Theyre welcome to the program this 24th of december live from the Arts International World News Center is kevin though in here with the update thanks choosing its 1st then u. N. Officials and Rights Groups have denounced saudi arabias punishment of those involved in the murder of journalist your saying it makes a mockery of justice 5 people have been sentenced to death and 3 others to jail time over the killing but a un appointed rights investigated believes the people actually behind the german this cruel murder have been left untouched while the spokesperson for the u. N. Secretary general is also stressed the importance of further probe the secretary general continues to stress the need for an independent and impartial investigation into the murder torture for examination of any accountability for Human Rights Violations committed in the case. Jamal khashoggi was last seen entering the saudi conscious in istanbul in turkey in october 28th when he was murdered a un report said his death was almost certainly a state planned execution but the saudis insist it was the result of a rogue operation kaleb open looks at how the death of the journalist who lived and worked in the us affected washingtons relations with riyadh the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi shocked the world and drew massive condemnation a saudi court recently sentenced 5 people to death and 3 more to jail over that killing however if you thought that this ruling would draw a line under the case think again this is what the Washington Post workers showed you work had to say the complete lack of transparency on the saudi governments refusal to cooperate with the independent investigate says suggests that this was merely a sham trial now immediately after the killing last october many pointed a finger directly at the saudi monarchy among them are u. S. Senators austria the netherlands denmark and finland immediately banned the sales of weapons to the saudi monarchy however donald trump immediately ruled out any such ban in the United States and he made no secret about his reasons but as to whether or not we should stop 110000000000. 00 from being spent in this country knowing they have 4 or 5 alternatives 2 very good alternatives that would not be acceptable to me for the past 2 years democrats and republicans have called for the u. S. Flow of arms to saudi arabia to stop those same arms have been used to lay waste to yemen sense 2015. But now it seems the battle to stop those arms exports is over on friday donald trump was presented with a congressional defense spending bill by the u. S. Congress and that bill contained no anti saudi measures some democrats are furious votes this would be a pool tonight that instead of seizing the opportunity to and illegal u. S. Participation in the horrific saudi led bombings of Yemen Congress will continue to fund trumps unconstitutional will the blame game is now in full swing with congressman denying that they capitulated by letting the bill pass i wasnt cavan i was fighting to the last conceivable minute the u. S. Can talk all it wants about human rights and condemn the pointless slaughter of civilians abroad however when it comes to the u. S. Relationship with saudi arabia the deep financial and military interests are just too important to sidestep and its almost musing that the saudi regime thinks that it would be a good Public Relations move to send inspired low level participants to death in a secretive process that just continues to make them look like a very backwards state where justice is not served in the house and senate have now repeatedly voted in multiple votes on amendments to end in bipartisan fashion to end the u. S. Involvement in this horrific horrific war in yemen democrats could have very easily had to go. Harder and said if this provision was not in that they would have voted it down and they chose not to do that i think trumps covering for the saudi regime is starting to look very peculiar i think even to number of his supporters some of his more very far right wing republican supporters in congress and have gone together with progressive democrats on this issue. Next from festive markets with armed guards to claims of sanitizing santa to avoid the feds it seems that for some western countries christmas these days just isnt this a hit arties peter all of. Christmas in europe what a wonderful time of the year Christmas Markets in full swing perfect for those last minute gifts the smell of sweet treats teasing your nostrils and on an evening walking in a movie in the list streets perhaps not gold with a special someone to keep you from the winter chill not a care in the world but goodwill to all thought in recent times thats also come with increased security travel warnings and with some traditions now deemed woke what could be called the whole whole whole marginalization of the Christmas Period terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in germany you should be vigilant and follow the advice of local authorities security is of course our mounted all major of the send Christmas Markets on different terror attacks on the market in strasbourg last year and here in berlin and 2016 are still fresh in the memory. You can run them up as festively as you like but these boulevards the bar is there to try and stop Christmas Markets becoming a target again. This also beat a number of questions raised over the inclusive or to have some christmas traditions with one person being publicly shamed for saying father christmas instead of santa. Ive just been shamed on a Facebook Group for using the name father christmas and told that santa is now seen as gender neutral its a common trope in the press to say christmas is being done away with this year it does seem quite difficult to do christmas without upsetting someone a good chunk of people polled say they boxed agenda neutral santa christianity is pretty central to the Christmas Celebration christ after all is in the name the one school in the u. K. Decided to change the words to the carol away in a manger from little lord jesus to baby boy jesus prompting a pro from parents and National Newspapers alike saying this was inclusive its gone too far in france theres a ban on the tiffany scenes under their religious imagery laws the mayor of bessie is rebels and faced backlash once the go to seasonal salutation only really in north america happy holidays is the right way to wish people well were told with Merry Christmas deemed inappropriate by some even if you avoid the causing offense minefield you can still fall down on the Environmental Impact of christmas 57 percent of those polled here in germany said they would i the limit they use solve all abundant entirely Christmas Lights over Environmental Concerns if you prefer a Real Christmas tree good luck finding one in some parts of the usa where over the last 5 years Christmas Tree shortages have been reporters with changes in temperature and rainfall cited among the reasons theres even been advice published over how to correctly argue with your Climate Change denying relatives over the Christmas Period what do people in europe those think of christmas 29 teens. Do and donts. The family getting i want to tell you boy and eating each other so often dust the spirit of christmas the question is whether tradition is not the same as why wouldnt tradition be you inclusive she writes i think santa should just be what hes always been and thats a big man with a big big big. Think that would be wonderful just to have a female presence as a father christmas im big on tradition so i think santa has always been santa i dont think theres any real issue with it for some population Merry Christmas means something religious. I will continue with the matter of christmas for me i think happy holidays is fine i think everybody should celebrate his own hold of it but he read it to accept friends relatives some form of was their own and wishing you all a very happy holidays in the hope that gender neutral santa brings you a sense of Security Control over. The climate debates but in the headlines for most of the year is near christmas is not off the hook either activists are now at odds with a favorite seasonal passed on ice skating and will specifically those ice rinks which pop up this time we hear. Reports. With the Festive Season in full swing what could be more typical of a Winter Wonderland than an ice skating rink across the world to thousands of temporary ones are wrecked it every year and for many skittering across the ice is a Magical Experience but it seems not everyone is in or in the future of rinks could be on thin ice as the traditional ice rink has become the latest battleground for Climate Change french city wren has canceled its one citing concerns over the Carbon Footprint needed to maintain it in a few years it is not certain that there will still be snow at christmas but it is certain that there will no longer be an open air ice rink this is good news for the planets meanwhile in bordeaux rising costs financially and environmentally mean the outdoor skating rink was cancelled for the 3rd year running the outdoor skating rink is absolutely not in sheen with the times keeping an outdoor ice rink cold consumes a lot of electricity open for a little over a month the city hall skating rink cost 70000. 00 euros frances 1st indoor ice skating rink opened in paris an 876 it was an immediate hit and the idea has remained popular ever since but now with concerns about Climate Change is it time for us to rethink some of our traditions we have people here in paris has this popular activity ways up against the cost to the environment since i just saw that its a tradition to have an open air skating ring like this its magical it brings Christmas Spirit and theres not much snow its good to have the rain it. Depends when its cold enough and. Its possible. But when its not cold enough it doesnt have to be. You know weve seen many changes in the climate so i think its very good very good of some parts a citizen of france to do that. I agree the thais rings are not good for Global Warming but this is only for winter its not true that is bad. Not they isnt often said that could keep everyone happy and its in the most unlikely of places mexico in a bid to keep a winter feel to the holidays an eco friendly artificial ice rink has been installed and with options like that it seems that there is no longer a reason to skate around the issue charlotte even ski. Paris live from russia the south International High very good evening this Christmas Eve it is celebrating it coming out on the brink of a brand new year the and bloody my putin has outlined a plan for bolstering russias military might in the coming year 2020 whats the reasoning behind it was to go to me to find out after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex im unsure and ill be speaking to us of the world of politics or business im show business ill see you there. I go russias president gave an address to the minister to focus on issues there will be the key challenges faced by the countrys military as it heads into 2020 in particular the reputed stressed the importance of strength through the armed forces given the precarious state of the global arms control system which is a question of a report. While addressing the Defense Ministry the president said that russia is getting on to a new level of International Military cooperation he added that 2019 saw a lot of factors changes and particularly the sheer modes and weapons and russias Nuclear Triad has increased to 82 percent in 2019 and ols and despite some traumatic challenges and the world including the volatile situation in the middle east and also the u. S. Decision to pull out of the i asked treaty which is the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty now that treaty bans a land based Ballistic Missiles with ranges of up to 5500 kilometers and now the russian president believes that it is necessary to monny tour possible deployments of the american missiles at this particular class and various parts of the world including europe and asia pacific. Was a worry because of this if youre seriously concerned about the degradation of the. Intro system im not only talking about the United States use of the fabricated pretext to cuba agreement on medium and long range missiles in november washington also created uncertainty over the open skies treaty its also unclear what the prospects are for the Strategic Offensive production straight this comes as the potential of the United States Missile Defense systems grows given all of this we should continue making the stronger on the president also said that its time to i technically improve the industry he sat of that its not a game of chance any more where we can all be a simply a satisfied by calling it a draw a military organization after state and it should be brought to the highest standard now apart from speaking about the challenges facing the Russian Military the president also touched upon the International Perception of the union and its role in the 2nd world war. In some countries in europe and the cross the ocean they often try to pervert history and for how the world was before the beginning of the 2nd world war and this is a logical continuation of that process recently the European Parliament adopted a resolution which basically draws an equivalence between hitlers germany and the soviet union tacitly suggesting directly saying that the soviet union was responsible for the beginning of the war thats of course complete nonsense so where the architecture of the global arms control crumbling this was the russian president stating the challenges for the Russian Military and the year to come. And you presented t. V. Comedies left christians in the country fuming after putting a satirical apparently offensive twist on the story of jesus is like the netflix film depicts christ as a gay man who liked to party. Yeah. I know you want you. Ed result over 2000000 people have signed an online petition calling for said show to be removed from netflix they also want an apology from the producers over the offenses course but the brazilian you tube comedy group behind the production say theyre not backing down. As the petition against his picks up steam we celebrate the success of yet another one of gods creations our Christmas Special the 1st temptation of christ remains ever more powerful lets see what other people thought about it i got the views of radio t. V. Host karen turk and media analyst lionel. I dont know what this brazilian comedy troupe is thinking with offending me audience that theyre going after its just wrong its a scary sing christmas is to score a singer major religion for a back country and its just making a joke out of a really sacred holiday for many catholics and many christians around the world 1st and foremost what this is the greatest marketing ploy to take some 2nd rate 2 bit comedy and now elevated internationally look if you dont like something dont watch it people can talk turn off the t. V. But its another thing that the people are speaking through of this petition and they feel that its wrong and they dont want to air and on netflix and you know what let netflix polit since the beginning of time since galileo there have been people who have dared to take on certain things which proved to be most problematic and the mad here to defend the idea one it here is to defend the idea of expression and thats it and i could sit there and i can write down why this is blasphemous and its true whatever you think its terrific but we not only going to have a sharlee go again do we learn from this im all for letting people see this so long as netflix and the makers of this particular Tour De Force can look me in the on and say they will consider making a joke about muhammad or abraham or any other religion i think that really what needs to happen is we need to start to have respect for religions but the reality is that the people have spoken and they want this thing taken down the best way to kill and quell than just dilute any kind of negative idea that you dont like is to be indifferent to it i think that they should have had a little more attacked and putting this thing out about christmas now should have the respect for the religion for the people that have spoken in this country and a respect for tradition you know its. Less. Than the child went on next the German Parliament in another heated debate over the countrys migrant policy the green party suggested that refugee children should be brought to germany from cramped camps in greece but its nigeria that isnt widely supported in the government 1st of all get the children out around 4000 children just on the islands lots of girls lots of fragile Little People its a requirement of humanity to help quickly the children can and must be helped in the fastest and most effective way on site i do not understand the helplessness of the greek and european authorities here in the years since the start of the migrant crisis germanys received over 1800000 claims for asylum half a 1000000 of those were children figures show that only 35 percent of adult refugees in the country of so far most to get a job when youre relying on state benefits now the picture over in greece meantime the country can barely manage the stream of refugees its been forced to accept such as the number of the countrys largest camps which is spread over 5 islands were meant to house at most 7500 migrants but theyve ended up with a lot more crammed with 40000 people Human Rights Watch says the conditions there are unsafe for women and children and calls on the government to take action athan says of the e. U. Countries its said to be for saying it again should continue to share the burden more evenly of this migrant crisis and accept more people political analyst only britney thinks that there is a need for coherent Long Term Solutions instead of one time christmas offers. It is a crisis of countries being not prepared to live up to their self i mean commitment that they signed international of treaties. So opposition pollute politicians before christmas can say whatever he wants because it doesnt have to erect consequences the government prefers to keep working on a coherent european multilateral solution and that any unilateral actions like lets take a number of kids is understandable but then the question of why only children. Camps why not also from their own or from jordan so we have to develop Something Like coherent systems based on the law and principles and not just at heart fueling as of today if you are so humanitarian because its christmas and therefore i do something and tomorrow i have other concerns this is not useful and it also doesnt fix the problem the. United states newly formed space force is causing concern in china which says it sees the new military unit as a direct threat to peace may have already hit the relevant us actions are serious violation of the International Consensus on the peaceful use of outer space undermined global strategic balance instability and pose a direct threat to outer space peace and security we are deeply concerned about it and resolutely opposed to it the outer Space Security that the us seeks is the security for itself only things. We have a lot of things happening in space. Space is the worlds newest war fighting the space force will help us deter aggression and control the ultimate high ground. So the space force is the 1st new military service in the u. S. In 7 decades it could be made up our own 16000. 00 air force and civilian personnel initial funding 040000000 dollars well that figure is expected to grow to several 1000000000 in the future its mission is to protect u. S. Assets such as satellites use of a communication surveillance on the face of the only way but sort of flow this will be antiwar International Action center claims its more about washington weaponize ing space here isnt really a star wars on steroids you could say thats being proposed by. President trump in this new legislation the part of the margin of u. S. Military budget and when you look at trance state ments its not only to place weapons in space in is to dominate. This is a direct threat and so dangerous act there is an escalation a deliberate intentional as culmination of a threat against china a new enemy has created a new threat when you could compare the nations in the 800 us bases around the world no one country has such an end to the aircraft carriers or global no one or country has one and now to place more weapons. Well as i get to globe it is Christmas Eve its 26 person at night here in moscow if youre celebrating christmas or we have a nice one my name is kevin though and more for me at the top of this and but for now the guy stateside from our boom bust studios are ready to go in right after this break. You. Twas the night before christmas and all over the world people are mining seeking individual sovereignty and just when you think. This is a stick to. Phone 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 theyre the bad ones theyre the litter bugs are throwing us away industry should be blamed for all this waste the company has promised to reuse the plastic. Soon. Special projects funding. From now the mountains of waste only grow higher. This is broadcast around the globe and covering the world of business and finance and the impact upon us all in washington heres what we have on deck for you today well the stock has taken off following the firing of its c. E. O. On monday after months of turbulence could new leadership lead to a turnaround of the embattled aerospace giant. Be official jamie financial lends us a hand today to break down the move and what lies in store for boeing plus. A breakthrough on the trade deal and will be certain to get very shortly President Trump has been hyping the potential passage of a u. S. China trade deal but could it all just be a charade Richard Walsh host of economic update is standing. To bring us up to speed on the state of negotiations and later their stock is after the recent news that the u. S. Government will back the company and its life safelight r. T. Correspondent alex mileage joins this show from toronto to help us take a look at the big picture of the suv we have a ton to get to so lets dive right in. And as we just mentioned boeing has fired c. E. O. Dennis mullen burge amid struggles related to the ongoing 737. 00 max saga Board Chairman David Calhoun will take over as the aviation giants chief executive on the 13th of january boeing board member Lawrence Keller will take calhouns post as boeings nonexecutive chairman of the board Effective Immediately the news comes as the company has attempted to gain the trust of the public and Global Regulators following 2 fatal crashes of the 737 max jets which killed 346 people as we have previously reported boeing 737 max has been grounded worldwide since march and the Company Announced last week that it would spend production of the aircraft moving forward on the news the leadership of the leadership shuffle boeing stock rose by 3 percent today and it has been a tough year though overall for the aircraft giant losing nearly 20 percent of their stock price since the grounding now joining us now to discuss what this all means we are joined by jamie finch former National Transportation safety board official now jamie its great to have you here today but why now and what is this going to do to this whole 737. 00 max saga why do we get rid of today well it had happened and we predicted on several times already the need
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