A review of the key events that shaped the 2019 continues we shed some light on the thrilling brigs that. Other thanks for joining us this is r. T. International. Hundreds of iraqis have attempted to storm the u. S. Embassy in baghdad with some of the protesters starting a fire that they are reportedly demanding its closure and that American Forces leave the country Iraqs Popular Mobilization forces say around 2 dozen people have been injured at rallies in and around the compound nations Prime Minister reserves the assembled crowd to leave the embassy want to give a tough response if they dont unless comes after American Bombing raids in iraq and syria killed 25 people at the weekend. I. Figured. I. Was. My colleague you know neal discussed the situation with our middle east correspondent paul asli and Michelle Greenstein from monte america. Paula lets go to you 1st the protests there they show little sign of relenting what do we know but well certainly at this stage they show no sign of dissipating we know and weve received reports that the American Embassy staff including the ambassador have been evacuated from the compound but these reports come as we continue to hear that Iraqi Security forces are firing tear gas on the crowds to try and get them to disperse now many of the people there were attending one of several funerals that was organized on tuesday for some of the victims of sundays american airstrikes and to use as you mentioned the situation at the moment is far from being under control the American Ambassador was summoned for an explanation of the american strikes that targeted some 5 sites belonging to the cutter hizbullah armed group now this is a group that emerged after the American Invasion of iraq in recent times it has repeatedly been involved in attacks against American Forces it is also one of the main shia groups that has been fighting Islamic State in syria and in iraq now according to the americans the sunday air strike was carried out in the television for bomb attack on its base in quetta cook during which one American Contractor was killed as of yet theres been no confirmation for that attack but the pentagon insists that the hizbollah group was behind it now the iraqi Prime Minister has slammed these strikes closely you what happened yesterday was clear aggression it was not right and we tried to stop it but the u. S. Insisted very unfortunately this thing happened this was a very dangerous matter and to discuss it with the responsible parties not only by from. The decision has been made and i am informing you of this now the protests began on sunday night after the american strikes when hundreds of people took to the streets of baghdad condemning the americans and at the same time. Basing support for the militia burnt american and israeli flags and the chanting slogans such as down with america and no 2 america ok well lets cross to Michele Greenstein who is in washington d. C. For some of the reaction from the u. S. Michele one of weve been hearing theyre all for one thing we have u. S. President donald trump insisting that iran is orchestrating this attack on the on the embassy in baghdad we also have senator marco rubio who doubted the theory that the u. S. In any way brought this attack on the embassy upon themselves take a listen room killed an American Contractor wounding many we strongly responded in ways well know iran is orchestrating an attack on the u. S. Embassy in iraq they will be held fully responsible in addition we expect iraq to use its forces to protect the embassy and so. Iran is directly responsible for orchestrating the storming of the u. S. Embassy in iraq and must be held accountable for it and the safety of every american serving there now we also have the state Department Special representative for iran brian hook emphasizing that sundays air strike was just a defensive action take a listen one of the things we want to emphasize is that this was a defensive action that was designed to protect American Forces and american citizens in iraq really for working on the mission of restoring deterrence against remey integration now in terms of a response from the u. S. Press we have the Washington Post bureau chief for iraq syria and lebanon explained to her readers that the embassy had been stormed not by the iraqi people but by qatar even has been lost supporters and we also had c. N. N. Anchor jake tapper retreat and analysis by former National Security advisor to the Top Administration john bolton in which he declared the demonstrations as a sign of iranian control over militia groups not a sign of a rocky anti americanism and this is all of course despite the crowd outside the embassy shouting down down usa we discussed the situation with mortar levy a member of the Baghdad Security committee he says that the u. S. Is creating a war on iraqi soil which will affect the countrys relations. I dont know whats iran got to do with this this iraqi soldiers iraqi personnel were killed the iraqi people walked into the trash with anger. For the loss of their brothers loss of their soldiers so i dont know why the americans assisting to move the battlefield from iraq into iraq. Creating a proxy war in iraq is soil which has no reason and no need for it if there is a problem between the United States of america between the United States and iran they might as well take between themselves why involving iraq and why attack iraq to soldiers in retaliation to 2 iranian policy this is something that there is no need for it it will definitely lead to deterioration of diplomatic relationship between iraq and the rights of states and would definitely effect the presence of american soldiers American Fighting forces here in iraq. Leaks founder Julian Assange claims he is slowly dying in a u. K. Jail and is often tranquilized and kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day he made the disturbing revelations in a phone call to his friend von smith on christmas eve. All fall and it was very upsetting to hear him the idea of him being sedated has come from several people who visited him who clearly. And the British Government have been asked about it and they refused to address that matter and 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 to that hes now on remand its highly unusual to put a Remand Prison in belmarsh when 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 and those melts that the un route for toronto actually 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 problem his health properly assess. The science was arrested in april since the medics and you and observers have warned about is the climbing physical or Mental Health hearing in february will decide on his extradition to the us there hes accused of publishing classified documents and could face a 175 year jail sentence commenting on the claims that the science is being mistreated the u. K. Government say that unfounded claims and false but that hasnt stopped politicians activists and other high profile figures continuing to draw attention to the sound of his plight. There was no the word. 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. Things that. The medical situation is thereby urgent there is no time to lose. Now to a story that started with tragedy that has ended with oprah a year ago a baby was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed house in the russian city of might be to go after treatment and care at the venue is now taking his 1st steps. I. Suppose i learned this a little for one of the rescue workers heard a child crying we stopped all our equipment in order to listen and make sure that when we said why its the baby reacted and went quiet to think about when we said where are you he started to react to get. One of the jokes such my eldest son and i fell together while finding out was left alone that the man is to get out because he was left out. Because the child was conscious when he runs and taken to an operating at the moment the child remains in serious condition under artificial ventilation city to. Cool. So as we continue our review of the past year and it was certainly an action packed 2019 all recount after the break. The world is driven by dreams shaped by our own personal. Dares thinks. We dare to ask. What politicians do something to. Put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president and should. Somehow want. To be right to be close its like the 3 of them all cant be good. Im interested always in the lives of our. Best sit. Back now were 2020 just a matter of hours away it is time to look back at more of the key events that shaped the past 12 months. I. Think. Ok so we picked up some topics for you and todays highlights include weve got dont believe the hype and streets of races look at the form of curious about this one believe the hype what is the high. Well this was about 2019 being characterized by bouts of political hysteria from angry debate about Climate Change to the order doping scandal and of course emotions run very high over in the u. K. Over briggs it so check this one out finally breaks it is the fun of rags it was still dont know Boris Johnsons victory new case general election though gave leaves lots of hope and left some remains in despair. Takes a look at the whole saga the Festive Season is upon us mulled wine christmas the smells and sounds the promise of snow but the time to come together and to tell stories and while do i have a good one of the past one queued mourning 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 their 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 kinds. The goal is to revert to live we hold. We can choose the path we want and optimism apart not shared by David Cameron because he made a hasty exit but to resume bounded to the rescue on her lap at kitten heels and she meant bricks it means bricks it bricks 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 hold 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 thought it was any good but desperate times Desperate Measures and off to parliament she went and it was a bust 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 the deal eventually she ran out of that to federal policy son so turned to the problem to her mom the times 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 i brought up that one but maybe hed be the one to get. Most of all what are we going to do to really. Get direction daddys really good once youve got a can you make a promise to date of the British Public that you will not go back to brussels and ask for another delay to jackson yes and so young and revealing that. You find it was just too much effort to get invited by part about so suspended it but that did not go down well so he said ok fine back to brussels more negotiations and he returned to london with a deal even for template 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 his employees even going to tell you truth on the ship yards to the right 328 the notion that 301. Be. Not a good start forests so suspending parliament havent watched an awesome new deal also what. It does no one can do is going to the opposition into a general election by putting Jeremy Cooper in a big house is desperate absolutely desperate to avoid scrutiny. On the eve of the election the polls close to boris turned on the charm and when we when people who do. Nothing like that 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 breck set the question is will we finally get our wish for just a bit of 6. Briggs lets check out the streets of rage new stories now in other events in the street protests thats what this is about group cities all over the world probably realized paris was a key wall in fact all frances he was affected by a kind of yellow fever it is yellow vests and friends shall the dubious give reports on the protest movement that was shaking up things in france every week and throughout 2090. As 2019 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 protesting but in 2019 it felt like that there was something picking at old wounds its theme of a year with im going protests and into professional strikes throughout the year one protest movement. 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 one to change in the social fabric in france theyve charged to the streets in anger of what they see as being a hugely unequal country with a growing divide between the rich and the cool not cool and had given them concessions but they were rejected weak off too weak the yellow vests and the Police Clashed thousands on both sides injured. Then you may want the climate strikes led by phone says use they took to the streets to decry the country more so doing enough to join the freud a certain just strikes president michael was incensed and demanded that they take that action elsewhere marching every friday to say that 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 to a standstill under was sparked over 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 that were toying with it so as 2100. 00 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 b o fole the christmas is naughty oh nice list he is a naughty child the bastard and i hope he will not have any presents from father christmas so 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. I think staying with r. T. If you want to watch an old man tinkering with even Older Technology joining me for our continued review of the year. In the United States president ial candidates debate the future of the u. S. And the world. Max kaiser and Stacy Herbert dig into the burning questions of this election cycle oneself every week. Tax student debt trade was corporate money universal basic. And more catch up with whats front running this sunday exclusively on r. T. It. Leaks last only god. Please. Please let me. Know. When you. Pull doesnt that i could pull so the look in the distance was most of the book called luis a but. Its cool stuff still its about seeing new yorkers. Just chill. The world is driven by shaped by one person to those with. No dares thinks. We dare to ask. 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