Hour on the hour this is our International World law and while thanks for your company. And that start imprisoned u. S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning is recovering in hospital after attempting suicide in jail she was due to appear in court on friday manning has been in prison since may for refusing to testify against wiki leaks before a grand jury well to get more on this im joined now live in the studio by mara because to have more on what custer us is to the situation whats happening here. Allegedly a very close thing so she was found hanging in her cell by a sheet unresponsive blue unconscious the guards obviously. Not the case where you know a high profile maid commit suicide they administered 1st they they saved. To the hospital and she tried not so theres theres no no danger to her health but. A near death experience as it turns out is no reason to skip a Court Hearing. Ms manning is still scheduled to appear on friday for a previously calendared hearing she remains unwavering in her refusal to participate in a secret grand jury process that she sees as highly susceptible to abuse her actions today evidence the strength of her convictions as well as the profound harm she continues to suffer as a result of her civil confinement. I mean she has been spent she spent a lot of time in jail 1st whistle blowing 7 years now shes in jail again whats been the reaction to her whole case internationally well lets lets start with what happened last year because this is after her sentence was up so she was ordered by a court to testify again about her links to julian asylum. We could leaks last year by a court and she was ordered to testify before a grand jury so this is a panel of citizens that work in complete secrecy and they try to establish whether a crime has been committed and what to do about it Chelsea Manning said to a judge knew that she wouldnt testify the judge took this badly and ordered her indefinitely detained until she talked to you which is a pretty harsh measure youd expect Something Like this to happen in a totalitarian regime and say for example the middle east lot in the United States and Chelsea Manning said to the judge you know theres theres no way there are going to talk that im going to testify against Julian Assange in a case that she believes is politically driven she says the United States government is abusing the law to go after journalists and whistleblowers and the the the punishment that she has faced is groom progressively worse so its indefinite detention until she talks until she testifies says what the United States government wants to hear what the grand jury wants to hear theres also a fly around that is now a 1000. 00 a day and reaction has been very strong from across the world many groups journalist unions have condemned what is happening this incarceration where some are saying that shes being punished for the same crime twice and she herself says that theres no way shes going to talk to the u. N. Says that what is being done is essentially torture. The continued detention of manning is not a lawful sanction but an open ended progressively severe coercive measure amounting to torture and should be discontinued and abolished without delay the practice of coercive deprivation of liberty for civil contempt involves the intentional infliction of progressively severe mental and emotional suffering for the purposes of coercion and intimidation and the order of judicial authorities. Chelsea manning was arrested over. What she did in 2010 where she handed over hundreds of thousands of documents classified u. S. Military documents to wiki leaks which then published them exposing a huge variety of apparent war crimes committed by the United States military in iraq and afghanistan this was a huge embarrassment she was jailed for for many years but after serving 7 barack obama commuted a sentence and she was set free the trumpet ministration when it came to power went out after her again with this with this grand jury ordering her to testify ordering her to spill the beans and julian a silent who it is widely thought faces more than a century of prison time in the United States in the event that hes extradited from Great Britain which is looking very likely at this point Chelsea Manning though despite what she has been through indefinite detention a fine that is has ramped up to a 1000 dollars a day says out of principle that theres no way shes going to testify against a journalist against a whistleblower a felafel a whistleblower. Try to attempt to coerce me with a grand jury subpoena is not going to work. I will not cooperate with this or any other grand jury the questions are the same questions that i was asked before the Court Martial in my. 78 years ago theres nothing new theres not theyre not asking anything new theres no new information that theyre trying to get from me in fact that the questions are very much the same things that ive gone over so there you go shes still defiant but the pressure must be getting to attempt to take your own life to commit suicide especially just ahead of a Court Hearing where the defense her defense will argue that she should be released from indefinite detention as it serves no purpose because she is going to talk out of principle apparently she would rather kill herself than tool so well see if the judge finds that argument convincing and whether they will let it go. Well weve seen and heard from dr of course how staunch has been struggling with his health now it seems that. Fighting for her life will be keeping an eye on the markets given the studio with me. Well john the standard is all says there are dangers in pursuing what sneaks up on whistleblowers. The Chelsea Mannings attempted suicide shows the highly punitive nature of this entire u. S. Investigation into wiki leaks and they are essentially theyve accused julian masonic of attempting to hack. Top secret u. S. Computers which is a very strange thing because he really only functioned as a journalist not as a hacker if they succeeded next year out in julian a songe and and putting on him on trial in the us and then convicting him then essentially any journalist who receives any information at all from any kind of government source will be in grave danger of being accused of encouraging and thereby abetting the leaking of secret information so essentially its a its a its a direct threat to journalism as we know it and if assad is convicted then really half of journalism will be shut down so i think its very serious its very dangerous theory. And i think that any journalist worth his salt should be up in arms over his work government is doing its. President chomped has moved to suspend all travel from europe to the last for the next month corona virus infections and now as i just did in 114 countries and has seen the wild Health Organization now classified at 19 as a pandemic. The number of affected countries has tripled we have that for many of the our system and that covered 19 can be. Used as a pandemic meanwhile europe has seen a 2nd country go into lockdown denmarks move comes as cases across the top 20000 our europe correspondent peter all of a now looks into how the block is struggling to establish a joint response. Concern over the corona virus is running at fever pitch in the year right now its now caught up in the corona virus panic sweeping the globe major concepts and Sports Events could well be canceled in an effort to stop the spread of the corona virus so i think its a very impactful business staff productivity but also limiting travel tourism a large public event is a new cases reported in europe a huge spike in cases italy italy on lockdown the sweeping quarantine back to the order of the population italy could be justified in promoting a lack of unity from the e. U. Neighbors earlier this week the italians pleaded with brussels for more help rome should not be left horrible this crisis alone this is a crisis that requires a global 1st and foremost a European Response we are thankful to the European Commission for its positive engagement but its time now for the e. U. To go beyond engagement and consultations with emergency actions that are quick concrete and effective while the European Commission announced a multibillion euro aid package for Member States to help them deal with the crisis there was no specific aid for italy announced leaving the hardest hit in europe to rely on the hardest hit in the world for the aid they sorely need not forget that italy supported china during the most difficult times of fighting the pedantic now we also want to stand by the italian people although china still has a large demand for medical supplies will step up our efforts to export urgently needed materials and equipment to eataly literally told means of protective clothing facemasks globes and all important lifesaving ventilators from china are expected to be in italy by the weekend meanwhile the e. U. Nations cant decide what to do with italy with some fencing themselves off from that beleaguered neighbor it be in its. It was shock focus what we dont want things to get out of proportion as you fly because it needs to be useful and because this is only the beginning of the epidemic and if we take disproportionate measures they will be unsustainable in the long run and theres counterproductive i sincerely believe that these are bad decisions european carbonation is much more efficient efforts that confinement postcodes are more efficient measures requiring patients to be responsible and stay home quarantine measures are much more efficient. And if youre expecting not powerhouse of european politics until a merkel to bring some calm to the Current Situation youd be disappointed the german chancellor is expecting things to get worse before they get better by the muslim 1st in the us you will start we have to understand that the population have no need to the virus there is no vaccine so far no treatment experts say about 60 to 70 percent of people in germany are likely to be in fact it if the virus continues spreading. But of course more people will die here perhaps recognizing the disjointed response from the European Union the chancellor also called for solidarity and unity between the Member States but all the e. U. Members were left on impressed i dont want to comment on the situation in germany although i believe that such statements rather cause panic in any case we have adopted strong measures for such worst Case Scenarios to be out of the question with the coronavirus and trenching itself in europe so it seems is deficient in how to tackle it peter all of a r. T. On top of tackling the virus itself there are troubling consequences later we report on the spread of the way for them and discrimination one wild. In the u. K. Now while in an unprecedented move. If the Supreme Court has found that experimenting with explosives can be legal thats after a man was cleared of terror related charges 22 year old Charles Copeland who is diagnosed with autism was arrested in 2018 after making homemade bombs on conducting experimental explosions in his own backyard he was initially charged with 6 counts of possessing information likely to be useful for an act of terrorism copeland was early 122 month prison sentence but has now been cleared of the most serious terror charges as a matter of law personal experimentation and self education or lawful object while we discuss the ruling with former Police OfficerUniversity LawSchool Senior researcher david lowe and also human rights of con. Obviously every case is different and we have to look at the facts of each case and this case the explosive substance that this 22 year old at that time perhaps even younger had made in in the unit in the garden shed in his house was just less than 10 grams of that substance my main question is why would anyone want to have explosives in the 1st place you know i look at it from from the the aspect of terrorism this country the u. K. Faces a terrorist threat from 3 fronts theres a missed the extreme far right the neo nazis and in lessons they would have given this defense of experimentation and and education but i think this over use and over Expansion Expansion of terror offenses i think this is a good at least a good 1st step to say that no not everything where you see explosives or where you see something we dont quite understand what that person is doing or what their motives are it doesnt mean that theyre they should be treated as a terrorist suspect the fact is that you know terrorism legislation has to be why when youre investigating you want to prevent with a small plane you want to prevent an attack from happening just because someone has in their possession you know any amount of any explosive substance doesnt mean that they should be guilty of a criminal offense or a tariff fans because of his condition he might have had you know it does cause a person to become antisocial perhaps he was withdrawn perhaps he was an introvert he wasnt able to join the army as he wanted to because of this condition you know it was just experimentation it was just learning as the Supreme Court said you know self learning i mean if anything perhaps its a benefit but i dont see any harm that came from it have to disagree you know we were talking about an individual in a shared with explosive when he was also make initiators and detonators and i want to know why would anybody just want to have explosives on their own property theres no legitimate reason its like with firearms moby thought issues in the past weve introduced legislation to curtail use of firearms we know why he was doing what he was doing now of the. In another case where someones trying to hide it were not quite sure of someones motives then they would question and investigated in a different way but the whole point is that it can be an innocent pursuit it can be an innocent hobby it can be just for self learning is that that is not impossible to me is the legal point of the fact that you have these explosives and ok that could be a defense but with the 2 dissenting judges you need a lawful ringback purpose and thats what they said not agree with them. Or Us Nuclear Submarine has been caught on camera breaking through ice in the arctic with critics saying its a clear sign of an increasing military presence in the far north the vessel was taking part in a us drill aimed at improving operational capabilities in the region. Well this week u. S. On canadian fighter jets intercepted 2 russian reckon essence croft off the coast of alaska the u. S. Has been raising concerns over plane threats in the arctic region last Year Congress approved funding for 2 new ice breakers and backed a pound for no less than 6 more and 2018 thousands of american soldiers took part in a large scale nature trail in norway meanwhile moscow has approved its new arctic state policy through to 2835. 00 it sets out the countrys main objectives tasks and National Interests that the plan says russia is primarily focused on Economic Issues from improving Living Standards for local russians to fostering development and protecting the environment but u. S. Officials remain unconvinced by fielding advance a long range missiles and expanding its military presence in the region russia has left us with no choice but to improve our Homeland Defense capability and capacity director of the Oxford Crisis Research Institute thats mark almond believes the potential for conflict in the arctic has reached a dangerous level. I think there is a danger of a militarization of the arctic region and. That in turn raises questions over security for everybody concerned because weve got used in a sense to this grassed area being a relatively low tension area but now if youre going to have Nuclear Submarines perhaps approach each others territory and also craft as well as new systems being introduced i think this produces an instability that really is all necessary perhaps sensible minds in moscow and washington could talk through this and come to some arrangement to regulate the presence of military forces and the use of them but sadly in recent years weve seen the United States withdrawing from arms control agreements so having a new one for the arctic region is maybe talk to misty who might be a hope that is too optimistic. Thats kind of United States military expansion and all of that and bob marley a deadly rocket attack has been covering this and yelled. At them on many stories they let. Her go. Here no one said that compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world do you understand it turns it doesnt taste this is a remarkable quote from einstein and it has so much to do with todays stock market volatility and the coronavirus all working at the same time and showing what compound interest is all. Seemed wrong. But i. Just dont hold. Me. To shape out just to become active. And engaged with. The trail. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Welcome back now on top of the Health Concerns over coronavirus theres also the spread of discrimination and racism to contend with especially towards Ethnic Chinese communities in the us politicians are under fire for specifically neighboring the virus chinese. Everything you need to know about the chinese corona virus can be found on one regularly updated website im shocked and dismayed that the g. O. P. Leader has referred to corona virus as the chinese corona virus this liebling of the illness is embarrassing disrespectful of offensive and downright disgusting the one virus that began at the end of last year you called it the one Virus Chinese Communist Party has said that this is where the virus started so dont take my word for it take the hairs division despite the fact that the w. H. O. Has officially named this new type of coronavirus a said an american politician disrespecting science and the w. H. O. Decision jumped at the 1st chance to signatories china and with it we condemned these despicable practices. Meanwhile Health Officials in china say new cases of the infection are actually declining the world Health Organization on tuesday said people in china now make up less than 0. 5 percent of cases politics Professor Joseph chang from hong kong at City University told us the wild card overcome the crisis without efficient International Cooperation. I dont believe that a crisis is still reading and what you dont call for is a well coordinated. Campaign on International Cooperation i do not believe it is helpful to try to. Pin point the brain one any party any country and the nation human nature is such fear there in syria and kennie the our users discriminations and so on of those days to be avoided they said the 1000000 my School Education will profit education. To americans and one british soldier have been killed and at least 12 others injured in a rocket attack on an iraqi a base near baghdad the coalition has confirmed the incident but gave no further details. 3 Coalition Personnel were killed during the rocket attack on camp taji iraq on march the 11th the names of the personnel are withheld bended next of kin notification in accordance with National Policies the attack is under investigation by the coalition and Iraqi Security forces petition rockets were fired on a military base to the north of baghdad that houses American Military personnel 2 american soldiers and one bush servicemen have been killed 12 people have been wounded and are being treated for their injuries now the following video purports to show the moment of the attack but it is and they were fired some are some are some are. Not work. So why did cause of our garden really clear but the vehicle that launched the rockets has been found an investigation has been launched now we are hearing of strikes that are happening in the iraqi province and in the syrian area of book near the border it is not certain whether these are telling a true text for the strikes on the air base but it certainly does seem that way at the moment at the same time we can tell you that tensions in the region and particularly in iraq have been increasing ever since the assassination of a top in rain in general because some sort of money so short time ago and since then weve seen these tensions escalate. Retired u. S. Air force left handed colonel Karen Kwiatkowski says u. S. Military file ations abroad have created hostile conditions you know we have International International law and traditions of international conduct that we honor. That we expect other countries to honor in the United States we dont honor them at all apparently consider that any country can be a target any country can be an enemy and we do not need contrary to our constitution we do not need congressional declarations of war before we bomb industry other countries you know the American People are not well informed on Foreign Policy in general really are generally one side of it its not just that we its not just that we take a lawn chair our hands that we invade and bomb other countries without warrant without a legal or rational justification for it we also lie about it before during and after. And rounding up populism to the south for many nations colonialism might be seen as a dirty word but not so in britain a savvy that has found that a thought of brits hanker for the last days of pot with his artist Kate Partridge it was deemed the empire on which the some never set such was its past size but for those on the receiving end of britains imperial ambitions it was often a dark chapter in the history. Yet the colonial crimes of the British Empire seem to be fading from modern memory a recent poll in the u. K. Suggests this nostalgia for the old days with almost a 3rd of britains proud of the empire and its achievements i think we did a lot of good just well for other people for the other countries britain isnt alone over a quarter of the french approve of their old empire and hauffe of the dutch are proud of that as imperialists claim literacy infrastructure such as well ways and Democratic Values as positive effects on the conquered nations but others think its a brutal system that was inherently unfair but the very serious side of the fence you sit on obviously if you are saying it is a good idea if youre on the other side of that was this i guess it was good for us im not sure hes good for the people of the empire necessarily while the sun has set on most of the old empire there are still pockets of dispute london is currently involved in an ongoing drought with militia switch condemns the u. K. For controlling the che goes archipelago in the indian ocean mischas has called britain. An illegal colonial occupier and is backed by the un but the u. K. Disagrees the u. K. Has no doubt as to our sovereignty over the British Indian ocean territory which has been under continuous British Sovereign gleasons 814 there are 6 other vestiges of empire which still cause offense such as they are its a massacre in india in 1919 colonial troops killed around 600. 00 are known to people in what was incorrectly believed to be an uprising the British Government has never formally apologized while the current Prime Minister has his own view of colonialism the best fate for africa would be if the colonial powers or their citizens scrambled once again in her direction on the understanding that this time they will not be asked to feel guilty Boris Johnson later apologized for his comments yet according to the latest poll the sentiments are why do you felt in britain and across europe at a time when britain is searching for its place in the world after practice it someone looking to the past to forge an idea of its future take partridge ot london about how things are shaping up now ill be back at the top but the very latest to tide you over until that its whats not. 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