A strike on the Saudi Oil Facility as threats and accusations fog a war of words with iran. Youre watching all seen International Im words on a lot welcome to the program. The clashes have erupted again weekend protests in paris demonstrators gathered to vent their anger over poor Living Conditions but also this time Climate Change as well 152 people have been detained shola dubinsky reports from the scene. Several clashes taking place across paris were here on the show in silesia where act 45 has taken place or you just get a sense of behind me there is a huge amount of anger here and thats because the police have cordoned an area with the people inside it which they are not letting out and as you can see some of the people on the outside protesters are calling for the liberty of these people being cordoned in this section cordoned for no reason we were actually in there ourselves we were allowed out because were members of the press but all the police did is decided to bring people up the street bring people down the street and hold them together this is no coup was in a sense of tension he might feel see this one man hes arguing with the Police People have been saying you know given their liberty this is a against a Constitutional Rights to be held like this for no reason and weve also seen tear gas used here on the shows a lazy again used on people who didnt appear to be doing anything to warrant the use of that type of force there is a huge mobilization of Police Across paris today more than 7000 officers that is equivalent to what we saw on may the 1st when they were food 100000 protesters out on the streets its not clear how many are out on the streets today but what i can tell you is all around me there is this palpable anger and this is just one spot in paris where people are gathered just moved by had never seen such strong suppression i just counted 35. 00 motorcycles that is 35. 00 Police Motorcycles that is a total of 70 Police Officers on motorbikes will kill you does that there were calls not to why yet so as not to become a target of Law Enforcement but besides this i realize that many participants in the movement dont want to have us in regardless of these calls invest were more noticeable which means they easily dispatch they attack us and so we dissolved in the crowd and in fact was so branded that by taking off. You know past we again become ordinary citizens just angry citizens but we can see that the police are clearly trying to crack down on any violence they have being what we call cackling people into certain areas and not allowing them to go out and then tear gassing them in those areas for what seems like no reason you can see that the firefight is just behind me putting out some of those full is that have been burned by some of the protesters and if we just sort of turn around and look you start to see just how many people in this area many protesters just being pushed to these extremes and away from the areas where they were called in didnt by the Police Tear Gas has been raining down on us since we arrived at this part of paris but although this is where the main action is taking place there have also been at the skirmishes in other parts of the city across the day and the same can be said in other cities across france as well it just seems as if this movement the l a best movement which many people thought could be dying down over the summer looks like its been ignited one small does that mean that were going to see tens of thousands of people on the streets once again thats certainly what the authorities fear and thats why they wanted to have this massive crackdown today 45 weeks of yellow vest protests 45 days of saturday protests and its still here almost a year on people still angry with the current state of france. And the protest mood seems to be taking hold elsewhere in the world coming up later in the program hong kong is again in the grip of on the right with anti beijing activists appealing to the west and those supporting charge that leaking the identity of master demonstrates is. That other Headline News top traders for americas largest bank j. P. Morgan chase found themselves at the center of a Justice Department investigation theyre accused of manipulating the price of Precious Metals over the course of 8 years aunties caleb moore but looks at how they managed to stay under the radar for so long. When it comes to wall street hollywood doesnt exactly sprinkle stardust while portraying bankers thanks god greedy. We profit off their stupidity you want to bet against the banks that think were either high or having a stroke. Name again move the money from your clients pocket and you call that if you can make clients money at the same time its advantageous to everyone correct. But it turns out that that Silver Screen image isnt that far from the truth 3 top executives at j. P. Morgan have found themselves in court the defendants and of those allegedly gauged in a massive multiyear scheme to manipulate the market for Precious Metals futures contracts and defraud Market Participants now one of the laws invoked by the federal prosecutors is the rico act this is a law designed to take down criminal syndicates like the mafia. So what exactly did these j. P. Morgan guys do well according to the indictment federal prosecutors say they used any illegal method called spoofing to mess with the price of silver well lets say that you flood the market with orders for silver this creates the impression that the demand is higher and you cancel all of those orders now this is illegal because it essentially makes the price of yoyo in an illegitimate synthetic way not according to the Natural Cycles of the market it is illegal to do this just once but apparently these j. P. Morgan guys were doing it for an entire decade now its worth mentioning that at this point j. P. Morgan owns roughly 50 percent. The worlds silver so messing with the price of it certainly had big implications for them now this scheme that the federal prosecutors have apparently just uncovered has been somewhat of an open secret for years heres our tease max kaiser describing it almost a decade ago on this channel they have sold shell silver contracts that dont exist theyre engaged in naked short selling this is a form of counterfeiting well heres a modern day max telling us exactly how they got away with it for so long well eric holder who was the attorney general under obama when this 1st came to light said that market manipulation and fraud were important for the American Economy and that he is the attorney general could not prosecute and that too big to jail was a part of the part of the legal landscape of america now and so bankers were given a green light to commit massive fraud so that was the message from the department of justice under eric holder was committed all the fraud to me as long as we support the u. S. Dollar if you need to manipulate markets and break laws then were going to look the other way because the just a part of believes that the fraud in the markets is somehow sacrosanct with the american way they they equate American Islamic capitalism with fraud that thanks to eric holder of barack obama and now donald trump this is the American Economy weve been reporting for he hears as you know. These indictments always curious to see if anything comes out of it so far nobody has really paid a price for committing massive fraud. Saudi arabia has vowed to retaliate against the bombing of its Oil Refineries last weekend the saudi probe into the incident is still ongoing but the kingdom has already blamed iran which denies any involvement and thats led to a furious war of words. From the cover be assured were certain the tax didnt come from yemen but from the north the attacks were undertaken with iranian weapons and for this reason we hold iran accountable for this model release. Any country wants to attack iran that will seize territory turn into the conflicts main battlefield will never let any war be dragged into iran we will continue until the end we will continue until the full destruction of any aggressor and we will leave no safe place for enemies the u. S. Meanwhile is sending extra troops and air Defense Systems to saudi arabia and the u. A. E. According to the pentagon the move is a response to rein in aggression early and my colleague jacqueline booga talked arties Saskia Taylor about this development. The pentagon announced on friday that it will be sending additional troops what it calls a moderate number which is yet to be disclosed and minute should quit both to saudi arabia and the u. A. E. Primarily it says for defensive purposes now the u. S. Claims that this was the request of local authorities to iran allegedly conducted a drone attack on 2 state run all over findings and a Major Oil Field in saudi arabia just last week as the president has made clear the United States does not seek conflict with iran that said we have many other military options available should they be necessary it would be rosen with thousands of troops struggling hundreds of troops so does the secretary. Do you think this is going to be enough we think for now that would be sufficient but that doesnt mean there could be additional deployments as needed based on the changing situation and surprisingly there have been accusations about but what concrete facts do we know about those attacks well whats important to note is that the u. S. Has yet to provide any concrete evidence that iran is behind the attack despite conducting various investigations in fact the rebels in yemen has already claimed responsibility which is something that the u. S. A sort of tunning a bit of a blind eye to at the moment but heres what are some mixed messages because also on friday the saudi forces retaliated by you want to a series of strikes near the yemeni port city of data by their own admission to stop rebels from conducting air assaults on shipping vessels in the red sea and this seems a bit contradictory because as the Iranian Foreign minister says the strikes seemingly seem to suggest that sowed you of saudi arabia saying yes this is the rebels are behind attacking Oil Facilities and so were not going to punish them on prevent them from doing anything similar in the future. Since the saudi regime has blamed iran the basis is that is for the attacks on its own facilities curious that they retaliated against her data in yemen today breaking a u. N. Cease fire it is clear that even the saudis themselves dont believe the fiction of iranian involvement tehran claims that its ready for any scenario and that whichever country decides to potentially attack iran will become the site of a major battlefield so we have the u. S. Sending these troops but thats not the only pressure theyve decided to put on the iranians tell us more about that well no as is often the case as strikes and Troop Deployment havent been the only reaction this has been a sort of multipronged attack so washington has also decided to continue economically strangling iran by announcing a new a severe round of sanctions this time both on the central bank run and the National Development fund these are the highest sanctions ever imposed on a country weve never done it to this level. Its too bad whats happening with iran its going to hell because sanctioning Irans Central Bank reveals more than anything the us is desperation the americans have imposed all types of sanctions they can on iran now what theyre doing is imposing sanctions on the central bank which was sanctioned before under different pretext their action is certainly hazardous and unacceptable and it is also a violation of international law. Definitely a tense and quite fast unfolding situation and certainly an indication that unfortunately the standoff between tehran and washington doesnt look like its going to ease up anytime soon. Hong kong police are trying to break up antigovernment protesters after several 1000 gathered for the 16th consecutive weekend of demonstrations. I. Have already used control weapons and pepper spray against the demonstrators who have been blocking streets with barricades burning flags and destroying property nearby subway stations have been closed and earlier pro trying to supporters who down messages and david is put on a special rule beijing activist the rival sides have lately adopted new tactics to get their way as dan hawkins explains. For months hong kong has been embroiled in massive protests each passing week has seen mistrust confrontation and violence on the 2 sides of the barricades escalate so many on the streets this has become a war of attrition with an implacable enemy both sides pick new tactics to get one over their opponents in an apparent deadlock. Many protesters feel this conflict is unwinnable wars are a powerful ally and western political intervention to tip the scales in their favor peace. And your health are paddling. Upon. By potentially passing this act the u. S. Risks the revocation of Hong Kong Special status crushing the regions economy but this seems a secondary concern when there are bigger battles to fight. While pitched battles are fought in the streets conflict has also spilled over online docs in the intentional spreading of private details in order to harass intimidate or coerce is the new favorite weapon and both sides are guilty its a tactic thats illegal yet hundreds of complaints have been emerging over the last few months many incidents of targeted pro opposition journalists Chinese State media have condoned revealing identities of protesters and on the opposite side about 40 percent of such cases have targeted Police Officers or their families government officials and other citizens a large number of our officers and their families have the impression that data unlawfully collected at least some practice norms and passing personal data including id card numbers birth date telephone numbers and dress and photos such data was this close on social media without the consent of our colleagues. That now seems inevitable recent polls show that 90 percent of demonstrators now agree that radical tactics are needed to get their way a sign that a political ceasefire is nowhere in sight the protesters got what they wanted all those months ago but withdrawal of the widely criticized extradition bill but thats no longer enough an inquiry into Police Brutality fundamental political reforms resignations the list of demands grows longer the hong kong chief executive carrier has offered dialogue. We are holding the 1st session next week and this is an open dialogue platform we will invite people from all walks of life to come to express their views to us this is because of our conviction that common occasion is far better than confrontation but when both sides seem more focused on fighting their perceived enemy than seeking a way forward kerry has a mountain to climb the violence is always initiated at this level of coverage play the western media or so surprising british or north american borders are always there but were always begins charging it was straight thats what they are they were there or usually girl who were. These guys who are. Actually. The peaceful citizens and the law and force him to. Be sure its all the rage people are oh the racial tension high also which is a recent visit but theyd prefer to do all this while the creation of beijing is going to grow. Its going to be used to gaze immediately what it was to. Our correspondent travels to pakistan where locals avoid by writing taxes amid fears of political unrest i report coming up after this short break. Join me every thursday on the alex simon show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics or business im showbusiness ill see you then. Towards. To do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race. And spearing Dramatic Development only. Exists i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. Tensions between the masses and classes have existed ever since modern states came into being but often serve as a driver of political change with Russian Civil Society growing larger and louder against the excesses of the government leaks what does the future of the political system look like. Welcome back with pakistan planning its budget for next year many locals award by rising taxes amid fears of political unrest thats what our correspondent closely a found during a trip to islamabad. This is one of pakistans busiest markets where shop owners are the 1st to feel the brunt of the governments efforts to introduce tax reform and the economic measures to try and address the failing economy that people here are angry the thing is that many of the shops here are not legally way just to and so the requirement that they do so and also pay taxes to put it mildly is not being welcomed by everyone yes we are facing difficulties on inflation on the rates of poverty are high still we hope things will get better its on the pakistani economy is facing one of its worst crises ever the population here numbers some 208000000 but hes growing by nearly no surprise then that the government has been forced to come up with out of the Box SolutionsEconomic Situation is quite bleak in pockets. 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