Disaster. Here is the shia ruggedness of the country refugees returning home. As russian peacekeepers secure the only grounds linking the region to armenia takes the trip and safety are broadcasting live coverage from our studios in moscow. This is our team international. Im sean thomas. Certainly glad to have you with us. Now, blood lust and competition killing may have provoked Australian Special forces to murder 39 afghan civilians. An inquiry has found and some killings appeared to have been part of an initiation ritual for new troops. There is credible information. The junior soldiers were required by their patrol commanders to shoot a prisoner in order to achieve the soldiers 1st kill in a practice that was known as bloody. So essentially, the general idea behind this report is that some rogue soldiers, some rogue members of most elite history in his unit s. A. s, that they have been fusing excellence, military excellence with eagle, with pride, and well with indiscriminate killing. Heres how a top defense official of australia described the atmosphere of the dominated in this unit. The report finds that some Specialist Service ridgemont commanders in australia fostered within the s. A. s. What Justice Burton terms, a self centered warrior culture . A misplaced focus on prestige status and power turning away from or from the regiments heritage of military excellence fused with the quiet humility of service. So to put it in simpler terms, a soldier was given a boost in status in the world, you know, within the unit. For instance, the 11 ritual that is described in this, in this document in this report, is that some new recruits were made were made to shoot prisoners compliant prisoners which were no longer combat tends to make their 1st kill. It was called blooding and theyre all saws that theres also some evidence uncovered by the investigators that weapons were planted later on the bodies of these prisoners to make them look as if they were fighting back and so on and so forth. And also the report suggests that these kills that they werent made in the heat of battle. So you know how some decisions the like if theres a, if theres a heated shootout going on, and then if you all me, its kill or be killed, then world could be absolved of some of the over some of its actions that later, you know, looking back in hindsight, dont look as good as, as good of a decisions as these seemed in the heat of the moment. That was not the case when it comes to the incidence that this report has been looking into. In fact, one of the investigators that was who is familiar with the matter. She said that killing was made into a sport. You say it was happening again and again, what was happening . What sort of actions are we talking about . It was killing as a sport. Also the report interesting me enough, it absolves it seems to absolve the highroad command, suggesting that the higher up officers officers high in the hierarchy, they did know that was taking place some difficult and disturbing information to learn to everyone who condone history is involvement in afghanistan. Especially given that they went in, that they intervened in this, in this conflict that intervened in affairs to the tune of these words. Terrorism is based on evil, intolerance and bigotry, and new free societies, such as australia, the United States, can look around to bigotry and intolerance. So that the report suggests punishment against 19 members of say yes, so this is the number, so well have to see what legal steps and what legal action will be taken in the wake of this probe International Affairs professor Sophia Mclennan says, many foreign soldiers have shown a disregard for afghan lives. The word afghanistan was always framed and a 2 pronged way, one on the one hand accountability for the attacks of 911 arguments that afghanistan had been used as a breeding ground for terrorists. And on the other hand, an attack against the taliban, a humanitarian intervention, to save the Afghan People from a brutal regime. The reality is that none of the behavior that we have witnessed in these reports shows any serious care for the Afghan People. At no time do we get the sense that theres any concern for the future of the nation and for the complexities of rebuilding a country thats been ripped apart by war since 1979. And in fact, in the, the afghanistan papers that were released are only just about a year ago. We found out that the u. S. Government wasnt even really taking seriously counting civilian casualties. They didnt count the bodies of dead afghans because the afghan lives did not count in the war. And so i think we see, you know, a consistent pattern here where theres no accountability and no concern at all for, the people to republican election. Officials in the u. S. , the state of michigan are claiming they were tricked into certifying the results in wayne county. They have signed affidavits resending of their decision to approve the vote count. This comes after they initially blocked the certification process side and discrepancies are his mail and kaleb mop and has commentary. I need sleep voted not to certify the election, and i still believe this vote should not be certified. And the state board of canvassers should canvass for an additional period republican canvassers, william hartmann, and Monica Palmer initially voted against certifying the Election Results in wayne county, michigan. Now they are the reason they chose not to vote to certify the results is that they said there were irregularities. They said that the poll book, which is the official list of registered voters, did not actually match the Election Results. They had questions, they were not comfortable voting to certify the Election Results. The state of michigan had already been called for joe biden. The we had been ahead at that point 150000 votes, but because of these irregularities, they were not agreeing to certify the Voting Results in wayne county in michigan, thats the county where detroit is located. So immediately after they did not certify the vote, there was kind of a 3 hour deadlock and then there was a zoom call where activists and poll workers spoke to the board on a zoom conference and raised the issue of racism using them a grazes. Im saying that this fit in with the long history of Voter Suppression efforts to deprive africanamericans of their right to vote. This is what they endured on the xoom call. We are going to you guys are not right, and im sorry for your descendants will be so esteemed of you. I am ashamed of you. Im not going to read it to you. Shame on you. Youre a racist. Ignorance was showing your racism is a very of parish and i dont know how you sleep at night because this is on the record, monica, your daughter is going to look at you and disgust because shes going to know and this is going to affect her because people will ask her why is your mother races so after about 2 hours of public a humiliation, the republican officials reached a compromise with their democratic counterparts. Now, according to them, they agreed to vote to certify these results despite their concerns. In exchange for the democrats conduct in an audit afterwards to see what was going on with these irregularities. Now the democrats decided not to conduct an audit. They say essentially that, that their, their agreement was not have held. And they regret certifying the votes. We now have palmer and hartmann saying that they were misled. They have now signed affidavits saying that they rescinded their decision to certify the votes in wayne county. Michigan based chairman gave me sure, insists that voting for the certification of the november election would result in a full and depend on it of detroits unbalanced precincts. I relied on that assurance and voted to certify the election based on that assurance. Later that evening i was sent statements that secretary jewson benson made saying that she did not view our Audit Resolution to be binding. As a result of this fact, i rescind my prior vote to certify wayne county elections. Now the Legal Mechanism by which the votes of wayne county michigan could still be overturned is rather unclear. And now the county is considered by the state of michigan to be certified and the decision to certify the entire state of michigan will be carried out on monday. By a Different Committee that would be the board of state canvassers. That committee is split evenly along party lines of republicans and democrats. And its not clear whether or not these affidavits from the 2 republican poll canvassers in wayne county, michigan will have any effect on that upcoming vote. Now at this point, the state of michigan, the lawsuit that was filed by the trumpet, ministration in the state of michigan has been dropped. They are no longer in a legal battle with the state of michigan. But michigan is not the only place where there were concerns about irregularities, allegations of fraud and concerns raised by the camp across the country. They claim there is a pattern of voter fraud that favored joe biden and secured his victory in the election. And now according to a recent poll, 40 percent of americans believe that the recent, the last election on november 3rd was tainted by fraud. And at this point, people are looking at the situation in michigan. People are looking it at allegations made around other states and there is widespread concern. Now donald trump still maintains that he is going to judgment winner of the election. However, there seems to be a pretty big consensus in u. S. Media that joe biden is the winner. The election took place on november 3rd, but yet still there is controversy in the United States surrounding that election. There are legal challenges that remain. There are allegations of fraud being raised by Rudy Giuliani and members of trumps team. So at this point, that controversy surrounding the u. S. President ial election has not ended, commentator David Lindorff thinks the claims made by the detroit election. Officials are without merit. This is all about not winning the election. Its about stirring up the base for the election in georgia. Run up for 2 senators. The whole thing has become a big joke. Its just that trumps hard core supporters believe it. And the reason hes doing it is because he thinks thats going to boost his votes for the senate race in georgia. This is all a lot of noise. Thats going to result surely. Soon, detritus 85 percent black and they were willing to say ok, well, well just recheck the detroit city limits, but the rest of the county will approve the rest of the county slate. I mean, it was such a blatant racist decision they made. They cant take that their vote because once its like, you know, the decision was made mike pump a 0 has reiterated the u. S. A view that the occupied Golan Heights are part of israel. The us secretary of state visited the area on thursday. Israel captured the Golan Heights from syria during the 19 167. 00 war, and later annexed the territory. And last year, the trumpet ministration recognised it as part of israel making the us the only country to do so. That move along with the recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital was all part of the trump peace plan for the region nicknamed the deal of the century. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu had some warm words for the u. S. Leader. Thanks to president broke the rules written those drills were his rules. Thanks to president from 2000 students whose lives were the truth room from a student wants to present the United States recognizes this room. So were going to thanks to president trump, whos ruled 40 3. Next to the president , thanks to those of his rulers, deeply grateful for secretary powell also infuriated palestinians by paying a visit to jewish settlements in the disputed west bank. And announcing a u. S. Initiative to counter the pro palestinian boycott. Divestment sanctions movement accusing it of antisemitism protests. Quickly turned violent as rioters hurled rocks at israeli soldiers. He spoke with 2 Foreign Affairs analysts about pump as a visit and how the trumpet ministrations, policies have reshaped the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Some talk about diplomacy and peace. What does it mean for an entire nation of people, Palestinian People who have been dislocated now for a century plus. This is horrible for so many millions of house sitting sam and would pump a 0 is doing is giving the green light in the next few weeks for. d the hard writing israel to continue to trample over palestinian selfdetermination and 16 she knew to gobble up historical Palestinian Land in gaza in the west bank. And now these incursions into syria instead of go on heights, i mean, israels functions as a massive u. S. War base in the middle east, seemingly do whatever they want without any consequences. Its an unprecedented move for any, you know, a high ranking american official on the level of secretary and certainly secretary of state which is the highest in america to come and visit, you know, a community, a settlement in the Golan Heights. So you know, it is, it is amazing. It is an amazing achievement for, for israel, the campaign for 2024 is already starting because what theyre doing here 1st of all trump shows that hes not giving up the fight. He may, you know, have to concede the election or realize that on january 20th hes going to leave the presidency. But hes not giving up the fight and he keeps working for israel in the middle east, even in this lame duck period where hes not where hes on his way out. And what he does is he sets the stage. So once President Biden comes in in january, he either has to reverse these things, or he keeps up still to come this hour, refugees who fled the karbala conflict zone are now heading back home after a russian brokered truce. That story much more after a short break. This is party join me every day on the alex salmond shill. And ill be speaking to a guest of the world of politics. Im sure. Ill see you then. Well welcome back to the International Police have detained at least 20 protesters in the armenian capital, in an ongoing wave of unrest over a Peace Agreement with azerbaijan. Demonstrators formed a human chain blocking several roads in the center of your van, and calling on Prime Minister nicole to resign. Police moved in to break up the line and traffic is now moving again. This follows a week of protests across our media over the truce signed last tuesday. That deal was brokered by russia to end 7 weeks of a deadly fighting in the disputed region. Many armenians see the treaty as a capitulation, as it allows about john to hold on to its military gains, including the city of shushi. Armenia will also have to hand over 3 other districts to baku. Meanwhile, refugees are returning to. And russian peacekeepers are securing the key highway, connecting the area with armenia, have tested the route himself and brings us this report. One of the things compounding the humanitarian disaster here is the shia ruggedness of these mountainous country for the 10s of thousands of people who fled the fighting for them to return home. They need a safe route, but because of the fighting various segments of the routes to get about under the control of different sides. What the Russian Peacekeeping mission has been able to do is to make the achaeans key, corridor safe for all these refugees to return. So we went for a very literal test drive to see if its true. Fresh and peacekeepers really had convinced. Is it about john to let mean refugees written it turned out to be a very cautious dr. The other problem, of course, is the weather. These late in the year in november, december, it gets increasingly cold, increasingly wet and visibility is down to what . 20 reasons. At this point, the roads are treacherous. If youre a refugee though it isnt the fault youre afraid of. Neither is it the bad roads, the end exploded munitions or the bodies of the dead. Its there leaving that scale you just over a week ago this was a fiercely contested front blood. It still is a frontline in the room no longer contest that the next 19 kilometers off to the sun. Held by is headed by a judge through russian mediation. The sides have agreed to let all traffic through unmolested, meenie and its headed by john the military vehicles, civilians, or refugees at 1st few willing to trust the other side. We heard that there were azerbaijanis about ambushes here. I didnt know if it was true or not, but now i know everything is fine here. When am i afraid . Of course im not afraid is what is there to fear when youre driving under a russian flag . The situation is that booth side. Its who were at war just over a week ago, have to share the same stretch of road. And its up to russian peacekeepers who patrol the road and who is stationed at various points to prevent the 2 sides from taking revenge on civilians or harassing them. It took a lot of work, but russian peacekeepers were successful. New weapons are allowed not even for as they did by johnny. I mean the troops, everyone searched every vehicle, inspected every weapon, confiscated. Here we filmed a small as it is by johnny military convoy pass immediately after cars carrying armenian refugees, which by itself was unimaginable. 2 weeks ago. I havent been home in 15 days. Were going back. No, thank you. Everything is going fine. Thank you. But everything changes, if you would have believed russian peacekeepers and i did it by jonny outposts, would be situated metres apart. Or that by johnny troops would be barbecuing food. And setting the table as armenian refugees returned to carry the signal that we have had no difficulty with the neighboring outpost. We have very good relations if they need something, we help them. And if we need something, they help us. Everyones playing by the rules. The ceasefire stands and thousands of people are returning to their homes. Their previous lives more, i guess the of Ethnic Armenians torched their houses and destroyed buildings in a garden, a car back in an area that is about to be handed over to azerbaijan. Under the terms of the cease fire, residents of several villages were given 24 hours to pack their belongings and to leave their homes after local authorities informed them that they had to go. Some of them hurried back home from armenians, capital yerevan, where they had been waiting out of the ward to pick up some of their belongings and then torched the rest. Oh god, no one can help me. What shall i do . Where shall i go . Im in such a situation. What shall i do . The u. N. Refugee agency is a warning of a full scale humanitarian catastrophe in ethiopia. More than 27000, people have fled to neighboring countries from civil war in the north. If europe, his government is battling the great Peoples Liberation front, after accusing it of attacking a military base authorities, then launched a military offensive calling the alleged assault, an act of treason. Itd be good as women express how many years ive been left. Everything can pat working with just our clothes and bags, you know, i was severely beaten and tortured and we were detained for 3 days. We near death from hunger and thirst before they released us. Children, adults, and pregnant women had been shot and thrown into the streets and bitter was 6. After they took control of, they stole all homes. The humanitarian situation on the border between ethiopia and sudan is quickly evolving and its extremely urgent. In the matter of a week, the u. N. H. C. R. Has already recorded more than 30000 refugees who have crossed from ethiopia into sudan. We lost everything our belongings, our livestock, everything. I do not know anything about my children. What does the world not see us now . Where will we go . When we just die, we barely escaped with our lives away. Whoever did not flee will die. It all started with a trickle of the 9th of november 100 or 150 and the secondly on 10th of november, overly see 6800 utopian refugees in just one day. We as units of the human intelligence are helping this and of these are told to used to rush supplies and help these desperate refugees. The situation is really overwhelming. They can attack again, campus, and many of these refugees are coming with nothing. They just fled, saving their lives. They need all the egypt things you need for us. We need to give didnt want to have food, and shelter, and stabilize their condition. The numbers are so huge that its really, really challenging to reach everyone. This is really more corner of sudan is trying to build shelters, trying to install health and hygiene installations because were also dealing with the kuwait pent demick as well. So these desperate refugees need everything and the field is, if this fighting goes on, there could be times more on the run. And that does it for me this hour be back in about, lets say 33 minutes with another full and fresh look at your news. This is, our team was always on the bull, but the most national big city, bright lights. You jump, but you know, jeans and mini dangerous to play with atlanta. And its also a city where up 2300000 crimes are committed every day for the last one. But if you look at your most, its filled to the reserve least one Police Officer think every 200 residents in russias capital lost on the english. I think they have a right to me, that i will not go with the wind up toy or sing along with them to most welcome to maximize their financial survival guide, looking forward to your pension account yonks. This is what happens to pensions in britain, delicacy, you watch kaiser report and welcome to the alex salmond shoe with president troubles legal challenges falling like 9 pins. It seems that the new team of joe biden and come the hardest can set up by measuring the curtains in the oval office. However, the rival top must stay on top. My score demonstrations of the last few days, reflect the polarization of the american political system. There is 0 to the president ial poll, raises fresh questions for america. Will the new administration bind up the winds of the nation or will deadlock in the senate reflect more bitter divisions to come . As President Biden uptons ishall figure for the democrats and to all the dollar will be hitting the fairways or the campaign trail for 2024. 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