Killing or bringing in general because of the money. And paris police fired tear gas to Disperse Protesters on a 6 week mass nationwide strike over pension reform. Youre watching R T International bring your line news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. U. S. And canadian investigators are due to arrive at the site of wednesdays plane crash in tehran on irans invitation a 176. 00 passengers on the ukrainian passenger jet lost their lives iran says a thorough investigation is underway and has rejected what it calls a logical and impossible claims by western leaders that it may have accidentally shot down the jet. Artists ask you to help looks at the growing speculation even before any progress has been carried out. Nothing instills confidence and International Leaders more than my love of precise language. We have intelligence from multiple sources including around lies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an array near 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 bin cannick 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 right 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 Airlines flight 75. 00 to a nudge for calm and not check to prevail scientifically it is impossible that a missile hit the ukrainian plane and such room is illogical its not an unreasonable request the investigation into the events of wednesday morning which saw the boeing 737 bound for t. F. 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. 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 and noise he ever asking everyone to refrain from speculation conspiracy theories hasty conclusions and unverified versions and its not a topic for hype 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 rocket Strike 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 to with 2 surface to air missiles made by russia an 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 foxes thats according to its twitter page nevertheless if confident enough to recommend people just assume the plane was shot down until evidence to the contrary emerges guilty until proven innocent its the new name of the game in todays political landscape. Experts told us that any speculation over the plane crash is dangerous before all 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 seed samples of metal and other you know 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 why 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 belt may not pass the Republican Controlled Senate the white house has condemned the bell as an obstacle to preventing terrorism kill moppin has more. 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 heard very badly by the sanctions can in 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 an ultimatum and wait for a 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 trump at the moment the trumpet ministration is now on the defensive about their decision to kill iran stop general qassam sallah money without congressional approval their excuse they say qassam solomonic he 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 trump sent 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 they are just avoid the nation ok so lamont you are claiming that he was planning imminent attacks and yet they produce no evidence that were just aboard this claim not even in a classified setting i wanted to hear the intel. 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 me 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 and 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 needs americans less see 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 and i mean i think that. You can close the door on the last duty of the senate will also nearly support the were personal solution to. 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 optionor attendee and the Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations office at geneva you can watch the interview in full in the latest episode of going underground on saturday but for now heres a short preview. By that assassination the United States has already. Serpas the reclines distinguished from better varies them from civilized 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 of his or. It was a wakeup call for the people in the region and beyond. This was. 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. 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 prisons in our region has brought nothing except. Misery war and hatred. Large sections of the french population are joining what has become the longest transport workers strike in decades called are unpopular pension reforms. Could pull weve already seen t. A gas deployed own several occasions by the police as they were trying to control the crowd seemed paris and the crowds are huge a just want to get you to go up and get a sense suit looking down this street to seclude thought do mission tep and pushy much whole the way down to act last of ip of bleak it is szoka pluck with people people whove come out to support they strike and it still looks like its getting huge you maam to support in tubes of have the strike is going there is more public transport that is operational at the moment in paris so we seeing a trains operating fairly normally metros operating fairly normally in the mornings and is the evenings at big during at the large cross the day in little is operating a pot for the you automated lines that sworn and 14 now in terms of the general support for this strike the a polls in fogs show that most people off still supporting i the strike people very unhappy phone across the boards about these changes to the Pension System to their forms that the government woods to make it wont stoop put 42 different Pension Systems than me into a one universal system to end many of the special regimes 8 says that yeah actually it still offering many special regimes to the the police to some terms but work is except to india at a bid to choying kit they strike lubing to trying get the impasse 8 ad to cross that at the other big issue hes raising the retirement age up to 64. 00 its currently 62. 00 hey were in 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 who turn 18 in the next few years but people are furious here they saying you know they dont want to sell out their children speeches that grandchildrens features and thats 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 it and control the situation here you can hear the people in the crowd sound shouting everyone hates the police thats a chant we hate quite often but you can really feel that tension right shooting up play in paris at the end of the protest that has been largely peaceful a tear gas has been deployed throughout it and we have seen some individuals arrested individuals who apparently throwing checks 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 going to aid going off that people saying that they wont get even live to enjoy their retirements and they determined to stay out in the streets and to make sure people know theyre unhappy. Cultural force her closure jack says the brolly strike at the very ideals of democratic government for more on this story and follow her exact analysis because our web site are 2 dot com. Hes also the come on the program under fire pharmaceutical giant bear hires a new chief of public and Government Affairs and him. It to make its image more environmentally friendly the details on that after this short break. Lead. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business im show business ill see that. Youre watching arent International Welcome back to the program pharmaceutical giant bear month sent out facing a slew of lawsuits are its cancer linked her beside brand roundup has changed tack now claiming that its products help fight Climate Change peter all over explained. 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 finger is suggesting they are using climate concerned to try and salvage sullied reputations paid chemical and pharmaceutical colossus for example 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 by a moment son so Senior Vice President for public and Government Affairs having the former climate crusader to call for it spokesperson on board as part of by looking to market themselves as a climate Conscious Corporation d and a key part in the use 2050 environmental goals industry should be at the forefront of europes ecological modernization bio would 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 one at its young people about one 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 fake 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 selling packaging described as by the great a boat composed in fact that i think might only be composed in an industrial composed 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 business attached to it and while that may be very well and good for the find balance is a Vice President of Public Relations 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 over a 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 or alter d their companies and their products. 3 and 4 u. K. Domestic Abuse Victims who tried to escape their partners last year then suffered online abuse from them thats according to the countrys largest provider of shelters for Abuse Victims she would ask other people to check my account and screw child who i was with and where i was huge create fake profiles on facebook me she would email colleagues contexts she was mean sued. And felt like every day i was looking over my shoulder he had to be unable to access her location the real time 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 so 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 of course the most common methods are tracking victims locations through devices making more bunch porn as well as harassment on social media itself the report adds that the abusers use technology for the purposes of controlling humiliating or monitoring their victims we spoke to social media lawyer cohen here believe social media should take more action to protect victims from online abuse. Online abuse of women has become almost an epidemic in recent years the difficulties that we are having a 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 for them in relation to reports of trolling in the law and abuse on tweet there are an instant running out of sorts social media platforms social Media Companies must make it. Easier for women who are in distress to receive help this should be in the law and that is being responded to 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 that tacloban is update for this hour but im pretty you can always had to our website r. T. Dot com and the details on all the stories and many more. Most people think to stand out in this business you need to be the 1st one on top of the story or the person with the loudest voice of the biggest raid in truth to stand out in the News Business you just need to ask the right questions and demand the right answer. Question. Time after time called parisian to repeat the same mantra sustainability its very important its accelerating the transition to sustainable transport sustainability. A more equitable and sustainable well. They claim their production is completely hamas. It. Companies want us to feel good about buying their products while the damage is being done far away and this is Something Else this was going to. Be doing dont even. Understand it looks. Below and welcome to cross talk for all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle over the past week weve heard a lot about escalation deescalation and what is proportionate weve also heard the word war this is how the u. S. Ran conflict as described what is not talked enough about is the necessity of ending the American Military presence in the middle east these endless wars must cease. Talking the us around conflict im joined by my guest Mohammad Marandi and put on hes a professor at the university of toronto in washington we have christopher and i when he is for. Under of American Veterans policy network and in iraq war veteran and in sydney we cross the alley risk he is a middle east expert as well as contributor with a monitor all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate when home and let me go to you 1st here if you were to believe the media things are settling down a little bit after this tumultuous week involving the United States iran and the entire region and were going to talk a lot about iraq here where things stand right now because if we look at it from tweets and what not you know our iran has decided to stand down how do you feel about that being interim go ahead. I think iran feels that trump stood down because when the iranians. Launch the missiles all of them passed through the air defenses and hit their targets so they were both accurate and the americans were unable to intercept them so that was a major success and i think that was a signal to washington that all their military bases in the Persian Gulf Region are vulnerable and it also sends a message to the saudis their moralities and battering the ruling family that the americans cannot defend them against iranian missiles and iran has huge numbers of missiles and huge numbers of underground Storage Centers from to from where they will fire them in case of war so trump who is talking about bombing cultural sites and 52 target suddenly he became much more