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Days after an article from the New York Times alleged russia was paying bounties to the taleban to kill american soldiers theres now a fallout over that over the information from the Intelligence Community as far as what they knew as top lawmakers call for action while President Trump calls the entire story another hoax Rachel Blevins is joining me live in studio to break down all the latest details here so rachel what if we heard from within the Intel Community well the director of the cia released a statement and she actually didnt mention russia or afghanistan but she said that the Intelligence Community is constantly getting reports about possible threats to u. S. Troops on the ground and working to decide if those reports are legitimate now we did see another report which cited an anonymous. Fishel in which he specifically said that while intelligence on the subject was received it only reached a low levels of the community and never moved out because they determined it was uncorroborated now the official said the n. S. A. Assessed the claims but found that they did not match up with stablished and verifiable taleban and connie practices in the region so then how has the New York Times responded to all of this criticism of this initial report where the New York Times actually doubled down and they have said that they have evidence of financial transfers from the Russian Military to tell about now moscow has denied any involvement since the very start but secretary of state my pompei o did address this topic and he actually said that when it comes to the situation in afghanistan they are constantly saying transfers of money from a number of countries and its interesting there that he brings up the money because the United States has poured more than 2. 00 trillion dollars into the war in afghanistan and as we saw with the release of the afghanistan papers last year it revealed that billions and billions of dollars that have been spent by the u. S. Had actually gone to the enemies that they claim to be fighting with no oversight whatsoever and what about here what are the lawmakers saying what is the no surprise that Top Democrats in the house and senate have used this story as another way to tie trump to russia without actually looking at the evidence take a listen what they had to say should be considering what. To further determine russias malign activities. Further ingratiating russia into the community of civilized nations above all going after putin this president has been played like a fool by president putin every time they negotiate putin wins and he loses hes afraid to talk to putin one can wonder why. But at the same time Top Republicans in the house and senate have also said they believe the report is accurate despite the evidence simply because russia is the subject here is what they said. Their current. Rumors that all of you are writing about. But would i be surprised if the russians were doing absolutely no we remain concerned about russian activities in afghanistan and around the world were going to continue to work with the administration we anticipate additional briefings on this issue so now the topic of conversation seems to have shifted to what president knew were what he should have done as opposed to what these reports said and whether or not they could be verified. Are joining us to weigh in on russia gate 2. 0 former cia analyst and whistleblower ray mcgovern who also wrote about this very subject on Consortium News which you can go check out so right 1st can you please explain to us how these president ial briefings work you have been in that role to brief a few u. S. President s i mean poetess receives a big folder called the p. T. B. The president ial Daily Briefing if something was truly that credible of a threat would the Intel Community have just left it in print in the p. T. B. Or would they have virtually addressed potest face to face. Well the the task for intelligence analysts of course is to put all of the the information together lay the provenance where it comes from and then only give the president verified or substantiated corroborated intelligence you wouldnt bother the president with a bunch of raw material sort of things some of which obviously had agendas behind them a lot of this comes from interrogations led by your Intelligence Service if you break as lots ariss afghans want to stay in afghanistan as all kinds of abuses that happen because of interrogation so what we have here is the New York Times really seizing the lead here to make sure that russia russia russia russia doesnt disappear from the consciousness of americans at a time when the allegations about russia gave you know from collusion to the actual russian hack yeah have been have been debunked yeah but the new york has not replayed that as all right well russia has actually been host to a taliban delegation after peace talks between them and the u. S. Failed last year the russians are trying to broker a peace deal which the u. S. Has been unable to do in nearly 2 decades of war so who would stand to gain from this maligning of russia. Well the people who are behind russia gate in the 1st instance the afghans that want the u. S. To stay and the u. S. People want the u. S. To stay in afghanistan and the 2nd place you know when you look at the New York Times and you see in order to pull by david sanger you have to realize that you for iraq. 8 months before you are q. Wrote a piece that 7 times genocide weapons of mass destruction as flat shanked sangers the archdeacon of flesh sacked when i checked turns out to be very ephemeral yeah and the n. S. A. And the cia your old employer seem to have 2 different conclusions on this russian bounty story how common is it for these 2 big intel agencies to differ so greatly on any given subject and what does that mean when they do. Well you know there are all kinds of interpretations of the Evidence Department of defense also says its not corroborated so what youre having is here of which of leaks that are. Purposed to discredit what trump has done or what hes about to do or or should do what he hasnt done so if these reports are true then they can make trump outs of the input changed by such a thing as truth we used to try to get at that when we wrote the p. D. P. The president s daily brief and we used to try to corroborate things and figure out whos saying what for what purpose at doesnt seem to be the case anymore. Its very different when people leak this thing and that thing and particularly when its picked up by pundits like david sanger who as i say is the archdeacon of finding feith facts where there are none and lastly wait russian officials are understandably very angry about this accusation they have so far taken a very measured response why do you suppose that is and do you find anything odd about the timing of this new russia gate. Well it comes just days after the 1st meeting of u. S. And russian negotiators on whether we have new accords on Strategic Missiles and strategic weaponry now thats suspicious it comes just as the u. S. Has to get out of efficacy it comes just as the u. S. Has to get out of afghanistan. Any way that trump wants to do that that is suspicious but it also comes when russia gauge has been thoroughly debunked and let me just give you one example and that is that the head of crowd strike which was supposed to do the forensics on the russian hack of the d. N. C. Has now said hey guess what it was no russian hack there was no exfiltration from. The d. N. C. Of lowes cd is me emails and thats on the record in secret testimony but its been resumed since the 7th of may so it makes about 8 weeks New York Times had said a word but that theyre preparing to russia russia russia and then. Afterward another week or so david sanger well d rated oracle saying well yeah the head of child showed should there was no russian exploit we still think there was there are always good points ray mcgovern thank you so much for your expertise. Youre most welcome. 3 months after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and Sexual Assault now another potential victory for the disgraced movie moguls and victims are to his fair project has that report. The man who gave rise to the need to have met Harvey Weinstein and his former studios board have reached a nearly 19000000. 00 settlement with 9 of his accusers and a Class Action Lawsuit this settlement is for any woman who is used to having weinstein she need not have come forth far she need not tell her story in the. Lawsuit weinstein who was sentenced to 23 years for rape still does not admit any wrongdoing and will be paying the accusers himself rather Insurance Companies for a studio that recently filed for bankruptcy the settlement if approved also resolves all civil cases against weinstein including one filed by the new yorks attorney general who says quote after all the harassment threats and discrimination these survivors are finally receiving some justice its a very very positive thing to come out of an incredibly complicated situation and it has the potential to really make a difference. A lot of women women that. Harmed her the weinstein attorneys who represent some of weinsteins accusers in a lawsuit say the proposed settlement is a complete sell out of the weinstein survivors calling it deeply unfair saying it does not require weinstein to accept any responsibility and doesnt require him to pay money towards it they also say the director defendants will receive millions of dollars to reimburse their defense costs however those who settle the agreement thats nearly 2 years in the making so it brings victims some sort of justice there will never be enough money to compensate survivors of Harvey Weinsteins. So what do you know today is that we secure justice for these 5 men 68 year old weinstein was diagnosed back in march with coronavirus just days after he was moved to new yorks next im security correctional facility near buffalo to begin serving his 23 Year Prison Sentence the District Court and a Bankruptcy Court need to sign off on this deal which is set to be signed july 14th where women have 90 days to come forward for t. V. Im here in front that. Other news from across the nation a confederate statue in Richmond Virginia coming down now in fact the mayor of the city ordered the immediate removal of all u. S. Confederate statues on city land mainly due to safety concerns as protesters have continued to vandalize confederate monuments and in some cases toppling them today work crews used heavy equipment to remove confederate general stonewall jackson. And to the latest coded 1000 numbers worldwide cases now topping 10500000 and 512000 reported deaths the top 3 countries with the most cases the u. S. Still leading the way again followed by brazil and then russia right here stateside 2600000 cases and 127000 reported deaths. And other news making headlines today the u. S. Has purchased 90 percent of the worlds supply. Does appear the deal was struck with juliet sciences to supply more than 500000. 00 treatment courses to the u. S. Until september does appear if you recall is the only drug so far proven for treatment of coke at 19 and reportedly speeds up recovery for infected patients. And venezuela orders the e. U. Embassador him to leave the country all of this in response to sanctions imposed on the south American Country were going to discuss that and over at sports regina hamm share some breaking news from the n. F. L. And make sure you keep up with all the latest news and anything you might have missed by downloading our brand new free app horrible t. V. You can watch there 24 sevenths ill be right back. The young one parents think they want to know where this is headed and theyre doing in my hand the one night stand but theyre going to get rid of what they dont want rapidly and theyre putting themselves together theyre courting very slowly this pandemic is making them be even more careful they will continue to be careful and they may in the least a decade i dont know if generation or salad partnerships. Seem wrong but i. Just dont. Get to shape out. And in detroit. Trail. When something find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. All options are on the table in the latest hit for tat between venezuela and the European Union as we watch a case of diplomatic reciprocity unfold we believe that the decision to give 7 to was to one ambassador though that it be and you need to leave the country that will require. Necessarily measures of t. V. And lets see after this meeting and that moment all options are under de ville. On tuesday both the European Commission and the top diplomat joe sapporo confirmed intentions to summon the venezuelan representative to the e. U. Quadea salerno this following president Nicolas Maduro is recent move to expel the e. U. Ambassador from the south american nation following the announcement of new measures against 11 individuals in the latest round of sanctions so joining us to discuss this is professor danny shah hes a Senior Research fellow with the council on Hemispheric Affairs danna good to see you so president maduro has denounced all of this saying that thats enough of european colonialism and were expecting a response from the e. U. However its unclear if the commission would have the authority to expel the venezuelan ambassador a measure that would have had to come from the host state of belgium but then Opposition Leader one condemned the door of actions siding with the e. U. So what do you make of the latest escalation between the e. U. And venezuela. Remember. Every day the u. S. Across the world will wake up to a new round yes well. Actions are cruel just as they were. People who used the iraqi. People. So many of the countries really anybody to do the bidding. So why. Are there yes men in the. Position to do the. Looting it would be good for the goose is good for you know youre going to lower their government right. Now im glad you brought up Leopoldo Lopez the wall street journal just came out with an article last week detailing his role hes currently a host in the Spanish Embassy in caracas sources close to him say he was behind he was the mastermind of the plans to topple nicolas literals government the plans included meetings with the former u. S. Green brain jordan control who was if we all remember that failed operation earlier this year and as well a denounced the use of the spanish diplomatic status to plan what they deemed terror attacks so is there any accountability on the part of the Spanish Government here. You know the wall street journal article from the. Local. Group. What the general attitude. Is. Well. Under. The chin you just read openness you see an on going as well and of course being in the European Union. Trying to paint themselves as the true 30000000 people. As well or no People Choose to be a guy asked what. 19 how many minutes of running rounds up to 3000000. 00 or so. Refuge. And thats another point of discussion but as we were lucky that it will reduce our beijing implantable that is where water broke out right. Yeah absolutely good points now part of these latest sanctions the e. U. Is accusing the head of the Venezuelan Legislature luis spotter and others of undermining what they call democratic functioning this is happening as venezuela has called for parliamentary elections later this year its a divisive issue amongst venezuelan opposition and in a press conference just today the u. S. Secretary of state my pump arrow celebrate a vote in the organization of american states last week listen. 21 Member States voted last week to condemn them adore regimes attempts to suppress independent Political Parties in venezuela our region has categorically rejected the attempts to create a phony image or friendly opposition advantage why does the us get to continually choose who are the good guys who are the bad guys and the winners and the losers. Same reason the whos who unites the. Bill on armed. Iran because one word. Is were on still being us in the expansionist coorong war criminals from whorish to obama. John came out with this work which speaks to some of the divisions in the ruling cause im sure they have their day in court in their neighborhood. Arent they think they can in bringing any country across the world from out in the powers that be seriously it works in the works and they think that there are untouchable. People rising up will continue to ride roughshod over sovereignty dont make a mockery over the foreign c. E. O. Of the world people. And real quickly lastly i want to go back to jordan goudreau this character here according to reports by the Associated Press u. S. Officials are now investigating this former green beret for arms trafficking but as far as we know hes still in florida right now laying low after those failed plans in venezuela so where is the accountability here and whats he got to hide. Jerrick youre correct. Ask your character is a woman who can log in the state department or pentagon want to wipe their hands clean as if they had nothing to do with when you were 15000000. 00 rotting on the head of an economic move her democratically elected president. As well running 10000000 are on the local bay and on the other a pile of bryant leadership and of course that is well known as well as true crime like nicaragua like you were like little until most step in brazil who are like the reemerging argentina were what our regular not is the true crime it was what our leaders on korea or is being one of our and i dont believe. You are prissy soaked in blood of the day with the john bolton the only any other better and walk by we gotta leave it right there unfortunately professor danny shah senior fellow at cot thank you so much for being with us today. Other news from around the world china has asked for us Media Outlets operating in their country to submit details on how they operate including members of their staff their finances the full transparency request is aimed at the Associated Press c. B. S. United press international and n. P. R. Theyll have just one week to comply a spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry says the measures are in response to what he called unreasonable suppression from the u. S. The above mentioned measures you the us media by china are completely necessary countermeasures are completely legitimate defense additional help but on reasonable suppression of the us side on chinese on what you need you know hes in the United States. All right lets switch gears to the sports h. Q. Thats where regina hamm is where you know there is some breaking news coming out of the n. F. L. Season already i know its still months away in the n. F. L. Is still on track to get the season played as planned with players reporting to Training Camp on july 28th however the league has made the decision to shorten its preseason after speaking with the Players Association League Officials scrapped weeks one for the preseason calendar after players raise concerns about being ready the normal offseason was marred by the coronavirus pandemic and actually ended up being held as a Virtual Program instead of its in person training another factor in play is that teams who are playing preseason games on the road dont want to expose their staff to that much travel the 1st preseason game will now be played aug 20th while the 2nd will be played the following week and a full officials also canceled the aug 8th hall of fame game due to over 1000 concerns of more immediate concern though to officials is the health of players during Training Camp and with the n. F. L. And the n. F. L. P. A. Continuing to discuss protocols for opening Team Facilities to spite all those issues the league is very optimistic that we will be able to play ball in the fall. Of playing ball the n. C. Diners in the k. B. R. Needed to rebound game after suffering its. Lawson putting the cue of heroes at the 2 games of 1st place they hoped the game against the 7th place low take a giant to do just the trick top of the turn those loyal fans in the stands cheered on a solo homer to right field by di nos right fielder not somebody his 13th of the season and see it was a one off the lead giant respond top of 2nd low taste 1st base in young hoon with his 1st homerun of the season to right field 2 game is all tied up at one run apiece is teammates or even a pretty tough ride as that happens dido flexed their muscles balm of the 4th star here runner on 1st r. B. I. Double from the phone book to less than a warning track that will bring home one you dont and die knows are up 2 to one and later in the inning bullmore the same catcher young e. G. Sends a ball to lessen a gap for a 2 run home run systems of the season and also bring some doubts among the end and see signs of selves a comfy 4. 00 to 1. 00 lead top assemble o. T. Looking for any sort of offensive action to get so r. B. I. Double right center for a pinch hitter lead they hope brings home the jumpsuit and giants close the gap 4 to 2 and bomb assemble ok is just going to absolutely fall apart pitch in the dirt here him as you say drive this route least i hope going back to 1st but its sales are the right deal corner lee would eventually score on another throw your on the same play and later in the inning nogent you have the most to right pinch in a runner can some routes lose up to 3rd but the throw in from right just absolutely gets away kim is able to scamper home to get n. C. 6 to lead and the win i know is next in the lead to 3 games over the heroes in the standings in manila we have to remind everybody one more time today is bob many a day he got the best contract of all time and how fitting that we get to celebrate that on the day that m o b you know go back to summer camp for those that dont know go google it bobby pony best contract ever you want his job when he has no job has no job field i like i dont yell thank you for that richard. No that does it for me make sure you keep up with everything in question at all times by downloading our brand new free app at a called portable t. V. You can watch there 247 make sure you follow me on twitter and the grand at manila chan i have a feedback here so thank you for watching. You cannot be both with the yeah you like. Enough people talk about a recession but actually theres a risk down that the globe is heading into a depression thats right the pressure that the word. To. 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Hey folks welcome to the dentist miller plus one todays guest actor Scott Eastwood scott best known for his roles in films like suicide squad the fate of the furious pacific rim uprising recently wrapped a guy ritchie film Action Thriller called cash truck that sounds like fun and he can be seen next in the film the outpost very important that the stories are told he plays a decorated war vet in a little known battle that might have been the bloodiest enough you know to stand its hitting theaters and v o d on july 3rd scott our ema you get as you can see i live in an airport. Its like that where he ended up living in the work for a year going to scotty busted is that we get on it we appreciate it thank you but yeah pleasure huge fan for a long time but it always fly in like brother you about to get on the flight or did you just get off the flight was it was a paranoid city or what was