Home to no quarter. Russian peacekeepers secure the route linking the region, 12 media, takes the trip. Contests its safety. Good to see this is all its international from the whole team here and must go. Thanks for choosing us today a while. Well, to get all started blogs, last competition killing may have provoked a strange and special forces to mud 39. 00 afghan civilians and inquiry has found on 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 thought, just 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 astray in his 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 regiment. 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, 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 higher up officers officers high in the hierarchy, they didnt 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 the affairs to the tune of these words, terrorism is based on evil, intolerance and bigotry, and new free societies, such as australia, 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 Fast fast there mcclellan says many foreign soldiers have so a total disregard for afghan lives. The word afghanistan was always brained, and a 2 pronged way, one 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, an 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 Election Results in the u. S. State of michigan have been thrown into doubt with 2 republican officials saying they were tricked into certifying the results. Now theyve signed affidavits rescinding that decision to certify the results in wayne county on softer they initially blocked the certification process, citing discrepancies, i need only voted not to certify the election. And i still believe this vote should not be certified. And the state board of canvassers should canvas for an additional period well, i suppose live to all us. d correspondent, caleb moore, penn. Nothings been simple with this election process and all the twists. What will, can you tell us what weve got . 2 republican poll watchers and weve got Monica Palmer and william hartman, and they say that they voted not to certify the results in wayne county of, of michigan. Thats the county in which detroit is located. That was because of irregularities, and they say that a number of ballots that were received didnt match the official list of the people who voted. So at that point, michigan had already been called for joe biden, 5150000 votes, and it was considered to be in bidens camp. They voted not to not to certify the results at 1st. And then immediately they were just swarmed on social media with accusations of bigotry. It was pointed out that wayne county of detroit is overwhelmingly africanamerican. People put this in the context of the history of Voter Suppression and depriving africanamericans their right to vote. This is some of what happened after they voted not to certify the results. Initially we are going to you guys are not right, and im sorry for your descendants will be so ashamed of you. Im ashamed of you. Im not going to read it to you. And shame on you, youre a racist ignorance was showing your racism is very up parish and i dont know how you sleep at night because this is on the record, monica, your daughter is going to look at you in disgust because shes going to know and this is going to affect her because people will ask her why is sure mother race is so after about 2 hours of this kind of public shaming on social media, the widespread accusations of racism, they reached a compromise. They say with the democrats, they said the democrats agreed that if they voted to certify the Election Results, there would then afterwards be an audit. Well, there was not an audit afterwards. They say at this point they were tricked, and that the democrats did not fulfill their end of the bargain and carry out an audit. This is from their affidavit, as vice chairman gave me sure and says that voting for the certification of the november election would result in a full, independent audit of detroits unbalanced precincts. I relied on that assurance and voted to certify the election based on that assurance. Later that evening, i was sent statements that secretary joseline benson made saying that she did not fewer Audit Resolution to be binding. As a result of this fact, i reset my prior vote to certify wayne county elections. Now michigan is one of several states that is in tangled in legal battles resulting from the november 3rd election. Now in michigan, at this point, the trumpet ministration is dropping its lawsuit. The deadline in which the wayne county results would have to be challenge and not certified has been reached. And so at this point, at this point, the lawsuit is being dropped, but the spike that there are widespread claims of voter fraud. Now this particular instance, if what is being said is, is true about wayne county, that would certainly not have been enough to change the Election Results. However, it fits in with a wider allegation, a much bigger allegation of voter fraud, all across the United States. There are many allegations of irregularities and voter fraud in a number of states. And at this point, 40 percent of americans believe that the u. S. Election in which joe biden is being declared the winner by u. S. Media. Overwhelmingly many, many americans, 40 percent think it was somehow tainted by fraud. So the michigan situation is unlikely, even if whatever happened didnt happen. Its really unlikely to have changed the result. But it fits in with a pretty widespread situation where people are criticizing the results and weve heard from Rudy Giuliani representing donald trump. And there is widespread criticism of the november 3rd election. Donald trump has not yet conceded the Election Results. He says that he is the legitimate winner, despite the fact that the consensus and u. S. Media almost seems to be that joe biden has won. So still a lot of disputing. The november 3rd vote in the United States. The vote that ultimately will determine who becomes president of the United States for the next 4 years. Well, certainly, im not the spawn a in the whats ensuring that when im going to see any in the coming weeks, the soul that was capable, been reporting from the mike and peo has reiterated the u. S. Feud that the occupied Golan Heights a part of is, well the u. S. Secretary of state visited the area on thursday. You cant stand here and stare out at whats across the border. And tonight i the central thing, the president rep, recognized that previous president s had refused to do. This is a part of israel, a central part of israel, as well kept to the Golan Heights from syria during the 1967 war and made to annex the territory last year. The trumpet ministration recognised it as part of israel making the us the only country to do so that move along with the recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital was all part of the trump peace plan for the region nicknamed the deal of the century and cheering a press briefing Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu had some was for the us. Thanks to president the us recognized jerusalem as israels capital and moved its embassy here. Thanks to president trump, who notices recognized israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Thanks to president troop. The us pulled out of the Dangerous Nuclear deal with the wrong place, crippling sanctions on the union regime and eliminated the materials customs who might meet the simple fact of recognizing the reality of jerusalem as the rightful proper true capital of israel. Crazy that the United States had done this for decades. When we moved our embassy there, a simple just a record speaks for itself. During the trip administration, america stands with israel like never before. Might bump a also infuriated palestinians by paying a visit to jewish settlements in the disputed west bank. Protests quickly turned violent as rioters held rocks at israeli soldiers. Dont know. The time we have protested against us, secretary of state imposed a visit to no legal settlement coldly which is unprecedented. That makes trump an accomplice and war crimes against the palestinians will continue to come from the socalled deal of the century, which will not go away with the disappearance of trump. And the south would look, i know we have suffered from all american administrations because it is biased towards the israeli occupation. But this administration is a partner with the israeli occupation. We will try to change things when President Biden takes office and it is a long struggle. We will do all we can to uphold the interests of our people. We will defend our land to the end. Believe that this visit by the secretary of state to the settlement buds of own go in aggression is because president drum is against opposed to people. Joining us on the line now is daniel, so hes professor of latin american Caribbean Studies at the City University of new york. Good to have you on the 1st day, i want to ask you obviously we can see theres been mixed reaction. In fact, one up palestinian negotiator said its trumps parting gift could be him advancing his future political ambitions. What do you make of it . Well, so sky were very worried. Trump may have a few tricks up his sleeve. Parting gifts up his sleeve. Theres a lot of rumors that trump me to try to wage war against iran in the next saudi. Some are due and certainly these flagrant violations of rights of their land to selfdetermination come on the back of a century of us and imperialists or for the zionist entity. Theres so many peace activists within israel and across the world who are calling all campaign. When trump for their right wing reactionary policies in support of zionism in the hard right, the settlers and yahoo in israel, this can only bring into the system of peace in the region. This can only bring more conflict just on the other side of this all play devils advocate. A lot of people have praised the Trump Administration for its policy. Its seen renewed diplomatic ties between its traditionally hostile arab nations. How would you characterize the last 4 years and what its done for the region, those arab countries who joined egypt in establishing diplomatic relations with israel, betrayed the historical and arab and middle eastern who betrayed the palestinian cause. So while some talk about diplomacy and peace, what does it mean for an entire nation of people, the Palestinian People who have been dislocated now for a century plus this is horrible for so many millions of palestinian families. And what pompei o. Is doing is giving the green light in the next few weeks for the hard right in israel to continue to trample over palestinian selfdetermination insistence in you to gobble up historical Palestinian Land in gaza in the west bank. And now these incursions into syria into the Golan Heights, i mean israel functions as a massive u. S. War base in the middle east and seemingly do whatever they want without any consequences. Do you find i want to ask you, do you think pump a. A. s comments today on the Golan Heights will inflame already quite difficult and tense situation . Yes, there. Incendiary there and cherishing only incendiary. We can see the smirks on these are war. d criminals like trump, ok when these others, they think they are untouchable invincible. And they go around the world by alluding other people. So germination, but is friends when on war. And a few decades ago, the colonial glimmering of violence will come back the neo colonizing recall, and im seeing entities, the Palestinian People have bravely resisted for years and years. And theres no reason to think now that theyre going to stand down before were really acts of war. That was that daniel schorr, professor of latin american Caribbean Studies at the City University of new york, giving us his opinion on the situation. Many, thanks for your comments. Brief have detained at least 20 protesters in the armenian capital, and an ongoing wave of unrest over a Peace Agreement with azerbaijan. Demonstrators formed a human chain blocking several roads in the center of here upon and calling on Prime Minister nicole pushing him to resign. Police moved in to break up the line and traffic is now losing again. Now this was a week of protests all across armenia. Over the newborn i care about the truth signed last tuesday. That deal was brokered by russia to end 7 weeks of deadly fighting in the disputed region. Many are medians, though they see the treaty as capitulation, as it allows us by john to hold on to its military gains, including the city of shashi. Armenia will also have to handover 3 of the district to back. Meanwhile, refugees, a finally returning to the russian peacekeepers are securing the key highway, connecting the area with armenia, arties morganti about you tested the route for himself and brought us this report. 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 road, 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 by john to let mean refugees written it turned out to be a very cautious dr. 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 still leaving that scale you just over a week ago. This was a fiercely contested front blood. 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 a judge through russian mediation. The sides have agreed to let all traffic through unmolested, meenie and its headed by john the military vehicles, civilians, or refugees at 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 as 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, posse, mediately off to cause 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 said by johnny 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 by the signal. We 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 good. 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 i bought or look at some of the wild. Hes now one person has reportedly been shot dead and several others injured during antigovernment clashes and hateful demonstrators set up barricades and torched police vehicles. But its unclear who opened fire. Protest is happening. Cooling on the president to step down on the kids. In the meantime, crowds in chile are demanding justice for dozens of People Killed in a long Running Police crackdown. They gathered outside the president ial palace in santiago. Im about 5 riot police who want to come in. The country has been gripped by an rust from within a year and from poland, people are keeping up the pressure on the government for a new un to who should know all the new rules that criminalize abortion except in cases of rape. All while womans life may be endangered, the countrys constitutional tribunals gave the green light to go to war last month. And finally, 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 and no wolf. Ethiopia is government, is battling the great Peoples Liberation front, after accusing it of attacking a military base that launched a military offensive calling the alleged assault, an act of treason. We worked for so many years and left everything can flat looking with just our clothes on our backs. I was severely 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 and been shot and thrown into the streets and bitter with sticks,. After they took control of c. T. , 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 . Will we just die . We barely escaped with our lives away. Whoever did not flee will die. It all started with the trickle of the 9th of november. In 100 or 115, and the 2nd day on 10th of november, overly see 6800 utopian refugees in just one day. We as units in other human intelligence are being distant and these are told to used to rush supplies and help these desperate refugees. But the situation is really overwhelming. They can attain again capacity. Many of these refugees are coming with nothing. They just fled saving their lives. They need all the things you need 1st. We need to give didnt want to have food and shelter and stabilize their condition. The numbers are so huge that its really, really challenging to reach everyone. This is really more corner of sudan, is trying to build shelters, trying to install health and hygiene installations because were also dealing with the as well. So these desperate refugees need everything, and the fear is if this fighting goes on, there could be thousands more on the run thats out there now than 1st taking without thought about at the top. If you still want all that, check out all to dot com, plenty of stories waiting for that. Have a great day. Theres a lot on the ball, but especially big cities. Right . Like you just put, you know, jeez and dangerous to blow the winter. Its also a city where not just 300000 cars, im so committed to be the last with you, but it will reduce it still to the ways of least one Police Officer for you 3200 residents in russias capital boston. Now wish i didnt use notes, we all put them through the were not going to authorise a new one the all the way up to the last. Theres a welcome for the alex salmond shield with president trumps legal challenges falling like 9 pins. It seems that the new team of joe biden and come the hardest can set up by measuring the curtains and oval office. However, the rival talk must stay and talk must go demonstrations of the last few days, reflect the polarizing action of the american political system. There is help to the president ial pool, raises fresh questions for america. Will the new administration bind up the winds of the nation or will deadlock in the senate reflect more bitter divisions to come . As President Biden uptons ishall figure for the democrats . Im told they dont be hitting the fairways or the campaign trail for 2024. Have we asked key expense from the left and right of american politics . You like whether an america and then one of the worlds most famous anthropologist davis explains the changes in American Society which dictate the political feature of the worlds most powerful country, but 1st tweet mess just emails. Last weeks show on for talk of for extortion, where heidi benson excited great interest shot him said had the privilege of meeting him many years ago when i was curating a football exhibition. 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