A year ago. Hello there just call me a day here in moscow you with International Baghdad summoned the u. S. Ambassador over the latest american airstrikes on iraq and syria which killed 25 people rocky Officials Say they were unable to prevent the attack with their objections being ignored by washington the u. S. Special representative for iran brian hook is defended the operation though and insists they targeted the rainy back militants to deter iranian aggression. One of things we want to emphasize is that this was a defensive action that was designed to protect American Forces and american citizens in iraq were also working on the mission of restoring deterrence against rini and aggression on sunday the United States hit 5 targets belonging to a type hizbollah its an armed group that emerged after the u. S. Invasion of iraq and has repeatedly targeted American Forces is also one of the main shia groups fighting Islamic State in both iraq and syria according to the u. S. The bombing raids were in retaliation for fridays rocket strike on the kook base in iraq which killed one American Contractor no group has claimed responsibility for that but the pentagon blames the militant group after the attack hundreds of protesters gathered on the streets of the iraqi capital they condemned the u. S. Airstrikes and expressed support for the militia who were bombed protesters burned the u. S. And israeli flags chanting no to america it was done of takes a look now at how iraqis got caught up in the standoff between the u. S. And iran. They come they see they leave a barren wasteland american airstrikes on foreign soil have become a normality the whole world is their militaries sandbox and this time theyve been playing in iraqs corner where we did was dick a decisive response that makes clear what president roh as said for months and months and months which is that we stand for this long. To get the full of american men in jeopardy i would add that in our discussion today with the president we discussed with the other options that are available and i would note also that we will take additional actions as necessary to ensure that we act in our own selfdefense and we deter further bad behavior from militia groups or from iran the u. S. Bombing pro Iranian Forces in iraq you. Actually if theres one Country Living in the borderless world of tomorrow thats america what happened yesterday was clear aggression it was not right and we tried to stop it but the us insisted very unfortunately this thing happened to them i said this was a very dangerous matter an asset to discuss it to face with the responsible parties not only by from what he said the decision has been made and i am informing you are loose but for baghdad and installed bigger than the airstrikes themselves is the fact that the bombing of bullets land wasnt even about it it had nothing to do with iraq instead washington was after iran and its power grip on the middle east part of americas great again plan of weakening tehran irony is america that complains so much about iran now who was the one to inadvertently elevate iran into a powerhouse it is now in iraq in particular Saddam Hussein once pampered by the us was irans greatest enemy and the cia even aided his brutal Chemical Attacks against the rayney an army but then hussein himself became a problem fell from grace and ended his reign on the gallows the us invasion created a power vacuum which you run didnt hesitate to fill iran as the major destabilizing in influence in the middle east and we aim to fix that one of the greatest security threats facing peace loving nations today. Is the repressive regime in iran really think twice about that. The u. S. Has been after tehran on so many levels from sanctions to declaring irans elite military force a terrorist organization but they are not stopping there and the u. S. Has been particularly aggressive in trying to push to irans influence out of iraq this alone should. Those just how much free will the u. S. Has left its ally iraq in being the master of its own Foreign Policy and theres no indication washingtons going to stop in fact the exact opposite were not done this is our goal proper process right now you know we are observing what is called a shadow war or proxy war whatever you want to call it but this is getting to be a way then jurist gambit on us part that engages in this unilateral Economic Warfare against iran that is also impacting negatively iraqs economy and good deal of what is wrong in iraqs Economy Today can be traced to us is erroneous have pushed the region. Pursuing a misguided policy not just toward iran but also iraq saw in chaos and instability and this will d inflate anti americanism in iraq and in the region you will make it harder for the us to sustain its military bases in iraq and the Us Government is simply not assisting the. Vested interest that iraq is in stability entering crudity by pursuing this unilateral war mongering policies. Which will expand the sanj claims he slowly dying in cape jail and is often tranquilized and kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day he made the disturbing revelations in a phone call to his friend phone smith on christmas day. All 4 and it was very upsetting to head the idea of him being sedated has come from several people who visited him who clearly being told and the British Government have been asked about it and they refuse to address that matter what they say is theyre not mistreating him but clearly hes being kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day he sounded awful and he said to me that im slowly dying here please remember hes served that time all the bail charge and he served his time too and hes now on remand its highly unusual to put a remand prisoner in belmarsh when theyre not a threat of a physical violent threat to society i think we need our answers from from the British Government why are they treating him like this why cant we have some independent assessment 100 international got to those and asked to arrange a visit at least to send some representatives to check on him but that hasnt been allowed nils meltzer the un rocketeer on torture has been very clear about asylum just mistreatment and describes it in the most of all human terms and yet its claims very recently in november that the British Government of completely ignored his request to see julian probably his health properly assess. Sandras arrested in april and since then medics and un observers have warned about his declining physical and Mental Health hearing in february or decide on his extradition to the u. S. And there he is accused of publishing classified documents and could face 175. 00 jail sentence and sing on the claims that his son is being mistreated they the u. K. Government says that they are unfounded and or say folds but that hasnt stopped politicians activists and celebrities continuing to draw attention to his plight. There was another her. She had been exposed to psychological torture for a prolonged period of time thats a medical assessment and we asked for in all states to investigate this case. 15 killings rape and. Same things. The medical situation is there by urgent there is no time to lose. But when you think of germany you might think of Technological Prowess and daughter fish and sea but germans are getting increasingly frustrated with their internet is europes economic powerhouse does seem to be wifely behind when it comes to speed and also coverage and sas went to find out. Truly likes to present itself as a industrial and technological powerhouse and country very much in the fast lane but kosher run the internet here i havent really got the memo because life on line pretty much wrong at the snails pace we are in the heart of berlin so lets check the connection. This is. Not exactly impressive but it might be that all of these guys here are glued on you tube and are stealing all the bad with. So lets have old side maybe well get more like you with mobile internet. Like good most if you were on the planet these days people are addicted to their phones they just cant stop staring at them but the question is whether germans get the service they pay for and a recent study shows that they certainly do not and less than 2 percent of smartphone users get the speeds they were promised for but were out here on a Fact Finding Mission so its time to do a test. Not the result i was hoping for but wait until we get outside of the city. Youll be unpleasantly surprised. We are 40 minutes away from berlin so lets see if we can actually make a phone call. Seems like i have bad signal more like no signal actually so imagine i had to actually information on line superhighway well good luck with that i would actually have to get on the actual highway and off to find signal International Comparison germany ranks 70th according to research. For the nation house for me because of the European Countries with only 65 percent of its territory being covered but this cold last seen this is impossible to understand as a middle 7 years ago i was driving through estonia sort of mix of poland and i always had a stable connection over the phone from stephen said i dont have that quality of connection in germany more than i agree or not is to put it very mildly many of complain that this makes it hard to do business in the area from every slow internet toilet and as we know time is money so its important for the economy so we have a good mobile coverage if we can achieve that will continue to damage the economy. Thats a story that started with tragedy but has ended with some hope because a year ago a baby was rescued from the rubble of his collapsed house in russias magnitogorsk but after care and treatment little daniel is now taking his 1st steps. My god. I thought. That. He was a public lewdness a little for one of our rescue workers heard the child crying we stopped all our equipment in order to listen and make sure when we said quiet the baby reacted and went quiet to you people when we said where are you he started to react again. She. Was. In the blue just my eldest son and i fell together if i find it was left alone in his bed you managed to get out and he was left that. The child was conscious one here live to and take him to the parades in your room at the moment the child remains in a serious condition on the t. V. Show installation cd. The best nashton had we do continue our review with the past year looking at some of the key events that shake 29. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business im sure. Ill see you then. Again i would 2020 just a matter of it is time to look back at more of the key events that shaped the last 12. Well todays topics are a dont believe the hype and also streets of rage were 2019 was characterized by a political history we can call it that from angry debates about Climate Change to the wider ping scandal and of course emotions also ran high over breaks it to force johnsons victory in the u. K. General election gave leaves hope and left some remain is in despair Saskia Taylor looks at the whole saga the Festive Season is upon us mulled wine christmassy smells and sounds the promise of snow but the time to come together and to tell stories and wow do i have a good one of the past. One queued morning over 3 years ago the british people woke up and decided they just had enough of those bureaucrats in brussels and all 60000000 mourn the loss of that redpath courts 17400000 rejoiced off with those european shackles make britain great again a fuel they promised it would be easy getting out of the e. U. Can be quick and easy the u. K. Holds most of the cards. The there are 2 votes a lever we hold. We can choose the polls we wont an optimism apparently not shared by David Cameron because he made a hasty exit but to resume bounded to the rescue on her lap at kitson heels and she meant bricks it means bricks it breaks it needs frets it wrecks it means bricks it and were going to make a success of it so she clapped and triggered article 50 starting the whole to force process and to have credit she did manage to wrangle a deal from the e. U. So the pressure was the only one who thought it was any good but desperate times Desperate Measures and off to parliament she wasnt and it was a botched the deal was flattened not once not even twice but 3 times 2 years on m. P. s have been unable to agree on a way to implement the u. K. s withdrawal. As a result we will now not leave on time with a deal eventually she ran out of big metal as a policy son so turned to confront number times across the door she hooked up to her i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love and Boris Johnson well but whoa but maybe hed be the one to get rex it done 1st of all what are we going to do to really. Get bread dad is really going to get it can you make a promise today to the British Public that you will not go back to brussels and ask for another delay to practice it yet and so young and would you line them. Ditch could find it was just too much after all to get invited by parliament so you suspended it but that did not to go down well. So he said ok fine back to brussels more negotiations and he returned to london with a deal even port employee to walk on a saturday but alas knows that his people jump like crazy was rejected and he was forced to beg you to get him out that delay some of them please you can go to him mutiny on the ship yards to the right 328 the notion that 300 were. Not a good start maurice so suspending parliament had an awesome new deal. Was. Done no one can do is going to the opposition into a general election by putting jeremy coogan a big house is desperate absolutely desperate to avoid scrutiny. I. Am. On the eve of the election the polls were close to boris and on the charm and what would being people door to door. For was. Nothing like a good movie reference to win you an election because on december 12th boris was popping champagne and dining on his new parliamentary majority he got his wish of a korban free christmas and now he might well get his wish for january brecks it the question is will we finally get our wish for just a bit of. 0 to. 6 000 and other key events of the street protests did grip cities all over the world chief among them is paris in fact the whole of frances scene was affected by a cop. End of yellow fever artie shot of the risky reports now on how the hives protest movement has shaken things up every weekend the issue. Is 29000. 00 winds up in front since that time move reflection was a good year what gifts did it bring well there were plenty from the government but many seemed to go down like a lead balloon and people took to the streets time and time again. Yes we all know the french all famous for striking one for protesting but in 2019 it felt like that there was something picking at old wounds its theme of a year with ongoing protests and into professional strikes throughout the year one protest movement stood out every saturday without fail the yellow vests took to the streets. A Movement Born in 2018 but it left a small cone 2019 the yellow vests home to change in the social fabric in france theyve charged to the streets in anger over what they see as being a hugely unequal country with a growing divide between the rich and the poor mccaughan had given them concessions but they were rejected week after week the yellow vests and the Police Clashed thousands on both sides injured. Please. Then you may well the climate strikes led by phone says use they took to the streets to decry the country mostly doing enough to join the fridays of teachers strikes president michael was incensed and demanded that they take that action elsewhere. Marching every friday to save the planet is burning thats nice but that is not the problem people should go protest in poland help me move those i cannot push forward and of course ending the year has been the big one and nationwide strike against pension reform. The public transport strike has brought most of the country choice down still i dont know what sparked all the plans to merge 42 different pension schemes into a universal points based system and if you know anything about the french you dont mess with the toyman so as 2100 was to a close there was only one question to ask those who take into the streets would not call me after all the Unwanted Gifts he presented to the french this year be all for the christmas is. All nice list he is a naughty child thats for sure and i hope he will not have any presents from father christmas i think that its father with 3 who is coming to see him i know i think someone should tell my craw on that father christmas doesnt exist at all as if he was a child i am not sure that he would have a lot of presents this year because he has not been very wise he did not listen to his people. No t. V. No t. V. Its not nice to see you i think that he will be deprived of gifts this year and also next year. Shot of bids that wrapping up our a few of the if they sat back again then in 30 minutes. Theres a lot of areas economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile Payments Market 50 times the size of the us or over here still writing checks our Banking System is not innovated 5 g. Weve kind of recently woken up the last couple years and go wow we dont even have a company that can make 5 g. Equipment its been a win win for china and its been a lose lose for the u. S. Thousands of american men and women choose to serve in the countrys military and the decision little sheltered lives every song came to a complete. The day that i was raped be instructed you know told to shut up or theyd kill me and i see how it destroyed my life any screamed at me and he made me come in and you graham my arm and he raped me with his birthing curia if you take into account that women dont report because of the extreme retaliation its probably somewhere near about half a 1000000 women have now been sexually assaulted in the us military rape is a very very traumatizing tat happen but ive never seen trauma like ive seen from women who are veterans who have suffered military sexual trauma reporting rape is more likely to get the victim punished and be offended and almost 10 year career which i was very invested in and i gave a sex offender who was not even put to justice or put on the registry this is simply an issue of tower and violence male sexual predators for the large part of target whoever is there to prey upon whether thats men or women. You know world of big. Logs and conspiracy its top. 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 bath and shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. Well weve undergone a corporate coup detat in slow motion. 35000 lobbyists in washington they write the legislation they write the bills. All it takes is one phone call from somebody on the hill to someone in the pentagon saying hey turn on the dogs the hills out to get our program the guys in the senate are on board we need you to turn on the gucci shoes guys to straighten this thing out the guys been the lobbyist. And what this does is just lock the system up and thats the whole name of the game its its called political engineering and im like Political Science political engineering is real. One of the most important things done or stand is essentially creates what we call a self licking Ice Cream Cone and its like petro motion machine for getting ever increasing Defense Budgets the way we do it is by downplaying the future consequences to start a new weapon we over promised as performance under promise its cost we then systematically spread dollars jobs and profits to as many congressional districts as quickly as possible so that everybody has skin in the game. The people who are invested in this study or people like the largest defense contractor in the world. They die before they see it. Going to change the world. Were probably already working