been speculation about the possibility of handing west Bank Settlements to israel and for the conditions unfavorable for palestinians weve got expert analysis on what this could make. 1st of all lets agree that the there and there might be a plan that the Us Administration is working on but that piece is not part of it and the palestinians are not part of it then thats why the palestinians have taken the very logical approach in forming the International Committee that so long as this administration does not recognize trellis to me and writes International Law theres really not much to talk about if the palestinians are going to simply boycott mr green blood boycott mr trump boycott the saudis boycott anything before they even seen the play and then theres no opportunity for engagement this is the time for engagement not for boycotts and when you start to boycott the arab world and the United States youre going down a very slippery slope only guns are bad. Nobody is well i caught palestinians have with palestine is an integral part of the arab world mr greenblatt is someone who has is not only committed ideologically to the Settler Movement he is a contributor to the entrancement of the supplement regime which is illegal under International Law in the heart of the occupied west bank so there was never. A moment where this Administration Even made a slight effort to give the impression that it has any inclination or any interest in being balanced in being objective its the Palestinian Authority that have got to get with the program they live in the middle east that they essentially believe they are the center of the middle east and theyre really theyve really become a footnote and theyre about to throw the throw themselves excuse me into the waste basket of history of unless they begin to engage with the greatest superpower on earth which is the troubled ministration who truly wants the best for the Palestinian People and is trying yet again after 25 years of failures to help the Palestinian People and their israeli neighbors come to an. Diplomatic political and economic solution and the palestinians throughout the past years with successive american administrations have bent over backwards to try and reach a solution that would guarantee a real 2 state formula now if youre talking about formulas that were presented that would give the palestinians far less than a state then naturally the palestinian leadership which is accountable to the Palestinian People cannot accept something that is not acceptable less than a palestinian state its time for the Palestinian Authority to pony up and get with the program so that they can achieve the type of independence that israel can have the type of the rights and security that the jewish people so much deserve in this part of the world so its a win win recognizing israels illegal annexation of jerusalem has been rejected worldwide recognizing israels illegal annexation of the syrian golan has been rejected worldwide a win win situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste bin. An annual religious performance in germany has come under fire from the Animal Rights organization theyre calling for donkeys to be removed from the show depicting the last days of jesus christ and suggest to you an actor rides in on a nice scooter instead. Was. These days jesus would no longer travel by dont key he would presumably move on any other electric vehicle that is kind to animals and the environment well that demand has been criticised by performers the actor playing jesus says that they are representing a specific moment in time and hes going to quote doesnt exactly fit well the event has been held in the german state of the various since the 17th century with a few changes and its not just those on stage slamming the demands made by and or rights campaign. Jesus is supposed to ride in these couture instead of a donkey it could not be more idiotic. I was in jerusalem and there is a ban on the use of electric vehicles in the old town i understand the criticism itself but seriously jews are on a nice scooter while everything around is historically correct oh. Animal welfare is taking. Law in germany and in European Countries in many countries throughout the world Animal Welfare is well taken and what is not taking account of patiently is Human Welfare peta has had essence mission to divert attention away from human suffering and focus attention on less important issues and peta has probably no knowledge of the german loss but a lot of that is very strict and it has its limits but it also has privileges and certain privileged organizations can as long as they follow the strict procedures that the law provides use animals in their performances watching out International Going to take a quick break quick back can take its. The barbarians the vandals of wall street are now actively plundering your bank account with a negative interest in astronomy comic policy theres no economics behind it that would cue to any school of economics that has ever existed as dr Michael Hudson said since the bronze age its just out right for harry as. 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 smart we need to stop slamming the door. And shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now were watching closely watching the hawks. Right. Now the mayor of london city can act against a major. Being hosted in his city hes described the event is a porn site and says he strongly opposes it london is a global city which is home to individuals who fled conflict and suffered as a consequence of on some weapons like those exhibited it did in order to represent london his interests i will take any opportunity available to prevent this event from taking place at the world talks in future years. Well the defense and security equipment internationally is the Worlds Largest arms exhibition and has been mired in controversy before back in 2013 for example torture equipment was actually found on sale at the fair and critics also point to those doing the shopping too among them saudi arabia and also iraq meanwhile human rights activists do say that the u. K. Is facilitating atrocities the u. K. Is the 2nd largest arms exporter to saudi arabia despite a court of appeal to caring the sales of lawful since 2015 riyadh has led to military intervention in yemen with its coalition accused of war crimes meanwhile hundreds of protesters took to the streets of london ahead of the arms fair antiwar activist campaign to highlight the deadly consequences of the weapons trade are reports now on why the arms fair is getting so Much Negative attention. This is a british with a twist held only every 2 years theres no candyfloss teacups or soft toys no the largest weapons fire in the world isnt our. D. S. E. I. Attracts armed companies a military delegations from all over the world backed by the ministry of to fads its the kind of event youd expect the media to be keen to get involved in who its not so easy to pass the security checks take in effect should war correspondents whats alongside the British Military he should fit the bill know each application in the information submitted is assessed on the case by case basis after reviewing europe location we are unable to establish that you are a journalist and editor a Production Team member in a role in field mr cobain try to convince them with his reports for the likes of the guardian and Times Newspapers covering everything from Northern Ireland to bosnia and saudi arabia no luck though and its a decision thats provoked a strong reaction. Ian cobain is an Award Winning journalist and it is absurd that the Security Team for the arms for have taken it upon themselves to decide he is on suitable to attend the event it is totally unacceptable for a journalist to be refused access in this way and it is a sinister breach of press freedom the arms that comes at a time of increased scrutiny over the u. K. s weapons sales back in june westminster was forced to freeze any deals with saudi arabia after a court ruled the unlawful amid allegations that british arms hoping used in the yemen conflict now the u. N. Says arms tennis could be complicit in alleged war crimes though galatea of arms transfers by france the United Kingdom to United States and other states remains questionable it is clear that it continues supply of weapons to parties to the conflict its perpetuating the conflict and prolonging the suffering of the yemeni people that is why we are urging Member States to no longer supply weapons to parties to the conflict still its perhaps no surprise that riyadh is a guest of honor at this years d. S. E. I dont even less of a surprise that antiwar activists are stepping up that charge when considering the ts cia arms fair could be used for decades to come in atrocities and looking particularly of this destruction of yemen we have to remember that the soviet regime is by far the Worlds Largest buyer if you keep weapons and we know that these are being used to commit atrocities christine atrocity after transferred here after atrocity and my crisis would not be possible without the weapons which had been licensed by Boris Johnson and his colleagues but with the weapons market what 14000000000 pounds a year so little control policy to be on the safe side though curious an experience would correspondence probably but a cat in the d. S. E. Dog stuffed potato opting out and. Now the u. S. Budget deficit is expected to hit a trillion dollars next year and questions are being raised about how american taxpayers money is being spent and he reports by kentucky senator has highlighted some of the more bizarre examples of government waste. Our. Retired u. S. Navy commander is suing the pentagon alleging that they are delaying the publication of his book about the former defense secretary jim mattis guy snodgrass worked as a speechwriter for mattis before resigning in 28 c. His book promises an insiders account of the Defense Department during the trumpet ministration set to come out the end of october but he says officials have dragged out reviews of the manuscript for months on his war and hes been warned say he will face consequences if he reveals classified information. Im still finishing the manuscript and will of course be submitting the book for review i dont go anywhere near classified info or sources methinks. I regret that you appear to be violating the trust that committed you as a member of my staff to be in my private meetings. Memoir by mattis has already hit the shelves and hes been busy on the promotion trial while its worked his way up the amazon chop. We started writing the book call sign chaos colonel has another outstanding suggestion so lets turn to your book in the book you write check out his brand new book why did you write the book but we spoke to investigative journalist Dave Lindorff he believes commercial interests may be fueling the delays. He wants to get a lot of sales and if he has an aide whos writing a tell all book about what things were like working under a truck theyd split is going to be a lot better and now this is so madison is trying to keep the other book off the shelves for as long as he all of this stuff is hype its all of that making money selling as many books as you can and seeing that youve got you know these scoops that people will want to hear about it think theres there is a market among the American Public to hearing what really goes on in the trip white house and so if theres people inside who can give you any. And let you see whats happening whats really happening. And you know people are going to want to buy it youre watching aussie will have a 35 minutes. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race based on often scary Dramatic Development the only way im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical of time time to sit down and talk. To get a good terrorists and bad attitudes the bad terrorists and those in yemen or the United States needs to be a threat the good terrorists of those word in syria the cia and the u. S. Military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. Where they were assassinating populist leaders they were backing up right away. Military juntas funding in armies and death squads theres no phones anymore because theres always a small people trying to really cut this. Profit. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest in the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. 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All the same all coming up in todays going underground but 1st as tourism a begins her last week in downing street the final universal credit figures of korea are released tomorrow so what does the future hold for the tories flagship welfare policy joining me now to go through it is going on the ground Deputy Editor charlie cook charlie what is happening with universal credit in these final days i think we need to do a moratorium well its trees amaze last full week in office and shes been talking a lot about legacy when it comes to ground the wind rush generation but you also been talking about universal credit which is mostly known for how bad the reception has been since this 5 week waiting period has been massively criticized and so has had the waiting periods up to about 12 weeks and pushes people already in debt further into hardship because even if they have a successful claim they have to wait 5 weeks before that benefit comes in and everyone from the parliamentary work and Pensions Select Committee to the charity the Trussell Trust to being critical of the Trussell Trust actually said that 12 months after roll out in an Area Food Bank demand rises 52 percent even the un special rapporteur on extreme poverty has said that the policy is fast falling into universal discredit so thats what the un special rapporteur is saying who is in charge of the alleged disaster britains most vulnerable so its currently amber up you may remember had to resign in april 28th home secretary for what she says was inadvertently misleading m. P. s in relation to the port. Figures in the wind. Will be able to kill it yet and she was back 8 months later. Amazed beleaguered government taking an estimate of a year resigned over bracks it interestingly also misled parliament around universal credit figures but all changed on the 23rd of july and why do we care about tomorrows universal credit statistics so youre right we dont know who is going to be the next Prime Minister yet and we dont know whos going to be in that cabinet but we do a pretty good idea of how they both approach will approach universal credit because in the head to head debate last week they were both asked if they would scrap the policy jeremy hunt so this. Its the right system its got teething problems we need to deal with the 5 week wait which has caused a lot of distress but the principle is right so he acknowledged the 5 we still says the policy is the right thing to do and said this keep us in credit speaking as a constituency m. P. I do find people who have problems with it but they are being addressed i do think its the right way forward and help people to work. So light on detail but the sentiments the same they both would keep universal credit i mean obviously teething issues is quite a thing to say when so many people so many people are in pain i understand theres a lot of privatization outsourcing deloitte the Huffington Post got 3 quarter because of a 1000000 or 80 firm queen movie got 3000000 for a t. Do you think we should give the 80 for those of outsourcing contractors and the d. W. P. Little and raise me a break so said the figures ive been astonishing to disability groups in particular have seen the amount of money you mention the figures you mentioned 600000 going into privatized and yet the system is still in such distress and the teething problems that jeremy hunt mentioned is probably referencing a d. W. P. Own report which said that some case of universal universal credit did cause Financial Difficulties but some are going to even further linking it to 2 rise and set and even suicides. Even