A change of administration. A warm welcome youre watching r. T. International with me carrying. Our top story u. S. President donald trump has confirmed negotiations with the taliban have been scrapped it has been hoped they would bring the americas longest war to an end blames the insurgent groups recent attack in kabul in which an american soldier was killed. They thought that that it killed people in order to put themselves at a little better to go share the visitation when they did that they killed 12 people one happened to be a Great American soldier you cant do that cant do that with me so theyre dead as far as im concerned and weve hit. The taliban harder in the last 4 days that theyve been hit over 10 years we beat them militarily but as soon as we leave it seems to form again we would beat them very easily militarily if we wanted to by doing certain things and im not talking to clear we could have that over with very very rapidly but youd lose millions and millions of lives and i dont want to do that. Thats how a bang though is warning that counseling the talks excuse me counseling the talks will result in more american losses chums decisions call off the talks which could have ended americas 18 years of military involvement in afghanistan drew bipartisan criticism washington initially talked to the taliban for giving shelter to al qaeda terrorists but before that u. S. Relations with the group were rather different as more i doubt you have explained off the 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 goo she sions werent on the medias mind when they found out they were outraged that trump should talk to the enemy it was murderous villains who their fight against the us occupation. The problem with the council of afghanistan talks was not the timing locale 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 11 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 this shadow we image i guess you call it that i found a 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 sirs vote 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 gotta start and which tolerated al qaida on its soil was invited back to the u. S. In 2001 on the fischel state visit during which jihadism dignitaries explained their virtuous treatment of woman and now in the. Security organ are. Overworking. Its right there a woman in the ministry. Its very bad we dont use them. Theyre not for you or. For many other things women shouldnt be 4 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 they thought they could use them this changed on 9111 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 the United States has been fighting for 18 years and it is the American Public is tired of. Us wouldnt hear a bad word about the taliban why did the mover is on a guest plan to build pipelines together but peace talks in 2019 that obviously is something america just current and paid for. Its a new week but the same old issue of braggs it is playing out in the u. K. Parliament with m. P. C. To vote again on a snap election later tonight parliament has already agreed to force the government to disclose its no deal plans and a fresh blow to Boris Johnson it comes after a bruising week for the Prime Minister who already lost keep parliamentary votes so the Edwards Daschle has more on the latest twists twists and turns and breaks it. Is and the week ahead of us today and that comes as parliament is definitely shutting up shop for this parliamentary session that says downing street has confirmed confounded it would provo or suspend parliament until october the 14th at the end of todays session now it all comes as Boris Johnson faced in mega bruising to his premiership where 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. That they want. To force us to yes. I would everybody to know there are circumstances in which. To do they will leave. Were going to fulfill the repeated promises of parliament to the people and come onto the e. U. On october 31st. Bots 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 they both released a joint statement thats Boris Johnson and live for about korea for an island and they both agreed that there was significant gaps that remain between them that 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 as things stand its the british say they want to propose other Solutions Alternative arrangements to ensure the withdrawals 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 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 parker he and now say they will be standing down there for a general election or on october 31st whichever one comes next but as i say asphyxia night well be seeing plenty more motions to be voted on and debated on and will bring aspic at it from a british m. P. George galloway believes a snap election would be the best way of getting some clarity on practice for has to be an election because the government cannot govern and the opposition are not in a position to govern and if youre trying to stop bricks and stop the people voting in a general election at the same time well frankly youre only postponing the inevitable so definitely there will be an election if not in october then in november when the nights are dark and cold and wet and the result i suspect will not be to the liking of those blocking an election time is running out for a resolution of that affair and of course when time runs out on halloween a 11 pm in the evening then were out of the European Union all manner of things could happen of course between now and then the Prime Minister could go to brussels but not ask for an extension one or more members of the European Union could refuse an extension the government says that they will stay within the law but that they will test the law. A russian journalist who returned to moscow on thursday as part of a historic prisoner swap with ukraine has spoken to reporters coalition as he was arrested in kiev in may 2800 on charges of treason and was released from pretrial detention late last month as well as giving a press conference he spoke to our correspondent with the details here. But it was the 52 year old russian journalist with ukrainian passport who spend 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 some of them 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 i 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 guilt definitely as far as i understood from what he was telling me was really bad about his case but there is much more than just that. There were women and all the people arriving in moscow 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 and over in kiev ukraine until one day in may 2013 he was arrested over a Treason Charges by ukraines as be you National Security agency and if guilty he could face up to 15 years in prison he was never Proven Guilty and he denied all the way through these promises all the allegations and all the charges that 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 that its such a stupid to deny that its a political process and its 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 were profession would protect me i 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 poroshenko created a big political story together with lots of ministration. You know added he hopes to hold those responsible who will eventually be brought to justice and he also said hes not a politician but again he hopes that what happened to he meant 34 other people exchanged and released from ukraine in detention would eventually mark the beginning of a new era of the era of better positive relations between ukraine and russia with more dignity and more respect. All tensions have fled between israelis and palestinians after the death of a prisoner in israeli custody at the story and more after this break. When lawmakers manufactured consensus against it to the public well. When the remain close to some project themselves. With the prime. Thinking or middle of the room sick. 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 has said since the bronze age its just out right areas. Welcome back palestinians have clashed with the Israeli Police while protesting against the death of an inmate in the israeli jail palestinian Prime Minister himself has accused israel of premeditated murder of the prisoner due to medical negligence the man in question had been suffering from cancer Israels Prison Service has confirmed a man serving his sentence for murder and kidnapping died in hospital. The latest tensions come as the u. S. Special envoy for middle east peace has resigned causing further doubt on Israeli Palestinian relations jason green its one. The key figure in the trump administrations efforts in the region and its unclear if his legs his successor will be able to put his proposed proposals into practice the man taking over is r. V. Berkowitz now he graduated from law school 3 years ago and according to reports has no middle east experience so now hes worked as an aide to trumps son in law jared couche now. Meanwhile the form and void green block had received criticism in the arab world for unpopular decisions after supporting the relocation of the us embassy in jerusalem and recognizing israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights but his decision to leave the job is now raising questions over what happens next our guests debated how the deal of the century idea could work out. 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 palestinian rights for 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 a gauge mitt 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 in riyadh. Nobodys 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 supplements 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 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. A traditional religious performance in germany has come under fire from the Animal Rights organization peter is calling for dont keep use to be removed from the show depicting the last days of jesus christ instead it suggests using a scooter. These days jesus would no longer travel by dont key he would presumably move a money scooter or some other electric vehicle that is kind to animals and the environment where demand has been criticized by performance the actor playing jesus says the play represents a specific moment in time when a scooter would be totally out of place they are fantastic and held in bavaria since the 17th century with only minor changes and its not just those on stage angry at peytons 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 in the old town i understand the criticism itself but seriously jews is on a nice scooter while everything around is historically correct. Animal welfare is taking a lot in germany and you in countries in many countries throughout the world Animal Welfare is well taken and what is nontechnical insufficiently is Human Welfare peta has. A 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 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. The maryland and city can has voiced his opposition to a major arms fat being hosted in the city hes reportedly described the event as a bore and then says he strongly opposes it defense and Security Equipment International is the Worlds Largest arms exhibition and has been heard in controversy before back in 2013 torture equipment was found on sale at the fair and critics also point to those doing the shopping around them saudi arabia and iraq meanwhile human rights activists say the u. K. Is facilitating atrocities Saskia Taylor 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 world 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 event hed expect the media to be keen to get involved in who its not so easy to pass the security checks take in a section 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 a Production Team member in a role in field mr coburn 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 spec 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 were being used in the yemen conflict now the u. N. Says arms tennis could be complicit in alleged 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 and even less of a surprise that antiwar activists are stepping up that charge you went in search of being sold it the t. S. Cia arms gear could be used for decades to come in atrocities and looking particularly of the same 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 with 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 prosy to be on the safe side though curious an experience would correspondence a probably but a cat in the d. S. E. Eye dog suffocate ought to. Thank for choosing r. T. International were back in 30 minutes with the latest us either. What politicians do. They put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president. Or somehow want to. Have to go on to be press was like before 3 in the morning can people get. Interested always in the waters in the house. Of the day there are good tennis and bad at it is the bad news in the end when the United States deems to be a threat to the good of those who are 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 windows funding an army of death squads theres no phones anymore because theres always a small pickup truck or a really good this. Hello and welcome to crossfire for all things are considered im Peter Lavelle attempting to end one war while avoiding a new one as usual the trump administrations Foreign Policy is unpredictable and even contradictory there are no. Better examples than afghanistan and iran. Krause talking some real news im joined by my guest here in moscow exam tomorrow he is the founder of the center of political strategic analysis trackball we also have Dimitri Bobbitt she is a political analyst and editor at internet media project and in london we cross the charles you bridge he is a security analyst and a former u. K. Army and counterterrorism Intelligence Officer originally crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to charles 1st in london while this story with afghanistan and the quote unquote Peace Process is take a very interesting turn from what weve been told leadership members of the taliban were supposed to go to camp david and i guess maybe tie a bow on this again quote unquote Peace Process here i dont buy that story it was on the back of