A crime. And the rescuers from countries including russia help refugees. C and rebuild homes, but many find they have nothing to return to every day drugged by this house. And this is suds, every adult gods in your house thats been destroyed. And the family that isnt there. Bring you the stories. All those might not to this is r. T. International as always, good to have been with us, a very warm welcome. While to get us started this hour, a straight ahead officials have condemned what they call unforgivable atrocities. Committed by that countrys special forces in afghanistan, the defense minister, the governor general, and a former Prime Minister, spoke out after an inquiry by a straight his military into the allege of model of 39. 00 afghan civilians including president i got the report 2 weeks ago and it made me physically ill and it was very, very distressing raid the un forgivable atrocities were committed by a small number of individuals and deliberately concealed from the media chains of command. Im disgusted by the findings of this report detailing counts of cold blooded murder by members of our forces. Those messages of remorse, follow a long list of apologies for war crimes committed by Coalition Forces in afghanistan since the 2001 invasion it up or trying to now looks at how those waging a war on terror became a source of terror themselves. 2 eggs, australia and afghanistan, thousands of kilometers apart. One a very keen to help the other. We remind committed to assisting afghanistan in resisting it. Terrorism. Resisting the Taliban Forces providing in cooperation with other countries. I live all of stability and to live the lives curity that you will country can build for itself a strong and prosperous and secure future. It took the australian Prime Minister a bit more than 13 hours to fly over to kabul to say all that a bit more than 13 years ago. By then, australian troops had already been engaged in the war torn country for several years, almost 20 years ago since the aussies got involved. Their number one military man has no other choice, but to say, sorry, i sincerely and unreservedly apologise for any wrongdoing by a stray in soldiers. I say no choice because allegations of 39 civilian deaths at the hands of his Defense Force as a result of blood lust and competition. Killing deserve an apology or actually much more than that large parts of the military report. We cant even read their blacked out, but even whats available, sounds horrendous and disgusting. This shameful record includes alleged instances in which new patrol in the members were coerced, to shoot a prisoner in order to achieve that soldiers 1st kewl in an appalling practice known as bloody atrocities. Ranged from reports of troops killing a 6 year old child and a house raid to a prisoner being shot dead to save space and a helicopter apology given measures to be taken culprits to be punished. Compensation to be paid. But just think of how many times since 2001, we heard the same kind of stuff from the coalition. Do you call it . Or do you . This was just one of the course of a hospital stay with president obama spoke by telephone to apologize and express his condolences for the m. S. F. Staff and patients who were killed and injured. Sincere apologies for any offense. This may have caused my apologies to the president of afghanistan, and we will make sure that anybody who was involved is held fully accountable with the full force of the law. These are the cases that they thought deserved an apology. Unlike some unfortunate, i mean quite a few of the fortunate civilian deaths from drone strikes that were often referred to as, remember the phrase collateral damage. But in any case, there is no winning the war on terror without drones, right . They were dangerous to these young men, often deliberately and casually, cruel. I wanted somehow to save them, sin them to school, give them a trade to drain them, of the hate that had been filling their heads. And yet the world that they were a part of and the machinery i commanded, more often had me killing them. Instead, it all makes you wonder, just how many more thousands of deaths or command full pause. Were still unaware of, especially when its revealed how much the people in charge were in denial about what they were doing. The problem is theres a disincentive, really, to tell the truth. We created an incentive to almost require or for people to law. There is an odor of mendacity throughout the afghanistan issue, and i know congressman connelly has heard me talk about this years ago mendacity and who bruce so well, the latest report that left the aussies red faced lead twinning strategic consequences and military mindset u. Turns well, by how badly trumps plans to cut the troop presence in afghanistan have been received. Is just Wishful Thinking for now. Weve been in afghanistan for almost 20 years and no need to ally wants to stay any longer than necessary. But at the same time, the price for leaving too soon, or in uncoordinated way, could be very high afghanistan. Risk becoming once again, a platform for International Terrorists to plan and organize attacks on our own lands. So i guess it means more apologies. Could only be on the way costing former governor of afghanistans gadsden province. No, its a straight. Its not the only member of the Us Led Coalition to have carried out such horrific actions. These are something that is very serious and we feel that that is beyond our comprehension. And im really appalled that that how could anybody in the name of humanity will, would even do that, especially with this poor afghan people. And we hope that manifest to Something Real and not only for the australian, but also other nato countries. And also United States who have committed similar acts in afghanistan, also needs to pay heed to this issue and reconcile their own differences that i have done in afghanistan. The World Health Organization has a voice to lobby for europes surging coronavirus death rate. After 21000. 00, fatalities were registered in a single week. According to the w. H. O. , one passing europe is dying from the virus every 17 seconds. France is one of the was 10 with intensive care ward, small the 95 percent full and struggling to cope with more than 2000000 covert cases on the continent was to tally medical staff a warning they can no longer cope. Do live thing go complain about is that we need some rest we have limited places. The less serious patients are in the hospital ward and we only get the patients in the most serious state. Yes, its difficult now. He said over the governments promise is sort of the comics in the hospital. Ive never seen that before. The patients only caregivers, but france has been on all religious gatherings, including mass as part of the lockdown has sent angry believers on to the streets and protest washed up as warm. Some things are more important than covert restrictions. A solid 2 bensky reports. Churches may be closed for services, but carefully are still meeting. And they are protesting. Lockdown measures that seem religious service is essential under frances measures to fight the virus. Only funerals and weddings are currently allowed in religious buildings or services, but the limits on the numbers that turned religious leaders say the restrictions of one tree to see could part of the catholic faith, catholics in france, suffer from not being able to come together for the sunshine moment, the sunday mass. Many do not understand how disposable to shop in the supermarket filled with bias and how to split the same time to meet in our churches in strict compliance with health precautions. Despite taking their pleas to frances highest administrative court, the Catholic Church has failed to persuade the current sleep state that religious services such as mers are essential, and should be permitted during the lockdown. Thats good, some while others have decided to take matters into their own hands. Well, if i might go to confession with you a bit, charlotte, i did not start going to master in the 1st lockdown, and i dont intend to start doing that this time. Keen not to draw focus from the authorities for attending these prohibited masses. We have agreed to hide his identity. Do you feel that that is the responsible thing to do to continue going to mass responsible thing to do. For us as catholics, we are mostly responsible to god before we are responsible to our government. And obviously its always best when those 2 or together, but in french history, this isnt the 1st time that going to mass has been considered illegal, or the churches have been locked, or that going to mass could be considered crimes by making this decision. Do you not think that youre putting the general population in . Do you think that as a catholic is the right thing to do . You know, because im not asking anybody to do anything that they dont want to do. If someone doesnt want to go to mass, theyre not being forced to go. And as they say, oh, be all of the laws as my religion asks me to on public transportation, etc. So i was a paying the front, so i know because the laws of france do not extend above god. So there are limits to frances power. And i simply recognize that in the practical order, max is not repentant for his desire to continue attending mass, nor would he feel morally responsible, if someone in his congregation and delegate no where in my life, up to 2020 have been held morally responsible for being a vector of a disease, i could very well have passed a cold on to someone in the past or the flu, unknowingly. And the way that code has operated with many, many asymptomatic carriers. Its very unlikely that anyone would ever know. So given that i had no intention to distribute the virus or any desire to do so, i couldnt feel bad in that sense. That attitude is likely to in theory a fortys, which one services such as this all banned . Well, for the protests by catholics will not be tolerated. Life is more important than anything else. And life is about battling the coronavirus. Its not just catholics who have been impacted by this. The blanket ban hates any religious service. That means that muslims, jews, hindus and others all in the same boat. But given that france is still a majority catholic country, their voices and voices of anger, or roy sing above the crowds. Shawty brewski, r. T. , paris was sick in europe. The European Union has failed to agree on a Coronavirus Recovery Fund and a 7 year budget during a tense video conference. Today someone exposed the deepening rift between Member States on issues ranging from migration to the rule of law from berlin. Peter, all of the reports migration, the budget for the upcoming 7 years. Theyre the 2 main problems for the European Union. At the moment. There doesnt seem to be any light at the end of the tunnel and getting agreement on either of them. On the line, the e. U. Commission president said ahead of the summit on thursday that there needs to be an overhaul of the way that migration is dealt with in the e. U. At. Thats been pretty much evident, since at least the height of the migrant crisis back in 2015. The way it currently works is that in 1st nation, the 1st member state, somebody seeking asylum arrives in, thats the one that is obligated to look after them or see thats not particularly fair on countries like greece or italy on the line says the Current System is not fit for purpose and needs to be overhauled in favor of something. Farah, the Current System no longer works. Each member state without exception, must support Member States under pressure. The idea of more burden sharing isnt agreed on by poland and hungary. They say no, they dont want lots of poland, hungary also not on side when it comes to the conditions of the e. U. Budget for the next 7 years. Now poland has found itself accused by brussels, of having undermined the independence of the g d surety, as well as having a row did some of the checks and balances of democracy while in hungary those fingers pointed at them, saying that in particular the, the Prime Minister of hungary, viktor orban, saying that hes launched a crackdown against free media and academics under some of the clauses that are written into the new budget. If you dont play by brussels rules, you dont get brussels as money and that isnt sitting too well with either warsaw or budapest to feel it may be targeted. It pretty much is targeted directly at them, but they arent alone in not being happy with this move. But ive also known notion of propaganda clubs merged in the European Union, deciding what the rule of law is and how its broken from communist times. We know well how such clubs evolved. We reject such tools because the rule of law is now being applied in the e. U. Is a scare tactic. The opposite is true, meaning the rule of law should mean the right of states to reform themselves in accordance with treaties and the constitution. Numerous Media Outlets and some political groups in the European Parliament are openly threatening to use that instrument. Wrong would term the rule of law in order to discipline individual human, but states those of us who spent part of our lives under total terror in regime no. The deviation from reality begins when process is institutions are given a name that reflects the exact opposite of the essence. Its no small change that poland and hungary are holding up though were talking about 1. 8, trillion euros, the budget for the next 7 years. Thats the cash that supposed to launch the covert 19 Recovery Plan to build back better. Also, the green initiatives on Digital Economy projects that were put forward as the big marquee goals this slip on the line and her Commission Set out for their time in office. It doesnt look like its going to go through any time soon. The deadlock is well pretty much locked as it stands as a lot of work going to have to be done if that new budget is going to be approved. And if theres to be any breakthrough when it comes to the future of migration policy in the e. U. Russian peacekeepers in the disputed new corner care about creech and have now taken up positions agreed this month under a peace deal. The defense minister made that announcement on friday. Meanwhile, azerbaijani soldiers accompanied by the peacekeepers, are now entering parts of the contested region, seated by armenian forces. Now the russian brokered trees a truce earlier this month put an end to 7 weeks of deadly fighting in the contested mountainous region on to the tums, both armenia and azerbaijan will hold on to that recent gains, meaning that launched waves of nagornokarabakh have fallen under control including the city of shashi, armenia also has to hand over 3 other districts to baku. Well the loss of those areas has prompted many on. 7 me and residents to flee their homes and that taking them movable following ngs and some have even gone down the own houses, thats rather than letting us by johnnys roof. And meanwhile, all the armenians are going back to corner car parks. Main city of japan, a cut which remains under that control. But its all teens who are gods to found out. Many of the refugees have nothing to return to who war may be over, but the humanitarian situation here, instapundit yet is still done. Scenes like this are repeated hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of times across the city. If left to their root devices, look, emergency workers would be overwhelmed. This is why russia has sent help aside from peacekeepers who patrol the routes of the heights, russia will sue said civilian rescuers. And jeannie is fallen billed as the gauge the devastation. And theres to meet how much aid will be required. Its not the easy. Quick. Lets go for the next one. How many do you have on your list . There are too many. How many have we visited today . About 50. Neither is it pleasant. Every creator has a story, every destroyed home has its, its and with almost every visit we hear again and again about how he were a she were all of them died when they were in this room 2 cousins. And my grandmother, i was in the room over there, which wasnt destroyed and i fell of my bed, opened my eyes and only saw dust. It took me 5 minutes to crawl out the window. Help has come from all over the world, humanitarian organizations, lupul and russian. Rescuers catalog ruin. After wreckage, our 1st task is to cover all the broken windows and glass so people can survive the winter. Its some pleasant. Even scary. I had some role in the construction of many of these buildings is painful for the priority now is making livable again, wreckage will be cleared later, but light damage has to be repaired. Now people are doing what they can move a small holes and covering empty window frames with plastic sheets. But there are a lot even for that. My house wasnt hit so bad last way for live below the window solid. But there are homes which suffered much worse, really cant complain. The city is slowly coming back to life. The shock of the war is wearing off and with every returning refugees. There is a sense that the city of step by the character has come back from the dead. But in every street there is a somber reminder that life will never be the same. And some people just cant come back. Every day we drive by this house and its a sad sides every time. A dog guarding a house thats been destroyed and the family that isnt there. Gas d. Of from the go to make a final story this hour, the u. S. State of georgia has completed its hand recount of president ial election ballots and confronted joe biden as the winner. The states top election official, also deep bonet. The forward allegations made by Donald Trumps team, however, trumps was all still claiming a regularities in all the states and say they have the witnesses to prove it. This is not a single voter fraud in one state. To scatter in repeats itself in a number of states. Clearly illegal. Clearly voter fraud easily provable. Hundreds of witnesses, maybe thousands. Donald trumps focus has now shifted to michigan where 2 republican Election Officials are saying that they were tricked by democrats and to find the vote results. The president has reported as someone Top Republican lawmakers from the state to the white house to discuss father steps, but protective president elect joe biden says trump is fighting a losing battle. Its going to be inches. See who shows up. Im confident he knows he has one is not going to be able to release 120. He will go down in history as being with the most irresponsible president s in american history. Republican Election Officials in michigan have signed affidavits rescinding that decision to approve up it count i need sleep voted not to certify the election, and i still believe this vote should not be certified. And the state board of canvassers should canvass for an additional period republican canvassers, william hartmann, and Monica Palmer initially voted against certifying the Election Results in wayne county, michigan, where detroit is located. They said there were irregularities. They said that the poll book, which is the official list of registered voters, did not actually match the Election Results. They had questions, they were not comfortable voting to certify the Election Results. The state of michigan had already been called for joe biden. The we had been ahead at that point 150000 votes, there was kind of a 3 hour deadlock and then there was a zoom call where activists and poll workers spoke to the board on a zoom conference and raised the issue of racism. We are going to you guys are not right, and im sorry for your descendants will be so esteemed of you. I am ashamed of you. Im not going to read it to you. 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 and 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 public humiliation, the republican officials reached a compromise with their democratic counterparts. Now, according to them, they agreed to vote to certify these results. Despite their concerns. In exchange for the democrats conducting an audit afterwards to see what was going on with these irregularities. Now the democrats decided not to conduct an audit. They say essentially that, that their, their agreement was not how peled and they regret certifying the votes. We now have palmer and hartmann saying that they were misled. They have now signed affidavits saying that they rescinded their decision to certify the votes. In wayne county, michigan, vice chairman, gave me sure and says that voting for the certification of the november election would result in a full, independent out at 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 jewson benson meet saying that she did not view our Audit Resolution to be binding. As a result of this fact, i reset my prior vote to certify wayne county elections. Now the Legal Mechanism by which the votes of wayne county michigan could still be overturned is rather unclear. Now the county is considered by the state of michigan to be certified and the decision to certify the entire state of michigan will be carried out on monday by a Different Committee that would be the board of state canvassers. That committee is split evenly along party lines of republicans and democrats, and its not clear whether or not these affidavits from the 2 republican poll canvassers in wayne county, michigan will have any effect on that upcoming vote. The lawsuit that was filed by the trumpet, ministration in the state of michigan has been dropped. They are no longer in a legal battle with the state of michigan. But michigan is not the only place where there were concerns about irregularities raised by the camp. They claim there is a pattern of voter fraud that favored joe biden and secured his victory in the election. Now, according to a recent poll, 40 percent of americans believe that the recent of the last election on november 3rd was tainted by fraud. And donald trump still maintains that he is the legitimate winner of the election. However, there seems to be a pretty big consensus in u. S. Media that joe biden is the winner. The election took place on november 3rd, but yet the controversy surrounding the u. S. President ial election has not ended. John, lets stay for mental says this whole process has descended into a phones. This is all about not winning the election. Its about stirring up the base for the election in georgia. Run up for the 2 senators. The whole thing has become a big joke. Its just that trumps hard core supporters believe it. And the reason he just doing it is because he thinks thats going to boost his votes for the senate race in georgia. This is all a lot of noise thats going to result in fairly soon. Detritus, 85 percent black and they were willing to say, ok, well, well just reject the detroit city limits, but the rest of the county will approve the rest of the county slate. I mean, it was such a blatant racist decision they made. They cant take their votes because once its like, you know, the decision was made well, i guess a good idea of some, the big stories of the day stuff on all the back of the top and coming away now from boston. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics, small business, im show business. Ill see if that i was always on the bull, but im close nationally like big city, bright lights. You jump, but you know, g. s and many dangers later that lead to its also a city where up to 300000. 00 crimes are committed every year for the last little bit more than your most need. Still through the reserve least one police officer. If youve read 200 residents in russias capital lost on the english, i think you have a right to me that i will not go with the wind up voice in your neighborhood. For most of the people whove come to most is youll be via reflection of reality. In a world transformed what will make you feel safe, isolation community. 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