All too much though of course the sun burning hello welcome to the program this 24th of December Christmas eve live from the out International World the center is kevin i would hear from next with the top story here and officials Rights Groups have denounced saudi arabias punishment 5 people have been sentenced to death and 3 others to jail time over the killing but a u. N. Appointed rights investigator believes the people actually behind the journalist cruel murder have been left untouched while the spokesperson for the u. N. Secretary general is also stressed the importance of a further probe. The secretary general continues to stress the need for an independent and impartial investigation into the murder to ensure full examination of any accountability for Human Rights Violations committed in the case Jamal Khashoggi was last seen entering the saudi consulate in istanbul in turkey in october 28th scene where he was murdered a un report said his death was almost certainly a state planned execution but the saudis insist it was the result of a rogue operation kelab open next looks at how the death of the journalist who lived and worked in the us affected washingtons relations with riyadh. The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi shocked the world and drew massive condemnation a saudi court recently sentenced 5 people to death and 3 more to jail over that killing however if you thought that this ruling would draw a line under the case think again this is what the Washington Post workers showed you work had to say the complete lack of transparency on the saudi governments refusal to cooperate with independent investigate says suggests that this was merely a sham trying to now immediately after the killing last october many pointed a finger directly at the saudi monarchy among them are u. S. Senators austria the netherlands denmark and finland immediately banned the sales of weapons to the saudi monarchy however donald trump immediately ruled out any such ban in the United States and he made no secret about his reasons but as to whether or not we should stop 110000000000. 00 from being spent in this country knowing they have 4 or 5 alternatives 2 very good alternatives that would not be acceptable to pay for the past 2 years democrats and republicans have called for the u. S. Flow of arms to saudi arabia to stop those same arms have been used to lay waste to yemen sense 2015. But now it seems the battle to stop those arms exports is over on friday donald trump was presented with a congressional defense spending bill by the us congress and that bill contained no anti saudi measures some democrats are furious votes this would be a pool tonight that instead of seizing the opportunity to and illegal u. S. Participation in the horrific saudi led bombings of Yemen Congress will continue to fund trumps unconstitutional will the blame game is now in full swing with congressman denying that they capitulated by letting the bill pass i wasnt cavan i was fighting to the last conceivable minute the u. S. Can talk all it wants about human rights and condemn the pointless slaughter of civilians abroad however when it comes to the u. S. Relationship with saudi arabia the deep financial and military interests are just too important to sidestep and its almost musing that the saudi regime thinks that it would be a good Public Relations move to send inspired low level participants to death in a secretive process that just continues to make them look like a very backwards state where justice is not served in the house and senate have now repeatedly voted in multiple votes in amendments to end in bipartisan fashion to end the u. S. Involvement in this horrific horrific war in yemen democrats could have. Very easily negotiated harder and said if this provision was not in that they would have voted it down and they chose not to do that i think trumps covering for the saudi regime is starting to look very peculiar i think even to you number of his supporters some of his more very far right wing republican supporters in congress and have armed together with progressive democrats on this issue. He would cite the Guardian Newspaper has been forced to amend the article it published last year about russias role in an alleged plot to extract gina songe from the Ecuadorian Embassy in london reflection has got the story. The crime and the punishment the Guardian Newspaper gave a misleading pression to readers and was forced to clarify that its article was well something that you might be tempted to call fake news the piece in question published in september last year claimed that russia had a secret christmas plot to smuggle Julian Assange out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in london to moscow a tentative plan was devised that would have seen that we call expounder taken out of ecuador as London Embassy in a diplomatic biko and transported to another country one ultimate destination multiple sources have said was russian the involvement of russian officials in hatching what was described as a basic plan raises new questions about a san just ties to the kremlin but they investigate which was led by a high Profile Panel of academics and journalists and last 13 months found that the authors got carried away with some of their claims the plan in relation to mr sanders ability to be able to leave they could door an embassy was not devised instigated by russia there was nothing illicit about the plan as described in the article the investigation was triggered by a formal complaint from the former consul of ecuador 3 theyll not a vice described several of the papers assertions as falls and defamatory r. T. Talked to him they talk about secret talks of Russian Diplomats in london and they have put trained me us this past contact me in. The kremlin in order to execute some kind of plot thats why i feel d that their article needed to be challenge. And i myself need to have an apology from the guardian apology there happen but their review panel has. Decided. And has ruled that the article was indeed misleading breach in the heart of conduct of the press in the United Kingdom but im not completely satisfied with the correction the other thing is that they have not being. Amended but as the article is to says that. Secret talks in london in order to Julian Assange chiefly the embassy thats not true finally enough one of the journalists who penned the piece luke harding was behind another controversial article published by the garding that piece also published last year claimed that the old transcom pain manager paul mann a forward had held secret talks with a son to an Ecuadorian Embassy somehow one of the most surveyed places on earth didnt manage to capture any evidence of that alleged high profile visit the guardian didnt retract the story but detained the headline shift in the responsibility to its sources mr no rise has called the latest corrections his story journalistic fiasco for the guardian for again publishing false information thats not the only article dose of part owned by the same mouth those are the same out there theres a pattern they have accused of buying into the embassy they have. Several articles which i mentioned in my complaint. As a pattern from the same journalese which have disgraced the newspaper and his complaint mr not a virus accuses journalists of hiding behind Confidential Sources the article indeed cited various sources and it seems by sources they probably meant their imagination. From festive markets with armed guards to claims of sanitizing santa to avoid offensive seems these days for some western countries christmas just isnt quite the same peter all of the reports. Christmas in europe what a wonderful time of the year Christmas Markets in full swing perfect for those last minute gifts the smell of sweet treats teasing you know nostrils and on an evening walking in a movie in the list streets perhaps knuckled with a special someone to keep you from the wind to chill not a care in the world but goodwill to all thought in recent times thats also come with increased security travel warnings and with some traditions now deemed woke what could be called the whole whole whole marginalization of the Christmas Period the terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in germany you should be vigilant and follow the advice of local authorities security is of course power amounts at all major of the sun Christmas Markets on different terra at times the market in strands last year and here in berlin and 2016 are still fresh in the memory. You can run them opus festively as you like but these in the bar is there to try and stop Christmas Markets becoming a target again. This also beat a number of questions raised over the inclusive ety of some christmas traditions with one person being publicly shamed to say father christmas instead of sunset. Ive just been shamed on a Facebook Group for using the name father christmas and told that santa is now seen as gender neutral its a common trope in the press to say christmas is being done away with this year it does seem quite difficult to do christmas without upsetting someone a good chunk of people polled say they boxed agenda neutral santa christianity is pretty central to the Christmas Celebration christ after all is in the name the one school in the u. K. Decided to change the words to the carol away in a manger from little lord jesus to baby boy jesus prompting a prole from parents and National Newspapers alike saying this was inclusive its gone too far in france theres a ban on the titty scenes under their religious imagery laws the mayor of bessie is rebels and faced backlash once the go to seasonal salutation only really in north america happy holidays is the right way to wish people well were told with Merry Christmas deemed inappropriate by some even if you avoid the causing offense minefield you can still fall down on the Environmental Impact of christmas 57 percent of those polled here in germany said they would i the limit they use solve all abundant entirely Christmas Lights over Environmental Concerns if you prefer a Real Christmas tree good luck finding one in some parts of the usa where over the last 5 years Christmas Tree shortages have been reported with changes in temperature and rainfall cited among the reasons theres even been advice published over how to correctly argue with your Climate Change denying relatives over the Christmas Period is what the people in europe those think of christmas 29 teens. Do and donts. The family getting i want to tell you boy and each other so often dust the spirit of christmas the question is whether tradition is not the same as why wouldnt tradition be you inclusive she writes i think santa should just be what hes always been and thats a big man with a big. Think that would be wonderful just to have a female presence as a father christmas im big on tradition so i think santa has always been santa i dont think theres any real issue with it for some population Merry Christmas means something religious. With a matter of christmas for me i think happy holidays is fine i think everybody should celebrate his own hold of it but he read it to accept friends relatives some form of was their own and wishing you all a very happy holidays in the hope that gender neutral sun brings you a sense of security. Did another little floor a festive fuss the climate debate of course is a serious issues but in the headlines for most of the year and it seems christmas is not off the hook either of us and know it alls with a favorite season or past time ice skating if it was specifically the ice rinks that pop up at this time he. Explains. With the Festive Season in full swing what could be more typical of a Winter Wonderland than an ice skating rink across the world to thousands of temporary ones are wrecked it every year and for many skittering across the ice is a Magical Experience but it seems not everyone is in or the future of rinks could be on thin ice as the traditional ice rink has become the latest battleground for Climate Change french city wren has canceled its one citing concerns over the Carbon Footprint needed to maintain it in a few years it is not certain that there will still be snow at christmas but it is certain that there will no longer be an open air ice rink this is good news for the planets meanwhile in bordeaux rising costs financially and environmentally mean the outdoor skating rink was cancelled for the 3rd year running the outdoor skating rink is absolutely not in she with the times keeping an outdoor ice rink cold consumes a lot of electricity open for a little over a month the city hall skating rink cost 70000. 00 euros frances 1st indoor ice skating rink opened in paris an 8 176. 00 it was an immediate hit and the idea has remained popular ever since but now with concerns about Climate Change is it time for us to rethink some of our traditions we asked people here in paris has this popular activity weighs up against the cost to the environment since i disown them its a tradition to have an open air skating ring like this its magical and brings Christmas Spirit and theres not much snow its good to have the rain at the national depends when its cold enough and. Its possible. But where its not cold enough it doesnt have to be. You know weve seen many changes in the climate so i think its very good very good of some parts a citizen of france to do that but i agree the thais rings are not good for Global Warming but this is only for winter its not true that bad. No they isnt often said that could keep everyone happy and its in the most unlikely of places mexico in a bid to keep a win to feel to the holidays an eco friend the artificial ice rink has been stools are always options like that it seems that there is no longer a reason to skate around the issue shoulder stephen ski. Paris some christmas cheer if you so pretty christmas happy christmas now coming up on the program at 17 past 11 of the evening here looking to a new year on the brink of a brand new 2020 but the move push into the news today is outlined the plan for bolstering russias military might in the coming year but whats the reasoning behind it was going to mean you find out after this break. Twas the night before christmas and all over the world people are mining back on seeking individual sovereignty and obama just wrote what you think. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. What politicians do something to. Put themselves on the line. To get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president. Or some want to be pressured. Into going to be press its like before 3 in the morning cant be good. Im interested always in the waters about how. To. Best serve. Again russias president gave an address to the ministry of defense on tuesday outlining the key challenges faced by the country and the military as it heads into 2020 in particular virginia pewters stressed the importance of strength in the armed forces given the precarious state of the global arms control system right now but in a culture that has got more. Well addressing the Defense Ministry the president said that russia is getting on to a new level of International Military cooperation he added that 2900. 00 so a lot of a factor of changes and particularly the sheer morton weapons and russias Nuclear Triad has increased to 82 percent in 2019 and all that despite some traumatic challenges and the world including the volatile situation in the middle east and also the u. S. Decision to pull out of the i asked treaty which is the intermediate range Nuclear Forces treaty now that treaty banned a land based Ballistic Missiles with ranges of up to 5500 kilometers and now the russian president believes that it is necessary to monny tour possible deployment of the american missile also of this particular class in various parts of the world including europe and asia pacific. Was a worry because this is was seriously concerned about the degradation of the control system im not talking about the United States use of the fabricated pretext to cuba agreement to medium and long range missiles in november washington also created uncertainty over the open skies treaty its also unclear what the prospects for the Strategic Offensive production straight to this comes as the potential of the United StatesMissile Defense systems grows given all of this we should continue making the strong on the president also said that its time to technically improve the industry hes sad that its not a game of chance and a more where we can all be simply a satisfied by calling it a draw its a military organization of the state and it should be brought to the highest standard now apart from speaking about the challenges facing the Russian Military the president also. Touched upon the International Perception of the union and its role in the 2nd world war. In some countries in europe and the cross the ocean they often try to pervert history and force the book trade how the world was before the beginning of the 2nd world war and this is a logical continuation of that process recently the European Parliament adopted a resolution which basically draws an equivalence between hitlers germany and the soviet union tacitly suggesting directly saying that the soviet union was responsible for the beginning of the war thats of course complete nonsense so where the architecture of the global arms control crumbling this was the russian president stating the challenges for the Russian Military and the year to come. Military war is a very different kind over in the u. S. The pentagon there is warning American Service personnel against using those home testing d. N. A. Kits suggesting the collection of the personal data by private companies could create security risks these genetic tests are largely unregulated and could expose personal and Genetic Information and potentially create an intended security consequences and increased risk to the joint force and mission. Of course used to provide buyers with information about their racial heritage and susceptibility to said his eases typically consumers will send the saliva sample or maybe a cheek swab to the manufacturer and then receive the results by email however the u. S. Military fears that Sensitive Information about its personnel could potentially be sold on to unscrupulous 3rd parties and ultimately be used for tracking and surveillance purposes for a pentagon official Michael Maloof told us the Department Defense is right to to caution against the use of such kits. Were living in a different era now and its all digitized and we have no way to control where it goes once it once its out and theres been a breach of someones database and thats and because the Defense Department of the tells community have no control over that then it makes it makes everybody everybody vulnerable i dont care how many firewalls you might put up youre going to find someone whos going to whos going to try to. Meet up to the challenge and try to and borin look at far if our own intelligence. Databases can be hacked from time to time even in the classified. Thats. Anything can be hacked and i think that given the warning that the Defense Departments just put out. People need to take note and be careful as particularly if they want to hold on to any semblance of personal data and and privacy but for the most part privacy is out the window today and. For for now its a worry to much of you celebrating christmas this Christmas Eve here in moscow its a night with more in power for the money was kevin i would thank you for watching out International Live from russia for ever so slightly festive kaiser and co christmas helping about. What weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. Very dramatic to follow only. Exists i dont see how that strategy will be successful. Very critical time to sit down and talk. Burgers through i do go room lotto and bloom. My name is drawn more than i was for the imprisoned by the regime love my life. Take a stick grab some Media Attention i mean its a shooting in a 16 year olds 16 Birthday Party found something the police tell a lot of pressure. To close the case. For he is. Just drunk its like i couldnt believe those. 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Now you know i sort i cant think of 2 different ways really hopefully it wont be a colombian act by the end of the show that would be quite bloody yes exactly but where in argentina were going to be heading to Rio De Janeiro those will be our next episodes from there as you see were in the Southern Hemisphere where we all it took us decades of my life to learn that its warm down here during the cold christmas up north so from now on i am going to be where its warm christmas much better than that cold sand its nice and warm down here so were going to look back at 2019 and you know what were the big themes what we got right what we got wrong we didnt get anything wrong so. We definitely got right heading down to the Southern Hemisphere for christmas but the big themes ive been weve been looking at over the past few over the past decade it was this a few decades it feels like weve been doing this show for decades but its just been 10 years this autumn weve got right diesel bliz ation indeed dollars ation those are the 2 big themes and they are really really really reaching across the headlines around the world and its undeniable to anybody now we were called conspiracy theorists when we 1st pointed at the south but now everybody recognizes that dollars ation and de globalization are going hand in hand with it a 3rd date with the d. Bigger globalization dollars asian population the population that were seeing the climate catastrophe really start to do pop. Humans thats in fact what one of our gas royce a bog of gold money dot com predicted could be the price signal that we see with negative Interest Rates because otherwise how can time have no value it doesnt make any sense other than if its predicting its signalling some sort of huge deep population of and whether its just like everybody stops having children or theres a mass die off in some way who knows it could be you see with all these superbugs and forgot royce did make that connection negative Interest Rates connected to the population because otherwise the idea of having a negative value for time makes no sense and last time which is a human construct was going to in less humans so go back look at that episode just search on you tube kaiser for s. C. B. Agee to find that because it was an interesting thought provoking