Killing our son and helping us british citizens look at the country. Life from moscow studio where its just past 2 oclock in the morning youre watching r. T. International welcome to the program. And us democrats have labeled fox news as an existential threat to the u. S. Describing it as a russian stooge and some and are calling for the channel to register as a Foreign Agent as caleb maupin reports. Voices in the mainstream of the Democratic Party have escalated their calls for the suppression of alternative views pacifically about Foreign Policy the target now seems to be the Fox News Network one of the most watched Cable News Networks in the United States prominent democratic voices have called for fox news to be forced to register as a Foreign Agent and specifically a Foreign Agent of russia fox news should register with far as an agent of the Russian Federation if its going to peddle the kremlin agenda and propaganda while hurting u. S. National security interests then it should be treated the same as our t. And nick these allegations and this call for suppression of fox news and forcing it to register as an agent of russia seemed to be in response to this comment from Tucker Carlson i dont live like they are about to go on a conflict between ukraine and russia but im curious like i tell you why and why should that run for russia which i am Tucker Carlson is a prominent host on fox news he has a nightly program and apparently it was in response to not only these comments but also comments hes made in coverage shes had of the o. P. C. W. Reports questioning allegations about syria and the chemical attack and human 27 seen here is some of the response that fox news has endured for its Foreign Policy coverage folks news host says he roots for russia against the west he said the quiet out loud this clip is just one more exhibit supporting the case that its no longer the left versus right but democracy versus authoritarianism i think many still underestimate the threat to the republic at this point foxs open the fascist day and g. O. P. Are existential threats to do us say weve reached out to fox news for comment on this issue in this allegation we hope to hear back from them this is not the 1st time that allegations like this have been leveled against conservative Media Outlets in the United States there is currently a case. In court in which one American News is suing m s n b c and Rachel Maddow over their allegation that Rachel Maddow referred to america one American News as quote paid russian propaganda one American News network as a conservative media outlet they say this is slanderous they are simply not a paid russian propaganda outlet and that this is an attack this is an unfair slander from m s n b c and from Rachel Maddow and theyre hoping to win a settlement in court of up to 10000000. 00 it seems that the allegation that one is a russian agent or a russian asset or a Foreign Agent agent of a foreign power seems to be a common theme among those calling for the suppression of alternative views its just not the smear its then thats all it is and they make these outrageous claims with absolutely no backing your no support about being a Foreign Agent which is absolutely ludicrous but they make is going on with no evidence and of course the intent is not to actually get these organizations to register as Foreign Agents thats absurd the intent is to just plant this seed to plant this ridiculous notion which theyve been doing all along theyve been doing this with the russia gates a lot that blew up in their face earlier this year and now with the piece written hearings which is also blown up in their face Democratic Party in the left used to be the party of free speech the priest Speech Movement was started in 1960 s. By left wing activists and and theyre also the Antiwar Movement and they used to be the party of antiwar weve seen this dramatic shift in the entire paradigm has been flipped on its head free speech and war and foreign war relations is this 2 of those biggest issues the Democrat Party the left is fundamentally anti free speech. Will stay with media news altie spanish will be taken off am bolivia at the start of december thats according to the countrys leading t. V. Operator and has the details. Well no specific reasons were provided and the bolivian t. V. Operator which pretty much excluded r t from their list of channels starting from december the 2nd explained it through some kind of order from what they called the companys administration this is a decision taken by the companys administration which talks to us with shutting down the channels broadcast says a private t. V. Provider and the leader and believe he is cable t. V. Market we do have to remember that a similar move has been made by ecuadors public t. V. Operator almost 2 weeks ago they cut of spanish as well and moscow demanded explanation for that and still hasnt got it from quito now in this particular case its unclear whether the decision came so leave from the companys top management or whether this has got anything to do with the political situation in the country we remember that earlier this month bolivia pretty much suffered a coup and yet take us through exactly what happened that just remind us well now the former president. Was all but ousted on november the 10th 1st he won reelection in a vote however the opponents claimed that the poll was rigged and as a result of that even though he actually promised a new election the military and the police turned their backs on mr morales and he had to flee from x. To mexico where he got political asylum now whats very important here is that the interim leader janine yes was never elected in any kind of vote she basically proclaimed herself the interim president of the country when had to step down when the Vice President resigned and when the head of senate resigned now she says. That at the moment her goal is to make sure that new elections are held in the country. That this is the law we believe in we have arrived at this day with the satisfaction of fulfilling that duty because this is the Main Objective of my government new elections will happen in the shortest time possible but it seems that so far her focus was absolutely different 1st of all she was accused of turning a blind eye on a violent crackdown on the indigenous protesters who are mostly in support of the former leader. But also it seems that all d shes been up to is trying to make as many u. Turns as possible in the countrys Foreign Policy she appointed a new ambassador to the u. S. For the 1st time in more than a decade and also severed diplomatic ties with bolivias traditional allies especially under. That is with cuba and venezuela other diplomatic personnel representing major divinest while an embassy in bolivia will be allowed to leave the country for having interfered in internal state affairs well surely perhaps the biggest political crisis in latin america over the last year or so has been the crisis in that as well the fight between the Nicolas Maduro government and also the Opposition Leader whos selfproclaimed president there and in venezuela well what is also did was she recognized mr glyde bill as the head of an as well as well i hope it will end that you with the venezuelan people. Because i believe that they have been many years of suffering mr president i do have to say though that eventually interim president is pushed through a legislation which allowed a new general election in bolivia although this is something thats going to be boycotted by almost a half of the population diesel. Porters of this say that they are not going to take part in this vote so what kind of general election is that gonna be with almost 50 percent of bolivians deciding not to take part. On chuck outman from the alliance for global justice believes the new government in bolivia is trying to stifle any critical Media Coverage coup government in bolivia is struggling to establish itself against massive resistance and they cant they cant afford to for people to hear alternative voices to the. News that they want the message that they want to get it get out there because they have to have control of the message. People can you know if people have free access to information theyre going to say that other people or country are are suffering in the way that theyre suffering theyre going to know the reason for the suffering is this military coup the sole legitimate government that that is composed and the resistance will continue and grow. A Chemical Plant in Southeast Texas has been hit by a 2nd explosion the moment of the blast was caught on camera. The blast happened around 12 hours after a much larger explosion hit the facility near houston the fire is still raging at least 3 workers are injured the blaze has caused extensive damage but Officials Say it is now contained. We spoke to a local resident who told us about the extent of damage to locals homes you know so our house was actually really damaged but all the garage doors pretty much all of the doors down the middle of all the windows blew out some of the roof you know. So we had a lot of the image you hear about that explosions and but and its half and around the area before but not to this extent its never affected homeowners around the refineries i definitely did not expect you know Something Like this that happened but i guess it comes with living in the area of all the refinery owned by the t. P. C. Group produces thousands of tons of chemicals and Petroleum Based products jennas to campaign on health and environment issues all of a tickle believes the disadvantaged investigation will need to be determined any background to talks to city. Its a really quite toxic compounds are used on this site and the manufacturers on this site i think that that really quite a lot of investigation will be needed just to determine the background toxicity in the local area following this since the local community will have a love hate relationship with this plant these plants are responsible for quite a lot of wealth in this area they provide a huge amount of employment they are the economic lifeblood of this Golden Triangle area but at the same time there are these pollution incidents i think that this incident may actually bring quite a lot of additional political pressure on to the trumpet ministration not to cut the resources of the e. P. A. As its interning to do. You case foreign secretary has been branded a coward after refusing to talk to the family of a young man killed in a car accident the deadly incident happened in august outside an American Military base in england and involved the wife of a u. S. Diplomat we spoke to the victims father following his confrontation with the foreign secretary. This is their own home although you know what very happy to see you in so a bit of a go there but i think we really have to want to you know we thought it was right but it sounds like that all of the all of the. People with the story to you and to go down and try to speak to him because he had been in concho. Troubles with how rich carricks sorry i went down to speak to him but he didnt want to talk to me because there was some press there would be trying to speak to mr arar for a long time now or yes James Coleman goes on a bridge knows where. Orders to do is get in touch with us and we can arrange a reaching out oh i dont want you out since as weve been asking since the start but we havent had any support from the u. K. Government really i had one meeting with mr brough which wasnt very such structuring for us as a family and a lover now there has been no contact with the right we feel as a family that. Theyre more concerned with helping the american citizen is accused of killing us and then calculus british citizens that they were in the country teenager harry done died 3 months ago as a result of a Traffic Accident between his motorcycle and a car the suspect in question answer colas admitted that she was driving on the wrong side of the road she left the u. K. Afterwards and invoked diplomatic immunity through her lawyers 2nd a said she had no time to react and apologised to the dumb family of the u. K. S Foreign Office says its providing all necessary help to seek a resolution to this case but harry downs father told us more must be done for justice to happen. Probably require one ounce acuteness to come back to. Be charged through our courts for the crimes she has committed and except. For us that is what we are. 100 percent but also were going to try how the governments only countries look at this diplomatic immunity law because its a city rather than. An American Worker can kill a 19 year old out in the house who needs a coach your own beauty i think the laws need to be updated so be more concurrent with the work you are not songs we live in we feel we cannot let this injustice go forward was a young lad just starting out 19 years old started to enjoy his life and it will take you know ive loved him and we would feel we would not be the parents we should be for and we do not try and say mistruths and get the justice he deserves. The directive of Human Rights Watch for israel and palestine is vowing to continue his work after being expelled from israel let that story and more after this short break. So so. Join me every thursday on the alex simon show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business im show business ill see that. The out. Welcome back now the u. S. State department has said it will look into allegations that american weapons have fallen into the wrong hands in conflict yemen the department of state takes these allegations very seriously and is working closely with pardon in the nations to determine whether there were any such unauthorized transfers. That statement came in response to queries made back in october by senator Elizabeth Warren those concerns triggered a c. N. N. Investigation which claimed mine resistant ambush vehicles sent to the saudi banks forces in yemen apparently ended up being used against them Amnesty International names the u. S. As the worlds biggest exporter of alms to date of the same time it says saudi arabia is the main recipient of american all moments between 2014 to 2018 riyadh accounted for 22 percent of washingtons weapon exports here is a quick reminder of whats been taking place in yemen since the saudi led Campaign Began in 2050. A former pentagon analyst Michael Maloof told us the u. S. Is on able to keep track of all the weapons it sells. If theres no real strict accountability of these arms particularly in the hands of the saudis and and the immoralities the of the u. A. E. So. Thats what the investigation is going to be about is try to get some idea. Of how some of that those arms may have gone wayward based on those reports and i dont rule it out because if local troops there can make some money and sell some arms they will now its its a little. Fantastical i guessed to have a whole. Go way word like that because those are fairly well accounted for and you know were involved in so many wars so many actions so many fronts and thats why the Defense Department frankly cannot pass an accounting because. Because theres no way to account for where any of these items go alternately certainly aircraft will be watched bigger items big ticket items ships but not not small arms not thats almost impossible to control. The director of Human Rights Watch for israel and palestine has vowed to continue his work after being expelled on monday from israel israel accuses omar shecky of supporting a banned Boycott Movement on the country which it sees as a strategic threat. Israeli government has been trying for 3 years to expel Human Rights Watch their rationales have different differed most recently really government claim that we call for boycotts of israel and their focus has been our work on the illegal settlements we do not take a position boycotts of israel what we do across the world is documented abuses by all actors including businesses in call for actors to refrain from contributing to rights abuse in order to comply with their obligations under International Law and when we apply that universal call to the illegal some. In the west bank israel said it was a call for a boycott and under a new law called revoked my work permit and then deported me on november 26th a Human Rights Watch has long been critical of the Israeli Governments rights record and the construction of settlements in the west bank is the 1st time a Human Rights Watch staff member has been expelled from israel in the organizations 30 years of operating in the country. Believes the ruling is part of a targeted campaign against rights advocates. Clearly theyre trying to do you by throwing out a representative of one of the Worlds Largest human rights organizations is to say to others that you know your work documenting rights abuses could result in you facing a punitive sanction this move shows the degree to which israel has lost even the pretense of 1st specked for basic International Norms if israel despite you know criticism from much of the world for its me as it did earlier this week for my Rights Advocacy how would ever stop abusing rights are the reality here is the Israeli Government feels emboldened and the world spoke out against this and they still did or did me so i think the message is quite clear here that the government intends not only to continue with systematic assault on human rights organizations but intends to continue its abuse of policies that weve been exposing and pleading to light. Now the news this hour sculptures of whistle blowers june in a song Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden have made a rare appearance in central beilin more than 4 years after they were 1st unveiled the collection titled anything to say has now returned to its former place near the Brandenburg Gate after a well tour the artist behind it with a demeanor says it represents those who dare to say no to global surveillance or who make a stand against lies that lead to war r. T. Spoke to sarah voc next from the German Left Party and she told us the art piece is bring to life hypocrisy when it comes to freedom of speech. Is. This culture attracts attention to this incredible scandal that is the journalists and whistleblowers who uncover crimes are sitting in jail today while those who committed these crimes are not held accountable this has nothing to do with the rule of law and therefore it is very good there we are now so close a direct dialogue because here is the federal government which could have started to act on this issue a long time ago and for example could provide a sound or snowden asylum in germany. Meanwhile there are serious concerns over wiki leaks cofounder julian or sauce who is in a u. K. Prison earlier this week more than 60 doctors wrote an open letter to the british home secretary saying a song could die in prison they base their assessments on eyewitness accounts following an october Court Appearance it was reported that a song couldnt recall his date of birth at the hearing and when asked whether he could understand what was happening the australian replied that he could not think straight the way he leaks cofounder has also complained about the conditions of his imprisonment on multiple occasions assad is currently being held in Londons Belmarsh prison where he is serving a 50 week sentence for breaching his bail conditions in 2012 hes also fighting u. S. Extradition request over wiki leaks publishing classified information on american political and military dealings the u. N. Wrapper to torture mills meltzer claims that its not just about a song but about the integrity of governments and safeguarding future generations 6 years ago already i went into medical doctors and i sent a clear in the examination. And conclusion to the government asking for immediate measures to be taken for his protection and delineation of the pressure on him the government sent me a tweet the next day and waited for 5 months to send any response whatsoever and when they did respond to sent me a 2 paragraph responses rejecting all all to all my conclusions theyre not at all indicating the readiness to engage in a dialogue and do what they need to do both doctor said if the pressure is not alleviated rapidly that the situation will deteriorate to a dangerous level we have seen this happening within 10 days of our visit and since then i am seriously concerned for his life this is not really about sand or snowden or a man and this is about us its about our governments and their integrity the rule of law and the future of our self our Human Dignity and our children. Well thats will be back a with more news from around the world in about 30 minutes time see that. Survival guide look stacey just to start. Oh. 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