Are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our Team International and sean thomas glad to have you with us. Violence is ramping up in iraq where several rocket attacks have taken place including in close of the city to the American Embassy in baghdad and a military base near the capital there are also reports of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul earlier you know neal discussed all the details with. Well something is definitely in the air and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well within with all the context around that people can draw conclusions out of the situations so so far 3 confirmed strikes in the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed 2 not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the vicinity of the green zone of the green of the socalled green zone areas that indeed yes it is it is like a city within a city ive got the general baghdad and then theres a very. Very aware not all people are being let in that is heavily guarded apparently towards targeted as well as some mortar shells landed not far from an American Embassy there which is located there some unconfirmed reports of airstrikes not far from the city of mosul of an iraqi Regional Army base where apparently american troops are stationed as well now as im saying this is not clear whether or not they were targeted and again we do not know were those strikes originated from so still we still have to look into that now all of that comes again it comes against the backdrop of the killing of the reigning in general in iraq seems really money he was the 2nd most powerful figure in iran and in so top a top general also hezbollah in iraq a militant group that has enjoyed support of iran it has warned the rocky government that they that their people that the rockies should probably stay away from any bases where american troops are located where american troops are stationed his ball has said that his ball in a. That. Everyone should stay away from it least one kilometer away from those from those places so a lot of tension in the you know world war 3 has been trending in the past in the past few days and in general this whole conflict between in iran in the United States and with the escalation that they got by the killing by killing this top general my colleague. Hes been looking into that and hes hes were told. The u. S. Leadership has been saying on almost every platform they can find that they are working to deescalate tensions with the Islamic Republic of iran that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this plot deter further aggression from crossing still a bombing in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation its not an easy case to make killing the countrys 2nd most powerful person most well known military leader and commander of the elite could force of the revolutionary guards doesnt look like deescalation however washington insists its actions were a defensive measure at the direction of the president the u. S. Military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel abroad to buy killing costumes still in money this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans the iranians are already promising revenge the Supreme National Security Council of iran held an emergency meeting on friday and announced that they had made difficult decisions at the right time and place the vengeance will be extracted is not the aggression by the us i mean they should they should expect anything as it is a lot of this this aggression the International Community is now gripped by fear that we could be on the brink of war there is no justification under International Law and moral law our constitution is just aggravation and the fact they were there in. A as a guest and have an embassy there weve never had been given any authority to do what we did i think its morally wrong and if theyre doing this to make us safer they say that we had they had to do this to make americans say complete nonsense i i feel less safe because there will be retaliation and expansion and who knows what is going to lead to. Washington says its an ally of the Iraqi Government and its working in iraqs best interest however baghdad is completely unhappy with this move the assassination of an Iraqi Military commander is an aggression on iraq as a State Government and people its a flagrant violation of iraqs sovereignty and dangerous escalation that triggers a destructive war in iraq the region and the world it violates the conditions authorizing the presence of u. S. Troops on iraqi soil the iraqis dont consider this to be a particularly friendly gesture what does he want to restart the su war again among the shia who dont want this to happen what has happened is a blatant violation of iraqi sovereignty the fact that hes a high state official in a government that were not at war with weve crossed the rubicon not only in tehran but in moscow beijing pyongyang caracas they all have to sit there and say to themselves all right the americans now feel entitled to kill anybody and our government because of what disagreements over syria or whatever else. The International Response has been vocal china says it is concerned turkey is angry and syria accuse the United States of spreading instability its a pity to see. The great public of the United States used. To give somebody. The way gangs do it but not everyone agrees though israel says job well done. President roh deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully the size of your business with the United States in this just struggle force Peace Security and so firms americas nato allies are not thrilled at all we have woken up to more dangerous world the us action did not make it any easier to reduce tensions parties to deescalate for the conflict is in none of our interest. It didnt exactly go over well at home either American Media has echoed all sorts of allegations about solid money most americans had never heard of before saying he is the new face of terrorism and evil but democrats say that trump is rushing the country to war without congressional approval the risk of a much longer military engagement in the middle east is acute. And immediate. This action may well have brought our nation closer to another endless war exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into now donald trump is defending is he says he saved lives and that hes protecting the country however in some of his responses hes actually said that solomonic should have been killed years ago so why now is perhaps donald trump trying to play the card of being a National Savior in the lead up to an election i dont foresee the iranians making a rash choice because they understand the neo cons who are behind policy and trump him so funny iran they dont want anything more than to have iran do a very who are high profile strike back the us Propaganda Machine is in high gear demonizing stolen money who 99. 9 percent of americans had never heard of 2 days ago. Is worse than hitler killing americans left and right none of this is true none of this is supported by facts but the Propaganda Machine is on high high high alert and americans are being prepared for another war so i dont see the iranians taking the bait on saturday the Iranian Military warned that it has dozens of potential targets for reprisal attacks. The st of hormuz is a vital point for the west and a large number of american destroyers and warships cross their crucial american targets in the region have been identified by iran some 35 u. S. Targets in the region as well as tell of eve are within our reach iran is in the same position perhaps that the us going of course and after a lot of not only American Drones in the gulf and after that attack on kerry one base near record where an American Contractor and some american soldiers were wounded that im doing a lot of pressure to react and so therefore i think that iran has been warning listening through the supreme guide of the stanek republic up with this military officials its president that they will take Decisive Action so there will likely to be action otherwise this will undermine their credibility after the recent events that have taken place it was decided that the work of u. S. Forces in iraq will be restricted they can act only with iraqi consent but after such a stab in the back we will of course limit their activities what will the u. S. Through when they want us assuming the parliament the government called for the withdrawal of u. S. Forces will they rise will drop as what a former senior official well the. Intelligence agency of the pentagon colonel lang was a middle east expert who said if we dont grow up that were going to be seen as imperialist hypocrites and if we brought this law also influence and impact the u. S. Position although he said the President Trump has always wanted your cult of iraq so this may be a chance if that happens for him to withdraw. Meanwhile protesters are marching in around 70 American Cities with one of the biggest rallies taking place in new yorks times square several 100 people are waving iranian flags and holding portraits of general sort of money they are also urging the u. S. To leave the middle east activists from groups veterans for peace the Antiwar Coalition and other pacifist organizations are there as well earlier hundreds gathered outside Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumers apartment block shouting no war with iran. And people are rallying in the iraqi city of jobs where the coffins of general custer so the money and the deputy leader of Iraqs Popular Mobilization forces. Ebrahimi have arrived earlier in the capital baghdad where the assassination took place thousands of militia men and the supporters chanting that america is the great satan during a funeral procession solmonese body is due to be returned to iraq on sunday. And irans capital thousands turned out to mourn the death of the general demonstrators could be seen chanting antiamerican slogans and burning u. S. Flags reporting in tehran r. T. Arabic correspondent omar awash. Now many. People into iran and other iranian cities are protesting against the assassination of general qassam solely money here in the center of tehran at palestine square we see that this mass protest has turned into a funeral procession american and israeli flags have just been burned here the protesters are demanding that iran responds to the act of terror by the u. S. They say that the response should be urgent shattering and destructive towards the u. S. And those who help them with the preparations for the killing president Haasan Rouhani has stated that the consequences of tsunamis death are going to last for years iran wont forget this appalling crime many iranian officials are also discussing the possible response speaking at a demonstration at the university of tehran the Islamic Revolutionary guard corps Deputy Commander general ali davi announced that the response would not just come from iran its going to involve all the territories where the axis of resistance exists. Or in just a recap of the story it has been a busy 3 days if you will 1st United States led airstrikes on the Baghdad International airport and that general sort of money was killed as long as well as other iraqi members were killed in that action the next day the United States struck again in the suburbs of baghdad targeting some militia there as well now there have been some retaliation strikes in the United States the u. S. Confirms the International Coalition confirms 2 attacks took place near its bases in iraq on saturday of course on his room is following the situation it is always developing well keep you up to date. And the number of dead caused by brush fires in australia has risen to 23 with 6 people also missing in 2 states New South Wales and victoria the nations largest warship is being sent to help with evacuations from the fire hit areas 3000. 00 reserve troops have also been called up on saturday hundreds of fires broke out damaging power lines and cutting off electricity skies turned red in the south east of the country after wildfires intensified because of strong winds the 1st outbreak started back in september amidst record temperatures so far around 1500 homes have been destroyed. A scandal is rocking our media where a criminal network has been uncovered which for over 20 years forced mothers to give up newborns against their will to be sold for adoption with more heres arties money from. This is a story with many children involved but it is not one of these typical happy ending tales a team might expect to hear during Holiday Season an investigation is on to go in now in armenia into an alleged black market Adoption Network believed to have been operating for years to citizens of the republic of armenia using their contacts in one of the republican obstetrical institutions organized the adoption of more than 3 dozen children more than 30 babies to italy and there were also cases of adoption by u. S. Couples one of the victims has been trying to achieve justice for almost 2 decades already her name is susanna she says 20 years ago doctors pressured her to give up her daughter stella threatening to report her case of a 16 year old mother to police and her father she signed papers refusing her rights. Because i held my baby in my arms after he was born i stayed in the hospital for another 2 days of but i didnt see him ever again they told me that he was born prematurely and didnt survive i was given some peoples to sign but i was too weak to understand what i was signing in december they are mean and authorities detained the countrys chief ops attrition who sits on the accuses of threatening her and other officials as part of the probe it does make a better man was released several days later due to lack of evidence it sparked public outrage. A lawyer who has represented susanna since 2013 has hes explanation for 7 long years we were shouting about it at every corner this is a mafia that is stronger and more powerful than the one controlling drug traffic i can say there were relatives of the rulers involved in 2017 Human Rights Watch released 102 page report titled when will i get to go home documenting thousands of cases of children. In armenia needlessly often forcefully isolated separated from their families and placed to institutions more than 90 percent of them have at least one living parent and said the International Ngo then tried to draw attention to disturb an inaction by authorities the government of armenia has made some both commitments to reduce the number of children in institutions but needs to make sure those promises backed by serious sustained action 2 years later last september the authorities noticed that 4 times as many children went to foreigners rather than to locals and started investigation all adoptions have since been suspended in armenia which might be a good news though changes little for those who believe their kids were wrongfully given away years ago but. There must be a legal solution so that we could do validate the dont should of the child its about selling children i will do everything i will not back down there must be a fair trial. Coming up the anger is palpable in france over the countrys divisive Pension Changes thats right after a break you watch american international. What politicians do you should. Put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. So if you want to be president. Or some want to. Achieve right. This is what. Real people are. Interested. In your. Question. What else seems wrong. Just. To meet you both to get to shape out these days to come out to it and engage with equals betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Welcome back this is R T International and huge discontent over Pension Reforms in france are drawing on to the avenues and boulevards of france once again this Weekend Police are out in force using tear gas to disperse the crowds. I see. I i. I. Know a vest protesters have joined the call to abandon the changes which would see the retirement age for many increased transport Service Workers doctors and teachers are among those who have turned out in the french capital protests are also occurring in other cities including my say and strasbourg another meeting between the government and unions is scheduled for tuesday with hopes of that it may confuse the situation. Staying in france the country has revealed the nominees for its highest state award the legion of honor but some of the names are causing more than a little consternation including the head of the French Branch of an American Asset Management Company linked to the countrys controversial Pension Reforms black rock is one of the Worlds Largest Asset Management firms and has operated in france since 2006 last summer it apparently pushed for privatizing part of the french Pension System with a us style format is accused of trying to take advantage of the countrys deeply divisive reforms which have led to crippling strikes looks at whether the company could cash in if the reforms to get through. To be no one did france is a legion of honor medal is to receive the countrys highest award so no doubt this years recipients well pleased as punch that they. The nords hit when the list was announced one name provoked. Appreciation it was that of the. Head of the French Branch of the american Management Company black rock. Well critics accused of trying to cash in on the controversial Pension Changes that are currently being pushed through by the french government. Blank row could directly benefit from the pension reform. The chose to honor the lead of blackrock france is nothing but an antidote blackrock is simply the dark side of the pension reform john transource you believe president of blackrock france is promoted to officer of the legion of warner on january the 1st as a reward for pillaging of our pay as you go passions the presentation of the legion of honor it is on france was to release a provocation it reveals the close ties that exist between the graun and the world of finance hes selling the retirement system to american Pension Funds its a big deal strikes against pension reform and now into their 5th week its the longest running strike in half a century across problems people have taken to the streets to let the government know that plans to merge 42 different Pension Plans into one universal system at the same time as raising the age of retirement are not welcomed. On pension reform lose and everything and the next issue is the form of Social Security and social protection and. We are not at all in favor of the status quo we are in favor of proving this system but not tearing it down and we will go on until it is withdrawn and improved but has already come under fire off it was accused of attacking french pensions now its alleged to have provided recommendations to the government in regards to reform and way and it will benefit from any privatization of frances redistributive pay as you go pension schemes something the government and but cork is at pains to deny in no way. And the influence on the current Pension System citron what dispatches the French Market is a box of trees from blair clark stop talking nonsense. And there is a big but in an internal document unveiled by french t. V. In many t. V. Last month that books of. Streets is a lot bigger than the secretary of state to my time do you believe it outlines the high market value in france and how black caucus wanted a piece of the poli critics say bestowing the legion of honor on black ops manning fronts is a rude for the pillage of the country social retirement system and while blackrock perhaps isnt as well placed as others to take a huge slice of french Pension Savings it certainly is primed and ready to jump into the market and other people are free that the complete pressure of pensions is going to change that this is just a 1st big step to go to something more of a totally funded scheme which is the contrary of whats going on today in france and this is obviously from a political point of view very bad time in the middle of these message strikes which is were going this is a new strategy going on for practically or a month records now a lot of satisfied lot of people who are very tired of the strike some of it was said that they wont stop the strikes until the government draws back from its initial that its giving the impression that there is a plan b. That there is something that the government is actually just laying down to the grounds of the 1st project but theres something worse coming up. On your watch not international be back with more news at the top their students. You know world of big partisan movies lot and conspiracy its time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made stream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. 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. Time after time corporations repeat the same mantra sustainability its very important to excel or transition to sustainable transport sustainability stay number man at a more equitable and sustainable well. They claim their production is completely hamas hollow dissolute. 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