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Hello good afternoon youre watching r. T. International now the president of iran has moved to quell mass anger over a 50 percent hike in fuel prices and rouhani said on sunday that the government will compensate those who are worst affected however there has been trouble in at least a dozen cities so far with buildings vandalized and pictures of irans Supreme Leader bert. Will have more details on this story a bit later on in the program. Now the u. S. President has intervened in the cases of American Service personnel convicted of or king of war crimes in afghanistan and iraq donald trump pardoned 2 u. S. Army officers and restored navy seals rank u. S. Democratic president ial candidates have attacked his decision. Theres nothing promilitary about overruling military Justice System to prevent it from delivering accountability for war crimes the president has again dishonored our Armed Services trumps intervention in the American Military Justice System to Pardon Service members accused or convicted of war crimes betrays the rule of law the values that make our country exceptional and the men and women who wear the uniform honorably he is not fit to command a troops well despite the criticism from the democrats its not just the republican president who has pardoned atrocities sask taylor has more on this now but before we listen from her just a quick update a report does include a new feature that were running a q. R. Code way you can use that to get more background on the story. A victorious Election Campaign on a platform of nonintervention but dont trump is still juggling wars against fake news and the democrats and far away against terror so its hardly surprising he has a soft spot for the dogs of war no not this one these ones. I. The. Walking free cut to see of the president s generosity and you know why well when youve got almost a quarter of a 1000000 soldiers abroad boosting morale and giving an incentive to put your life on the line in foreign lands its just what you have to do when our soldiers have to fight for our country i want to give them the confidence to fight for some of their trumps words fail to ring true against a backdrop of human rights reports questioning the morality and lawfulness of american activity abroad for those unconvinced these latest pardons can be added to the already bulging file labeled military activity with misuse of his powers trump has sent a clear message of disrespectful or morality of the military Justice System and those in the military who are barred by the laws of war i would include the victims of these crimes but have no illusion he cares for them to a shameful trump might have been an outsider when he took the reins in 2016 but his policy of whitewashing quo. U. S. Military activity is a favorite white house past time previous administrations well also busy putting up cia crimes and ducking accountability brought bamma for example the very president who by the cias tool to techniques went around doing some pardoning of his own giving to soldiers who talked to detainees to death a freepost best not to dwell on the postie said on woods and upwards for those who carried out some of these operations within the 4 corners of. Legal opinions or guidance that had been provided from the white house. I do not think its appropriate for them to be prosecuted as a general deal i think that we should be looking forward and not backwards and apparently it doesnt matter whether you read or blue take george bush he was also pretty relaxed when it came to those secret cia silos and some believe our military and intelligence personnel involved and capturing and questioning terrorists could now be at risk a perp prosecution under the war crimes jack simply for doing their jobs in a thorough and professional way. This is unacceptable. And while these soldiers might have been given a get out of jail free card despite having been tried and convicted by a court condemned by International Watch dogs and housing the blood of civilians on their hands i wonder if 2nd chance cards will be given so easily to those quoting out the crimes Julian Assange is engaged in terrorism he should be treated as an enemy combatant wiki leaks should be closed down probably and decisively but im not for the Death Penalty so if im not for the death i dont want to do it illegally shoot the son of a this is a matter of this gone beyond anything i am aware of the leaks walks like a Hostile Intelligence Service and talks like a Hostile Intelligence Service u. S. Cyber warfare people should use wiki leaks for target practice it seems for u. S. Officials theres still plenty up for interpretation and that its safer to be trigger happy than dare to expose someone with just the click of your mouse but we spoke to joe long bardot from the United National Antiwar Coalition he thinks it is wrong the u. S. To prosecute those who expose war crimes rather than those who commit them. It shows that tells the world that the United States can be lawless with impunity in countries all over the world that the position was held by clinton it was hold but bush it was held by obama and is now held by trump its position that cant be justified under any sense of justice these people who deserve to be in jail these war criminals are kept out and over people that expose the crimes such as julian a son george chills in manning those are the people we go after and prosecute either trying to kill the messenger but they dont say anything about the message because they cant see that one word that he said put out through wiki leaks was was untrue its not a very good policy. And ask about top top stories because the president of iran has moved to quell mass anger over 50 percent hike in fuel prices the standard of honey said on sunday that the government would not compensate those who are worst affected however has been trouble and at least a dozen cities with buildings vandalized and pictures of irans Supreme Leader but. Ok more details now from marty she goes on a few joins us good afternoon eagle just how serious then is the situation. Well and the i should say that it has been getting very very tense in iran since friday essentially right after the rain and government had announced an immediate hike in petrol of petrol prices and the fact that fuel would have to be rationed from that moment on and they centrally the iranian government had said that they were left with no other choice that they had been backed into a corner into the economic corner if i may say so by the u. S. Sanctions that this is the only thing that can save the economy by protesters they have been venting their anger at the government we have seen rioting in the streets of protestors were breaking windows they were burning fires and clashing with the police for instance holding to official tehran at least one policeman has been killed in those clashes but well protestors have been enjoying outside support and that is from the United States the very country that imposed sanctions on tehran and washington has essentially supported what they called peaceful demonstrations. As i said to the people of iran almost a year and a half ago the United States is with you the United States supports the iranian people in the peaceful protests against the regime that is supposed to lead them we condemn the lethal force and severe Communications Restrictions used against demonstrators but we certainly stand by the people of iran what youre seeing today is them standing up. To their government saying that you know we demand accountability. Well this has caused outrage in tehran in the ring in government for instance the Supreme Leader of iran has said that world he wont allow anyone to manipulate or to world pressure into the economics of mission his country he wont allow this to any one to any outside force. Alone not hire people who will not be taken advantage of by outsiders economic pressure in our nation now the reigning in economies century has been in a freefall since these sanctions were imposed by the United States the National Currency of to run as a last some 60 percent in value by october the inflation hiked over 40 percent and these sanctions they have been hurtful not only to the Energy Sector but also to other sides or to other spheres i should say of the rainy and economy for instance the irans health care has been impacted in a big way iran has been suffering from a shortage of life saving medication for instance so really severe sanctions have been a severe blow to the irans economy now it is just to give you the idea just to remind you as to where theyre coming from last year donald trump decided to withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal a move that caused wide criticism from all the parties that signed the agreement back in 2015 includes russia the e. U. And iran of course but while europe for instance has been critical of the United States and the 3 rounds of sanctions that they decided to reinstate on iran europe has failed to take any action to bring washington back into the deal to have them sign the agreement again and this in turn caused condemn nation coming outside of to run essentially tehran has been accusing europe for the lack of action the saying that this shows that they are not as committed. To the Irans Nuclear deal as the see the are and right now with all these protests going on in iran europe is remaining silent and this is not doing a good job this is not helping the relations of iran and the e. U. Ok thank you go for the update there was r. T. As you call she done off but we also spoke with a political scientist have a f a r c r he says that you are saying sions have had a devastating impact on the people of iran. We are hearing increasing reports not just from you know reliable leader indian sources but also u. N. And other International Organizations about the devastating effects of the u. S. Sanctions on order in the rain and particularly with respect to import much needed medicine and you know you also have. All there are economic that is contributing to and employment and so on all of which mr. Lee ignores claims to be you know d in support of the people are shedding crocodile tears for them while imposing these harsh and savage economic sanctions on iran that violation of the u. N. Security Council Resolution 2231 as well as the International Agreement that the u. S. Unilaterally walked out of. That is there mark where officials there have temporarily imposed checks of border crossings into sweden the move was prompted by a spate of bombings and shootings around the capital copenhagen well among them was the bombing of the tax agency in august the Danish Justice Ministry claims the perpetrators had travelled from sweden and has more now from the border. Denmark has drawn a line in the bridge behind me they have put trucks to stop and search anyone coming from sweden after copenhagen has seen more than a dozen explosions in the sea this year alone against blamed it on rival gangs mostly from sweden and hoping that these tricks will put an end to it the explosion of the tax agency and the double killing in her leave are examples of the serious crimes that can flow across the border from sweden we will not accept that to counter the threat of serious cross border crime we are now stratton in protection of the border with sweden by introducing temporary controls and strengthened police effort. Then mork and sweden are both. Aerial members of the or is on the bridge used to be a free passport bridge for nearly 60 years but not anymore for at least 6 months it is this bridge that the danish authorities believe perpetrators crossed into then more causing all the explosions. But as bombings become a worrying trend in the usually safe country here in sweden criminal gangs are on the rise according to official statistics there have been 38. 00 more explosions this year than 2018 but its only the explosions gun related crimes are fast becoming a concern to during the ninetys the average were 4 per year now nearly 40 and the public puts these incidents down to immigrants but a teligent chief says it is not correct to link newcomers to criminal organizations in sweden they do not they. Make in a face still counts of who says sweet is and who is actually an immigrant so in sweden they do not know this but we make these counts in denmark and we can see that a lot of those who are every day are a 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants of people who are arrested who are from sweden who it does these attacks in copenhagen are also 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants and of course it would be normal to show that they if theres a problem with the 2nd one 1st generation immigrants and the social why would do this in denmark because we have to know. What the problem is before we can do anything about it from the famously soft approach that once worked. Well d in sweden the government has gone on 180. 00 degrees by announcing a plan allowing police to have greater stop and search powers but also making it easier for them to search suspects houses and access their devices and all this with the backing of sweetness officials we welcome that denmark is taking action to fight crime in the orissa and region i have respect for the Danish Government strengthening Border Control in order to keep criminals on a short leash the country of Little Mermaid bicycles and the label had its fair share of violence in the past in the ninetys this quiet country saw bombings and shootings by rival biker gangs but no checkpoints were introduced well whether you blame it on the migrant crisis or law and orders in europe are becoming real again eventually steps us for r. T. Now you might have noticed a new feature the been running today because the stories do have a key you dont side them which you can use to get more information on the story its pretty easy to d. C. Get a chance to go. Just after this break. The world is driven by a dream shaped by our own personal. Dares thinks. We dare to ask. You know world a big part of. Lot of things 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. 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. Hello again now universities in australia are being asked to disclose their overseas Financial News and also their Research Partners thats on the guidelines designed to come to foreign interference one quarter has the story. Once a place for the Free Exchange of ideas now a battleground for political influence universities in australia have been ordered to reveal their Research Partners and financial donors to the state all in the name of combating socalled foreign interference weve got to make sure that we continue to because with the foreign interference threat the unprecedented levels it would pull if we can get a change of culture now campuses that is the best way that we can ensure that we deal with the threat of forward into ference this new federal directive isnt just targeted at any old interference congress convinced chinese influence is growing at an alarming rate how exactly is that putting the nation at risk well a new report says australias universities are too were alliant on Chinese Students for their economic survival its healthy to foreign students the problem is when you have so many foreign students that you depend on them for your financial survival theres a double play in terms of these trade in approach the guidelines dont think so who will specify that this is targeted you can say to any one country but Everybody Knows that this who will china is the obvious you know the primary one but congress has still a need to beijings influence isnt only about economics back in july the attorney general called for an investigation into the beijing funded confucius universities in australia it coincided with a protest that turned violent at the university of queensland between pro hong kong independent students and chinese mainlanders now the government suspects students sympathetic to the hong kong protests are being silenced and while admits a lack of evidence the states anti china attitude has been left unchanged the review finds that there are a number of specific facts is that could give rise to the perception that the Confucius Institute is or could be facilitating inappropriate for an influence in the department this reviews from no. Evidence of actual political influence being exerted by the Chinese Government through the Confucius Institute in New South Wales Public Schools no evidence no problem i guess University Staff will still have to follow the rules of this new directive to declare foreign funding but whether or not its a real issue is another discussion especially as reports of racism against Chinese Students have become more and more widespread as of late and as canberra has been stifling scientific cooperation with china by making it more difficult for scientists to get visas coordinated influence from beijing hasnt even been proven to exist and yet the countermeasures against it are already having a very real effect it has the potential of restricting donors and also being the nature of research having direct government interference is already compromised as it is and its not very clear as it stands how these guidelines are going to operate in the workplace so for example the various University Managers making comments that we will try to accommodate these particular concerns to see what happens in research when their star schools what the end game is and the end game here is to try to a broader very public and International Statement distributed wants to restrict and rein in the venture chinese influence whether actual real. The number of people seeking sex reassignment surgery in the iranian capital is on the rice court into the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization we spoke with iranian actor and director man at su whos organized a small Theater Group stage in performances to promote transgender awareness that. I live in iran and i was a well known director and it is clear that going through a sex change is a little unnerving but i overcame my shame and fears when i went through this procedure and. Age of 40 wanted audiences in our theater include family members of transgender people and workers who come and watch my performance im glad that they come here it changes their views on gender issues i think the influence of my theatre has been significant so we have large audiences and the performance runs up to 24 nights if we can reach just turn that 3000 people then thats a big step i have the chance to create something positive in the middle east i already have 6 projects going on internationally compared to many countries we all sentrys ahead with we are also behind some countries so we need to improve and we have the potential for transsexuality was made legal in iran in 1970 the Government Office Financial Assistance to you in certain gender reassignment cases according to the state Welfare Organization of around 70 people apply for help every single year sex change is regarded as a medical disorder in iran and is only permitted after a rigorous assessment process this includes medical tests and also psychiatric examinations we spoke with surgeon sharrock sake about the trend. I carry out gender reassignment surgery on 2 or 3 patients each month patients are fully supported some of their costs are covered by state funds but they need to pay the rest of my colleagues are aware of what we do and i havent heard any negative views from patients who come in for other procedures kidney stone removal and so on they view it positively as the patients attend at least 10 therapy sessions with psychologists and psychiatrists theyve given full information on the operations possible side effects the pros and cons so when patients are accepted for surgery and come here they are psychologically prepared then they start home and therapy the washing out a thats how the news is looking so far today were back again at the top the. What holds a hunch to. Put themselves on a log they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president. Or somehow want to. Have to go right to be close to what. 3 of them or cant be good. In the stalls in the waters in the hollow. There should. Good food descriptions sound up even for the owners so how to choose just pet Food Industry is telling us what to feed our pets really more based on what they want to sell us than was necessarily good for the pet turns out may not be a sophie people belief we have animals that have you know diabetes in arthritis they have auto immune disorders if allergies we are actually creating these problems and its a huge of a demagogue problems all of them i believe can be linked to fairy simple problem of diet and some dog owners so heartbreaking stories about their pets less treats the larger corporations are not very interested in proving or disproving the value of their food because theyre already making a 1000000000. 00 on it and theres no reason to do that research. Time after time if you were going underground as pictures continue to emerge of alleged atrocities committed in gaza before the signing of a temporary cease fire agreement coming up on the show we go to ramallah to hear from the former palestinian Prime Minister nabil shaath now Senior Advisor to president abbas plus what is netflixs the crown season 3 not telling you about the british monarchy u. K. Former Home Office Minister and privy councillor to the queen norman bacon reveals all that you want to hear from the mouths of a libya coleman and Helena Bonham carter told us more coming up in todays going underground 1st this month marks 45 years since Yasser Arafat became the 1st socalled on state leader to address the United Nations General Assembly in his speech he claimed optimism based on the attitudes of human rights of the u. N. Charter. This attitude heightens the hopes that all the world attach to the u. N. Contribution in defending the issues of peace and justice and independence to create a new world free from colonialism imperialism neo colonialism and racism in all its forms including zionism he went on to offer israel in all of branch but 15 years ago last monday he would be dead israel still continuing to violate un security Council Resolutions and in the past few days fighting has intensified between the socalled largest prison camp in the world gaza and illegally occupied israeli settlements israels ambassador to london has not got back to going underground and successive representatives have never been available for interview on this program joining me now from ramallah is a Senior Palestinian official and former chief negotiator and Prime Minister of palestine Neville Shaath now bill thanks for coming on the program so the idea of says they attacked underground rocket launchers elite launching stations underground terrorist infrastructure and military forces of the Islamic Jihad organization your reaction to the renewed violence in gaza and the occupy. Territories and israel this is a pure cold blooded murder this is an assassination i mean this is this is not this is not warfare this is a deliberate assassination of of people in their homes that killed with them their wives the brothers their children. This is the specialty of this release so who. And his wife were they not terrorists as the israeli says and whether or not therefore justifiably killed by the Israeli Government there is no justification for a cold blooded murder of somebody in his home and his wife they did they if if he if he were to be caught in israel the red handed he would have gotten a maximum of 20 years of prison not a and next assassination a murder with his wife were you surprised israel also shot missiles into damascus to kill. Abu