Youre watching R T International coming to live from the russian capital where its just turned 11 pm welcome to the program. Thank you has closed all its external borders for the next 30 days Germanys Angela Merkel made the announcement as the walk races to fight the raging fire that is the coronavirus. We have introduced and she restrictions basically an entry ban for citizens from non e. U. Countries each a last for 30 days in germany it applies immediately. Belgium is the latest country to join those declaring a nationwide quarantine spain italy and france are also on lockdown military trucks have been filmed on the streets of paris or to charlotte to minsk it looks at whether the era of Free Movement could be coming to an end. For years populists have been advocating tighter border controls within the European Union which you and the National Governments have criticised yet in 2020 that is exactly what were seeing happening it all started with italy and border controls being imposed from people trying to leave it to lead to go into austria but since then a host of other e. U. Countries have done exactly the same we have seen slovenia hungary denmark and now even germany shutting up shop saying its borders are closed shanking which is the idea of Free Movement within the European Union to do that without passports is essentially over well for now at least if youre not clear the borders of the entrance of the European Union and the schengen zone will be closed concretely all travel between known european and were reaping countries will be suspended for 30 days or we are forced to stop Flight Connections to these countries and establish controls at the swiss border just like the ones we have already implemented with italy when youre hungry border in the direction of italy remains closed. Without a valid reason travelling in and out of the can through will no longer be allowed. To burn on entering the Czech Republic for all foreigners except foreigners who are the permanent residence of permits or residence of. Life in the e. U. As we know it is over museums shops bars cafes schools have all shut up shop in many countries in a bid to pause the peak of the infection rates in france the bees which is the way that people sort of greeted each other with kisses on the cheeks has been pretty much a band people have been awkwardly bumping elbows or knocking their heels together but he. Even that has been petering off as people are becoming more and more whipped up into hysteria that they could get contamination from just being close to another person the governments line is keep your distance from each other yet in the either this conglomerate of 27. 00 countries which are all meant to be singing to the same tune it doesnt seem that theres one rule that all are applying even the European Commission is warning that the closing of borders could actually pause supplies thousands of bus and Truck Drivers stranded at internal borders on parking lots creating more health risk and disrupting our supply chains if we do not take action now shops will start facing difficulties in refilling their stocks of certain products coming from elsewhere in the Single Market some see the idea of governments in europe essentially locking down their countries as being the start of a slippery slope even warnings that this could be a nail in the coffin for globalization as we know it the Coronavirus Crisis threatens to assure a less globalized world was the pandemic and panic a bates those who believe the openness to people and products from around the world is generally a good thing we need to make a case for it afresh in persuasive ways. And he says this could be a gift for populous parties who have been advocating this this tighter control of borders for many many years and also those tighter restrictions 19 has highlighted the downsides of Extensive International integration war funding fears of foreigners and providing the gist of missy for National Restrictions on global trade flows of people europe to store a glee has been a cultural hobbits far as its cafes its restaurants hazes of people coming together discussing and debating ideas and some fear that this idea of self isolation as weve been told to do could actually cut through the fabric of that some of also said that it will see the nation fighting loneliness as people self isolate in their homes and their apartments now in italy some people have already tried to overcome that weve seen these marvelous comes together of people singing on their balconies as theres a sense of were in this together oh god d. But the longer that self isolation goes on some say could be weeks some say it could be months for many people their homes which are meant to be their safe haven the place that they go to relax and rest could become more like a prison cell future historians will remember the time 90922020 as the heyday of european global integration which came to an end free borders of Free Movement. Inclusion etc. All of a sudden we see a complete this mode goes into reverse. The the consequences will be grave no question i do not expect any return to the status quo ante we will see a different you i do not expect a disintegrated europe but how this will how this will work out how it will look in. Reality for example with border controls thats a completely different question dreamy days of the past with no border controls at all i see is permanently over gone. U. S. Stocks have rebounded from mondays bloodbath on wall street major indexes have risen following tuesdays briefing by the Coronavirus Task force and the trumpet ministration sought to come jittery markets with the promise of a Major Economic response but Key Industries still face the threat of collapse because you know this is worse than 911 for the Airline Industry this is almost ground to a halt the president wants to make sure that although we dont want people to travel at such critical we want to maintain for critical travel the right to have to match to by making shared sacrifices and temporary changes we can protect the health of our people and we can protect our economy because i think our economy will come back very rapidly one day well be standing possibly up here will say well we won and were going to say that sure if youre sitting there were going to say that and were going to win and i think were going to win faster than people think i hope. During the briefing trombone baled some of the plans being put in place including mailing checks to Americans Congress will also be discussing a multibillion dollar aid package to prop up and sectors of the economy such as the Airline Industry well the Federal Reserve aside to reintroduce additional crisis era tools and a bid to stabilize the system markets reacted positively to the news which shares jumping slightly as after a dramatic sell off on monday when u. S. Stock markets suffered their worst trading day since the 1987 black monday crash share prices tumbled 12 percent wiping out trillions of dollars in market value with more on the current Global Economic situation here is our. Unless you majored in finance everything thats happening may seem a little overwhelming what is going on why are markets melting down while the bankers whirling around like headless chickens and a few minutes with this monopoly set ill explain my everything seems to be crashing and burning what the hell is a fiscal stimulus and why is everyone crazy about rate cuts 1st that said the pieces here are investors meaning millionaires youre middle class with maga savings your pension is here all of them have some money saved up these days you dont keep your money under your mattress you want to return it right interest a big good pensions you take this money and you put it in the banks depending how smart they are all how greedy they are they promise you x. Amount of profit per month the banks then go ahead and loan out this money to whoever needs it they drive our entire economy the new hotel built in your city the new jet purchased by British Airways the new hips the bar bill down the road from you your mortgage to buy your house comes from the bank so all this money goes into the economy to keep things running and here is how it runs every month these people make payments to the bank here every month the same payment goes back to the bank the bank then pays the investors the investors then put the money back into the bank this is obviously simplifying things but you get the gist of it its a cycle it all works great while it works but then something unforeseen happens like a mortgage crisis or a pandemic virus clubs and pubs are to be closed along with theatres museums do Sports Centers and Similar Establishments and retailers with specific suctions. Now is the time to take extra steps we are ordering the suspension of all retail activities with the exception of groceries pharmacies and other outlets selling fancy goods. Suddenly mass shut down quarantine factories businesses come to a standstill people lose jobs stop paying mortgages suddenly people arent paying the banks back and the investors the markets your pension manager they start panicking that is their money stuck potentially lost they see the news pandemic they call the bank they say they want their money out pull my money out of the markets out of the dow jones out of b. P. Out of up all the markets crash but the banks dont have it here is where the government step in before this mass panic and a run on the banks the government say the magic word bailout Fiscal Relief lots of words but its the same thing the government pulls money out of thin air the money presses and gives it to the banks so that they can keep paying investors its all pretend play they just simulating that everythings fine by printing ridiculous amounts of money and passing it back and forth between each other the real economy the factories in the businesses these guys are in quarantine and shut down but the entire point of this little show is temporary live this illusion has to work for a little while weeks months to allow the economy to recover to prevent the banks from going bankrupt and recalling all this debt to help these guys get back on their feet and start paying their debts back you dont need to be a new to the economist or an economist to realize how how fickle how fragile this illusion is the collapse of the markets down 10 percent roughly here you know. It states in new york city where im sitting is a clear very profound statement of the entire Investment Community which is not the small people who have a few shares im talking about the people who manage ancient ones who manage bank what formulas and so on have a massive loss of confidence in the government of the United States or in the private economy to get out of this disaster were running on borrowed time they cant keep printing money for too long or inflation goes through the roof money becomes worthless the illusion will eventually wear off even the most optimistic investors can only live in denial for so long and will realize that banks are living in a dream world then it all collapses see the world up until now has been weighing lives vs the economy for all the criticism and ridicule of the world through a child that they shut down everything sacrificed their own economy to keep the virus from spreading the west didnt the west ridiculed that dismiss chinas response as incompetent they tried to keep the markets happy rather than the people safe and what they got america and europe is the worst of both worlds and economy on the brink of collapse and the death toll fast eclipsing that of china. Meanwhile airlines have been among the worst affected with passenger numbers collapsing carriers are now cutting tens of thousands of jobs and sending workers on unpaid leave europes maker of car makers have also gone into 4 crisis mode mothballing dozens of factories the tourism and hospitality sectors have also been severely disrupted by the lack of customers amusement parks and our major sporting events are being cancelled millions of jobs are likely to be at risk with the us also now facing a similar scenario the editorial director of the American Institute for Economic ResearchGeoffrey Albert tucker believes the effects of the crisis will stretch well into the future. You know this is a calamity thats more or less manmade actually none of this is actually truly necessary but the us did absolutely everything wrong from the beginning of this crisis and you cant just issue orders from the top everybody stop what youre doing and do nothing you know if you do that youre going to bring about a massive market crash and expose every conceivable vulnerability in the system and thats exactly whats happening right now theres going to be a tremendous price to pay in the future. Like economically financially socially culturally psychologically but also very profoundly politically because people are going to different do be demanding answers and that 1st saying that people can discover right now is a closer look at why the u. S. Was not ready for this testing. Graphic footage has emerged online showing an australian soldier shooting dead an unarmed afghan man at close range and warning you may find the following images disturbing. Cover. Stop. I am deeply disturbed by what has been aired in tonights 4 corner. Report we are serious allegations are raised australians would rightly expect they are sorry leagues and. That video was obtained by the australian 4 corners t. V. Programme the show claimed an official investigation by the Australian Defense force will the killing was justified as self defense something thats not supported by the footage the killing is one of a number of cases uncovered by the 4 Corners Program the countrys defense minister now says she backs an inquiry into all claims of wrongdoing by special forces in afghanistan in 2017 a former defense lawyer leaks the socalled afghan files the documents allege war crimes by australian soldiers among the claims are the mistaken killings of a father and son during a raid as well as the killing of an afghan detainee and the mistreatment of others brian becker from the antiwar answer Coalition Says claims of war crimes are becoming a daily occurrence for the Australian Special forces. Theres no doubt that this is a demonstration work rives theres no doubt about that whatsoever the Australian Military again is is involved in a criminal cover up the fact that theyre shooting people while theyre lying still on the ground and they recognise that a camera may be capturing these war crimes and they do it anyway shows how absolutely routine killings like this are in the field they are gauged in routine i believe routine war crimes and crimes against humanity and they know that their bosses their superiors in the chain of command are perfectly ok with that they appear to still be ok with it even though the video completely contradicts the assertion that this was in selfdefense. The west has withdrawn its troops from the base in iraq one of 3 it plans to vacate it comes after the baghdad government wrote to the un condemning american strikes against the iranian backed militia which the white house blames for a rocket attack last week that claimed the lives of 2 american servicemen and one british soldier this is deemed an aggressive acts against the people government and state of iraq its a flagrant violation of the conditions the American Forces in iraq as well as a dangerous escalation thats meant to make iraq an area for the regional conflicts and agendas we are in iraq to support the people of iraq in their fight against isis however we always reserve the right to defend our forces whenever theyre attacked or threatened on march 11th 3 Coalition Troops were killed and 14 wounded after an attack on the military base and response the u. S. Conducted strikes on 5 warehouses belonging to local militia baghdad claimed 5 iraqi soldiers along with one civilian were killed. To discuss this further we now go live to jamal wakim professor of history and International Relations so we have one base abandoned but is that just a drop in the ocean given how many bases still house you with us troops any rock. Well i believe this could be. Lets say relocation old. Soldiers american soldiers because i dont expect any. American over there any time soon the current was like. Trying to minimize their losses. Specially at a time when theyre not running for election was mentioned a mixture of them. So you think your blood you know are. So i believe. This is. Redistribution for us which is rather to them it. Is that surprising baghdad still permits American Forces in their country their presence has repeatedly cause attacks and losses of iraqi soldiers as well as civilians. Well the problem. In iraq is on the American Occupation and at the same time the divisions among. The has been dominating the political scene in the country after the american led invasion and see so these particular divisions along sectarian lines. Divides. Damage National Unity and are the same time the americans capitalize on this in order to alliances its going to. Chip in addition to that alliances with many shared goods so i believe the americans are trying to. Say this. Divide and rule in order to sustain it and buy it all. Many called by the it occupied lament im buying it archey. On the americans. Well we have also had iraqs complaint about the airstrikes to the un do you think the uns going to respond to that in any way i dont believe so because bush will pull we know that the United States has to. Vote and the United Nations on one hand on the other hand. The United Nations have been like an extension of American Foreign olympics since the establishment and. Especially after the collapse of the soviet union the socialist block 19 months you want so i dont believe that the United Nations can play any at all with the american presence in iraq jamal wakim professor of history and International Relations thank you for joining us on the program this evening. The u. S. Has scrapped another key strand of its investigation into russian interference during the last president ial election charges have been dropped against 2 firms accused of running a troll farm that to influence voters my colleague entered from or discussed the issue with taylor. Well times russia gate and the infamous Murder Investigation have seemed never ending thought it appears that we might be seeing a ton in the tide because on monday the u. S. Department of justice fall to motion to dismiss all charges against 2 companies Concord Management and Concord Consulting now these are russian farms which were accused of financially supporting efforts to allegedly meddle in the 2016 u. S. President ial elections before we Start Talking through the whole back story to this lets listen to the exact reason that the d. O. J. Gave for dropping the case in light of the defendants conduct the risk of exposure to Law Enforcement tools and techniques and the indictment changing the proof available at trial the balance of queries has shifted it is no longer in the best interests of justice or the countrys National Security to continue this prosecution. So washington says its backed out of the trial on the grounds of National Security and it might be linked to the fact that back in 2019 a confidential information from the meter investigation was apparently altered and leaked online now the d. O. J. Never got to the bottom of who was behind the leak ever accused anyone but we can see that clearly this is had an impact and it has stoked fears of the breaches but either way given that the trial is just a couple of weeks ago and it was so high profile it was so much anticipated this is really quite a significant quite sensational backtrack from the Justice Department just give some details then about why these 2. Of this investigation in the 1st place. Could management unconquered consulting are 2 of 3 companies on 13 individuals that were charged in proper 20 by Rupert Murdoch was a huge and that went on for 675. 00 days despite the resources that was still no concrete evidence but still that didnt stop the hysteria this was something. It was inescapable it was on every t. V. Screen in america 13 russian nationals and 3 Russian Companies accused of a massive effort to meddle in the election if you read between the lines is clearly saying that this was a russian government operation for special counsel Robert Muller has indicted some 13 russian nationals Russian Intelligence Service for a very very long time has had in their playbook the this Information Campaign so as we just heard that is part of the Major Investigation 13 employees from concord what charged at the time they were watching for that International Research agency now this is the socalled russian troll farm for concord theyre dropping this case want out sleeping very welcome news that will prepare a 50000000000 dollar lawsuit against the u. S. Government for illegal prosecution and sanctions so well see how that plays out but definitely a massive u. Turn from the Justice Department in a bitter disappointment no doubt for all those who were hoping that this trial would be some sort of vengeance for those who believe that donald trump was elected not by the American People but by the kremlin itself russia analyst Martin Mccauley believes the case was dropped to protect intelligence secrets. The u. S. Justice department has taken a better word see it is written on president step because if you go back to the cold war. The u. S. Just decided not to charge us. Because it would reveal too much about. Us country intelligence. So its not the 1st time as theyve backed away from it but its a really serious built in the u. S. Justice department. So in other words the u. S. Justice department you know saying a busy day we can go forward with this charge against Concord Management because it would reveal too much about how we collect information and how we probably train the others. Who. Are in russia. At the wrap up of the days top news for now but dont forget you can always find us on many of your favorite social media platforms like twitter and facebook for up to the minute reports. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race off and spearing Dramatic Development only personally im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. Is your media a reflection of reality. In the world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation the community. Are you going the right way or are you being led. By. What is true what is right. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or inmate in the shallowness. Time max kaiser this is the kaiser report well you know things are turbulent and weve got a lot to cover so stay see whats happening yes max weve been talking about this preparing you for years for this this financial pandemic its not too much of a shock we are seeing very 929. 00 or 987. 00 sort of like plunges in the stock market and of course those rallies that followed 929 in fact here is the headline from dow jones market watch this plunge looks a lot like the ones that rocked stocks in 1929987200 extension 8 if it keeps tracking a lookout well this is an interesting that theyre making the 929 comparison because it reminds me back in 2008 speech made by ben bernanke who was then running the Federal Reserve he was a successor to Alan Greenspan and he was doing this great lecture about how they cure the crisis of 2008 because they have something that they didnt have back in 1929 they have the Printing Press and this began a continuation of what Alan Greenspan did in the 1987 crash was to print their way out of all problems and the idea was that oh we can stop printing at any time and this is all been proven to be false you cant taper a ponzi scheme furthermore they claim to be fighting deflation by all this printing and yet what they created was deflation and deflation in the sense that what were seeing now markets are collapsing and the dollar