Court he did not express any regrets and indeed justified his actions based upon his particular extremist interpretation of the traditions say. Hello youre watching r. T. International im arizona lot where to thank you for joining us. Now there has been strong reaction from. The latest u. S. Sanctions targeting nordstrom to the russian gas pipeline to europe that is almost complete. Were looking very closely at the u. S. Crossing a crucial age of Foreign Policy as it starts imposing sanctions which russia has already become accustomed to against its own allies we can see the intention to make europe by american liquefied gas and thus to slow the development of the continents economy to undermine its capability of competing with the u. S. In the Global Markets washington has decided that even the closest nato allies dont deserve mercy if the u. S. Geo political and commercial ambitions are at stake. The German Government has regretfully taken into account that sanctions against north stream to turks stream initiated by the us congress they affect german and European Companies and are tantamount to interference in our Domestic Affairs or we requested comment from nordstrom spokesperson new dollars completing the project is essential for european supply security adding the work will be finished as soon as possible the e. U. Also slammed washingtons punitive measures saying it objects to any penalties against European Companies that are conducting Legal Business and it comes as the main swiss contractor of nordstrom to pulls out over washingtons tough penalties earlier Saskia Taylor told my colleague andrew far more on this story. The trumpet ministration sanctions have become a Political Tool of choice and often simply. Automatic reaction to anything that the president takes issue with in this case is apparently no different because President Trump has officially signed a bill which will require him to impose sanctions on any Foreign Companies and individuals which are involved in the building of nordstrom to no money of course no no 2. 00 is a huge 11000000000. 00 pipeline over 1000 kilometers long running from russia to germany and essentially its going to flood the european continent with russian gas at a faster and cheaper rate than anything else currently available on the market since the very beginning washington has had a bit of a problem with the project germany is really drove out of russia because they were getting from 60 to 70 percent of their energy from russia and the new part we dont want your Energy Supplies to. The United States commends all our European Partners used to going to strong stand against north stream 2. And we demand others to do the same many see this bill as a last ditch attempt by the u. S. To stop trying to end its trucks the pipeline was originally due to be completed by mid 2020 but it seems theyre ahead of schedule that in 2 weeks out from it being done in fact there are any around 60 to 70 kilometers left of the pipeline to lay now one of the Many Companies which will be affected by this bill is the swiss can i say should. And theyve been providing vessels for the construction a couple of days ago they in fact received a very aggressive left a from the republican senator ted cruz which can only be described really as a letter of blackmail he gave them an ultimatum either you stop participating in this project or were going to freeze all your assets in the u. S. And were going to. All of your employees from coming into the u. S. So unfortunately they count out and and have stopped all the operations america has made it clear is concerned it says about europes energy secure. Its a bit of a. Wildcard pipelines between russia and europe run through several European Countries such as poland but to russia ukraine. This means that of course they get a very hefty transit fee for allowing these pipelines through in contrast to the baltic sea meaning that these countries will be bypassed washington maintains that this is unfair and specifically with regards to ukraine says that its somehow politically motivated by whats very important to note here is that just a few hours before the bill was signed into effect russia and ukraine decided that they would likely by the end of 29000. 00 sign a new 5 Year Agreement on russian transit gas value crane to europe so that completely undermines what washington saying that somehow russia is trying to cut ukraine out of a deal and its led many to suspect that really what washington is up to is is trying to eliminate fact competition and its dominance in the Energy Markets especially considering the bill also impose sanctions on another russian pipeline which is tug stream which runs through the black sea to tuckey so its quite a patent being established to your so american who you see exporting its own gas to europe as a result in europes reaction to all of this the e. U. And u. S. Standpoint on this issue couldnt be more different European Countries call this an economic project that benefits everyone involved russia agrees germany and particular has consistently said that european and that you policy is europes business and its also a us to stop meddling so its probably on surprising that these latest sanctions were not welcomed germanys doing. Things the u. S. Sanctions have done some serious damage to relations between them and washington. This project is so close to completion and its so crucial to the German Economy. That there will be a way and we will find a way to complete this project but of course the damage to the german American Relations is done and. The idea that america is consciously imposing extra charity extraterritorial sanctions to the German Economy or to hurt the german consumers is now firmly implanted into germanys minds from the left to the right that is absolutely outraged by the actions of the Us Government because in germany frankly some parts of the governing party are very close to the u. S. Government but they are by this decision because they know the importance of russian gas supply to the entire germany on. Americas spy agencies are permitted to gather information on citizens without a warrant in certain situations the u. S. Court of appeal has ruled this can happen if a nonnational who is legitimately being monitored abroad makes contact with an american the case was brought by an american citizen arrested in 2011 he had paid to guilty to attempting to give Material Support to terrorist organization however he questioned whether it was legal for the n. S. A. To collect information on him without a warrant form an intelligence official and whistle blower William Binney told us the ruling does not reveal anything new. It doesnt make no difference at all it was all under executive order 12. 00 triple 3 section 23. 00 c. Which they used thats been signed into into effect since the reagan years the reagan presidency so theyve been using that as in the as a way and also the use the excuse that they are unable to separate that data and thats a bright line to so theyve been lying to the courts all along and they have the capability to sort that stuff out its just that they dont want to because that gives them power over everyone the ability to look into all the political opponents like they did the president from. All the n. S. A. s illegal mass phone and internet surveillance of its own citizens was revealed back in 2013 by Edward Snowden form a contract at the agency hes wanted in the us and making classified information that weve gone to the file of by russia. Alphabet soup of Government Agencies was it carrying out all kinds of wild spying and violations of privacy it was all pretty clearly a violation of the Us Constitution or that meant it offers protection from unreasonable search and seizure however at the time the n. S. A. Tried to fight back pretty hard does the n. S. A. Collect any type of data. On millions or hundreds of millions of americans. No sir. It does not. Not wittingly 7 years on u. S. Federal courts have ruled that Edward Snowden the whistleblower who really feel this apparatus of surveillance wont be able to make any money from the book that he just published the ruling argues that Edward Snowden violated his contract with the cia and the n. S. A. Because he didnt submit his book for prepublication review who dont want to see books linked to skip written especially dont want to see books like this get rid of from it is still pursuing that case quite strongly theyre more focused on that of the financial censorship side of it this court ruling comes as federal courts have also ruled that it is now acceptable to monitor the communications of americans with a quote foreign interest without any procedure or warrant so while u. S. Courts have ruled that it is now acceptable to continue carrying out practices once considered to be scandalous they have come down pretty hard on the man who revealed. These practices to the public so the americans even remember Edward Snowden we decided to ask new yorkers can you tell us who Edward Snowden is now he doesnt ring any bells help Edward Snowden i dont know Edward Snowden. Its. Way to 2nd stones not the. Not to brets that guy. Here is the wiki leaks not like the wiki leaks guy but the guy who was working for the government here and is over in russia now that he leaked some information he leaked basically the government spying on us and watching of our things and gave a detailed report as to what the governments doing yes there was a massive outrage back in 2013 when this was 1st revealed but it seems that sense then this is all become part of the new normal in the United States what was wiretapping of civilians will continue in the United States and american leaders will also continue to boast that they have the freest country in the world were going to do with sitting there in case its in a mission that the unit and i say is incapable of collect the only targeted data on who arent fine lines that theyre monitoring so i mean to me that now is not a problem even back in the 99 he could have done that but they decided not to do that then were going to collect everything but theyre not saying here is that the cia the f. B. I. And the d. E a another Law Enforcement people have access to that data to search for a common crime in the United States and they use it against u. S. Citizens in and in criminal courts without without telling the crew or anybody else in the Court Lawyers included so theyre fundamentally violating the rights of others of us do this every year and they do this without any oversight whatsoever or even attempting to move or say to us in the United States and many of the intelligence. These is any good anywhere its just its over look conversations they are not over for iraq. A man found guilty of committing a hate crime has been sentenced to 16 years in jail after stealing and burning an l. G. P. T. Flag from a us church Adolfo Martinez was 1st arrested in june and accused of desecration the flag belonging to a local church in iowa earlier in the week he was also convicted of 3rd degree harassment and reckless use of fire and hes admitted hes against homosexuality however the length of his sentence has led to some debate why does the left cheer when the American Flag is burning no one goes to jail for that but they do for burning an activist movements flag while he got more years than murderers get in the u. K. Unbelievable so burning a rainbow flag is hate speech bunning an American Flag is freedom of speech i see. He should have been the American Flag then he would have been praised statues dedicated well i think in principle people should have the ride to behead flags a flag is a symbol and people have a right to disagree with homosexuality they have a right to disagree with denied states or britain i dont think that should be a crime per se but i would say that the flag is a bit different from the American Flag because it days ignites a specific community in the same way as maybe burning a jewish flag might designate the Jewish Community you look at the report of what happened he was kicked out of the strip club he grabbed the flag he set it on fire outside of the strip club and started ranting about i was gonna burn down the club i was in there i dont know it sounds like maybe he was wasted i dont think i dont think this is what they just would go around doing even if that werent the case it still is extreme and hate crime laws are silly anyway they should exist no a crime happened here it is absolutely 100 percent our institutionally protected speech to burn the gates of the gay pride flag in the same way that according to the supreme courts also protected speech to burn the American Flag well im gay and much of my human rights involve supporting the human rights of l. G. B. Plus people but ive got to say that this sentence is excessive it is disproportionate it is not commensurate with the crime committed however there are some disturbing elements a he was not given the sentence purely for stealing the flag and for burning it there were also. Accusations and claims of arson and threats to burn down all the properties namely a strip club when it came to course he did not express any regrets and indeed justify his actions based upon his particular extremist interpretation of the Christian Faith now i dont believe that this flag necessarily represents the rainbow flag i dont think it. Represents gay individuals maybe at one point it attempted to but weve come to a point where the rainbow flag and all the symbolism represents an l g b t political ideology which is becoming increasingly authoritarian increasingly toxic increasingly antichristian so people are going to have gripes about it i mean this is actually proven that people are our millennial was a study done recently that young people millennia old are less in favor of how they were a few years ago now the left in the gay lobby would say that is due to hate speech on the internet and trumps america blah blah blah no i would say the real reason is probably because this movements that is symbolized by the flag has become authoritarian and ridiculous we see it with the insane trans narrative in the bathroom transfer people and women sports we see it with the children with the transylvanian the drag queen stories i mean you can think of and this is just another example 16 years for offending probably one of the most privileged groups in america. Well still to come on the program the u. S. Democrats have released a guide on how to combat propaganda well bring you that top tips after this quick break. One of the things that i started to realize is that the noise in my head as it me i started the practice of organizing my wife is a wrong what i wanted my life to be about even when it conflicted with my internal noise so you know why i wrote a book but in my head im not smart enough people like me to write books. But what i held myself to it was the action and i started to notice that i could coexist with that while still living a life that went beyond that. To what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy confrontation let it be an arms race in this spear in Dramatic Development only really im going to resist i dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. Welcome back now us democrats have an axe to grind when it comes to propaganda which perhaps is why theyve released a guide on how to spot and fight it top tips include dont watch artie and read George OrwellDaniel Hawkins delves deeper. The Us Democrat Party is concerned about the information people are consuming so theyve created a handy guide to make sure you can distinguish right from wrong weve seen what happens when dissin from ation goes unchecked it threatens our democracy and makes us less safe thats why were making sure you know how to combat bots troll farms think accounts dissin from ation and propaganda its short and sweet and prepares you on how to fight fake news and use social media properly and responsibly so lets take a look actively seeking out Information Online from multiple authoritative sources firstly you should actively look for news dont just absorb but there is one caveat you should try to find only authours of sources if you cant decide what those are just use the ones approved by Fact Checkers and dont go near the blacklist speaking off Fact Checkers news guard is one plug in the list recommends its got several high ranking officials on its Advisory Board where previous cia director x. The nato secretary general the former Us Government officials and leading media figures and it ma