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Quote american intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian Military Intelligence Unit secretly offered bounties to taliban linked militants for killing Coalition Forces in afghanistan listen to the certainty of those words right there see that american intelligence concluded secret bounties taliban linked was important words theres no equivocation there which may be why as soon as the t. V. News networks here in america read that story in the New York Times they began reporting it breathlessly almost as if their hair was on fire they wanted to get this story out for them it was the perfect story and they ran with it every which way that they possibly could but most of all with pretty much this narrative you heard it putin is paying to kill american soldiers and trump is helping him do it. It sounds like a great story right yeah all of it based on the New York Times story that was on that front page ok since then the New York Times has written another story that interestingly enough was on page 10 there it is we checked and that story seems to tell a very different tale one that seems to cast a lot of doubt on the original story so here let me go back to what i was doing before let me share with you some language from this news story it details how u. S. Intelligence officials are quote emphasizing uncertainties and gaps in the evidence from the original report that the n. S. A. Quote does not have information to support the conclusion in the original story that quote they did not have surveillance that confirms what the captured detainees but originally told investigators about bounties. That quote the cia did intercept data of financial transfers but the agency does not have explicit evidence that the money was used for bounty payments and finally that quote. There is no information directly connecting the suspected operation to the kremlin. Thats dorie the one with all the cabbie outside i just read to you directly from the pages of the New York Times somehow did not set the news anchors hair on fire in fact it was reported with much less intensity if at all so. It makes us ask what do we have left what do we have left with this story comparing it to what was originally reported im going to break that down for you right here on the news with rick sanchez where we do believe its time to do news again. Is the list of the questions we think youll be asking after watching this newscast today were why the rush and believe me to tell a journalistically thin story about socalled russian bounties why mexicos president visits President Trump while Many Americans ask why and how important is beauty sleep actually. Lets go ahead and begin with the russian bounty story that dominated the headlines for almost a full week but now were left to ask what is really left of this story it does appear that the u. S. Interrogators did capture drug dealers somewhere in afghanistan and were able to tie them to wire transfers of large amounts of cash which seems to still remain unclear though or as we like to say in journalism parlance not nailed down is who really gave it to them and why. Our correspondent is john hardy. The New York Times reported july 3rd that a new Administration Memo seeks to foster doubts about suspected russian bounties on american troops the memos reportedly from the National Intelligence council when according to the times acknowledges the cia and top counterterrorism officials agree russia appears to have offered bounties to kill american and Coalition Troops in afghanistan the story goes on to report that the nic which reports to the director of National Intelligence John Radcliffe produced the 2 and a half page document a socalled sense of the Community Memorandum and dated july 1st it appears to have been commissioned after the New York Times reported on june 26th that intelligence officials had assessed months ago that russia had offered mounties but the white house had yet to authorize a response well the times reported specifically last month that a Russian Military Intelligence Unit secretly offered bounties to taliban militants for killing Coalition Forces in afghanistan including targeting american troops or President Trump tweeted this in response to the times story and many other media reports the russian bounty story is just another made up by fake news tale that is told only to damage me and the Republican Party the secret source probably does not even exist just like the story itself if the discredited New York Times has a source reveal it just another hoax all the time story from july 3rd goes on report that the memo said the cia and the National Counterterrorism center had assessed with medium confidence but falling short of near certainty that a unit of the Russian Military Intelligence Service known as the g. R. U. Are for the bounties but heres the thing the story goes on to read that other parts of the Intelligence Community including the National Security agency n. S. A. Said they did not have information to support that conclusion at the same level and since the times initial story last month there have been dozens of other media reports. Out the allegations of russian bounties on u. S. Troops but nothing concrete c. N. N. Even reported today online that a top u. S. General overseeing operations in the middle east and afghanistan said the purported russian bounty intelligence wasnt proof of not even enough to hold up in a court of law but was still worrisome all this as a new reuters poll released today shows that quote most americans believe russia targeted u. S. Soldiers and once sanctions in response russia writes that overall 60 percent of americans said they found reports of russian bounties on american soldiers to be very or somewhat believable while 21 percent said they were not credible and the rest were unsure and further 39 percent said they thought she did know about russias targeting of the u. S. Military before reports surface in the news media last month while 26 percent said the president did not know well moscow continues to deny allegations of any russian bounty plot against u. S. Or Coalition Forces in afghanistan on july 4th President Trumpery tweeted comments from representative jim banks of indiana saying that the New York Times had actually endangered u. S. Troops with its reporting about the russian bounty allegations says the white house is now reportedly conducting an internal investigation and to who may have leaked the alleged russian bounty intelligence info for the news with rick sanchez john hardy all right so did this really happen as originally reported was the story exaggerated somehow to fit the trump russia narrative once again and whats the context of countries whether its rush hour or any other country using its military or its money to influence the affairs of other countries for example would we ever do Something Like that joining us now to tackle these thorny questions are about from journalist. And former u. S. Official Michael Maloof to perfect guest to have on this so michael let me start with you what do you what do you feel. Really happened here whats the real story on how this story became as massive as it did. Picked up some information as you pointed out. There was Money Exchange and thats not. Unexpected because its been known for quite some time that russia has been talking to its all about for what reason and that is to monitor jihadi Solar Eclipse going into next door or russia and that they want to be they want information and the taliban doesnt do it out of the goodness of their heart they want to be paid so and who is better to conduct than an Intelligence Unit and that would be g. R. U. Military intelligence. But the fact that there was no credible evidence to support the initial allegation is not unusual and the fact that you had the head of centcom in so saying that he did could not find it credible so it raises the political question of why now and i think it was once again democrats trying to. As the bad guy and try to link it to trump has been supportive of him and its coming just at the election its its just a cascade of what we saw in the 1st 3 years. Of collusion between clinton and and trump that exists its a great story they want to get out there but i knew what ive been doing this business for a long time i think if you were at up all our years people would say we should retire but. When you. Get in newsrooms where someones pitched a story and you knew it was in the journalistically but you also knew that it fit a certain narrative because this smells like that to you. It absolutely smells like that rick but i think it goes even further than that 1st of all the New York Times when that should be the headline on this story because of the. All the john what he cited at the end of his piece there where he talked about the majority of people who are hearing about this or even a large portion of them are saying they believe its true whether theres evidence or not so the New York Times accomplished what it tempted to accomplish push a narrative whether it was true or not because truth did not seem to matter here and instead they got what they wanted which was to continue the narrative about trump and putin collusion this time in afghanistan but whats really interesting to me about that some other way i actually released a podcast about this issue yesterday citing the evidence or lack thereof about this it wasnt just that the n. S. A. Said that well we dont necessarily agree with his assessment the n. S. A. Said we found no credible evidence and the latest story that the times has done on this essentially says well look this additional document was created in response to our story in response to your story because your story was wrong the story includes no evidence whatsoever and you and i both know where the editors of the New York Times who say you guys are bringing this information but you have no evidence whatsoever that is called bad journalism it goes beyond that though and heres the conversation i want to have with you guys one of the things that bothers me about this type of story is the lack of context and i think both of you know michael you know. If were going to do stories on the fact that theres a country out there that from time to time uses its money or its military or its influence to handicap a war or whats going on in another country im sorry but we have to look in the mirror we do this all the time so im not saying russia did and i dont know if russia didnt but i do know the thing that we criticize were also guilty of am i wrong. No no youre not and if we we i actually are in the mujahideen to kill russians when they when the. The soviet union theyre not. Afghanistan and this one we just have a whole weve done history but were going to hold out and im going to help you here michael didnt we just have a whole impeachment hearing about how we as americans need to get more money to the ukrainians so they could kill more russians thats what i heard every day from iraq are. No youre not wrong and its not what happened in ukraine was not unprecedented as i said we were doing it back in 79. 80 we were supplying the stingers to them which we were actively doing that so what human that was a secret program and i was and i was latterly program go ahead with doubt about 10 seconds lastly its just to know that the times use the word bounties that is a trigger word that they use that there is no evidence of that taking place on any level and they use that word as a buzz word to put it in peoples minds that this was happening you know and by the way i just want our viewers to know nobody here is saying we know this is how it happened or this is not how it happened or its good or its bad were just saying get make sure the information is clear make sure your stories not then and provide context when youre sharing these types of stories with what is essentially the entire world thats all right next guys appreciate it. I had the news with rick sanchez when we come back the president of mexico visits the white house of meets with donald trump and none other than larry king visits with me all that stay there. Our culture is awash in lots dominated by streams of never ending electronic elucidations that bird fiction until they are indistinguishable have become the most. Society on politics as a species of analyst and political theater politicians or just celebrities are too. Ruling parties are in reality one party to Corporate Power and those who attempt to puncture this vast breathless universe of to make news and to sign the push through the cruelty and exploitation of the neoliberal borg are pushed so far to the margins of society including by a public broadcasting system that has sold and sold for corporate money that we might as well be mice squeaking against an avalanche but squeak we must. 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Want to read over it said to there is a lot going on Justin Trudeau decided not to show up but in a move that has certainly stirred some controversy at home in mexico and confused a lot of people over here on this side of the border the president of mexico andress Manuel Lopez Obrador met with President Donald Trump at the white house today many have asked why he would do that why the leader of a people that mr trump has labeled as criminals and meet with him well he answered that question heres what he had to say. But what i mainly appreciate. Is that you. Have never had a. Feeling. Something. Of the moral of the that you have followed. By. George. Who said thats not. Going to. Take you down to splash out the importunate can be shamed by their people but it can be looked at. As a colony you know on the contrary you have. An independent nation and you have the president of mexico by the way there is something else. What happens this is a lifestyle story we want to bring in today because a lot of people lately have not been getting a lot of sleep what happens when you dont get enough sleep what happens to your face what happens to you physically we decided that we would look into this today so heres our correspondent natasha. A lack of sleep can have a profound impact on your mood and concentration levels the next day sleep expert olivia our result though says its also shocking to your skin to prove her point a result of reveals the difference sleep has on the skin after only 6 hours of sleep she says thats when your 1st notice dark circles are bags under the eyes a result loss i think so the thin blood vessels around your eyes everything shows up here including having dilated the vessels are she says it also helps to stay hydrated as puffy bags under the eyes are a result of tired skin retaining water livia says the 2nd thing that happens to your skin when sleep deprived is that it produces less college and which can lead to premature wrinkles according to research sleeping less than 5 hours a night gives one a 30 percent reduction in college and Growth Research also indicates youre a whopping 45 percent more likely to get fine lines if you sleep 6 hours as opposed to 8 hours and 70 percent of growth hormone which essentially drives college and is produced during deep sleep and if youre suddenly seen more breakouts on your face it could be from not getting adequate shut eye this is a sign of a lack of sleep impacting your immune system or result points out that 70 percent of natural killer cells which detect and destroy invading pathogens are produced in deep sleep so as we all try to stay healthy during this pandemic getting 8 hours of sleep is an easy way to start reporting for the news with rick sanchez natasha suites are tea time for our. Bi weekly conversation with larry king. Today well talk about masks because it appears america is going like mask crazy right now so people are really angry big. Other people are Wearing Masks other people are angry because they have to wear masks in fact weve got a montage here of show to show you just a cursory search on you tube of how people are acting as a result of their mask. You cannot escape got a mistake that again you cannot escape god not even with the mask or 6 feet arresting him im not. Going to do for you youre going to close out you. Know im going to you know will many if any more this is over you know. Why do you want me asking when i can go to some of what i wanted. The last one was a woman who went to target to get a broader sense of what he did call them as throw him down on the ground saying this method is not a good d