the. government. in a 16 consecutive weekend of protests and unrest. it's 1 o'clock am in moscow and you're watching from our studio with me in india over to welcome to the program traders from america's largest. found themselves at the center of a justice department investigation they're accused of manipulating the price of precious metals over the course of 8 years. looks at how they managed to stay under the authorities radar for so long. when it comes to wall street hollywood doesn't exactly sprinkle stardust while portraying bankers banks got greedy. we profit off their stupid if you want to bet against the banks that think we're either high or having a stroke. name again move the money from your client's pocket and copy but if you can make clients' money at the same time it's advantageous to everyone correct. but it turns out that silver screen image isn't that far from the truth 3 top executives at j.p. morgan have found themselves in court the defendants are no those allegedly gauged in a massive multi-year scheme to manipulate the market for precious metals futures contracts and defraud market participants now one of the laws invoked by the federal prosecutors is the rico act this is a law designed to take down criminal syndicates like the mafia. so what exactly did these j.p. morgan guys do well according to the indictment federal prosecutors say they used any illegal method called spoofing to mess with the price of silver well let's say that you flood the market with orders for silver this creates the impression that the demand is higher and you cancel all of those orders now this is illegal because it essentially makes the price yoyo in an illegitimate synthetic way not according to the natural cycles of the market it is illegal to do this just once but apparently these j.p. morgan guys were doing it for an entire decade now it's worth mentioning that at this point j.p. morgan owns roughly 50 percent. of the world silver so messing with the price of it certainly had big implications for them now the scheme that the federal prosecutors have apparently just uncovered has been somewhat of an open secret for years here's our tease max kaiser describing it almost a decade ago on this channel they have sold silver contracts that don't exist they're engaged in naked short selling this is a form of counterfeiting well here's a modern day max telling us exactly how they got away with it for so long well eric holder who was the attorney general under obama when this 1st came to light said that market manipulation and fraud were important for the american economy and that he is the attorney general could not prosecute and that too big to jail was a part of the the part of the legal landscape of america now and so bankers were given a green light to commit massive fraud so that was the message from the department of justice under eric holder was commit all the fraud you need as long as we support the u.s. dollar and if you need to manipulate markets and break laws then we're going to look the other way because the just the part of believes that the broadening the markets is somehow sacrosanct with the american way they equate americanism and capitalism with fraud that thanks to eric holder barack obama and now donald trump this is the american economy we've been reporting hears as you know. these indictments always curious to see if anything comes out of it so far nobody has really paid a price for committing massive fraud. the u.s. is sending x. to traipse and add defense systems to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. called into the pentagon the move is a response to iranian aggression but discuss this now with some skit tayla suskind well basically how is the u.s. justifying sending more troops to the gulf region. well unfortunately tensions between iran and the u.s. have become the new status quo so this latest move is really just an additional escalation in the on going feud the pentagon announced on friday as you said that it would be sending additional troops as yet an undisclosed but what they call moderate number to both saudi arabia and the u.a.e. as well as minute trip quick meant it says it's primarily for defensive purposes but the u.s. also claims that this is at the request of local authorities allegedly conducted a drone attack on 2 state funded oil refineries and of course a major oil field in saudi arabia last week yeah what details do we have of the actual attacks well what's important to note is that the u.s. has yet to provide any evidence that iran is behind the attack despite conducting investigations in fact the rebels in yemen have already claimed responsibility something that the u.s. a sort of turning a blind eye to but here's where there are mixed messages because also on friday saudi forces retaliated by launching several asked strikes near the yemeni port city of data by their own admission in order to stop rebels from conducting any air assaults on shipping vessels in the red sea and this seems somewhat contradictory because as the rainy and foreign minister says the strikes seemingly amount to the saudis saying yes this is the rebels are behind the attack on the oil facilities and so we need to punish them and prevent them from doing anything similar in the future. since the saudi regime has blamed iran bracelets is that is for the a turn on its own new facilities curious that the retaliated against the data in yemen today breaking the u.n. cease fire it is clear that even the saudis themselves don't believe the fiction of iranian involvement. so we can see of course that saudi arabia's actions and reaction do slightly with washington's blame game with iran and as we also just heard it was in contravention to the u.n. cease fire. and as is often the case this is not been the only reaction it's not just troop deployment it's not just strikes this is a sort of multi pronged attack washington is also continuing to economically strangle iran by announcing a new severe round of sanctions on the central bank of iran and what they call the national development fund washington of course is hoping that this will cut off the last remaining source of funds flowing in to iran now iran has been suffering punitive u.s. sanctions since trump you know of course withdrew from the nuclear agreement as we know back in may 28th so for them as their response clearly shows this latest thing is really just washington up to its old tricks. these are the higher sanctions ever imposed on a country we've never done it to this level. and it's too bad what's happening with iran it's going to hell because sanctioning iran's central bank reveals moves than anything the u.s. is desperation you have the americans have imposed all types of sanctions they can in iran now what they're doing is imposing sanctions on the central bank which was sanctioned before under different pretext during their action is certainly has it is unacceptable and it is also a violation of international law. so we can see definitely a tense and really quite fast unfolding situation and certainly an indication that the standoff between tehran and washington unfortunately is not going to ease up any time soon now it certainly isn't thank you very much overview saskia taylor thank you. i guess say the u.s. is just protecting its own interests in saudi arabia. the thinking behind the your 1st deployment is ms rose is that the u.s. is trying to protect what it says to be there or what it's considering to be their strategic lifeline so by sending more troops because we sent 500 troops back in july but i read that in this troop deployment the u.s. is very concerned about the security of saudi arabian oil it's not a proxy war there is an office or more that's already in the u.a.e. and i think the us government ought. to be. this is what were these and other forces from. the army national army where you no matter what in 2000 sports. and despite all the destruction of their heart and all the suffering part you know you have not succeeded in their often sort of war. police have started dispersing anti-government protesters with several thousands taking part in a 16th consecutive weekend delft administrations. and i believe that. the police are using sponge going to take out against the demonstrators have been blocking speech with barricades burning flags and destroying property to subway stations in the facility of protests are closed only approach china supporters pull down messages and images put up on a special wall by anti beijing activists the rival sides have lately adopted new tactics to get their way. into explains. for months hong kong has been embroiled in massive protests each passing week has seen mistrust confrontation and violence on the 2 sides of the barricades escalate so many on the streets this has become a war of attrition with an implacable enemy both sides pick new tactics to get one over their opponents in an apparent deadlock. many protesters feel this conflict is unwinnable wars are a powerful ally and western political intervention to tip the scales in their favor for you. and your health are paddling. knock up on. that by potentially passing this act the u.s. risks the revocation of hong kong special status crushing the region's economy but this seems a secondary concern when there are bigger battles to fight. while pitched battles are fought in the streets conflict has also spilled over online docs in the intentional spreading of private details in order to harass intimidate or coerce is the new favorite weapon and both sides are guilty it's a tactic that's illegal yet hundreds of complaints have been emerging over the last few months many incidents of targeted pro opposition journalists chinese state media have condoned revealing identities of protesters and on the opposite sides about 40 percent of such cases have targeted police offices or their families government officials and other citizens a large number of our officers and their families have them to salute the unlawfully collected only practice norms and passing the personal data including id card numbers birth date telephone numbers at dress and photos such data was this close on social media without the consent of our colleagues. that now seems inevitable recent polls show that 90 percent of demonstrators now agree that radical tactics are needed to get their way a sign that a political ceasefire is nowhere in sight the protesters have got what they wanted all those months ago and withdraw all of the widely criticized extradition bill but that's no longer enough an inquiry into police brutality fundamental political reforms resignations the list of demands grows longer the hong kong chief executive carrier has offered dialogue. we are holding the 1st session next week and this is an open dialogue platform we will invite people from all walks of life to come to express their views to us this is because of our conviction that common occasion is far better than confrontation but when both sides seem more focused on fighting their perceived enemy than seeking a way forward carrier has a mountain to climb but violence is always initiated this level of coverage play the western media or so surprising with british or north american borders are always of were always begins charging there was fluid that's what they are they were there or usually girl who were probably robert these guys who are. actually. both the peaceful citizens and the lawyer force him to. be sure it's all very much people are outraged in shanghai also which a recent visit but they'd prefer you all in this world of asian beijing is going to grow. those who it's going to be used against immediately but it was to. our correspondent to pakistan the locals the way they do about rising taxes and made fares of political and arrest report after this break. you know world big part of the lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door. and shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now we're watching closely watching the hawks. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race is off and spearing dramatic development the only silly i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. welcome back to the program the clock is downplaying its budget for next year and many locals are worried by rising taxes amid fears of political unrest correspondent found during a trip to islamabad. this is one of pakistan's busiest markets where shop owners are the 1st to feel the brunt of the government's efforts to introduce tax reform and economic measures to try and address the failing economy but people here are angry the thing is that many of the shops here are not legally wages to and so the requirement that they do so and also pay taxes to put it mildly is not being welcomed by everyone yes we are facing difficulties on inflation on the rates of poverty are high still we hope things will get better it's on the pakistani economy is facing one of its worst crises ever the population here numbers some 208000000 that is going back and you need no surprise then that the government has been forced to come up with out of the box solutions economic situation is quite bleak in pockets. and country have been for a thing you can only cry through. we country for a program for the right for because of the i.m.f. . of course vision of. the impact of this burden to show for the poor and the low income group which. belong to various factions including be the leader of the group and. do. the government people are in distress or are there for you think. growth of a program they're not happy for there are transferred there are people who may go on strike prime minister among cons government has power ties the development of small and medium sized enterprises how satisfied are you with what the government has been doing for the last year economically. in the course of just a year nothing can actually be done in rum can has a 5 year job to do out there that will see what he's managed to achieve despite the difficult times most people here have hope that the economic times will turn. policia r.t. islamabad. international life sciences institute in washington d.c. sounds harmless enough but a recent report suggests the elfie is home to a very powerful lobbying group working on behalf of the u.s. food industry the institute claims to promote science for the public good and to be transparent and denies it functions as a lobby group but 3 of us one of the people featured in the exposé begs to differ if you look at the conflict of interest statement for example for arab i buy in see our stories birth of directors it makes it very clear that if the interests are to see must come number one at the interest of any other body will come secondary to that this is a huge problem because this organization has been able to infiltrate if you may different government agencies particularly one government agency that decides on rules and regulations on food safety and standards a these people who sit on the board of directors of elsie. also sitting on these committees of government agencies that are supposed to do good safety. standards and regulations there should be a split between their representatives who. will see and people who are actually working with there are many agencies to protect public health. according to a recent study at the institute's offshoot in china a set of influence the government's anti obesity program resulting in guidelines that downplay the role of diet in india the l.c. reportedly obstructed government efforts to flag up potentially unhealthy foods a few decades ago it also championed the tobacco industry's interests in europe and america while more recently in support of claims that a widely used weed killer does not cause cancer the institute's website boasts that it's an engineer working to promote health and the environment it does not mention who is donors are reportedly these include coca-cola pepsi co and mcdonald's amidst of us the for again gives further insight into how the operates. you'll see seeks to influence individuals positions and policy both nationally and internationally and its corporate members deployed as a tool to promote their interests globally this is a group that is there to promote the interests of the food companies particularly with government officials around the world who are dealing with public health issues in those countries now what we're finding is that we'll see is actually producing studies that we call our advocacy lead studies in other words these are studies that are designed to influence policy makers by downplaying the real rule for example sugar so these are manufactured studies and this is a huge problem because what they're doing is that they are also growing or working with government scientists and government officials to make these studies more credible and we've contacted the international life sciences institute for spawn's to the allegations now apply at. their style mixed martial artist. is facing a new opponent the likes of which he's never for before in the form of animal rights activists they simply can't bear the way he treats them. no. heating coverage is the u.f.c. to evaluate his relationship with mr newman the mad until he shows a clear change not to toot and a commitment to showing and most the response that they deserve peter burgess missed in the mug mad of to stick to wrestling with winning human opponents. peter just trying to get some headlines. i love. pizza he's 3. minutes. past the nice jacking big-o. will take over and around 30 minutes time with more updates to stay with us. tensions between the masses and clauses have existed ever since modern states came into being they often serve as a driver political change with russian civil society growing larger and louder against the excesses of the governing elites what does the future of the political system look like. is a tense situation in venezuela is still all over the news the problem in venezuela is not that socialist. some has been poorly implemented but that socialism has been only implement inside venezuela things are different we're going to announce sanctions against the troll venezuela. famously cabazon up a moment to. get out of that. data to. the people mad at the moment but the who story isn't new nixon henry kissinger to tell him not be tolerated in latin america. an alternative economic and social system could take hold and therefore the policy would be to make the economy scream so wants now making the economy of venezuela screed. just you use your voice. this is what. i. want my dream of becoming a famous ballerina. still with a crown and a thing to say. it's just right now i really want to dance the kind of twine and that crank i love that i want you. know i've dreamed of being a prima ballerina since i was a child that i'd like to dance along parts of course but i have no problem dancing in the corridor ballet i don't want other ballerinas to be jealous of me to the point of putting glass in my shoes they did that once to a dancer i want everything to be smooth. you know. good that we're going to do it like yesterday thighs towards the bar shoulders away from it crazy legace far as it will go you stay where you are with shoulder pointing backwards janie your elbow feedback shift if it backwards. while my free mother bringing her child to the academy believe she will be an accomplished delay dancer you've raised your child and gone through all the trouble to hand her over but not my words at best she's going to dance in the back grove quarter ballet mother's once when they hear that the 80 percent of the girls and out of there even though all of them dream of a crown and pink tutu just take off those rose colored spectacles pulls you see how graceful they are when they step but you should know that makes them very miserable because of the pain they suffer from the sekret feiss have to be made here with the . theatre is so big that's why i want to be a part of it but when i 1st went on stage i thought very scared my heart was pounding the 1st time i performed on the variance the stage. it was. ok everyone understood very. her her her her. her. initial a valid of names on the last bottle and then liz gradually get shorter for instance if they put on less or 3 columns of names you'll see about 10 people at moss lie. and there they they act. like that sometimes it hurts when you really want to like we have bigger girls who are never chosen for any parts and they usually get upset when the lists are put out they think i hope i'll be there but they aren't the thing is they're not very good candidates to begin with. there's a you're still alive. ok. training here is a very stressful experience exams and rehearsals are a never ending process evaluations are stressful as well the child is nervous because she doesn't know if her performances are good enough to be accepted if she is turned down his self-esteem suffers you have to be very strong mentally and physically to face up to the challenge if you're turned down you don't need to give up on everything.

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