Particularly extremist interpretation of the. Other great to have you with us this is a lot into that. Theres been a strong reaction from berlin over the latest u. S. Sanctions targeting nord stream to the russian gas pipeline to europe thats almost completed. 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 us 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 affect german and European Companies and are tantamount to interference in our Domestic Affairs we request a comment from the nordstrom spokesperson who told us completing the project is essential for european supply security adding the work will be finished as soon as possible and you 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 washingtons tough penalties earlier Saskia Taylor told my colleague andrew far more on this story. The trumpet ministration sanctions have become a Political Tool of choice in the often simply. 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 now many of course you know nordstrom to is a huge 11000000000. 00 its a 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 to. And we commend others to do the same germany is totally controlled by russia because they were getting from 60 to 70 percent of their energy from russia and the new 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 Suppliers 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 the only 2 weeks out from it being done in fact there are any around 60 to 70 kilometers left of the pipeline to lay now one of the Many Companies which will be affected by this bill is the swiss. Cheese and theyve been providing vessels for the construction a couple of days ago they in fact received a very aggressive left to 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 or were going to freeze all your assets in the u. K. In the u. S. And were going to. Have 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 of the. 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. The baltic sea meaning that these countries will be bypassed washington maintains that this is unfair and specifically with regard 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 29000. 00 sign a new 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 washington is 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 tucked strain which runs through the black sea touchy so thats 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 5 and particular has consistently said that european and that you policy is europes business and has asked us to stop meddling so its probably on surprising that these latest sanctions were not welcomed germanys did link a party member thinks the us sanctions have done some serious damage to relations between berlin and washington this project is so close to completion and 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 the idea that america is consciously imposing extra charity extraterritorial sanctions to the German Economy to hurt the german consumers 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 germany on. Americas spy agencies are permitted to gather information on citizens without a warrant in certain situations the u. S. Court of appeal has ruled this can happen if a nonnational is legitimately being monitored abroad makes contact with an american case was brought by an american citizen arrested in 2011 he had 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 or intelligence official and whistle blower William Binney told us that the ruling does not reveal anything new. It doesnt mean a difference at all it was a law under executive order or 1. 00 to 2. 00 or 3 section 23. 00 c. Which the use that signed in into effect since the reagan years the reagan presidency so theyve been using them. As they were and also the use the excuse that they are unable to separate. The data that it has not a right line to that so theyve been lying to the courts or wrong theyve had the ability to sort that out it just they dont want to because that gives them power over everyone the ability to look into all the political opponents like the president. The n. S. A. Is illegal mass phone and internet surveillance of its own citizens was revealed back in 2013 by Edward Snowden the former Contractor Agency he is wanted in the u. S. For leaking classified information but was granted asylum by russian. 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 Us 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 really 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 linked to skip written especially dont want to see books like this get rid of from it is still pursuing that case quite strongly theyre more focused on that 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 foreign 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 the. 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 the no name doesnt ring any bells hope it werent snowden i dont know Edward Snowden is. Its. Way to 2nd snowdens not the. Not to brooks that guy on his. Wiki leaks not like the wiki leaks guy but the guy who was working for the government here and is over in russia now now that he leaked some information he leads. 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 massive outrage back in 2013 when this was 1st revealed but it seems that since then this is all becoming part of the new normal in the United States what was 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 we assume theyre its an admission that the analysts say hes incapable of collecting only targeted data of a large firearms that theyre monitoring so i mean to be that there was not a problem in the 99 he could have done that but they decided not to do that they wanted to collect 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 data to search for a common crime in the United States and they use it against u. S. Citizens. In a criminal Court Without the without telling the coup or anybody else in the Court Lawyers included so theyre fundamentally violating the rights of those of us citizens every year and they do this without any oversight whatsoever or even know that tempted to move are saying to us in the United States they believe the intelligence these is any good anyway its just its over look kind of conversations they have its not oversight and all. Month found guilty of committing a hate crime has been sentenced to 16 gazing jail to stealing and burning analogy between flying from a u. S. Church the phone martinez was 1st arrested in june and accused of desecrating the flag belonging to a local church in iowa earlier in the winking was also convicted of 3rd degree harassment and reckless use of fire and hes admitted hes against homosexuality the length of his sentences course 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 murderous get in the u. K. Unbelievable so burning a rainbow flag is hate speech bunting 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 a flag is a symbol and people have a right to disagree with homosexuality they have a right to disagree with denied 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 that they just would go around doing even if that werent the case it still is extreme and 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 that 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 now 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 is 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 transfer people and women sports we see it with the children with the trance children the drag queen stories i mean you can think of and this is just another example 16 years for offending probably one of the most privileged groups in america. So to come here in the u. S. Democrats have released a guide on how to come but propaganda will bring you the top tips after this quick break. Understanding of shell is that its a money loser from day one but it doesnt matter in the u. S. Because all the creditors to lend money into the shell industry are constantly being bailed out by the central bank that prints money thats why they do it for the fees its great for the banks but its not an energy play and its not a business its a sinkhole but here as you point out in argentina so they cant just print their way out of a losing situation and the economy is already a bit fragile you dont want to add another loser into the mix like shale drilling voided completely. Aligned. To get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be close. To going to be close this is what before you cant be. Interested in the water. Pushing. Us democrats have an axe to grind when it comes to propaganda which is why theyve released a guide on how to spot and find it tips include. And do read well. 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 think 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 and 4 go without saying of course one should never be manipulated nor let blatant fakes go unchallenged the void 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 26000. 00 election and trumps alleged collusion with moscow as even a special warning reserved specifically for right wing this information 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 it 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 their. Chris hedges is the Pulitzer Prize winning host of the our t. V. Show on contact he says the d. N. C. Is advice is designed to shut down or turn it if these 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 trumpet ministrations services 3 years there is a whole demonization of russia which is burn a convenient for oil to attack social critics they want those voices shut down and they have of course 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 u. S. Its been alleged the Mormon Church is sitting on 100000000000. 00 in donations that it misled its members into making it was a blow behind the claim used to be a senior Portfolio Manager at the Church Investment division he also says the church may have breached tax rules. Many years the Mormon Church has been starving 1. 00 to 2000000000. 00. Into a reserve of the reserves inside the once 3 non profit according to the whistleblower a Company Called and selling peak advised this is hoping to exploit its status as a Nonprofit Organization to dodge taxes alleging the mormons could have a huge amount to the state the whistleblower also says members of parted with their money on false pretenses including propping up a couple of businesses the Mormon Church asks its members to give it 10 percent of their income the money is meant for Charitable Educational and religious purposes but the whistleblower claims its been squirreled 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. And the church will still claims that the whistleblowers a discordant ex employee seeking compensation and i dont see source inside the church though does the Internal Revenue service finished a manger or did 2 years ago and found no problems with people we spoke to in new york were not surprised by the whistleblowers revelations im not terribly surprised after all the scientology. Money tax evasion what i feel like churches are corrupt theres always issues with 5. 00 a one c. Theories and 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 will have 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. And its 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 into this in the 1st round because we didnt have to reports what was going on under the i. R. S. Tax law if you are. Then you have to use that money for such a Charitable Purpose but in this situation this particular investment arm there was a bailout evans sure and they also. Thought when he so those are projects where there is no Charitable Purposes there are not once but make you cry so they have a storm were getting involved and those are for profit then turns youre making. Good appreciate thing without international thats all for me for this evening thanks so much stick around for a zone of luck with will bring it right up to date at the top of the. World is driven by shaped by. The day or thinks. We dare to ask. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy to. Let it be an arms race. Scaring Dramatic Development only mostly and. I dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. Time after time as you were going on the ground in our final show of this season coming up on the show time for the rich to have a cigar legend repeat floyd from what you will of a coal miner and sold his life for britain on the pitch village is that when tory old Etonian Boris johnson as britains 58. Plus the briton doggedly annoyed by u. K. State mandated media in the run up to the 21000. 00 general election polls were devastated kate will not one illustration living on the breadline bus from food banks to love sickness we speak to Downton Abbey actor and. Directs on talent about his new film think more than american love story in wales all of them all coming up in the final going on the run of this season but 1st in the wake of u. K. Prime minister mark johnson annihilating the socialist project of Jeremy Corbyn we caught up with pink floyd front man what you waters via skype at his home in new york i started by asking him about the end of the road for labor leader Jeremy Corbett obviously that was always going to come and its clearly a very wise decision the powers that may be sorry have achieved such an incredibly efficient hatchet job on the poor man over the last few years in but particularly over the last year the chances of him ive been doing anything really extremely slim because he has been smeared beyond all belief its becoming more and more apparent that propaganda is almost the most important thing in our lives in the fact that the Mainstream Media is owned by very rich and powerful people and in consequence they may be that they coming closer and closer to controlling everything not just only elections but everything and obviously the elections they cant control they send in the troops you know and stop killing people whats whats interesting to me is that who we are what 500 years since columbus and just now this is the only thing that makes me. That gives me the strength to carry on in this quite and it is this 500 years later it seems that we the people are just beginning to rise up now