His particular extremist interpretation of the Christian Faith. Good evening to you thanks for joining us here on our internet. Theres been strong reaction from berlin and moscow over the latest u. S. Sanctions targeting north stream to thats the russian gas pipeline to europe thats almost complete it. Were looking very closely at the us crossing a crucial edge of Foreign Policy as it starts imposing sanctions which russia has already become accustomed to against its own allies we can see the intention to make europe by american liquefied gas and thus to slow the development of the continents economy to undermine its capability of competing with the u. S. In the Global Markets washington has decided that even the closest nato allies dont deserve mercy if the u. S. Geo political and commercial ambitions are at stake the German Government has regretfully taken into account that sanctions against north stream to turks stream initiated by the us congress they thanked german and European Companies and are tantamount to interference in our Domestic Affairs requesting comment from the north stream spokesperson who tells completing the project essential for european supply security adding that the work will be finished as soon as possible he also slammed washingtons punitive measures saying it objects to any penalties against European Companies that are conducting Legal Business comes as the main swiss contractor of north stream team pulls out of washington stuff penalties earlier r. T. Saskia taylor told my colleague Andrew Farmer more about the story. The trumpet ministration sanctions have become a Political Tool of choice now often simply an automatic reaction to anything that the president takes issue with and this case is apparently no different because President Trump has officially signed a bill which will require him to impose sanctions on any Foreign Companies and individuals which are involved in the building of nordstrom to no money of course no no 2. 00 is a huge 11000000000. 00 pipeline over 1000 kilometers long running from russia to germany and essentially its going to flood the european continent with russian gas at a faster and cheaper rate than anything else currently available on the market but since the very beginning washington has had a bit of a problem with the project the United States commands all our European Partners who have taken a strong stand against north stream 2. And we commend others to do the same germany is totally introversion because they were getting from 60 to 70 percent of their energy from russia and they knew by this pipeline if completed. Would make europe even more dependent on Russian Energy would generate billions of dollars for putin billions of dollars that would fund the Russian Military aggression. We dont want your Energy Supplies to be. So many see this bill as a last ditch attempt by the u. S. To stop trying to end its trucks the pipeline was originally due to be completed by mid 2020 but it seems theyre ahead of schedule 2 weeks out from it being done in fact there are any around 60 to 70 kilometers left of the pipeline today now one of the Many Companies which will be affected by this bill is the swiss can i say should all c. S. And theyve been providing vessels for the construction a couple of days ago they in fact received a very aggressive laughter from the republican senator ted cruz which can only be described really as a letter of blackmail he gave them an ultimatum either you stop participating in this project. All were going to freeze all your assets in the u. K. In the u. S. And were going to. All of your employees from coming into the u. S. So unfortunately they count out and and have stopped all the operations america has made it clear is concerned it says about Europes Energy Security but other. Well current pipelines between russia and europe run through several European Countries such as poland but to russia ukraine. This means that of course that they get a very hefty transit fee for allowing these pipelines through in contrast to the baltic sea meaning that these countries will be bypassed washington maintains that this is unfair and specifically with regards to ukraine says that its somehow politically motivated its very important to note here is that just a few hours before the bill was signed into effect russia and ukraine decided that they would likely by the end of 2019 signed a new 5 agreement on russian transit gas value crane to europe so that completely undermines what washington saying that somehow russia is trying to cut ukraine out of a deal and its led many to suspect that really what washingtons up to is is trying to eliminate fact competition and its dominance in the e. U. And markets especially considering the bill also impose sanctions on another russian pipeline which is tug stream which runs through the black sea tuckey so its quite a patent being established while of the e. U. And u. S. Standpoint on this issue couldnt be more different European Countries call this an economic project that benefits everyone involved russia agrees germany and particular has consistently said that european and that you policy is europes business and its also a us to stop meddling so its probably on surprising that these latest sanctions were not welcomed to. Topple slowly things that the sanctions have done some serious damage to relations between berlin and washington. This project is so close to completion and its so crucial to the German Economy. That there will be a way and we will find a way to complete this project but of course the damage to the german American Relations is down and. The idea that america is consciously imposing extra charity extraterritorial sanctions to the German Economy to hurt the german symbols is now firmly implanted into germanys minds from the left to the right that is absolutely outraged by the actions of the Us Government because in germany frankly some parts of the governing party are very close to the u. S. Government but they are by this decision because they know the importance of russian gas supply to the entire German Economy. Americas spy agencies are permitted to gather information on citizens without a warrant in certain situations the u. S. Court of appeals ruled that this can happen if they nonnational is legitimately being monitored abroad makes contact with an american in the case was brought by a u. S. Citizen arrested in 2011 he pleaded guilty to attempting to give Material Support to a terrorist organization however he questioned whether it was legal for the n. S. A. To collect information on him without a warrant former intelligence official the whistleblower William Binney told us that the ruling does not reveal anything new. It does it made no difference at all it was all under executive order 12. 00 triple 3 section 23. 00 c and which they used it been signed into into effect since the reagan years the reagan presidency so theyve been using that as of the as a way and also the use the excuse that they are unable to separate that data as an outright lie to so theyve been lying to the courts all along and they have the capability of sort that stuff out its just that they dont want to because it gives them power over everyone the ability to look into our political opponents like they did the president drop. The n. S. A. s illegal mass phone and internet surveillance of its own citizens was revealed back in 2013 by Edward Snowden the former contractor at the agency hes wanted in the u. S. For leaking classified information but was granted asylum by russia. The alphabet soup of Government Agencies was it carrying out all kinds of wild spying and violations of privacy it was all pretty clearly a violation of the u. S. Constitution or that meant it offers protection from unreasonable search and seizure however at the time the n. S. A. Tried to fight back pretty hard does the n. S. A. Collect any type of data. On millions or hundreds of millions of americans. No sir. It does not. Not wittingly 7 years on u. S. Federal courts have ruled that Edward Snowden the whistleblower who feel this apparatus of surveillance wont be able to make any money from the book that he just published the ruling argues that Edward Snowden violated his contract with the cia and the n. S. A. Because he didnt submit his book for prepublication review who dont want to see books like to skip written especially dont want to see books like this get read from it is still pursuing that case quite strongly theyre more focused on that of the financial censorship side of it this court ruling comes as federal courts have also ruled that it is now acceptable to monitor the communications of americans. With a quote for an interest without any procedure or warrant so while u. S. Courts have ruled that it is now acceptable to continue carrying out practices once considered to be scandalous they have come down pretty hard on the man who revealed these practices to the public so do americans even remember Edward Snowden we decided to ask new yorkers can you tell us who Edward Snowden is now he doesnt ring any bells hope it werent snowden i dont know Edward Snowden is. Its. Way to 2nd stones not the. Not to brooks that guy. Is the wiki leaks not like the wiki leaks guy but the guy who was working for the government here and is over in russia now that he leaked some information he leaked basically the government spying on us and watching of our things and gave a detailed report as to what the governments doing yes there was a massive outrage back in 2013 when this was 1st revealed but it seems that since then this is all become part of the new normal in the United States warrantless wiretapping of civilians will continue in the United States and american leaders will also continue to boast that they have the freest country in the world were going to do with sitting there its an admission that the and i say this in. The only targeted data on who large firings that theyre monitoring so i mean to be that know is not a problem even back in the 99 he could have done that but they decided not to do that then when you click everything but theyre not saying here is that the cia the f. B. I. And the d. E a another Law Enforcement people have access to that do to search for common crime in the United States and they use it against u. S. Citizens. In a criminal Court Without without telling the who or anybody else in the Court Lawyers and. So theyre going to mentally violating the rights of hours of u. S. Citizens every year and they do this without any oversight whatsoever or even know that. There were so you know in the United States they believe the intelligence is these its any good anyway its just its already look a conversation its not oversight or are. A man found guilty of committing a hate crime has been sentenced to 16 years in jail after stealing and burning in hell g. B. T. Flag from the u. S. Church at all for martinez was 1st arrested in june and accused of desecrating the flag belonging to a local church in iowa earlier in the week he was also convicted of 3rd degree harassment and reckless use of fire and hes admitted hes against homosexuality but the length of his sentences calls debate. Why does the left cheer when the American Flag is burning no one goes to jail for that but they do for burning an activist movements flag while he got more years than murderers get in the u. K. Unbelievable so burning a rainbow flag is hate speech burning an American Flag is freedom of speech i see. He should have been the American Flag then he would have been praised statues dedicated well i think in principle people should have the ride to behead flags fly it is a symbol and people have a right to disagree with homosexuality they have a right to disagree with did i did states or britain i dont think that should be a crime per se but i would say that the flag is a bit different from the American Flag because it days ignites a specific community in the same way as maybe burning a jewish flag might designate the Jewish Community you look at the report of what happened he was kicked out of the strip club he grabbed the flag he set it on fire outside of the strip club and started ranting about i was gonna burn down the club i was in there i dont know it sounds like maybe he was wasted i dont think i dont think this is what they just would go around doing even if that werent the case it still is extreme and a hate crime laws are silly anyway they should exist no a crime happened here it is absolutely 100 percent our institutionally protected speech to burn the gates of the gay pride flag in the same way that according to the supreme courts also protected speech to burn the American Flag well im gay and much of my human rights involve supporting the human rights of l. G. B. Plus people but ive got to say this sentence is excessive it is disproportionate it is not commensurate with the crime committed however there are some disturbing elements a he was not given the sentence purely for stealing the flag and for burning it there were also. Accusations and claims of arson and threats to burn down all the properties namely a strip club when it came to course he did not express any regrets and indeed justify his actions based upon his particular extremist interpretation of the Christian Faith i dont believe that this flag necessarily represents the rainbow flag i dont think it. Represents gay individuals maybe at one point it attempted to but weve come to a point where the rainbow flag and all the symbolism represents an l g b t political ideology which is becoming increasingly authoritarian increasingly toxic increasingly antichristian so people are going to have gripes about it i mean this is actually proven that people are are millennial was a study done recently that young people millennia old are less in favor of now they were a few years ago now the left in the gay lobby would say that is due to hate speech on the internet and trumps america blah blah blah no i would say the real reason is probably because this movement that is symbolized by the flag has become authoritarian and ridiculous we see it with the insane trans narrative in the bathroom trance people and women sports we see it with the children with the trans soldier in the drag queen story its i mean if you could think of and this is just another example 16 years for offending probably one of the most privileged groups in america its gone the program the u. S. Democrats have released a guide on how to combat propaganda well bring you the top tips after this quick break. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is off and spearing Dramatic Development the only really im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. You know world big partisan group. 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 on the back and shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now were watching closely watching the hawks. Democrats have an axe to grind when it comes to propaganda which is why theyve released a guide on how to spot and fight it top tips include dont watch our t. V. And be George Orwell hawkins delves deep. The Us Democrat Party is concerned about the information people are consuming so theyve created a handy guide to make sure you can distinguish right from wrong weve seen what happens when dissin from ation goes unchecked it threatens our democracy and makes us less safe thats why were making sure you know how to combat bots troll farms fake accounts dissin from ation and propaganda its short and sweet and prepares you on how to fight fake news and use. Social media properly and responsibly so lets take a look actively seeking out Information Online from multiple authoritative sources firstly you should actively look for news dont just absorb but there is one caveat you should try to find only authours of sources if you cant decide what those are just use the ones approved by Fact Checkers and dont go near the blacklist speaking off Fact Checkers news guard is one plug in the list recommends its got several high ranking officials on its Advisory Board where previous cia director x. The nato secretary general to former Us Government officials and leading media figures and it marks many mainstream outlets as trustworthy despite any scandals they may have been embroiled in while r t is a big no no so change channel right now before its too late. Ask yourself who the author of online content is where they posted the information and what theyre hoping you will do with it next check is the author factuality and objectivity seem to be prioritized in the guidelines something one can argue with until they mention social Media Transparency features as one tool to help find the facts theres a link to facebooks transparency of god lines which separate the real from the fake but its fair to say not all those felony objective truth get verified and all those verified stick to the objective truth rules 3. 00 and 4. 00 go without saying of course one should never be manipulated nor let blatant fakes go unchallenged the only to be manipulated by divisive or dishonest content if you see something untrue and social media trying to inject truth into the debate and then we move on to the final and most comprehensive point educate yourself on the tactics of online manipulators as a whole list of recommendations of what to watch and read. And perhaps unsurprisingly the emphasis is on democratic leaning outlets from n. B. C. To the New York Times they also have recommendations for you to watch projects launched by loyal media you can learn all about internet outrage on the right wings role in fake news controversies on a podcast by the daily New York Times enterprise also in the recommended reading list of pieces on russian interference the 2016 election and trumps alleged collusion with moscow as even a special warning reserved specifically for right wing disinform ation though no mention of the same risks on the other side of the political spectrum and if youre short on time and cant read a lot theres some quick links the democrats supported social media accounts although if you do have a bit more time on your hands you can always delve into longer reports where you can mainly learn all about russias efforts to attack and destroy worldwide democracy always a classic democrat narrative it was borrowed short who said if you teach a man you will never learn or this god may go even further not teaching but telling in no Uncertain Terms where the truth apparently lies to be found only in acceptable narratives and only trustworthy sources and summing up that list George Orwells 1984 though i only lost there chris hedges is the Pulitzer Prize winning host of the r. T. Show on contact he says the d. N. C. Advice is designed to shut down alternative feeds. The guidelines are meant to tarnish or discredit critics of the system unfortunately because they have a megaphone and a platform its somewhat effective we now have lived with since the beginning of the troubled ministrations services 3 years there is a whole demonization of russia which has burned a convenient for oil to attack social critics they want those voices shut down and they have of course a Facebook Twitter you tube have created algorithms to shut us down independent of anything to do its a combined assault against critics and they use the idea of us working as foreign agents or. Influence or manipulation of a foreign power as a kind of excuse thats nothing new we saw in the cold war. In the us its been alleged the Mormon Church is sitting on 100000000000. 00 in donations the did misled its members into making the whistleblower behind the claim used to be a senior Portfolio Manager the church is Investment Division this is the church may have breached tax rules for many years the Mormon Church is. 1. 00 to 2000000000. 00. In. Reserves inside i one c 3 non profit according to the whistleblower there a Company Called and zine peak advices is helping the church to exploit its status as a Nonprofit Organization to dodge texas alleging the mormons could do a huge amount to the state the whistleblower also says that members have parted with their money on false pretenses including propping up a couple of businesses the Mormon Church asks members to give 10 percent of their income this money is meant for Charitable Educational and religious purposes but the whistleblower simply been screwed away for the last 2 decades the church denies the accusations claims being currently circulated are based on a narrow perspective and limited information the church complies with all applicable law governing our donations investments taxes and reserves. Literature also claims the whistle blows a disgruntled ex employee seeking compensation 90 source inside the church told us the Internal Revenue service finished a major road 2 years ago and found no problems the people we spoke to in new york were not surprised by the whistle blows revelations. Im not terribly surprised after all the scientology. Money tax evasion what i feel like churches are corrupt theres always issues with 5 or ones he carries in churches and money and doing what theyre doing i mean i guess it just depends i should pay definitely should pay taxes especially with the guys who out of those big houses in the jetson tax free its not fair they should pay something but they just dont thats constitution its constitutional question do this a place axis more investigation more arrests. To do that i mean but no taxes let everybody everybody pick one and sign peak advisors it was an arm of the Mormon Church which proved that it was not. Part of acquirements which is why they got this in the 1st place. We didnt have the reports what was going on. You are. Then you have to use that money for such a Charitable Purpose but in this situation this particular and thats an arm there was a bailout evans. So those are projects where there is no charitable. Makes you cry so they have a form were getting all those are for the insurgents who are making. To us senators of the broadcaster n. B. C. To put principle of a profit and not the 2022 Winter Olympics they reason that china doesnt deserve to bask in the sporting glory such an event brings. Please allow me to outline this mission being to unite the world in a peaceful competition to achieve this we must remain a strictly police union. We hope you one like the International Olympic committee understand this is not about politics but about human rights and the security of accolades and international visitors. Do it in the american politics expression when the american supplied them to other countries the u. S. Is trying to have a full fledged conflict with china but the us can no longer wean single sightedly by dimitri forced by economic competition by innovation and by the sympathy of the allies so d the us is resorting to very little local tactics dont carry too much of its own image ever those force which. You can appreciate staying with them until they but with updates for you at home for the most time see them. Join me every thursday on the alex so im unsure when ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business im sure both of those ill see that. This is good but broadcasting around the globe and covering the world of business and finance and the impact on us all on been swung and im christiane washington heres what we have in store for you today coming up google is facing a new find from the e. U. 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