A christmas phone call. Rang me because he spent christmas with me and my family in 2010 but you know what. He said to me but im slowly dying in. Broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our International Plan to have you with us as we recap the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program but 1st we go to iraq where 6 people have been reportedly wounded after several rockets hit in baghdad including an area near the u. S. Embassy the heavily fortified green zone which houses government buildings and Foreign Missions the developments follow the United States assassination of irans most powerful general in an air raid at Baghdad International airport on friday President Trump has tweeted that if he ran strikes u. S. Military personnel were bases the response could come in a quote disproportionate manner. These media posts will serve as notification to the United States congress that should iran strike any u. S. Person or target the United States would quickly and fully strike back and perhaps in a disproportionate manner such legal notice is not required but is given nevertheless trump has also threatened iraq with sanctions quote like they have never seen before he also said that the us military would not withdraw from iraq before the country pays for u. S. Air base of there and this comes after lawmakers passed a resolution calling for the u. S. To end its presence in the country and the new resolution urges the Iraqi Government to expel all foreign troops withdraw its request for support from the anti so coalition and limit the use of arms to National Security forces or he goes down of spoke to my colleague unit oneill on the main points earlier. Iran has just had a major victory over the United States on the geopolitical field this is it this is the bottom line of this whole thing so right now the rest of the whole resolution looks as such a iraq will be filing a complaint with the United Nations to they will be withdrawing a request for help from to that which they had sent to the International Coalition this is referring to the anti eisel coalition whats the ramifications here for iraq and indeed the middle east as a whole well again this is a victory for iran and another Interesting Development that we have seen today is that the iraqi Prime Minister has filled the briefings as to why general salim army was on was in baghdad in the 1st place apparently according according to the iraqi Prime Minister he was on a mission and he will he had an appointment with him have a listen will it. I was about to meet to money at 830 on friday morning on the day of his death he was carrying a message to me from the iranian side in reply to a saudi message that we sent to the arena earlier to reach an Agreement Regarding the deescalation of tensions in iraq and in the region we have heard donald trump calling on the american boys and girls to come back home hes been very adamant on the fact that he wants that apparently he wants u. S. Troops back home was a name we want to bring our troops back home and i got elected on that if you go back and look at our speeches i would say we want to bring our troops back home from these endless wars and i will say look i said i want to get out of these endless wars i campaigned on that i want to get out so this vote seems like a perfect opportunity for donald trump to bring back some 5000 of american boys and girls back to their homeland from some 12 bases where they station right now in iraq this is tongue in cheek of course but still this shows the potential fallout the United States could see from this whole vote. But again we shouldnt forget that this vote was not just about the United States but mostly about iraqi the iraqi people because as the m. P. s were debating this resolution that eventually passed today some people they took to the streets to have their voices heard they were senshi saying that they are sick and tired of ending up between a rock and a hard place. The conflict taking place between america and iran inside iraq is unacceptable we will not be the fuel for your wars your problems must be solved away from iraq. We are opposed to recent events we reject them and there is fear in Iraqi Society because of this conflict. The conflict between america and iran should be solved outside iraq so essentially the message from the rockies is clear as 2 countries to Foreign Countries are juking it out between each other for instance like right now the United States and iran its the iraqi people the iraqi people who should have nothing to do with the with the fight of 2 other nations they receive a lot of the punches and a lot of the blows land on their heads and they are sick and tired of this whole thing. These are pictures from iran where his body has now arrived crowds of people were there to receive the general who will be buried on tuesday there has been a huge job pouring of grief in the country with hundreds of thousands of mourners being tribute to the slain commander iran has responded with fury to fridays deadly u. S. Air raid of value to avenge solmonese death which is what our guys have comments now on the killings and the consequences. You can imagine how trump agreed to it then he was playing golf and up comes an agent Smith Holding a folder he says mr president you remember when we killed baghdad yes the eyes the sky yes the media did love it how how would you like to do it again. Oh yeah. The rocky television has just confirmed that cassim sula monny former general in irans revolutionary guard or the commander of the could force has been killed in a rocket attack apparently initiated by the United States. The sort of the us at our allies on alert at the tragic attack irans top military commander and. Selim 80 has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilize the middle east for the last 20 years one gets the impression that the agent that came up to trump didnt exactly brief the president and potential consequences of killing the 2nd most powerful man in iran general seems silly monica monda of irans quds force we took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war then you probably shouldnt have killed him general sulaimani was considered an icon in iran and iraq a man who helped prevent isis a takeover of iraq and syria who inspired and mobilized tens of thousands of people multiple countries to fight the blight that is isis kada you know nuffin americans are not aware he was recently committed. To consequences of this criminal act not only today but also in the coming years there is no doubt that the United States is no more hidden among the range and iraqis hundreds of thousands have joined the funeral processions and protests condemning his murder rage is in the air iran has promised revenge american civilians are being evacuated from the entire region u. S. Embassies and bases in this slew of countries are knocked out troops have been put in combat readiness and now now middle east in the red lert they claim that they only want peace that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt the spot deter further aggression from qassam salami in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation from no one europe woke up to a world that was a heck of a lot more dangerous than when they went to sleep germany claimed tensions that only god up stating the obvious the british called for everyone to come down from doesnt last for permission frankly the europeans havent been as helpful as i wish that they could be the brits the french the germans all need to understand that what we did what the americans did saved lives in europe as well at best hes right chances are hes wrong and at worst what america did is going to. Hill heck of a lot more people than would have died otherwise which they may have thought of if they had asked anyone but they didnt trump told no one not even his own federal government not the house of representatives and not the senate 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 or rather he did tell someone apparently what trump kept from his own nation from his own people he told the israelis our assessment is that the United States informed israel about this operation in iraq apparently a few days ago. President obama is one feet of all appreciation for acting decisively and swiftly and i want to for size again that israel stands completely by the United States in its but over security of bees and selfdefense because of the the murder of a mani was an act of war by any measure by any book on law and social media world war 3 was the top trend people are genuinely afraid the us Football Team is Council Plans to train and counter ahead of the world cup out of security concerns and judging by means being spread appropriate or otherwise no one in particular is enthusiastic to go to war all black humor aside any escalation would be disastrous for all of us human lives 1st and economy 2nd a 5th of the worlds oil passes by iran every day in the event of war that would stop. We dont yet know how much of a blunder sulaimani was what we do know is that the world now is a more dangerous place millions will hate america for this and that hate will last for generations just remarkable isnt it how many people more and more keep having to die so trump and the pentagon can feel safe amid the rapid escalation tehran says it will not abide by the enrichment limits set in the 2015 nuclear deal but is still ready to reverse that if washington lift sanctions u. S. Pulled out of the agreement when President Trump took power the leaders of germany france and the u. K. Have issued a joint statement calling on iran to avoid measures contravening the nuclear deal weve spoken to several middle east experts on the crisis gripping the region. Probably iran is now pushing europe towards the edge in terms of having either to rescue the deal the nuclear deal and part tweezer sort of with america or probably ditch the deal altogether but it wont be any iranian call it would be probably a European Court weve heard news earlier is will that iran would be ready to deescalate if the sanctions were lifted so there are messages that are being sent either way telling still despite all the hoo ha and despite all the threats and counter threats and whatever were still hearing voices coming out from tehran saying the guys were happy to deescalate and call it off should you do if the sanctions and that would put International Community so to speak or at least the europeans in a very certain situation that they have to act now and not give her any more i hope that iran will not take a hard decision that they will lose the europeans because we all know that the reappearance at Something Different from the americans so its a balanced its supposed to be a balanced political process that iran should do. Im not iranian to say things that its supposed to be known everything in iran but at least im outside the box and seeing is that iran also just like the United States both of them are on the edge both of them have capabilities and both of them can hurt each other but what are the consequences it seems now that hate the United States and the whole of the middle east is kelly people really you me you will the american. Man the 2nd strongest man in the air so i think middle east actually is facing. A limit now. Where killings founder Julian Assange claims he is slowly dying in the british jail he is incarcerated in and alleges he is kept a tranquilizer and in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day he made the disturbing claims in a phone call to his friend advancement on Christmas Eve smith spoke to us. All 4 and it was very upsetting to hear him 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 you know please remember hes served that time. Charge and he served his time too and hes now on remand its highly unusual to put him on prisoners in belmarsh when theyre not a threat of a physical or violent threat to society i think we need some 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 at the u. N. Rockets or on torture has been very clear about assange just mistreatment and describes it in the most of all the 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. There has been a response up from london and the British Home Office refutes assads claims of torture calling them unfounded and false. Was arrested in april and since then medics and un observers have warned of it his physical and Mental Health are in decline a hearing in february will decide on his extradition to the United States has accused the u. S. Of publishing classified military documents and could face 175 year prison sentence. China says it has sacked its a top official dealing with hong kong relations state media says that wang has been replaced as beijings chiefly as alone there have been months of violent antigovernment protest in hong kong which took on renewed energy over the new year. Was. A particular aspect of the unrest of violence and brutality when perpetrated by the hong kong protesters it has gone largely without comment from the west with commentary is r. T. Sauce cattail. Hong kong has gone from being the economic power of the orient to the face of the fight for democracy and boy does that fight fire. 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 twits knees as a 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 rest themselves from beijing all the while coming down hard on those aggressive dust spots in china its discussing what theyre doing in hong kong theyre taking away basic rights trying to seem trampling the most basic human rights 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 but only because i was. Glad. I 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 can all fight for freedom of speech by silencing people who disagree with you. You cannot fight for democracy by terrorizing the public to. Support you china is treading carefully 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 finding the flames according to china washington. China urges the u. S. 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 talked 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 and again theres the internet to war 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 that then of course as the in century legislation washingtons passed the human rights and democracy act in clearance im going to stay for those arrested protests and well 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 intervention of hong kong some turn north further than necessary and without groans they will also harm the relationship and 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 that little less popular major. Is really the truth in the region. Because. For him to lose that way nobody is coming to. My 50 per. Week. Its dropped by 50 percent 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. Turkish soldiers are on their way to libya according to an announcement by turkeys president won the Turkish Parliament voted on thursday to back of a un recognized government in tripoli giving a green light to the Troop Deployment in a closed meeting of the Un Security Council has already been set for monday to discuss the situation libyas rival administration based in the east of the country voted against the deal with ankara. It was decided to cut ties between the turkish regime and the states of libya and also in todays session a unanimous vote was passed on the general command authorizing be armed forces to disable all airports ports and learn ports under the militias control due to the danger they pose to the countrys National Security by bringing the colonists to our country libya has been in a state of war since protests in 2011 and the ousting of the countrys leader Moammar Gadhafi in recent months general califano after and of the Libyan National army have been gaining ground against the un back the government of National Accord which requested military aid from last month general have to forces currently control most of libyas territory including crucial oil and Gas Resources iow johnson a founder of viewpoint africa believes that even with turkeys support it will be hard for the un back to government to deal with general have task forces. Im afraid libya has been a bit of a mess since gadhafi went many people are saying that is very much like syria number 2 mr have to look and shows a large swathes of the country for protected period of time has the swing of the pendulum but on the other hand when you have a government which has been supported by the United Nations a government that supported by the United States i think. Has a faction or an opportunity of winning but its going to be very difficult concept physically how which is why hes been propped up and supported by the turks who are who have already expressed to send their military might to support him there are too many actors playing and supporting a competing factions which for we know were not showing exactly whos going to succeed in the white the back so lets get to ensue. And al qaeda affiliate her. Struck in kenya a u. S. Service member and 2 civilian contractors have been killed in the african country after all members attacked a military base shared by the u. S. And local troops the terrorists also destroyed several u. S. Aircraft and vehicles before they were repelled washington has been using the base in kenya county since 2004 to train at the countrys naval units. And that does it for me i will be back with more of the weekly at the top they are this is our international. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race. Spearing dramatic to follow through the only mostly exists i dont see how that strategy will be successful. To sit down and. Join me every. Time im sure when ill be speaking to the world of politics sport im sure. Ill see you then. Welcome to front running 2020 with a max keiser and Stacy Herbert as we look ahead to the 2020 lecture looking at all the policies and. Today we have to take a deep dive in to china and china is it forcing us into a sputnik moment now of course donald trump ran in 2016 on make America Great again and part of that is now a clash with china joining us to discuss this issue is dan collins and marshall our back now according to the i. M. F. Using purchasing power parity china is already 25 percent larger economy than the United States and cons of course you live there for 20 years what did you see here youre in brooklyn as you can hear around us were across the river from manhattan and youre seeing a construction boom here by u. S. Standards but put this into context of our competitor nation as trump calls thats whats going on there component here china has a distribution economically of course and sort of were right the economy in brooklyn where were going to be different than little rock arkansas trying to do they passed us on a p. P. P. Basis on the g. D. P. Back in 2016 so its been a few years already the way i like to look at it too if you just step back and look at it from an economic standpoint they make their shoes and they make our shoes they make their t. V. s and they make our t. V. s they make their car parts and they make our car parts so i think their economy the way we estimate it is that is their economy is absolutely you know massive you. Go any city in china they basically have new airports new roads New Buildings new schools so theres been a massive economic boom that probably is going to be difficult to keep up and you know what i personally believe chinas g. D. P. The last few years is much much lower than the official so looking at some of these technologies like 5 j what way they are leaps and bounds ahead right so and to get it can take on the sputnik moment you know we had the cold war 3 saul going on with the union that same to get the nasa Program Going which gave us a lot of new technologies and there was a huge boost to our economy. Should we look at this in the similar way and say look they are clearly had of us while way 5 g. They are ahead of us and that is what they are also way ahead of the us and ai Artificial Intelligence should that is that how we should approach this you think its absolutely theres a lot of areas in the economy where china has caught up or surpassed us you know the mobile payments markets 50 times the size of the u. S. Were 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 hallways the 800 pound gorilla 5 g. Theyve been putting hundreds of billions of dollars behind this company they have 800000 engineers 50000. 00 engineers are foreigners theyve hired the best talent in that space to produce a 5 year