Follow the happy new year from watching r. T. International where shes gone 10 in the morning in moscow now the u. S. Says it will deploy 750 troops to iraq after hundreds of protesters attempt to storm the Diplomatic Mission in baghdad President Donald Trump has accused iran of orchestrating the attack and fagged that it will pay a big price for violence directed at the American Embassy in iraq 100. 00 marines have already been redeployed from kuwait to reinforce the embassy in a show of force to u. S. Army helicopters flew over the compound firing flares is the warning to the protesters the embassy unrest comes after American Bombing raids in iraq and syria that killed 25 weekend. Has more on the story. Iraq is in flames the u. S. Embassy in bad. Dad has been seized by crowds of people chanting death to america. Was was was because the. Really good guy. Was the god. Now you might think that iraq has plenty of reason to be outraged with the United States you might recall that whole invading destroying and killing thousands of people in the country thing however truck doesnt see it that way this is his assessment of it that iran killed an American Contract when many we strongly respond and always will and iran is orchestration an attack on the us embassy in iraq they will be held fully responsible in addition we expect iraq to use forces to protect embassy and so north of heart its all about iran 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 were also working on the mission set of restoring deterrence against in rimi an aggression that the United States recently conducted airstrikes against iranian backed militias in iraq and syria this comes after washington blamed iran for the recent rocket attack that killed an American Contractor american Officials Say the airstrikes are completely justified but iraq disagrees with what happened yesterday was a clear aggression it was not right and we tried to stop it but the u. S. Insisted and very unfortunately this thing happened i said that this was a very dangerous matter and asked to discuss it face to face with the responsible parties and not only by phone he said the decision has been made and i am informing you of this there. Ron also disagrees wonderful rudeness of the u. S. Officials is to such an extent that after the massacre of 25 people and we number of iraqis and violating iraqi territorial integrity and National Sovereignty it is now in a flagrant brain graeme attributing the rockies purposes to islamic public of iran the United States has long been working to crush iranian influence in the region this is been a long time talking point of the us Foreign Policy hawks iran is 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. That. But why is iranian influence on the rise in the middle east lets not forget that the United States long propped up the rons greatest enemy Saddam Hussein and even provided him with chemical weapons however the usa invaded iraq in 2003 and toppled the Iraqi Government since that time iran has stepped up its support for different factions in the country hoping to stabilize its own borders iranian influence in iraq is massive especially among the shia majority of the population now this isnt because of some sinister plot from the ayatollah critics note that washingtons actions simply left a power vacuum i dont know what iran got to do with this iraq because soldiers iraqi personnel were killed and the iraqi people walked into the International Zone with anger. For the loss of their brothers and their soldiers so i dont know why the americans assisting to move the battlefield to from iraq into iraq. Creating a proxy war in iraq a soil which has no reason and no need for it if there is a. Between the United States of america between the United States and iran they might as well take between themselves why involving iraq why attack iraq soldiers in retaliation only in policy this is something that there is no need for it it will definitely lead to deterioration of diplomatic relationship between iraq and iran to states and would definitely effect the presence of american soldiers American Fighting forces here in iraq well r. T. Has spoken to the greek targeted by the u. S. Because hezbollah has what their Spokes Person has to say. That the americans striking this particular force in iraq want to present their actions as a fight against iranian influence but that is not so after being attacked by the gangs of eisel it was the iraqi people who were the rebuff and resistance not the iranians. The concluded strategic Framework Agreement between the usa and iraq does not allow the americans to create military bases in iraq but this agreement is not being implemented today the americans are occupying iraq in military bases against the backdrop of protests in iraq the United States is trying to intervene in this process and establish its leadership which will lead to complete anarchy in the country and the american presence in iraq will be supposedly justified traditionally the u. S. Uses made a pretext to attack in this case the attacks on american bases are just a cover for defeating the shiite militia. While some people are off work thanks to the new Year Holidays others are off because theyre actually on strike musicians are the latest profession to join the action against frances new Pension Reforms some of the reports. Oh this is a choice. In what is now the longest nationwide strike a more than 30 musicians have jumped on the bandwagon showing solidarity but also to outline their own fears since im 5 years old its the only thing i know. The next. How can we say. Yes. While the public transport story may have impacted everyday life the boy culture of pullman says technicians and dances has really struck a chord and 8000000 euros has been lost to the paris opera so much so the french government has offered a special concessions ones that have been rejected the idea behind the pension reform in france is the much different speech. Package the government claiming that. Its in a socalled universal system concessions have already been put to several questions to the police the teachers and nurses but the bone of contention appears to be quite simple the raising of the full pension retirement age to 64. Is a society of every man for himself and a capitalist Pension System which will exclude the most vulnerable. We will be born in a country that has never been so rich at the moment we have the means to finance the retirement of french people its just a question of political will and sharing of wealth this is why we are against the retirement age. You know shes good we will continue until this reform is withdrawn it must be address we will have a good next year because we will continue we will not stop but you know some of this reform was one of the pledges during the president ial campaign that despite that she has stayed out of the limelight as the crisis has unfolded there some of the accused him of being tone deaf they dont want to talk they just want to impose every form that we dont know what he wants it and the people there just to time to read this text no its not possible as the new year bells for 2020 rang in not calling was forced to intervene. The pension reform to which i committed in front of you and which is supported by this government will be carried out because it is a project for justice and social progress the next round of talks between the government and the unions are due to take place on january 7th so even more tensions to those negotiations of course nation wide day of protests has already been called the 9th it may be the new year but it seems the strikes will be you assume at least until the fat lady sings and that doesnt appear to be about to happen. R. T. Paris. Now the new year has begun in spectacular fashion around the world with many cities lighting up with massive fireworks displays here are some of the most stunning. Lead. Us. Now still ahead continue are a few of the cost you to the king at some of the key events that happened to come just off the. Same wrong. Just dont. Get to say power. And in the game equals betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Report the 1st episode of 20. Days youre ever going to really special guest dr Michael Hudson you know back in the seventys 19 seventies there was a movie called death wish with Charles Bronson remember that i remember that we could do a remake you were the star you play the Charles Bronson. Vigilante banker economists that goes around new york blowing the way. We think. Ok. Again i would 29 t. Know for lets take a look back at more of the events that the find. But as you know weve divided them into categories 22019 was the year of protests city streets the world with gripped by unrest from the yellow vests in paris to the political turmoil in latin america and of course there were the beijing riots in hong kong in fact those rights didnt even let up on new years it. Was. Violence and brutality at least by the hong kong protesters has gone largely without comment from the west. Reports hong kong has gone from being the economic paul of the orient to the face of the fight chrissie and boy does that fight how far. An amendment to a preexisting law that would allow the extradition of criminal suspects from hong kong to Mainland China has brought the financial haven to its knees as the protest accent into the 7th month violence on both sides has escalated but all the wild over politicians and john continue to hail the peaceful aspirations of those fighting to wrest themselves from beijing all the while coming down hard on those aggressive dust spots in china you have a Chinese Government thats getting increasingly aggressive increasingly repressive its disgusting what theyre doing it on kong theyre taking away basic rights trying to seem trampling the most basic human rights of its own citizens beijing is increased its interventions in hong kong and engaged in actions to curtail the rights. And liberties. Of its people but it seems so many incidents have managed to escape the scrutiny of western media. Oh yeah. Oh yeah that. Was scenes like that combined with the discovery of 10000 petrol bombs packed with high explosives and shrapnel make it harder to see is peaceful what appears to be a slippery slope into the territory of terrorists methods you cannot fight for freedom of speech by silencing people who disagree with you. You cannot fight for democracy by terrorizing the public to force others to support you. You cannot condemn brutality by brutalizing people who hold different views to yours deval and acts are one step closer to the actual terrorism china is treading kathleen refusing to send in troops to shut down the protests and local elections were held in which pro democracy candidates won in a landslide hong kong authorities conceded defeat the extradition built has been withdrawn but still the barricades on signing the flames according to china washington. China urges the us to correct its mistakes and stop interfering in our internal affairs we will take further steps if necessary to uphold hong kong stability and prosperity as well as chinas sovereignty. Some have chalked down beijings words to paranoia but lets take a look joshua was widely billed as the face of the protest movement was snapped speaking to an official at the u. S. Consulate oh when i forgot to mention hes not big on compromise so theres no end game there is to Infinity Ward at home people are willing to engage you theres also an Organization Funded by the u. S. Congress which has been distributing money to groups it claims are preserving democratic rights then of course as the incendiary legislation washingtons passed the human rights and democracy act includes im going to stay for those arrested up protests and will monitor hong kong to ensure that in the eyes of the u. S. Of course an appropriate level of autonomy from Mainland China is. These 2 bills an obvious intervention of hong kong some turn north then necessary and without drones there will also harm the relationship in interests between hong kong and the u. S. All of this on top of the protest as mass waving of the starspangled banner have sparked concern that the u. S. Might be lending more than just a supportive hand leading many to ask the question if the protest as a calling for selfdetermination is appealing to a foreign power to shape the future the best way to go about it especially when that foreign power might want to contain a rising star theyre reaching. For and using methods that have created challenges for the United States and for the world. And we collectively all of us need to confront these challenges from the p. R. C. Head on and on each of the many facets the fallout of all this has a little impact on washington of course its the average hong kong who find his pocket that little bit lighter on his home but little less popular the violence in hong kong has stooped Foreign Investors shoppers appetite has also soured in the wake of all the violence with the retail sales in freefall and hong kong facing its 1st recession in a decade bombed apparently being caught in the middle of take ass and rubber bullets isnt topping any tourists the wish list because hong kong saw its lowest number of visitors since 2003 the major. Is really the. Second because. Nobody is coming to. My 50 more. Week you see it was his job by 50 per se as far as as fair rises and as prosperity fades it seems this fight for freedom is costing hong kong more dearly than many could have imagined. Ok well lets move then to our next topic dont believe the hype theres been a lot of hype about a lot of things in 2019 including about the power of social media to influence people but arties into trying to look now at the rise of a new application called tick tock it has rapidly become hugely popular and also hugely alarming to some. So. Now. Ill be honest with you up until last week i had no idea this thing even existed take tock tick tock for me simply the sound i associate with the clock well if you feel the same ill have to tell you either youre getting old like me or its just that your Online Habits need an urgent update take talk a platform to share short videos is now the most downloaded app the king of all apps and Instagram Twitter and co youve been dethroned just so you know ever heard the song. If it wasnt for his app store majesty the song wouldnt have become a hit you can hear on the radio anywhere in the world but heres something that may surprise Old School Folks like me even more the king belongs to an asian dynasty take tok is that chinese app. So thats why the top democrat senator in his late sixtys is more up to speed than me 110000000 americans who have information with and the Chinese Government could be grabbing every one of them guess what the u. S. Government is already up to reports say theyve launched a National Security probe into tick talk and the worries are the Chinese Government could spy through take talk influence through take talk and censor whats on tape talk good god how come the rest of the world hasnt given up american born face book speaking of the man who introduced the blue f to us all its only natural he is keen to have a go at his competitors or Services Like whats up are used by protesters and activists everywhere due to strong encryption privacy protections on tick tock the chinese up quickly around the world mentions of these same protests. Censored now just let me show you what the people behind ticktock have to say about all that our data centers are located entirely outside of china and none of our data is subject to chinese law were not influenced by any Foreign Government including the Chinese Government to talk does not operate in china nor do we have any intention of doing so in the future oh someone here is either being really does honest or outright paranoid or a bit of both its time to stick in. The u. S. China trade wars ill tell you what this year has shown these has still ities can easily spill over into modern tech slash online territory remember how america once went after i phone killer want to be while way. Want to be still the right word washington even saw jail time for one of while these top executives and held google to the wall over android updates anyway for now teen minds and quite a few older ones even in america will be taking the chinese take talk way mr schumer do you have the guts to keep up with the times and join the royal after party. Ok weve got time for one more topic cold miracles happen. Some called it a russian version of the hudson River Landing except in this case the imagine sea landing was in fact in a failed unlike in the hudson incident the passenger jet got into trouble when it hit a flock of birds shortly after takeoff and again miraculously everybody on board survived. It i mean. Look at the tissue still sell it was. Like. There was no panic on board even though the london was rough the pilot did a great job she landed the plane really captured just tell us please how do you feel now did you hurt feel well. You know its better than if i was there lying on the field so everything is rather good the landing was good the pilots did a great job landed the plane on its belly everything is fine. Up to we to call for the engines became unstable 1st the left one and then the right one we usually simulate the situations when one or 2 engines out wolf despite all i want to for its the plane was going down realized that we didnt have much time. Just one or 2 minutes to make a decision. An amazing story so thats it from us for this hour more news and reviews. On this edition of 3 questions sent to us for you the viewers we received quite a few questions here we do our best to answer some of them. A lot of it here is the economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile Payments Market 50 times the size of the u. S. Over here still writing checks our Banking System is not innovated 5 g. Weve kind of recently walking 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. But if she warned you and i do the dishes at the bottom or those. Speeches see me you. Know when youre. In the news i mean guys are that infants involved. A lot of. Fuzzy fights about who gets out the both sides. Of the. Cabinet 5 days doing. A. Little. Greetings and salutations the end is here hawk watchers of the year i mean its the end of the year and as we sit down with family and friends for annual season of holidays and good cheer waiting to ring in the new year it is important to take a moment or 2 take a moment or 2 and look back at what was the year that came before this day what took place around the world in our nation and our lives during those 300 some odd days that brought us to this very moment well today on the show we will do just that we will take some time to examine just a sampling from some of the biggest stories we covered all year long i mean weve got protesters aplenty from france hong kong to haiti all with the fires of change in their hearts some more celebrated some were shamed and some were tragically ignored by the world on a world scale and speaking of protesters you couldnt find a bigger cause than those carrying the banner of the Extinction Rebellion those brave souls who shut down streets glued themselves to capitol hill hallways and starved just to shake people in the recognizing the grim meat hook reality that is our Climate Change future and who could talk about the big news of 2019 and not talk about the apprehension the controversial demise of billionaire pedophile and sex trafficker Geoffrey Epstein the political elites man with the little black book the man who owned an island built on sin with a trail of friends and accomplices that includes 2 president s and a prince 2019 also brought us real time looks at how the United States flexes its foreign power