Thanks for joining us this is r. T. International. The afghan president has declared his country is ready to face off against the taliban thats after donald trump pulled the plug on peace talks with the group its been hoped that they would bring americas longest war to an end he blamed the groups recent attack on kabul in which an american soldier was killed the taliban warns the scrapping the 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 to lives in assets will increase the president s handling of talks with the taliban which could have ended americas 18 years of military involvement in afghanistan too but partisan criticism the u. S. Targeted the group for giving shelter to al qaeda terrorists before the invasion u. S. Relations with the taliban were somewhat different as arties explains. 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 negotiations werent on the medias mind when they found out they were outraged that trump should dare talk to the enemy that was murderous villains who their fight against the us 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 us 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 us is on the guests for business by Us Energy Company talks and laying pipelines talks supported by the government it was very you know they have the 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 julie 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 People Killed and yet still the us entertained the taliban the same taliban then governing of gotta study and which tolerated al qaida on its soil was invited back to the us in 2001 on the fischel state visit during which jihad dignitaries explained their virtuous treatment of woman and now when theres. Security or not busy or over no working its right there a woman who doesnt work in the ministry of defense. Its very bad we dont use them as objects of advertisement. Theyre not or. For many other things that women shouldnt be for months before 911. 00 the u. S. Sent 43000000. 00 to the taliban 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 majority in in afghanistan for a long time they didnt see them as that dangerous they saw them as people who would stay over there and and they thought they could use them this changed on 9111 hand it does seem hypocrite. A call for the United States to meet with the taliban today after promising to destroy them on the other hand its the necessity of defeat the United States has been fighting for 18 years and the American Public is tired of it. The u. S. Wouldnt hear a bad word about the taliban and why did the mover as honored guests plan to build pipelines together but peace talks in 2019 that obviously is something america just current entertain. A russian journalist who returned to moscow on saturday as part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine has spoken to reporters he was arrested in kiev and may of 2018 on charges of treason he was released from pretrial detention just late last month as well as giving a press conference he also spoke to our correspondent with details is marie for national. 52 year old russian journalist with ukrainian passport who spent 470. 00 days in detention in ukraine more than 15 months the time confessed to us definitely became a task for him not only professionally but as a human being this is how he described the Biggest Challenges and the hardest moments for him while in detention. The hardest thing was the Living Conditions because its a shock when someone 1st enters prison i had in my hands the boat for toiletries a toothbrush and toothpaste the 2nd hardest thing was to get over the shock of everything that was happening to me because i understood that it had nothing to do with the law i understood that its absolutely political and also realize that by law i could not protect myself how interview didnt last more than 15 minutes but i saw tears in kids our eyes so many times during this time its really hard to understand what hes been through but whatever it was definitely brought so much pain and frustration and killed definitely as far as i understood from what he was telling me it was really bad about his case but there is much more than just that. There were women and older people arriving in moscow whereas in ukraine only military officers and men of military age came out of the airplane the sort of people know what theyre going for while its humiliating to have women and old people in jail there was a woman who was 6 months pregnant in the detention facility where i was she helped to organize the crimean referendum in 24 team she was put in prison for that just a few words about his case to remind you he used to be they had of russias agency an obvious t. In kiev ukraine until one day in may 2013 he was arrested over a Treason Charges by ukraines as b U National Security Agency and if guilty he could face up to 15 years in. Reason he was never Proven Guilty and he denied all the way through these promises all the allegations and all the charges this case brought some International Attention and repeated condemnation from the lawyers see kitty all told me he has no doubts that his case was and remains a political case its stupid to deny that its a political process and it ended with my release and it ended like that because there was a change of administration i knew that as long as pershing co was in power i would remain in prison i thought my profession would protect me work according to strict standards if i followed all of these journalistic standards there was nothing they could arrest me for but it turned out there was because pershing created a big political story together with lots of ministration. Hill added he hopes all those responsible will eventually be brought to justice and he also said hes not a politician but again he helps that what happened to he meant 34. 00 other people exchanged and released from ukraine in detention would eventually mark the beginning of the new iraq of the era of better positive relations between ukraine and russia with more dignity and more respect. Its a new week for the same old issue of brigs it is playing out in the u. K. Parliament with m. P. s to to vote again on a snap election later today its coming after a bruising week for Prime MinisterBoris Johnson who lost k. Parliamentary votes aunties. He has more on the latest twists and turns of breaks it. Is an mammoth a week ahead of us today and that comes as parliament is definitely shutting up shop for this parliamentary session that sounds downing street has confirmed confound it will try over or suspend parliament until october the 14th at the end of todays session now it all comes as Boris Johnson faced in america bruising to his premiership for he suffered key defeats last week in parliament over his do or die no deal come october 31st plus the whole issue of a snap general election now m. P. s today are yet again expected to reject the governments call for a snap general election it comes as many opposition leaders throughout the day today has been quite vocal and quite public about their rejection of that vote later on this evening having said that despite Boris Johnsons horrendous week last week hes still defending his stance saying that bracks it needs no delay. Is the point. Thats what they want. To force us to. Do. And i would. There are circumstances in which. To do that were leaving the 31st of october. Were going to fulfil the repeated promises of parliament to the people and come out of the e. U. On october 31st. Well earlier today for us johnson met his counterpart over in ireland to address the issue of the irish border but yet again to absolutely no avail in fact theyve both released a joint statement thats Boris Johnson and live for about korea for an island and theyve both agreed that there was significant gaps that remain between them somewhat cautious any idea that theres room to maneuver and negotiate over in brussels and across the pond we heard from the French Foreign minister and he is saying that actually. There could be a veto when it comes to all of this but as things stand its a no the british say they want to propose other solution to turn it into arrangements to ensure their withdrawal is that what we have not seen them so its a no we cant keep we starting this every 3 months you let the british tell us what they want to do well back here in westminster it seems like we are in for a very long evening ahead just earlier today the house of Commons Speaker john bercow he and now its a good will be standing down there for a general election on october 31st whichever one comes next but as i say aspects like this seeing plenty more motions to be voted on and debated on and well bring as we get it professor of european politics david from the more bullet theory is Boris Johnson is like a strategy may see briggs it talks being the rail both that home and abroad i think hes obviously quite confident i think a lot depends on the timing of the election the opposition those who rebelled against. Boris johnson are quite keen to hold the election of. Close to october because it does not deliver rectified then i think that you cases of if you voted for too many of those were actually both parties. I think its difficult to know exactly what he is going to do i think what we try to do is see some sort of agreement with the European Union the problem there is that hes not hes not come up with any real significant proposals that i think would like you see more and more talk. Preparations for a no deal. Breaks it. Is. A traditional religious performance in germany has come under fire from the Animal Rights organization peter its calling for donkeys to be removed from the show depicting the last days of jesus christ instead suggest using a scooter. Was. These days jesus would no longer travel by dont key he would presumably move in a nice scooter or some other electric vehicle that is kind to animals and the environment well that the man has been criticized by performers that into playing jesus says that the play represents a specific moment in time and that skater would be totally out of place the event is being held in the various since the 17th century with only minor changes and its not just those on stage angry at peters intervention. 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 and all chown i understand the criticism itself but seriously jews are on a nice scooter while everything around is historically correct. Animal welfare is. Law in germany you cant be that many have if you are the world animal where there is well taken and what is not taking account submission plea is Human Welfare peta has had essence mission to divert attention away from human suffering and focus attention on less important issues and peter has probably no knowledge of the german laws the law of the land 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. The u. S. Special envoy for middle east peace is resigned to casting further doubt on israel palestine relations chasing green blood was a key figure in the trumpet ministrations efforts in the region and its unclear if his successor will be able to put his proposals into practice amount to take over well thats berkovitz who graduated from law school 3 years ago and according to reports has no middle east experience up until now hes worked as an aide to trumps son in law Jared Krishna in while the former and void green brand had received criticism in the arab world for unpopular decisions after supporting the relocation of the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem and recognizing israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights but is this isnt a leave the job is now raising questions over what happens next i guess debated how the deal of the century idea could work. 1st of all lets agree that the there and there might be a plan that the Us Administration is working on but that peace is not part of it and the palestinians are not part of it then thats why the palestinians if they can the very logical approach in forming the International Community thats the longest 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 theyve 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 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 paul the 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 when when situation in the middle east is quite simple and it starts by putting the occupation in the historic waste bin. The borough of london city car has voiced his opposition to a major arms for being hosted in the city and hes reportedly described the event as horror and says he strongly opposes it defense and Security Equipment International the Worlds Largest arms exhibition its been mired in controversy before 20 the torture equipment was found on sale at the critics also point to those who were doing the shopping among them Sergio Arabia and iraq the most human rights activists say that the u. K. Is facilitating atrocities. Or picks up the story. This is a british with a twist held only every 2 years theres no candyfloss teacups or soft toys nope the largest weapons fire in the wilds isnt our. D. S. E. I. Attracts armed companies and military delegations from all over the world backed by the ministry of to fads its the kind of that hed expect the media to be keen to get involved in who its not so easy to pass the security checks take in affection war correspondents works 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 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 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 unlawful amid allegations that british arms were being used in the yemen conflict now the u. N. Says arms tennis could become the sit in a legit war crimes there are certain states who are well known to be supplying weapons that includes the United States it includes the United Kingdom and it includes france to name but 3 the group of experts has recommended that 3rd states prohibit the authorization about transfers and refrain from providing arms to parties to the conflict still its perhaps no surprise that riyadh is a guest of honor at this is d. S. C. I am even less of a surprise that antiwar activists are stepping up that charge the weapons that should be sold at the dia cia arms gear could be used for decades to come in atrocities and looking particularly this angel of 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 chastity after atrocity and my traces would not be possible if it weapons which had been licensed by Boris Johnson and his colleagues but with the weapons market what 14000000000. 00 pounds a year so little control policy to be on the safe side though curiously an experience would correspondence a probably but a cat in the d. S. The dog suffocate ought to. An iranian tanker that has been at the center of a dispute between tehran and western powers a stop to the mediterranean and unloaded more than 2000000. 00 barrels of oil thats according to the countrys Foreign Ministry which refused to reveal who was involved the adrian daria one oil tanker finally doctor on the mediterranean coast and unloaded its cargo we had already said that we would sell our oil one way or another and acts of sabotage would have no effect on our plans. The vessel previously known as the grace one was held by the u. K. In july near gibraltar spot objections from the United States which is increasing pressure on iran the ship was released in august after tehran gave assurances that it wasnt heading for syria after that it sailed east of its tracking device was switched off it was spotted in satellite photographs having anchored off syria. Political analyst side Mustapha Kerr chesham believes despite upping the pressure washington seems to have failed to nail tehran. On is you know cautious about avoiding revealing to the identity of its customers throughout the war not just in this region so iran needs to you know be on the safe side its a rational and wise move that they are doing otherwise they rein in costs and theres been less the and the list of iranian costumers which shrink this case has continued for quite a long time now the us is at the end of identifying the banking and Energy Sector is that it could sanction now they are moving along the path in order to go for various small moves to probably increase the pressure on to iran but so far they have failed to do sell. The us budget deficit expected to hit one trillion dollars next year and questions are being raised over just how american taxpayer money is actually being used to a new report by a kentucky senator to some of the more bizarre examples of said government spending. Ok im going to waste any time in telling you that. Today there are good terrorists and bad evidence the bad news in yemen the United States deems to be a threat the good. Lord in syria the cia and the us military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. Where they were assassinating populist leaders they were backing up right with military imposed funding an army of death squads theres not any more because theres always a small for a really good. Profit. Attempting to end one war a new one as usual the trump administrations Foreign Policy is unpredictable and even contradictory there are no better example than afghanistan. And youre watching going underground while were away were going to be showing something a favorite episodes of this season coming up in this show as ukrainian president selenski office in all of branch the russian president putin jabbering about the settlement over crimea we speak to one of the worlds greatest ballet dances about his campaign for peace. All of them 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 underground 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 treason maze last full week in office and shes been talking a lot about legacy when it comes to ground or the wind rush generation but you also be talking about universal credit which is mostly known for how bad the reception has been since this 5 week waiting period was being massively criticized and sort of had the waiting periods up to about 12 weeks and it 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 forwarding into universal discredit so thats what the un special rapporteur is