Facility as secretary of state rams home his support for ongoing mass protests. And broadcasting live from studios in moscow recapping the weeks top stories with our Weekly Program this is R T International art made it weeks of deadly violence in bolivia lawmakers have moved to hold a fresh president ial election but have barred ousted from standing his supporters have caused widespread disruption with protests in the capital and other major cities and recently took 8 soldiers hostage as well. I. Later said that 7 of the men were released but there is still no information on the remaining officer who was forced to resign after a wave of protests following octobers election and made allegations of fraud but it is his loyalist supporters largely among indigenous groups who are behind the current unrest during which more than 30 people have died and a selfproclaimed interim president jeanine onions has herself sparked controversy by giving police deal with protesters immunity from prosecution if morales who is currently in mexico after being granted asylum spoke exclusively to our about what is happening in his country. I learned in my life that you never choose a position it finds you this applies from the position of trade union had right up to the post of presidency in the there is an official report confirming i won the 1st round this is a very extensive report you can check it and any time you can see the Election Results but there is an important point to be made there was an agreement that the organization of american states was supposed to publish the official report last wednesday around 2 pm that was the arrangement but unexpectedly on sunday morning they called us and informed us that the preliminary report was ready we requested this report and there was complete confusion one part of it said that i won and that carlos massa came 2nd but this did not prove that i won the election in the 1st round i ordered that i be put in touch with lewis and that i was not connected the report was published on sunday morning i spoke with a representative of the organization of american states and told him. If you do not double check your report it will cause unrest and believe me and there will be victims by publishing its report their organization of american states actually supported the kook who is in charge of everything now people from the us and whore here to talk with all got a follower of the bouncer who for 7 years will believe you as a dictator i was called and tory tarion ruler a dictator but this is not so these are real dictators on the other hand new generations will now understand what a real dictatorship is. I would say that some of the groups in whose hands are going to make power is concentrated in not forgive us for creating social movements especially the indigenous populations movement which has changed a major of our beautiful country they also cannot forgive us for nationalizing our Natural Resources and Strategic Companies which has improved believe his Economic System upon the successful creation of a developed lithium industry ask mr alberto and i plan to set lithium prices on the world market i realized that some industrialized countries are afraid to compete 1st in the field of Technological Development and 2nd they do not want other countries to follow the example of our economic model which is based on socialism. This is a colossal struggle im convinced of it i had faith in the armed forces because i thought that in the military there are patriots and imperialists however certain generals on the center of the highest gear they surprise me i could not believe it when i had a wonderful relationship with all the military leaders of course there are good soldiers and military leaders but when it comes to the class struggles with some forget about their ideological stance and their patriotism consequently their interests are affected they lost part of their power and cannot forgive us for this has nothing to do with being indigenous or not. R. T. America news anchor record sanchez discussed the situation in bolivia with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist chris hedges who says the u. S. Has a hand in the crisis. This is the revolving or story of latin america that as soon as a populist figure like evo morales appears the knives come out on the part of the empire and on the part of those corporations that hold especially the Natural Resources in a place like bolivia hostage theres been a constant conflict between. These corporations and evo morales let me stop you there because you just said something thats very interesting there may be a reason for the United States government the government of chris hedges and rick sanchez for the country where we live to do things from time to time in other places right but it seems like what you just described is something where no one asked chris no one asked rick no one talked to our media no one talked to our congress it just happens out of thin air we go and destabilize the government doesnt that seem crazy yeah but thats you know decades of practice of the you know the socalled invisible state was the but its how the cia operates they operate you know completely in the shadows and they operate on the be hast of the business interests i mean united fruit didnt want arbenz around before they got rid of them so on and on and on this goes back decades and decades and decades it of its about the maintenance of empire and thats what were seeing in bolivia where i lived in bolivia the spanish in bolivia this is the powder and now they found lithium it believed well they had apparently and that is a huge it is the oil of the future and guess who wanted to control it and guess who they didnt want to control it even more out exactly evo morales said even though he brought poverty down in a country where no one else that i do this in was we want to control the lithium and the multinational corporations they they set the machine in motion. On tuesday swedish prosecutors dropped to the 2010 rape investigation against wiki leaks founder Julian Assange citing a lack of evidence the case was shelved 2 years ago but was reopened after songe was forcibly dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in london in april that came about after the country terminated his 7 year asylum there the song is currently being held in belmarsh prison in the british capital where he is serving a 15 week sentence for breaching his bail conditions in 2012 separately the australian is fighting a u. S. Extradition request over wiki leaks publishing of classified information on american political and military dealings reporting forces r t i said. For 9 years judy the thoughts of feith an uncertain future in the u. K. It all started with a sex crime charges in sweden that could have seen the wiki leaks cofounder being extradited back to the scandinavian country he himself he would then be handed over to the u. S. For releasing classified information but sweden has now dropped the right case against the saw and after dinner issue investigation and investigative steps taken over the summer india is now clear that the oral statement testimony and support given by the injured party has weakened therefore i have come to the conclusion that i dish no interviews with Julian Assange would not all interrogate evidence cherry basis in a decisive manner as such i have decided not to hold an interview with him up until now sweden could have still off of the extradition now the no longer a threat that ironically means other than the impending hearing theres nothing standing in the way of mr thaw and extradition to the u. S. That is now focused on the threat mr science has been warning about for years the belligerent prosecution of the United States and the threat it poses to the 1st amendment the swedish sex crime allegations led to the Ecuadorian Embassy in august 2012 from where he was basically dragged out of april this year hes currently in prison now swedish charges have been brought all the time sometimes his extradition trial scheduled for february next year but some are concerned about whether hell get a fair hearing i think its absolutely fair to say that politics now is coming to. An extradition proceeding it was not designed to be a political or say that politics absolutely positively should not come into play this should be treated as any other. Perceiving where the u. S. Are seeking to have someone extradited from u. K. To the us or u. K. Shaking down of one extradited from the u. S. Back to you. But i think its cruel ish for one to assume that politics will not come into play in this particular matter and if he is eventually sent to the u. S. He may not ever that leave with a potential of 175 year sentence if hes found guilty of the 18 counts the u. S. Has charged him with. Im. But i think. The pursuit of duty in the silence is that the fear is about how whistleblowers are treated by washington although not every whistleblower is treated the same not if theyre protected by the cia whistleblowers should be protected protecting whistleblowers who see wrongdoing of any kind and that government is essential is basically on the verge of not only revealing the identity or getting somebody else to reveal the identity of the whistleblower but also bringing harm to that person everythings politically motivated that of the trumpet ministration as absolutely no credibility and no principles whatsoever when it comes to these things. Whistleblowers should be protected whistleblowers should be lauded their heroes whistleblowers do this sort of thing not for personal gain not for their ego they do it for the public good and its proof to me that donald trump doesnt care about the public good he cares about himself and no without free will leaks a supporter and british rock musician roger waters told r. T. The whole extradition case has nothing to do with the legal process. Somebody banged up in belmarsh for 23 hours out of every 24 being slowly murdered by the state because he told uncomfortable truths about this for me to buy a nice safe from america. Surely purely political this is a political prisoner hes being hung out to dry as a warning to others others who might decide that they might be journalists that they might fulfill that function is this boy informing the public and the electorate of what goes on quickly in their name so this business to becks tradition has nothing to do with the legal process. More of the leaks a big story is ahead including the u. S. Canceling a key element of the dwindling a ride that nuclear deal as the country wrestles with fuel price protests spurred by already punishing sanctions from our international. So i do object now you know and i will continue objecting to people. Who never won a green power and their position between must not become a nato member under any circumstances our reason is clear nato bombed people because. It bombed us using depleted uranium munitions. And that still is killing our children today. And if we decided to become a nato member commutativity we would give it a moral right to believe that he did the right thing and this way we would betray the memory of those who died as a result of the bombing operation it was called the angel of mercy can you imagine that. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. Back this is the weekly on R T International now the u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei announced on monday that washington will end the sanctions waivers on irans forto Nuclear Facility a key component of the landmark atomic deal it comes after tehran said it had resumed the process of uranium enrichment at the plant also reiterated his support for the ongoing protests in iran which the country has slammed as hypocritical. Iranian people enjoy a Better Future when their government begins to respect basic human rights abandon its revolutionary. Posture and its destabilizing Foreign Policy in the region and behave simply like a normal nation. If you strange. This officials who committed the greatest crimes by imposing much pressure on the tougher sanctions on iran. That they support these protests expect anything else from mr discreet and he defends the fresher regime and position of sanctions on iran. Well. After a surprise 50 percent hike in fuel prices earlier this month the iranian government said their revenue would be used to help the less well off but anger boiled over in at least a dozen cities with buildings vandalized and pictures of irans Supreme Leader burned he described the writing as sabotage the protestors. The trumpet ministration seems jubilant about the recent protests in iran. The people of iran almost a year and a half of the United States is with you now the protests are being driven by the Economic Situation g. D. P. Growth projections are down by 9. 5 Percent Inflation is it 40 percent and unemployment is at 16 percent and rising but it was a 15 percent increase in the price of fuel that sparked the recent turmoil. Now an economic squeeze like that is bound to get people upset but why is iran in such poor shape well donald trump has a lot to do with it in 2015 the International Community agreed to lift a decades old sanctions in response to an agreement that was reached about irans Peaceful NuclearEnergy Program but then along came donald trump he decided to pull out of the Nuclear Agreement he says that iran broke the spirit of the deal however International Observers say that iran fully come. Why i was over today i can state that iran is implementing its. Commitments after pulling out of the deal the troubled ministration began imposing sanctions on iran intended to wreck their economy accusing iran of quote destabilizing activities around the region the usa even threatened to impose sanctions on other countries that dared to buy iranian oil anyone doing business with iran will not be doing business with the United States im asking for world peace nothing less. Weare ready to impose sanctions on any activity subject theres directions after the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2015 iran was exporting roughly 2500000. 00 barrels of oil per day now that number is down to roughly 200000 in a country where the economy is centered around state run oil exports thats a pretty big financial loss and it has been detrimental cuts in fuel subsidies and other benefits for the population had to be made so i dont know top arena fishers have sat down and made a decision for the country based on expert assessments and this decision must be executed. But according to donald trump working to economically ruin iran makes him the best friend of the iranian people nothing says i love you like bleeding someone dry as cool nations to support irans people as they struggle to reclaim. Their religious and rights is. Today i want to deliver a message to the long suffering people of iran. The people of america stand with you will be arrayed in people return to the nations proud roots as a center of civilization culture and wealth where their people can be happy and prosperous once again the United States throughout the history has always been against which the United States was a country together with britain instigated in 1000. 00. Democratically elected mohamed right now its no different i mean the United States has imposed very severe sanctions on iran which is 1st a lot of ordinary so coming out and saying that they support these people is hypocritical. Yet another week of the trump impeachment saga and it started with an embarrassing incident during a t. V. Interview with a democratic lawmaker which instantly went viral and in its own bizarre way it highlighted the divisions in american politics with her own very unique commentary here sounds good taylor. More so than at the washington is thick with intrigue contriver see the public hearings in the latest trump impeachment saga into their 2nd week and Everyone Wants to know has he done it will this be the straw that finally breaks the camels back the president used taxpayer dollars to ask the ukrainians to help with an election that cant be right guys i think weve got the wrong sound bite in the. What really ok no apparently that is right. Fought gate is on everyones lips democratic representative eric was weighing in on the ongoing impeachment hearings when he dropped dropped an explosive bomb on m s n b c youd think though that while one world human stuff happens move on and 2 the president of the United States of america could possibly be impeached potentially just the thought in the countrys history but no the scandal over that quick moment is refusing really. To blow over and Mainstream Media is leading the charge trying to get to the bottom of it im really sorry about the but i have to ask if this was you or someone in the studio it was not me and i didnt hear it when i was speaking you look like you heard it and. I didnt did not hear it even politicians have jumped on to the bandwagon keen to show off the shop wit. Cutely when i didnt. If you meant. Cruz made a rookie error and forgot that he too had been involved in the story that also rippled far and wide to show you senator and thank you for keeping it clean you know without tracing out more so lets see what all the conspiracy theories on the table are the program on which i happened hardball tried to cover up its tracks and said it was just the presenter scraping his mug across the table to which swore while took a leaf out of trumps book and breathed a sigh of relief but lets test that one out neil over to you. Not sure so maybe another one the cameraman was to blame they were ways think theyre safe just because theyre in the shot but guys is that even possible you know. Neither of the theories held u