Numbers of covert victims. We debate the issue with our guests. What should we do with that direction . Nation should be applied to people to have the vaccination. We should only use functionary sheets were not to be put back to the liberating new dimension of one of the things. Compounding the humanitarian disaster. Ruggedness of the mountainous country. Refugees, return home to not going to as russian peacekeepers secure the only route linking the region to our media, r. T. Takes a trip and test its safety. Youre watching our teacher national. Thank you for joining us for your global news update this hour. Blood loss and competition killing may have provoked Australian Special forces to murder 39. 00 afghan civilians. Thats something an inquiry has found. And some killings appear to have been part of an initiation ritual for new troops. There is credible information. The junior soldiers were required by their patrol commanders to shoot a prisoner in order to achieve the soldiers 1st kill in a practice that was known as bloody. So essentially, the general idea behind this report is that some rogue soldiers, some rogue members of most elite, the strain is unit s. A. s, that they have been fusing excellence, military excellence, with eagle, with pride, and well with indiscriminate killing. Heres how a top defense official of australia described the atmosphere of the dominated in this unit. The report finds that some Specialist Service ridgemont commanders in australia fostered within the s. A. s. What Justice Burton terms, a self centered warrior culture . A misplaced focus on prestige status and power turning away from or from the regiments heritage of military excellence fused with the quiet humility of service. So to put it in simpler terms, a soldier was given a boost in status in the world, you know, within the unit. For instance, the 11. 00 ritual that is described in this, in this document in this report, is that some new recruits were made were made to shoot prisoners compliant prisoners which were no longer combat tends to make their 1st kill. It was called blooding. And theyre also, theres also some evidence uncovered by the investigators that weapons were planted later on the bodies of these prisoners to make them look as if they were fighting back and so on and so forth. And also the report suggests that these kills that they werent made in the heat of battle. So you know how some decisions, like if theres a, if theres a heated shootout going on, and then if its you or me, if its kill or be killed, then world soldier could be absolved of some of the, of some of its actions that later, you know, looking back and hindsight, dont look as good as, as good of a decisions as these seemed in the heat of the moment. That was not the case when it comes to the incidence that this report has been looking into. In fact, one of the investigators that was who is familiar with the matter. She said that the killing was made into a sport. You say it was happening again and again, what was happening . What sort of actions are we talking about . It was killing as a sport. Also the report interesting me enough, it absolves it seems to absolve the commander suggesting that the officers officers high in the hierarchy they did know that was taking place some difficult and disturbing information to learn to everyone who condone history isnt rule meant in afghanistan, especially given that they went in, that they intervened in this, in this conflict that intervened in danny affairs to the tune of these words. Terrorism is based on evil, intolerance and bigotry, and new free societies, such as australia and the United States can never buckle under to bigotry. And intolerance, so that the report suggests punishment against 19 members of s. A. s. So this is the number. So well have to see what legal steps and what legal action will be taken. In the wake of this probe, International Affairs professor Sophia Mcclellan says, many foreign soldiers have shown a disregard for afghan lives. The war in afghanistan was always brained and a 2 pronged way while on the one hand accountability for the attacks of 911 arguments that afghanistan had been used as a breeding ground for terrorists. And on the other hand, in attack against the taliban, a humanitarian intervention, to save the Afghan People from a brutal regime. The reality is that none of the behavior that we have witnessed in these reports shows any serious care for the Afghan People. At no time do we get the sense that theres any concern for the future of the nation. And for the complexities of rebuilding a country thats been ripped apart by war since 979. 00. And in fact, in the, the afghanistan papers that were released are only just about a year ago. We found out that the u. S. Government wasnt even really taking seriously counting civilian casualties. They didnt count the bodies of dead afghans because the afghan lives did not count in the war. And so i think we see, you know, a consistent pattern here where theres no accountability and no concern at all for the people. The u. S. Death toll from coban 1000 has surged beyond a quarter of a 1000000 and factions have reshaped 6 months pick and the virus is now killing one american every minute and response, new york city is tightening its restrictions on closing all Public Schools from thursday more than a 1000000 students will move to distance learning, but not all parents agree with the decision because a lot of friends and very sure as we really dont have to close down just yet, it kind of sucks. Please dont do this to us. Please keep the schools open for a little sad to close fatso and they cant, its super unfortunate that these kids are going to be then i had an education and belief can go eat dinner inside a restaurant. I guess that makes no sense in a out absolutely. New yorkers are now anticipating further lock downs and stockpiling. Essential goods. Supermarket chains struggling to keep up with demand have put limits on the number of items shoppers can buy, and hospitals across the country are under severe strain as reports. The number of covert cases across america now stands at roughly 11000000. In addition to that, 250000 people have died. We now have gloomy predictions coming from scientists, saying that that number could double in the coming months with the virus giving no sign of abetting. Many hospitals around the country have been pushed to the brink. One nurse in texas told the 4 hours of overcrowded morgues. d we have never seen. Its ok for us to be exposed. But you have doctors, you do not even coming near. You cant get exposed, but we can hear a ya make amount of money. In fact, it has gotten so bad that in el paso, texas, its Prison Inmates who been given the job of transporting bodies in north dakota. The governor has signed an order saying that medical workers who test positive for coded 19 should still show up for work as long as theyre not showing symptoms. Nurses are furious. Union leaders say this is putting workers in mortal danger. We really feel like it has some issues and patients, even nursing as well. Do you really worry about a nurse are now. Nurses are exhausted across treating everybody in that assay. And having it started, we have asked people to really be heard and your current teen and their contact, and im positive and were going to turn around. Im going to work with that. We are totally counting on the empower our respects and incredibility at rehabilitating community. And not, you know, for polity as though the Public Health crisis is an opportunity to point fingers and blame each other. Joe biden blames the coronavirus deaths that have been forecasted for the next few months on donald trump and his refusal to concede the election. Furthermore, joe biden is saying that donald trump is the reason that Many Americans are suspicious of the vaccine, which you see as the biggest threat to your transition right now. Given president trumps unprecedented attempt to obstruct and delay a smooth transfer of power, more people may die. The only reason people question the vaccine now is because of the. Now polls are showing that only about 58 percent of the American Public is willing to get vaccinated. And that is not going to change depending on whether or not donald trump is willing to concede the election results. If i took it in that some people might die again with the my down no vaccine. And some people might die in the future, like in 10 years. So even if it got tested that it was positive and it had no ill effect, i still wouldnt want to take it. I want to see like what the actual effective rate is, how the doses are going to be administered. Is it a single dose of the dose . Like how, like what the gap between doses. So just more information in terms of what the actual rollout will be. The covert 19 pandemic has devastated the country both in terms of Public Health and the economy. There is not much optimism right now, and theres not much hope that a new administration in the white house is going to turn things around and are to see new york. The u. K. Is considering whether to make open vaccinations mandatory once theyre available. The Government Survey has found most half the population would support such a move, and a senior lawmaker says those who refuse could be banned from public places. If vaccination works, and if were confident its safe and all indications so far are good, then i can certainly see the day when businesses say, look, youve got to return to the office and if youre not vaccinated, youre not coming in. According to that politician only banks need to passengers should be allowed to use public transport. His comments have drawn widespread outrage online. Some expressed doubts that code vaccines will be safe, while others note a mandatory job could only make things worse in the end. Meanwhile, in denmark, a draft epidemic law could let police force the vaccine on parts of the population, but it may backtrack on the plans following mass protests that took the idea of mandatory vaccinations to a panel of experts on sunday, march against vaccinations on one of city my sons, partly the situation students, we should holies fluctuations were necessary, might emerge, but since cheney is soon to be approved yet, so this law is playing fast track. Its also great bizarrely the Big Government ensuring its people cannot sue the manufacturers all the company for anything which happens. Hes as a result of this flaxseed, i think that were in a real emergency situation and its not like, you know, 56 years ago when you make a choice, whether or not you have actually in rio faced a major threat. Make a Public Health threat by the and theyre tracking government exactly right. And speeding things up. People are worried that this essentially is kind of straying into the area of the cousin and nor that of health or a terry intends to at. I want to respond to that to people who add to that. And lets assume for one moment we have the facts, a nation which is safe. What should we do with that vaccination . Should be obliged people to have the vaccination. Well, there is no law in the u. K. That the government could use at the moment to make you know, bigotry. In fact, the 984 act which comes closest to it actually prevents the government requiring people to undergo medical treatment or vaccination. So there isnt a more, a lot of people are mistrust who are going back in because, you know, people are saying, well, theres all these big crowd with radical companies coming in there making loads of money on it. Who knows whats really behind them. So now actually there is, there is the patient and i would be right if they were christians dont believe my view. I think there and, and hes waiting there and creating an issue where those that were like myself, really wanted to go ahead with this rocket. Forgetting dick bigger and bigger markets, right. In the meantime, we think you could convince the rest of the population of the worst thing that you can do. Is news corp that would simply confirm people who they were actually create call more problems in the long run. And that he created a basic thesis, a discourse actually should because if you cant get over or trying to copy transports going to rush or to work, or if you thought about actually wish most peoples, i mean seed meat we or the toads of totalitarian states. If we got a hold on treatment rather than vaccination and we kept doing what were all trying to do, wear masks why. 8 gloves, social distance is not, not enough or 2, we really need to stray into as people are saying this realm of to konya north stepping and a stepping on the toes of peoples liberties. Well, i think that if we could, do you know where we are . We already that being on people who literally, i would rather not wear a mask, and i would rather not push a wee bit and clearest in my life. I would write and weve actually done so with millions, a lot of writing, most people that i wrote on the social backgrounds, you know, are actually very happy to get the vaccine in the hope that that will allow it to get back to a normal real life instead of the present circumstance, which they could explore freedom and liberty the way. So most people acting is that liberating intervention. And i think its race still really to say that we dont need a vaccine. You still have this hour. The u. N. Warns of a humanitarian catastrophe. In ethiopia as tens of thousands flee civil war in the north, myself, i should renounce all sense pregnant women and then charlatan, thrown into the streets and beaten with sticks. And they break down the conflict in the country and the 2nd half of the program join me every thursday. Simon show, and ill be speaking to guest on the world of politics. Sport. Im sure. Ill see you then. Welcome back. Police have detained at least 20 protesters in the armenian capital, in an ongoing wave of unrest, or a Peace Agreement with azerbaijan. Demonstrators formed a human chain blocking several roads in the center of your van, and calling on Prime Minister nicole pushing him to resign. Police moved in to break up the line and traffic is now moving again. Its also a week of protests across armenia over the newborn, a cut above true sign. Last tuesday. Deal was brokered by russia to and 7 weeks of deadly fighting in the disputed region. Many armenians see the treaty as capitulation, as it allows azerbaijan to hold on to its military gains, including the city of shushi. Armenia will also have to hand over 3 other districts to buckle. Meanwhile, refugees are returning to karbala, and russian. Peacekeepers are securing the key highway, connecting the area with our media are the root himself. One of the things compounding the humanitarian disaster. Here is the shia ruggedness of these mountainous country for the 10s of thousands of people who fled the fighting for them to return home. They need a safe route, but because of the fighting various segments of the routes to get about under the control of different sides. What the Russian Peacekeeping mission has been able to do is to make the achaeans key, corridor safe for all these refugees to return. So we went for a very literal test drive to see if its true afresh. And peacekeepers really had convinced is it about john to let, i mean, refugees written it turned out to be a very cautious drive. The other problem, of course, is the weather. These late in the year in november, december, it gets increasingly cold, increasingly wet and visibility is down to what . 20 meters at this point. The roads are treacherous. If youre a refugee though it isnt the fault youre afraid of. Neither is it the bad roads, the end exploded munitions or the bodies of the dead. Its there leaving that scale you just over a week ago this was a fiercely contested front glide. It still is a frontline in the room no longer contest that the next 19 kilometers off to the sun. Held by is headed by judd, through russian mediation. The sides have agreed to let all traffic through and molested meenie and its headed by john the military vehicles, civilians or refugees that 1st few willing to trust the other side. We heard that there were azerbaijanis about ambushes here. I didnt know if it was true or not, but now i know everything is fine here. Am i afraid . Of course im not afraid is what is there to fear when youre driving under a russian flag. The situation is that booth side 2 were at war just over a week ago, have to share the same stretch of road. And its up to russian peacekeepers who patrol the road and who is stationed at various points to prevent the 2 sides from taking revenge on civilians or harassing them. It took a lot of work, but russian peacekeepers were successful. New weapons are allowed, not even for as they did by johnny. I mean the troops, every one searched every vehicle, inspected every weapon, confiscated. Here we filmed a small as it about johnny, military convoy pass immediately after because carrying armenian refugees, which by itself was unimaginable. 2 weeks ago. Its not that i havent been home in 15 days. Were going back now. Thank you. Everything is going fine. Thank you. But everything changes, if you would have believed russian peacekeepers and i did it by jonny outposts would be situated metres apart. Or that as added by john, the troops would be barbecuing food and setting the table as armenian refugees. Return to cattle the city will have had no difficulty with the neighboring outpost. We have very good relations if they need something, we help them. And if we need something, they help us everyones playing by the rules. The ceasefire stands and thousands of people are returning to their homes. Their previous lives more. I guess the of from the garden account about the Un Refugee Agency is warning of a full scale humanitarian catastrophe in ethiopia. More than 27000, people have fled to neighboring countries from civil war. In the north. Koreas government is battling that to great Peoples Liberation front, after accusing it of attacking a military base. Authorities then launched a military offensive calling the alleged assault, an act of treason you to be good at that we work for so many years in left, everything compared working with just our clothes on our backs. You know, i was really beaten and tortured and we were detained for 3 days. We near death from hunger and thirst before they released us. Children, adults and pregnant women had been shot and thrown into the streets and bitter was 6. After they took control of, they stole all homes. The humanitarian situation on the border between ethiopia and sudan is quickly evolving and its extremely urgent. In the matter of a week, the u. N. H. C. R. Has already recorded more than 30000 refugees who have crossed from ethiopia into sudan. We lost everything our belongings, our livestock, everything. I do not know anything about my children. What does the world not see us now . Where will we go . When we just die, we barely escaped with our lives and away, whoever did not flee will die. Thats a wrap up of the days top stories for now, but if youre looking for more head on over to our web site, r. T. Back up because she has money is something from the 20th century. The 19th century. In the 18th century, it is being discerned to mediated or just dropped it by bitcoin, which offers perfect price discovery, the price of perfect. Its it mimics nature and that weighs like a photosynthesis of money. Its a perfect price discovery. 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Is president right now for the democrats and do all the dollar will be hitting the fairways or the campaign trail for 2024 . We asked key experts from the left eye, right, of american politics, whether an america and then one of the worlds most famous anthropologist, davis explains the changes in American Society which dictate the political future of the worlds most powerful country. But 1st, just emails. Last week show on photographer extraordinary. Heidi benson excited great interest shot and said had the privilege of meeting him many years ago when i was curating a football exhibition. He was a good friend of another well known press photographer, who kindly gave permission to use some of his fantastic images and brought him along to meet me. I had no idea then just how significant he was in the media world. So dying to earth, both of them, a treasured memory. 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And how do you know best i have to admit i am, i dont know how to express to you what it feels like to have a bad president of United States, somehow university, the great black woman, the 1st woman of asian descent, and then that very historically black college graduate, being the Vice President , me the tremendous appeal to all of us in a tremendous field. The community of black i would graduate worldwide. I mean, obviously not the result that youve been looking for out in the election. But as the president is looking, not many president ial lesnar a lot since to concede defeat mean, it makes him look like a bit of a bad loser of this at not. Well alex, you know, we have this great system here in america that we have had for a couple 100 years. It works really well. And when it comes to our elections, we have a process that plays out. Theres no that the word concession doesnt appear in the constitution or the rule of law. Its more, as you say, a tradition. Theres major issues here and its coming to a head in the next 3 or 4 weeks, because every mention were celebrating, im celebrating at every level in america, the republican vision of positive america 1st one. So well get to the bottom of it if the rule of law and everything works out, then youll be ushering in president biden. But i think we have a long way to go and what were seeing more and more is alex on a scale. Weve never seen or at least seen interference in the election that were going to get to the bottom of it. So its going to be very important for america. And now were looking forward to the bow out of president bush as he became a contesting, the the hiding chads and florida. And me even managed to go through that with folks looking president ial and they were