A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teach here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. U. S. And canadian investigators are due to arrive at the site of wednesdays plane crash in tehran on irans imitation a 176. 00 passengers on the ukrainian passenger jet lost their lives iran says a thorough investigation is underway but they have rejected what it calls illogical and impossible claims by western leaders that it may have accidentally shot down the boeing jet. Looks at the growing speculation even before any probe has been carried out. Nothing instills confidence an International Leader has moved in the lives of precise language. We have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own. Intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by entering the surface to air missile and it was flying in a pretty rough neighborhood and somebody could have made a mistake some people say was be can it go i personally dont think thats. Even a question there is now a body of information that the flight was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile this may well have been an intentional were working closely with canada and our International Partners and they now need to be a full transparent investigation on specific intelligence unnamed allies multiple mysterious sources hardly the rhetoric one expects a at that level of diplomacy and b. When discussing the tragedy thats left 176 dead its on surprising that iran has batted off this latest slew of unfounded allegations about the crash of ukrainian allans flight 75. 00 to a nudge for calm and not check to prevail scientifically it isnt possible that a missile hit the ukrainian plane and such rumors are illogical its not an unreasonable request the investigation into the events of wednesday morning which saw the boeing 737 bound crash just minutes after takeoff has only just begun final report into aviation disasters take months if not years to be published they require coordination between numerous government organizations which is why iran has invited multiple investigators including from boeing to visit the crash site in the meantime all there is a series with nothing but unnamed sources to back it all up which is why amid all the confusion and contradictions the ukrainian president who lost 11 of his citizens that morning as they returned home also called for an end to all the chatter a noise the upper asking everyone to refrain from speculation conspiracy theories hasty conclusions and unverified. Versions its not a topic for heights but the spiraling tensions between tehran and washington especially in the past week have triggered an unprecedented level of scrutiny on the region and people dont seem willing to heed calls for calm especially when they feel the tide might be turning in a favored direction iraq could strike possible Missile System is among the main working theories since there was information on the internet about elements of the Russian Missile being found near the site of the crash it didnt take long for the Mainstream Media to jump on that bandwagon c. N. N. Has never been one to turn down an unverified source especially when russia is involved pointed the finger at a bomb or missile new evidence indicates iran shot down ukrainian flight 75 too with 2 surface to air missiles made by russia and the undeniable evidence they offered a photo from twitter posted on the count that was later suspended maybe it breached the companys fake news guidelines but nonetheless even all the way across the pond the hysteria continued for the 1st one is the possibility that that plane was hit by a Russian Missile just after takeoff independent also published an article citing something called the o. P. s group an independent organization which has little to recommend itself other than it provides information and aviation professionals and foxs thoughts according to its twitter page nevertheless it felt confident enough to recommend people just assume the plane was shot down until evidence to the contrary emerge is guilty until proven innocent its the new name of the game in todays political landscape. Experts told us that all speculation over the plane crash is dangerous before any official findings have been made public. Its very important that the investigators be gathering the information and that it is the integrity of the evidence is maintained so whats in the materials are gathered samples of seat samples of of metal and other of the black boxes themselves awards that evidence is being advised to start to be analyzed information can start coming out quickly regarding the alleged cause of the accident in a more confirmed and substantial way this is all speculation we dont really know. The black box which the iranians will have would give some of the clues and we have to wait for the iranian investigation and the conclusions theyve arrived out of did to the americans american sources say that there were 2 missiles which Russian Missiles because the defense the defense is in fact russian of course is jumping the gun its speculation were all speculating because this is something. Tragedy because. It brings into doubt the protection the safety of civilian we have to wait and see what the true reasons were what with the from the scientific technical point of view. The u. S. House of representatives has passed a resolution aimed at limiting President Trumps ability to use military force against iran however the bell may not pass the Republican Controlled Senate and white house has condemned the bill as an obstacle to preventing terrorism and how smart. Trump is imposing new sanctions on the Islamic Republic of iran saying that they will stay in place until americas bidding is done theyre losing a tremendous amount they getting hurt very badly by the sanctions can end very quickly but as to whether or not they want thats up to them not up to me its totally up to them its classic trump said. Delta made him and wait for surrender but its a little bit risky given that its a ron which has boasted that its latest attacks on u. S. Bases are just a hint of its retaliatory capabilities however its a different kind of retaliation thats facing trumpet the moment the trumpet ministration is now on the defensive about their decision to kill rons top general qassam sala money without congressional approval their excuse they say qassam solomonic was planning to carry out new attacks against america and swift action was absolutely necessary. Was actively planning new attacks and here is looking very seriously at our embassies and not just the embassy in baghdad but we stopped him and we stopped him quickly and we stopped him. There is no doubt that there were a series of imminent attacks that were being plotted by qassam so the money we dont know precisely when and we dont know precisely where but it was real however members of congress both democrats and republicans who saw the classified intelligence briefing say that the information in the report to back up those claims is wanting his the unclassified version of what trumps and congress after the hits on some the money from all weve seen including the redacted parts here and the briefing the facts do not show an imminent threat there just avoid the nation seem so low money claiming that he was planning imminent attacks and yet they produce no evidence that would just avoid this claim not even in a classified setting i wanted to hear the intelligence 1st what i hear was less than satisfying i can tell you as a United States senator coming out of a classified briefing they did not show us that they were dealing with an imminent threat i saw no evidence of that whatsoever that was insulting that was demeaning to the process ordained by the constitution and i find it completely unacceptable. The white house says it is not obligated to share all the information with members of congress and that doing so might be risky mike pence says that at this Point Congress shouldnt expect anything further and they should trust the president when it comes to intelligence we have to protect sources and methods and so theres only a certain amount that we can share with every member of congress i can assure that those of us that have seen all the evidence that saw the evidence in real time know that President Trump made the right decision now this isnt the 1st time that the house and senate have been left in the dark claims about russia hacking the d. N. C. Or china spying on the whole world that followed roughly the same playbook there doesnt seem to be any real evidence that iran was planning to attack america the trend in washington d. C. Seems to be that the executive branch is out on its own collecting information and engaging in military Actions Congress is just supposed to take their word for it and trust them and while that may be the steady trend for decades it seems like in the year a 2020 elected representatives from both parties are now saying theyre not ok with it i think there is a lot of. American public. Concern about the assassination and the fact that it pulls young people think that it made americans less safe and so what was the point and i dont think people are buying trumps explanation that he gave that it was because of an imminent attack on the u. S. Embassy. You know is i mean i think i think its not. You cant close the door and thats a duty of the senate will also narrowly support the war powers resolution. The death of general for money and the potential for a new start in the region those are just some of the issues discussed by artist action or attendee and the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations office of geneva you can watch the interview in full in the latest episode of going underground on saturday for now here is a short preview. By that assassination the United States has already served pursed the ridge lines distinguished from better varies them from civilized the rules of engagement ok but will there be any more revenge now from iran for the trump assassination of. This is the beginning of a very. I guess exciting episode. It was a wake up call for the people in the region and beyond. This was d. An action an act of selfdefense by an armed forces against us but are they told you or i think this is the beginning of a i hope not too long process that the people of our region would be get rid of. The american presence in the region because their presence in our region has brought nothing except of. Misery war and hatred. Large sections of the french population are joining what has become the longest transport workers strike in decades called over unpopular pension reforms. Well weve already seen tear gas deployed on several occasions by the police as they were trying to control the crowd seemed paris and the crowds are huge just want to get you to go up and get a sense of looking down the street to signify to mission 10 and put you much all the way down to our plasterer publique it is shaka block with people people whove come out to support the strike and it still looks like its getting huge amount to support in terms of have the strike is going there is more public transport that is operational at the moment in paris we see in a trains operating fairly normally metro is operating fairly normally in the mornings and in the evenings ive been doing that the large parts of the day little is operating apart from the automated lines thats 1. 40 now in terms of the general support for this strike the polls in foggs show that most people are still supporting the strike people very unhappy from across the board about these changes to the Pension System to the reforms that the government wants to make it wants to put 2 different Pension Systems down into one universal system to end many of the special regimes it says that yes actually its still offering many special regimes to the police to sometimes but work is said to india at a beach choying get a strike moving to try and get the impasse safe to cross that the other big issue. Hes raising the retirement age up to 64. 00 its currently 62. 00 a with front so they want to add another 2 years on to that but of course that wont affect anybody whos retiring in the next 17 years say the government they say will only affect those we turn 18 in the next 50 years but people i fear is say theyre saying you know they dont want to sell out their children speeches that grandchildrens features and that is why they determined to come out into the streets to keep protesting tensions are rising here towards the end of the protests that just want to get you to have a look back down there thats too would sun lazard in the center of paris you can see those clouds of tear gas in christ dont tear gas still raining down on the protesters as the police try and control the situation here you can head of the people in the crowds out shouting everyone hates the police thats a chant we take quite often but you can really feel that tension right shooting up play in paris at the end of the protests that has been largely peaceful a tear gas has been deployed throughout it and we have seen some individuals arrested individuals who apparently throwing objects to the police that sounds like some grenades but it could also be tear gas coming down this but you might be able to see the lights coming up on the fly as it sounds like that was a sound can aid going off that people saying that they wont get even live to enjoy their retirement and they determined to stay out on the streets and to make sure people know theyre unhappy. Pharma giant bear hires a new chief of public and Government Affairs in a bid to make its image more environmentally friendly details after the break. Is a new yorker and he looks at the global picture and he sees the tension in the middle east he sees iran doing a dance with their back neighbors and theres like you know what lets just cut to the chase this is take out a guy in iraq and were going to get more money printing right away because i want to make my premed this weekend why fuss around this is the new york way of doing things i said it when he 1st got elected its like having a new yorker in the white house and having a new york around the world im a new yorker you know i got to tell you im one of the. You know world of big. Law and conspiracy. To be deeper to hit the stories that made history refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door. And shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the troops the time is now were watching closely watching the hawks. Welcome back from a surgical giant bear monsanto facing a slew of lawsuits over its cancer long term assigned brand roundup has changed tack now claiming its products help fight Climate Change are the spitter all over explains. Climate change and how best to reverse the human impact on the environment is already one of the main topics of 2020 but while some are looking for ways to solve the problems facing the pointing of accusatorial fingers suggesting they are using climate concerned to try and salvage salida reputations they chemical and pharmaceutical colossus for example old buyable some thought to be more exact the group of facing a string of lawsuits of allegations there wed kill a coles and continues to coles council the company has tried to postpone hearings and settle out of coal too with some accuses now theyre taking a different tack in claiming their product is good for reducing c o 2 levels the production of dreyfus eightys quite c o 2 intensive but its you save 3 times more c o 2 if you use a tractor with a plow you generate Greenhouse Gas emissions but time has been used to be an m. P. For the german green policy now hes the bio mom son so Senior Vice President for public and Government Affairs having the former climate crusader turned cold Spokes Person on board as part of by looking to market themselves as a climate Conscious Corporation d and a key part in the news 2050 environmental goals industry should be at the forefront of europes ecological modernization bio will do its part to ensure that the e. U. Commissions goals are implemented well one santo knows that the Environmental Crisis is high on the list of priorities around the world and so hiring the green party m. P. Really icy as a strategy for simply trying to stop the plummet of their stock prices why not its you people about what attitude people in america now are expected to get cancer and yet they are monsanto justify allowing a carcinogen to be sprayed in our food the warnings of a coup. Fix being sold by business not being really Viable Options when it comes to tackling Climate Change are out there to see take plastic bags for example the scourge of the garbage dump a plastic bag can take well up to a 1000 years a biopsy been told to biodegrade so and civil tentative labeled as bio degradable came out on the market they were a snap itself however in reality they have little better than what they would say to replace a lot of shops a selling packaging described by degradable composed in fact i think might only be composed in an industrial combust and even then some items might not be food digested this is where people have to be careful because while there are all those out there looking for Real Solutions to the real problems there are also the areas that see a popular hash tag or a trending topic on social media while they have basis attached to it and while that may be very well and good for the find balance is the Vice President of Public Relations that has the potential to distract from the great day shes monsanto as a long period of trying to influence the results of science and interfere with the regular scientific communities were its been going on for over 20 years and monsanto has never had any respect for the environment in any of its work its not honorable to all of a sudden pick out one thing and claim that theyre going to be for sustainable environment its what we call green washing when a company all the sudden jumps on something sustainable and claims that theyre doing the right thing while it is a common trend because they realize that young people have different ideas than their parents or grandparents so. They are trying to reach these young people and make them save revo so their companies and their products. 3 and 4 u. K. Domestic Abuse Victims who are trying to escape their partners last year even suffered online abuse from out according to the countrys largest provider of shelters for Abuse Victims she would ask other people to check my account and screw child where was with and where i was huge create fake profiles on facebook add me she would email colleagues contexts she was mean sued. And felt like every day i was looking over my shoulder he had been able to access her location in real time a calendar with the details of all of her appointments with solicitors doctors the job center etc he could see the Search History to her maps and also had access to her internet Search History knowing her location in the refuge was a huge safe to risk for her other residence is tough she had to pack her bags and move to another refuge in the middle of the night according to the report around 4000 women who sought help in 2019 through that they were then abused by their former partners online thats about 75 percent of all victims of the online abuse comes in different forms the most common methods are tracking victims locations through devices leaking revenge porn and as well as harassment on social media they report and that abusers use technology for the purposes of controlling or humiliating their victims we spoke to social media lawyer youre cohen here believe social media should have taken more action to protect victims. Online abuse of women has become almost an epidemic in recent years the difficulties that we are having to do with advanced technology where women can be secretly filmed they can be trucked every movement they make. Is sometimes being traced by abusive spouse or former spouse and it means that they have nowhere to go theres no refuge full that in relation to reports of trolling in the law and abuse on tweet there are an instant rabbit out of soft social media platforms social Media Companies must make it. Easier for women who are in distress to receive help this should be in the love boat and that is being responded technically this could be resolved very quickly all we need is well by governments 1st by the u. K. Government to compare website operators to remove abusive content that has been posted about women thats a globe and as for now thanks for tuning in. Time after time corporations repeat the same mantra sustainability very important to accelerate transition to sustainable transport sustainability stay in her manner the more equitable and sustainable well. They claim their production is completely harmless. The big. Companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done far away this is Something Else this wouldnt. Immanence im really looking. At news limited window nieminen im. Going to. Join me every thursday on the excitement and ill be speaking to just a world of politics or business im sure. Ill see a. True description sound up to tell using even for the owners so how to choose pet Food Industry is telling us what to feed our pets really more based on what they want to sell us than whats necessarily good for the pet turns out may not be as healthy as people believe we have animals that have you know diabetes in our straightest they have auto immune disorders that can allergies we are actually creating these problems its a huge epidemic of problems all of them i believe can be linked to very simple problem of diet and some dog owners so heartbreaking stories about their pets last treats the larger corporations are not very interested in proving or disproving the value of their food because theyre already making it a 1000000000. 00 on it and theres no reason to do that research. Call come to. Me shevardnadze says theoretical physics sounds like magic but its looking forward daring to imagine and possibility what will a serious on the edge of progress change in our lives and when will that happen well after talks about this with brilliant physicist father of this string still carry me. Dr michio kaku thank you very much for being with us today on this program and so glad to measure. So lots to talk about because for us youre one of the greatest minds of our times you know when i think about it every day there are new there are small scale discoveries that again for years there hasnt been like and major breakthrough in physics and that would help us in general understanding of how the world works what does it really mean does it mean that weve reached the borderline of what a man can actually discover about the physics of the world. No i think that were just beginning to probe the mysteries of the universe the nobel prize was good recently for the discovery of gravity waves and we hope to put a gravity wave detectors in outer space a new kind of telescope a gravity telescope think about it all telescopes today use light now we use radio to peer into black holes next will be gravity telescopes that will allow us to peer inside a black hole at the instant of creation itself and so were going to begin a new realm of astronomy with gravity wave detectors starting with the discovery just made a few years ago so what. Can you explain to me about this prize the nobel prize prize says this is so quiet because derek discovers of gravity waves what does it mean can we actually control gravity are we getting closer to controlling gravity and we now have left personal interests. No no no we cannot control gravity but we can measure it and harness it and probe some of the deepest secrets of nature itself what would that give us as humans on earth 1st of all will begin to understand where it all came from how the universe was created people asked the question well if there was an explosion at the beginning of time where did the explosion come from where what was the universe like before genesis well we physicists believe that the universe is a bubble of some sort its expanding thats the Big Bang Theory however we think there are other bubbles out there other bubble unit