Upon his particular extremist interpretation of the christian say. Life from moscow where its just past 5 in the morning there watching International Welcome to the program. Has been strong reaction from lin and moscow over the latest u. S. Sanctions targeting north stream to the russian gas pipeline to europe thats almost complete. 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 or 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 well we requested comment from nordstrom spokesperson who told us completing the project is essential for european supply security and in the work will be finished as soon as possible the e. U. Also slammed washingtons punitive measures saying it objects to any penalties against European Companies that are conducting illegal business and it comes as the main swiss contractor of north stream 2 pulls out over washingtons tough penalties earlier Saskia Taylor told my colleague angie farmer more about this story. The trumpet ministration sanctions have become a Political Tool of choice and often simply used as an automatic reaction to anything that the president takes issue with in 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 nordstrom to 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 since the very beginning washington has had a bit of a problem with the project germany is really drove out of russia because they were getting from 60 to 70 percent of their energy from russia and they knew by the way we dont want your Energy Supplies to. The United States commends all our European Partners used to going to strong stand against north stream 2. And we demand others to do the same 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 who can i say should. And theyve been providing vessels for the construction a couple of days ago they in fact received a very aggressive left a 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. 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 secure. But other motives play well current pipelines between russia and europe run through several European Countries such as poland but of 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 regard to ukraine says that its somehow politically motivated whats 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 21000. 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 washingtons up to is is trying to eliminate fact competition and its dominance in the Energy Markets especially considering the bill also impose sanctions on another russian pipeline which is tucked stream which runs through the black sea to touch so its quite a patent being established to your so American Homes for export its gas to europe as a result in europes reaction to all of this 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 the policy is europes business and has asked us to stop meddling so its probably on surprising that these latest sanctions were not welcomed germanys Party Members have begun to vacillate thinks the u. S. Sanctions have done some serious damage to relations between washington. This project so close and so crucial to the German Economy. That there will be a wait and we will find a way to beat 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 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 even they are by this decision because they know the importance of russian gas supply to the entire German Economy. And other Headline News 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 who is legitimately being monitored abroad makes contact with an american this 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 form and teligent official an whistleblower William Binney told us the ruling does not reveal anything new it doesnt mean a difference at all it was all under executive order or one to 2 or 3 section 23 c. Which they used that signed in into effect since the reagan years the reagan presidency so theyve been using them as early as they were and also the use the excuse that they were unable to separate the data as not a right line to so theyve been lying to the courts or wrong theyve had the capability of sort that they dont want to because it gives them power over everyone the ability to look into political opponents like the president. Well the n. S. A. s illegal mass phone and internet surveillance of his own citizens was revealed back in 2013 by Edward Snowden a former contractor at the agency hes wanted in the u. S. For leaking classified information but was granted asylum by russia. 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 the amendment that 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 rid of from it is still pursuing that case quite strongly theyre more focused on 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. These practices to the public so the 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 brets that guy. Here 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 beat 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 massive outrage back in 2013 when this was 1st revealed but it seems that sense 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 we need to be sitting there in case its in a mission that the unit and i say is incapable of collect the only targeted data on who arent fine lines that theyre monitoring so i mean to me that now is not a problem even back 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 and other Law Enforcement people have access to that data to search for common crime in the United States and they use it against u. S. Citizens in and in criminal courts without without telling the crew or anybody else in the Court Lawyers included so theyre fundamentally violating the rights of of us citizens every year and they do this without any oversight whatsoever or even attempt to know who are saying to us in the United States and many of the intelligence the. These is any good anywhere its just its already look a conversation its not over story or. A man found guilty of committing a hate crime has been sentenced to 16 years in jail after stealing and burning an l g b t flak from a us church though 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 have the length of his sentence has led to some 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 but ending 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 didnt 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 now i dont believe that this flag necessarily represents the rainbow flag i dont think it. Gay individuals maybe at one point attempted to but its 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 millennia it was a study done recently that young people millennia old are less in favor of. 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 movements that is symbolized by the flag has become authoritarian and ridiculous we see it with the same trans narrative in the bathroom transfer people in womens sports we see it with the children with the trans soldier in the drag queen story i mean if you can think of and this is just another example 16 years for offending probably one of the most privileged groups in america. The clashes have erupted in indias capital during a protest against a controversial new citizenship law opponents of the legislation view it as anti muslim. Demonstration descended into chaos with police and arresting and using force against protesters new delhi police didnt mind the mission to hold a march on the local mosque to the city center but protesters ignored. This is it citizenship amendment to grant citizenship to minorities of no muslim origin from muslim majority neighboring countries while the government believes it will help some refugees who fled religious persecution critics say it violates indias secular constitution. To us now a democrats apparently have an axe to grind when it comes to propaganda which perhaps is why they were least it going to on how to spot. And find it top tips include dont watch r. T. And read George Orwell arties Daniel Hawkins delve deeper. The u. S. 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 asian 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 asian 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 their 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 guidelines which separate the real from the. Fake but its fair to say not all those telomere 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 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 disinfo mation 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 a longer reports where you can mainly learn all about russias efforts to attack and destroy worldwide democracy always a classic democrat narrative. It was bought of shore who said if you teach a man you will never learn or this guy may go even further not teaching but telling in mill Uncertain Terms where the truth apparently lies to be found only in acceptable narratives only trustworthy sources summing up that list George Orwells 1984 the only loss there now chris hedges is the Pulitzer Prize winning host of the r. T. E. Show on contact he says the d. N. C. Devices designed to shut down alternative use the guidelines are meant to tarnish or discredit critics of the system unfortunately because they have a megaphone and a platform. Somewhat effective. We now have lived with since the beginning of the troubled ministration services 3 years theres a whole demonization of russia which has been a convenience 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 for that misled its members into making the whistleblower behind that claim used to be a senior Portfolio Manager at the churchs Investment Division he also says the church may have breached tax rules. The Mormon Church has been startling 1. 00 to 2000000000. 00 has struck us tearing into a reserve of the reserves. Are one c 3 non profit well according to that whistleblower a Company Called n sign peak advise is helping the church to exploit its status as a Nonprofit Organization to dodge taxes and that in the mormons could have a huge a huge amount of the state there is a blow also says that members of parted with their money on false pretenses including propping up a couple of business its the Mormon Church asks members to give it 10 percent of their income and this money is meant for Charitable Educational and religious purposes but the whistleblower claims its simply been squirreled away for the last 2 decades the church denies these 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 well the church also claims the whistleblower is a disgruntled ex employee seeking compensation an ati source inside the church told us the Internal Revenue service finished a major audit 2 years ago and found no problems but as people we spoke to a new york were not surprised by the whistleblowers revelations terribly surprise after all the scientology its money tax evasion what i feel like churches are corrupt theres always issues with 5. 00 a one c. Theories in churches and money and doing what theyre doing i mean i guess it just depends i should pay definitely should pay taxes now especially with the guys who 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 you know and its doing 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. 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 evidence they also. Thought when we so those are projects where there is no Charitable Purposes so were not rinsed it makes you cry so they have a plaque and were getting involved in those crimes that are for profit insurance youre making. Well that is your news update for now im right on the low can i will be back here at the top of the hour with a roundup of the headlines see that. This is a sticker from the water bottle found in the stomach of the fish the brand is part of the Cocacola Company which sells millions of bottles of soda every day the idea was that lets tell consumers there are the bad ones theres a litter box or trying this way industry should be blamed for all this waste the company has long promised to reuse the plastic. Theyre plastic. Especially if its fun to me. On that i knew that that is the end of it for the team but for now the mountains of waste only grow. Geysers financial survival. When customers go by youre just. Didnt help well reduce a lot of work. Thats undercutting but whats good for food market is back here to the global economy. Or the other. Euro water jack i didnt know existed a comedy show where americans in america covering American News are called foreign agents. As i mentioned last week the normally garbage day in publication the Washington Post has actually done some reporting that is not just prowar propaganda someones going to get. They reveal the trove of thousands of internal government documents that expose the catastrophic war in afghanistan and it turns out there are tender dates between a young man. Oh nazi in an old jewish lady that have gone better than that war. The document trove reveals that senior u. S. Officials failed to tell the truth about the war in afghanistan making rosy pronouncements that they knew to be false and hiding and mistake of all evidence the war had become unwinnable let me translate the Washington Post fancypants language us officials didnt fail to tell the truth they lied all right. A lot. Fail to tell the truth sounds like theres a truth theres a fish that they just couldnt catch that it. Failed to catch the truth lets consider what the war in afghanistan has entailed by the military own counting an estimated 157000 people have been killed that includes 64000 Afghan Security forces 43000 afghan civilians 424 humanitarian aid workers 67 journalists 3800 contractors 2300 u. S. Military personnel and 42000 taliban and insurgents but the u. S. Military calls all kinds of people insurgents if we kill you then your an insurgent because if you wanted sergeant why did we kill you. But even if you use the military numbers the bad guys are winning however we dont actually know who the bad guys are in fact an unnamed former advisor to an Army Special Forces team said that they thought i was going to come to them with a map to show them where the good guys and bad guys who live they just kept asking but who are the bad guys where are they yes thats right davidge pentagon briefing apparently is a 4 star. General holding up figurines are going to those are true. Oh. Why wont these villagers let us bring them down. But i dont understand i dont understand in the early years defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld had everything under control except for the fact that internally he said i have no visibility into who the bad guys are