And that 2 people are killed after numerous shootings in the german town of landsberg one of them reportedly took place outside a synagogue one suspect has already been arrested at this point in time earlier police said multiple armed suspects were at large. Also this hour in ecuador a violent anti austerity protest lead to the government relocating from the capital. Here watching our team to National Bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. We start with breaking news this hour turkey has announced the launch of a military offensive in syria president says its aimed at the Kurdish Workers Party and Islamic State terrorists Syrian State Television reports that operation peace spring began with turkish fighter jets delivering airstrikes on the town of a. Elaine in northern syria. Now prior to the operation donald trump withdrew troops from the area moved out was both condemned within the u. S. And abroad with republicans and democrats saying the president is betraying the kurds we looked into decades of u. S. Relations with the group. It seemed impossible sounded like crazy talk and yet it happened a moment of unity between republicans and democrats as they both condemned americas disloyalty to its kurdish allies the person who United States is in danger of losing the mandate of heaven this is that crazy. Which allies in syria or elsewhere in the middle east will fully trust the word of President Trump in the future the thing all of these politicians pundits and channels seem to forget though is that the kurds i used to waking up to a groundhog day of american betrayal the only difference is that its been going on for more than half a century and hasnt been funny at all. In the fiftys and early sixtys the cia pushed the kurds to revolt against baghdad as part of their efforts to overthrow their leader a bill karim kassim eventually he was toppled by but the new ruler wasnt a big fan of ideal of kurdish independence so he bombed them into submission bombed with napalm kindly provided by the United States. The kurds seem to either have a short memory or a forgiving heart because in the 70s the u. S. Was back on their good side iraq and iran were involved in a border dispute and washington was correctly supplying the minority with weapons once again pitching them against baghdad but then iraq and iran kissed and made up and all of a sudden the kurds were on their own being blown to pieces as they are supposed transatlantic Guardian Angel was watching idly even the americans at the time admitted that keeping their involvement under. Was simply no excuse this policy was not imparted to our clients who were encouraged to continue fighting even in the context of covert action ours was a cynical enterprise hoovered action should not be confused with missionary work. Fast forward to the eightys and for the us it was the golden decade of big hair metallic umma dawn and m. T. V. For the kurds it was well just another decade of more u. S. Betrayal in the late eightys Saddam Hussein unleashed his chemical arsenal against them an atrocity looking bound to draw the wrath of the worlds policeman but it was still a long time before saddam was to turn from friend to full so american wrath didnt go further than statements like these we want to maintain good political and economic relations with iraq but the issue of chemical weapons gets in the way of that. In 2003 it looked like the u. S. Was finally ready to make amends for its decades of forsaking the kurds helping them was among the pretexts for the invasion of iraq but then even in washington many took such goals with a pinch of salt the kurds have every reason to believe i think that they will be betrayed again by the United States or so often the person contracts the spectacle of are inviting turks in to this war youre trying to bribe them into it could not have been reassuring to the kurds even under the turks before trial against betraying the kurds that is your point yeah surely your point is that because we betrayed them in the past we should betray them this time i think we should just we will we will not will not yes they did in 2007 the us let turkey have its way with the kurdish rebels in iraq as ankara launched a lethal bombing raid against them this is of course nowhere near. Here you fall list 2019 america had left the kurds for dead a few more times both in iraq and syria. American traditions go beyond partisan lines america loves having turkey on thanksgiving going to the Pumpkin Patch for halloween and launching fireworks on the 4th of july screwing the kurds over is nothing but a decades long political tradition for america and they will abide by it be the democrat or republican. Were joined live now by alyea risk contributor for the hour monitor middle east news website now as always youre very welcome to the program how extensive could this operation become do you think. Thank you. Well i think it could become quite expensive indeed the operation appears to have begun date is really Significant Development i think which has why did geo political implications or. Even for took issue u. S. Relations its true that President Trump appeared to have given the go ahead or some kind of green light to president or don to go ahead to go ahead with this operation but we have a lot of democratic and republican and go at turkey i think now that the operation has begun this anger is good or only going to increase so i think that turkey standing in the yard estates if you set the white house and trump aside but its standing in the u. S. When it comes to the congress for example and other bodies it is going to significantly significantly deteriorate i think we can compare it to saudi arabias current low standing in congress as well so as i said the geode the job political implications to go are more broad than what will happen on the ground i think there are political implications when it comes to these to this relationship between these 2 traditional might so how lies. Have caught the codes for their part the Syrian Democratic forces have said that they are going to put up a fight to some people some have said that this could be took is vietnam a north a sincere we have to wait and see but it is a Major Development and as i stated could have some on preset into the adverse effects on the turkish us for it and ship as a whole as you mentioned both u. S. Democrats and republicans condemned turn for withdrawing those troops ahead of the operation and leaving the kurds vulnerable hows the white house betrayed them and do you agree with that stance. Well i agree with the stance of the white house has betrayed them yes i mean one cannot but agree. You know the kurds appeared to pin their hopes on the americans on the american presence they appeared to pin the hopes on the americans preventing turkey from entering in the hall from carrying out any military operation so it has to be said that the white house has abandoned the kurds but this shouldnt be that much of a surprise for the kurds in fact i was reading today on the website the intercept that the americans have actually abandoned the kurds 8 times times i think which is very significant and just goes to show that the americans have no all the americans practically cant be relied upon you mentioned in that report that the americans allowed Saddam Hussein to carry out the chemical weapons mexico in halabja back in the eightys against the kurds so this is this is no surprise but i think that same time that these american al stepped up those from democrats and republicans i think its right to the fact that they were is some enmity for example leading republican voices people like Lindsey Graham people who are known to be anti iran and russia and the i think about you know escalating their rhetoric not so much out of sympathy for the for the kurds more than that they see that world as being good guy versus bad guy and perceive that you know the u. S. Is good and has to confront bad or evil which is represented by iran russia and the syrian president bashar assad this is just the mindset the psychology which Many American congressmen still seem to have regardless of whether its based on a logical or not its and how do you think the kurds will turn to without the u. S. Backing. Well i think that the kurds have practically no choice but to turn to the Syrian Government and its allies but thats basically the only option im not sure the kurds are a significant or are a Formidable Fighting force thats true but thats one thing and being able to withstand i have dance military like turkey is Something Else so i think that the clothes will have no choice in the end but to resort to this syrian state to and maybe to some of the syrian the states allies as well. But i think that the kurds at the same time have basically put this so put themselves in this situation they had been given the opportunity before this Turkish Operation to join forces with the syrian state to you know are they rejected they continue to pin their hopes on the americans and the result of well is what youre seeing right now is so. Apparently the kurds dont appear to have learned from the possumus thanks well see what will happen you know how the syrian state will react to what will be the reaction of russia and and iran but theres no doubt that the kurds have placed himself in a very very difficult situation one when it comes. The answer to both questions is yes these here and government does see it as an invasion i did is right in viewing it as an invasion iraq this is a military open operation being carried out on syrian territory you know regardless of the sale of the turkish pretext turkey says it wants to prevent the emergence of what it calls between quotations a terrorist on klav on its border but whatever be the pretext that this is there with this is simply the way syria views the situation it will leave you with that as an invasion this might be an opportunity actually for the syrian army to join forces may. Be with the cause we have to wait and see or thats still something which is unclear but it just might be an opportunity for some kind of reconciliation between the syrian army and the kurds to counter this operation and that is by no means a certainty it might actually seem farfetched but anything is possible we could also wait and see if you know iran has good relations with the kurds iran could possibly play a certain role in diffusing the tension but theres a very very important factor which you have to bear in mind is that this is possibly will very much probably linked to domestic turkish factors meaning that turkish person of the rajah on is carrying out this operation in order to meet the demands of the anti could this show a population all antiquity street if you would like into a key there are many people in turkey who would the basically welcome such an act and so i think. Or do and he was playing to the domestic turkish audiences and if that is indeed the case i dont think that any efforts by iran or any other player to diffuse the situation will turn out to be successful and when it comes to the wider picture how much could this operation destabilize northern syria. I dont think that this so operation could lead to a lot of stability in northern so if it does continue you know if for the plan for turkey is to enter along with its referred to some of its allies also participating i dont think that this will lead to calming down of a situation i think it will rather lead to even more instability for all parties it could also be an opportunity for isis to maybe regroup that is something which the americans have warned of. So this is by no means i think will restore stability and thats why there is. Its imperative for all of the parties involved to intervene i think because a lot of progress has been made in syria in you know retaken control of the situation so at this critical phase it i think its very very important fundamental to preserve that progress which has been made because of such operations like this one which were seeing now do threaten to do you know the improvements have to have been achieved on the ground and also do threaten to plunge the country syria into renewed chaos if you would like alley risk contributor for the monitor middle east news site thank you very much for your time and your comments. And other News German Police report 3 shootings 2 in the city of hama and one in landsberg some 15 kilometers away 2 people have been confirmed killed video of the suspected shooter has emerged in the german media showing the moment of one of the attacks one shooting occurred outside a synagogue and another at a combined shop there are also reports of a grenade being thrown at a Jewish Cemetery security measures have been increased at synagogues as evangel success reports. As mentioned earlier 3 shootings have been rip. Horrid by the police on wednesday afternoon and haile germany one took side of a synagogue the other at a local can shop and the other one about 15 kilometers away on a nearby town called landsberg it all happened at 1 pm local time around 1 pm local time when a man was said that he opened fire with a submachine gun to a crowd killing 2 and injuring many many many others it is also believed that the threw a grenade at the Jewish Cemetery now according to eyewitnesses that were there they said that these men were wearing combat gear pretty much helmets bulletproof vests and they were carrying multiple weapons now the train station in holly the main train station in the city of a holiday is on lockdown at the Moment Police seeing if that possible more than one suspects they have detained one but the believe that there are more and they are large and believe that they are heavily armed and their courage in everybody in the area and the nearby towns this they endorse since the the area is still on high alert and just the point out here today marks the holiest day in the jewish calendar your kid pour which pretty much means that all the people are gathered in spending more most of their times in the synagogues and this is actually comes after 18 other incident that took place in berlin earlier this month on october 4th there has been no casualties no people injured but the jewish communities have raised theyre concerned to local authorities about today this upcoming holiday still to come in the program he inspired a hollywood movie and has been dubbed the merchant of death russian victor boot from prison that story and more after the break. In the age of trump what has happened to journalistic standards and competence in the media not long ago it was generally agreed that politics was the art of the possible no one news narrative must prevail and all others must be vanquished theres a state of affairs serves the public interest. The world is driven by shaped by one person or those. Things. We dare to ask. Welcome back thousands are protesting against austerity and of course capital for a 6 a day earlier the government in quito relocated to the countrys 2nd city amid on rust and clashes. The protests were triggered by the removal of fuel subsidy is as part of a loan deal with the International Monetary fund many of the demonstrators come from poor and indigenous communities across ecuador Nicholas Odonovan reports from quito. Yet another day of. Clashes between protesters and Police Forces here in ecuador what weve seen today is the indigenous communities thousands and thousands of people that came from different parts of ecuador here to the capital to protest there was a moment of tension when they stormed the National Assembly the 1st few moments after that they were dispersed and we saw massive clashes between rioters and police we spoke to some of the people here and this is what they had to say lets take a listen if the government is a traitor and a lot of what we want is a good idea not that i do not have power and we will ask only but all we have without any shame it means we are going to get rid of the traits we will fight till the end we could die he will do it he will finally unity at least one person has died and theres been dozens of injured among protesters and Police Officers president moreno who is in quiet kill said that the violence was instigated by his predecessor rafael career and venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro the tyrant madeira has activated along with korea the destabilization plan. There the corrupt who have felled the food stamps of just disclose and then to make them theyre the ones behind this attempted coup the target but this is the merino also said that he is willing to negotiate a solution to the crisis with the Indigenous Movement the government has also ordered a curfew in areas close to government buildings insta t. J. Can still ations the order prevents Public Access to these areas between 8 pm and 5 am local time while the National State of emergency remains the Indigenous People that are protesting here very clear they wont move until lenin merino suspends the economic measures that hurt him so much they say that will they will stay here. They will protest and they will. Russias Justice Ministry has classified a prominent anticorruption Nongovernmental Organization as a Foreign Agent the group was founded by opposition figurehead alex it not only during a check of the foundations activities the Russian Ministry of justice established that it performs the functions of a Foreign Agent. Because live now to our with more now what exactly does the Foreign Agent label mean and what does it have to do with nobel News Organization while jackie a Foreign Agent is basically any organization that receives money from a private citizen or an organization located abroad and acts within the political interests of its benefactor within the Russian Federation now Foreign Agents face more audit than regular n. G. O. S and theyre supposed to declare on all official statements their status as a Foreign Agent now the Anti Corruption foundation itself is a nonprofit based in moscow and it was founded by opposition figure i like say no volley one of their investigations involved a yacht party with the russian all of dark politician and some ass court ladies another looked into corruption charges corruption allegations involving Prime MinisterDmitri Medvedev but where do they get all the money from this website it says that they get it from individual donations but back in august they were actually suspected of Money Laundering 1000000000 rubles and investigators say that the organization received the sum in foreign currencies between 20162018 transfer that money from a. T. M. s into the russian Bank Accounts now why was it illegal because they didnt declare their status as a Foreign Agency which has been the law in russia since july 20. First occasion is still going on but we dont have confirmation that its necessarily connected to the Justice Ministry statement and the ministry also has not actually specified why they put in of all these organization on the list of Foreign Agents now we do have reactions from the foundations director as well as from the vali himself on social media they both claim that their organizations do not receive any foreign money and that theyre entirely funded by donations from russian citizens involved even said that. It was Volodymyr Putin himself who gave the order for his organization to be put on this list of foreign agencies so what were waiting for now is any sort of response from the ministry of justice so these heavy accusations are to tell a quarter that you for bringing us that report. A Russian National dubbed by the west as the merchant of death and whose story inspired a hollywood film has told r. T. He believes he is a political prisoner of the u. S. In an exclusive interview victor boot says he has nothing else to do but fight for his innocence until the very end the u. S. Claims he supplied weaponry to the revolutionary armed forces of colombia recognized as a terrorist organization and by washington who denies all the accusations he was detained in thailand at the request of the u. S. And extradited 2 years later in 2012 a Court Sentenced him to 25 years in jail and a 15000000. 00 fine last month 7 years into his sentence his family was allowed to visit him for the 1st time help often spoke exclusively to the jailed Russian National. A lot of war and the merchant of death thats how western media describes victor boot from moscow hes a political prisoner rejecting his case as unfounded and biased from the start at his trial he pled not guilty and he called the accusations against him a bunch of the why the court decided otherwise and jailed him for 25 years hes now served a 3rd of that sentence and hes agreed to talk to me from prison because your case is highly political are you being treated differently well of course are being treated differently because by somebody there and be able to be deciding a common a Spiritual Group or whatever and i was. There no different treatment so by email different through truthful by email youre going to a limited yes sir magento population but on the under very strict supervision and control victor boot describes himself as a political prisoner i asked him what that means this is a 100 percent qualify as a political prisoner the cool time hell oh my nation now lutie and i did everything i had to call 3 criticize and im there in think ive got to you didnt do anything else and a little slice of my innocence i think i was a trial worker latecomer theres oarlock a you know this option to trial how we can go to russia and the state department couple years ago. Is going to keep him as example as a molehill before we think a lot of the russians would be more if you want to cooperate with our swim to go off to their crew regime i asked victor about the fact that hes just had his 1st visit with his wife and daughter thanks to the embassy here for the very good at the moment the soldiers its im very grateful to know its you its really good and i asked victor about other russian citizens that have been picked up in 3rd countries and taken to the United States in order to be locked away i asked him what the motivation to go. After him and other russian citizens really was america just trying to get good enough to do you know a trip to paris. To russian the most egregious wanderlust around when there is truth or need to read one of the governments actual trishul fours a commercial director of the russian engine manufacturer told by the state looks like were coming back to the medieval ages where the mediterranean pirates from the coast d over the algae years and tunisia of all would go on just to try to recruit people and sit and wait until somebody common carriage to 300 so i asked him about deals that had been offered to him in the past and currently well theyve been doing to you trial on during the trial where they have been through the public defender and their approach and were going to get through it all your family green car concerts all you there if you dont know eternal some dirt about putin and how corrupt his regime torrence owners are that have nothing to do through it to know about putin so often though there are no you cant do there are the 1st ones we dont fear of the deal thats why i went to the trial i asked victor if he thought there was any hope for him getting out of prison before his 25 year sentence was up theyd ever know what i should do in this Political Climate creature america is what youll have the 1st im sure something is on the making and im sure something is coming my way through your boot offered up a pretty strong and consistent critique of the u. S. Legal system and how he says it is being used against russian citizens moot points to what he calls conspiracy laws as a method of imprisoning people not for actually committing crimes but for offhand comments made to undercover officers boot says he is not the only political prisoner being held and that the efforts of the Russian Embassy have definitely improved to circumstances it will mop and r. T. New york. Now to france where farmers enron have been banned from selling their produce and after a major fire at a local Chemical Plant the farmers are now seeking compensation from the government