Say theyre going to just 16 pm saturday the 4th of january live from the Arts International worldview center here in moscow seasons greetings is kevin always with this hours update so 1st thousands of mourners have been holding funeral processions in the iraqi capital baghdad to honor those killed in a u. S. Air strike on friday morning including irans top general solomon i the crowds have been waving their National Flag on the flags of various to run by shia militia groups the remains of the commanders body will be repatriated to run for burial sunday considered the 2nd most powerful figure in the Islamic Republic in was among 10 killed in the Early Morning raid following a direct order from the us president Donald Trumps defended the assassination saying it was necessary says to prevent an imminent attack on american personnel and another possible war in the middle east but to its cause profound anger both in iran and beyond. Solemn 80 has been perpetrating acts of terror to destabilize the middle east for the last 20 years what the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago we took action last light to stop a war we did not take action to start a war that. This was an obvious terrorist move a move that entirely shouted cowardice in every respect we will not fall for the propaganda and blackmailed by the americans in whatever manner and when ever we deem appropriate other we will give the proper response the killing of irans general solomon a then sparked protests among his supporters of the middle east and further afield their members of indias Kashmiri Shia community marched with images of him at one point chanting antiamerican slogans while in pakistan protesters wrote coffins for the u. S. Flag and set them on fire and in iran itself 3 days of mourning are under way right now thousands of turned out in cities nationwide to warn of the general. U. S. Leadership has been saying on almost every platform they can find that they are working to deescalate tensions with the Islamic Republic of iran that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt the spot deter further aggression from qassam salami in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation its not an easy case to make killing the countrys 2nd most powerful person most well known military leader and commander of the elite could force of the revolutionary guards doesnt look like deescalation however washington insists its actions were a defensive measure at the direction of the president the us military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel abroad by killing costume stolen money the strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans the iranians are already promising revenge for the Supreme NationalSecurity Council of iran held an emergency meeting on friday and announced that they had made difficult decisions at the right time and place the vengeance will be extracted its not through aggression by the us i mean they should they should expect anything as it is a lot of this this aggression the International Community is now gripped by fear that we could be on the brink of war there is no justification under International Law and moral law our constitution is just aggravation and the fact they were there in a way as a guest and have an embassy there weve never had been given any authority to do what we did i think its morally wrong and if theyre doing this to make us safer they said that we had they had to do this to make americans say complete nonsense i feel less safe because there will be retaliation and expansion and who knows what is going to lead to. Washington says its an ally of the iraq again. Government and its working in iraqs best interests however baghdad is completely under happy with this move the assassination of an Iraqi Military commander is an aggression on iraq as a State Government and people its a flagrant violation of iraqs sovereignty and dangerous escalation that triggers a destructive war in iraq the region and the world it violates the conditions authorizing the presence of u. S. Troops on iraqi soil the iraqis dont consider this to be a particularly friendly gesture what does she want to restart the su war again among the shia who dont want this to happen what has happened is a blatant violation of iraqi sovereignty the fact that hes a high state official in a government that were not at war with weve crossed the rubicon not only in tehran but in moscow beijing pyongyang caracas they all have to sit there and say to themselves all right the americans now feel entitled to kill anybody and our government because of what disagreements over syria or whatever else. The International Response has been vocal china says it is concerned turkey is angry and syria accuse the United States of spreading instability its a pity to see. The great bubble of the United States used. To give somebody. The way gangs do it but not everyone agrees though israel says Job Well Done president wrote deserves all the credit for acting swiftly forcefully the size of your business with the United States in this to a struggle force Peace Security and so firms americas nato allies are not thrilled at all we have woken up to more dangerous world the us action did not make it any easier to reduce tensions parties to deescalate for the conflict is in none of our interests. It didnt exactly go over well at home either American Media has echoed all sorts of allegations about solid money most americans had never heard of before saying he is the new face of terrorism and evil but democrats say that trump is rushing the country to war without congressional approval the risk of a much longer military engagement in the middle east is acute and immediately. This action may well have brought our nation closer to another endless war exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into now donald trump is defending is he says he saved lives and that hes protecting the country however in some of his responses hes actually said that solomonic should have been killed years ago so why now is perhaps donald trump trying to play the card of being a National Savior in the lead up to an election i dont foresee the iranians making a rash choice because they understand the neo cons who are behind shawns policy and trump him so funny iran they dont want anything more than to have iran do a very who are high profile strike back the us Propaganda Machine is in high gear demonizing stolen money who 99. 9 percent of americans had never heard of 2 days ago. Worse than hitler killing americans left and right none of this is true none of this is supported by facts but the Propaganda Machine is on high high high alert and americans are being prepared for another war so i dont see the iranians taking the bait. The senior position police chief has warned the levels of Child Exploitation in the country the highest in over a century sean sawyer who leads britains modern slavery policing if it says that drug gangs are the Main Driving Force in the austerity policies have also been a factor. For these children they are almost back to victorian times into being criminally exploited these kids looking for family and security for understandable reasons of austerity stay Youth Services have been vacated this gap of youth provision between the school and family is the void of the exploited feeling. Oh more face figures say that in england alone there were more than 18 and a half 1000 suspected child victims in the past year thats an increase of more than 73 percent on the Previous Year she of constable sawyer also pointed the finger at government cuts to Youth Services but the home office insists is doing all it can to stop Child Exploitation cheryl phoenix from the anti Discrimination Group the black child agenda told us that its almost impossible for youngsters to escape once theyre dragged into a cycle of criminality. Children a lot of people fail to see them as the victims of whats going on and then they become criminalized and once you become criminalized at such a young age its almost impossible to get yourself back on track a lot of these young people that we find as part of these drug cat gangs as theyre called have been permanently excluded have been rejected from society so i think we need to go back a few steps and even jilt deal with our young people from a primary age level because as they get into secondary school which i can guarantee when they go back next week my phone will be ringing in constantly with children being kicked out of school for have a natural hair not having the right tie on or maybe their shoes so if we start stop doing this you know sledgehammer approach to what we are talking about as children then they wouldnt find themselves in these gangs in the 1st place but no ones actually listening or doing anything about the exclusion matter and the high rates and the issues that we have with young people in the care system as well who if there was another study done youd actually find that majority of these children have come through the care system are actually being exploited also in the sexual airiness in areas as well as just being on gangs and you know getting involved in county lines which a lot of them dont actually know what theyre doing so it is a much Bigger Picture its not as simple as whats been said meantime different country different story but still worrying revelations about Vulnerable Children in armenia this next one where its been discovered that for over 20 years a criminal network forced mothers to give up their newborns against their will so that they could be sold abroad for adoption reporting today on the roof or not. This is a story with many children involved but it is not one of these typical happy ending tales a team might expect to hear during Holiday Season an investigation is on to go in now in armenia into an alleged black market Adoption Network believed to have been operating for years to citizens of the republic of armenia using their contacts in one of the republican obstetrical institutions organized the adoption of more than 3 dozen children more than 30 babies to italy and there were also cases of adoption by u. S. Couples one of the victims has been trying to achieve justice for almost 2 decades already her name is susanna she says 20 years ago doctors pressured her to give up her daughter stella threatening to report her case of a 16 year old mother to police and her father she signed papers refusing her rights. Because i held my baby in my arms after he was born i stayed in the hospital for another 2 days or so but i didnt see him ever again they told me that he was born prematurely and didnt survive i was given some peoples to sign but it was too weak to understand what i was signing in december they are mean and authorities detained the countrys chief ops attrition who sues on accuses of threatening her and other officials as part of the probe it does make a better man was released several days later due to lack of evidence a spark public outrage. A lawyer who has represented susanna since 2013 has hes explanation for 7 long years we were shouting about it at every corner this is a mafia that is stronger and more powerful than the one controlling drug traffic i can say there were relatives of the rulers involved. In 2017 Human Rights Watch released a 102 page report titled when will i get to go home documenting thousands of cases of children in armenia needlessly often forcefully isolated separated from their families and placed to institutions more than 90 percent of them have at least one living parent said the International Ngo then tried to draw attention to disturb in inaction by authorities the government of armenia has made some bold commitments to reduce the number of children in institutions but needs to make sure this promise is backed by serious sustained action 2 years later last september the authorities noticed that 4 times as many children went to foreigners rather than to locals and started investigation all adoptions have since been suspended in armenia which might be a good news though changes little for those who believe their kids were wrongfully given away years ago but then there must be a legal solution so that we could do validate they dont show the child its about selling children i will do everything i will not back down there must be a fair trial. 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Again 60 6 in the evening here in moscow now will start of a brand new year but same old trouble huge discontent over Pension Reforms in france continue right now its troy thousands again onto the streets of paris this saturday the police are out in force to again using tear gas to disperse the crowds. I. I. I. Was the crux of the matter here yellow vest protests is have joined the call now to abandon the changes that would see the retirement age for many increases cause so much trouble transport Service Workers their doctors and teachers are among those who turned out in the french capital protests are also planned in other cities including Marcell Strasburg now another meeting between the government of unions is show jewel for shoes day with hopes it may diffuse this long running situation now tied in with this but different story the french pension controversies now casting a shadow over the countrys highest state of world the legion of honor some of the names that are up for accolades are causing more than a little consternation because they include for one the head of the French Branch of the American Asset management linked to the reform companies called you may have heard of it its one of the Worlds LargestAsset Management firms its been in front since 2006 now this one spoke to last summer when it apparently pushed for privatizing part of the french system with the us style format its accused of trying to take advantage of the countrys deeply divisive Pension Reforms weve been talking about which has seen these weeks of crippling strikes which up to now surely do with look to whether or not the company could cash in then if those reforms do get through. To be awarded france is a legion of honor medal is to receive the countrys highest award so no doubt this is recipients well pleased as punch to know that theyd been given the nords when the list was announced one name provoked rather than. It was that of visual francois serially head of the French Branch of the American ManagementCompany Black rock why well critics accuse blackwater of trying to cash in on the controversial Pension Changes that are currently being pushed through by the french government. Black crow could directly benefit from the pension reform. The chose to honor the lead of blackrock france is nothing but an anecdote blackrock is simply the dark side of the pension reform john transource you believe president of blackrock france is promoted to officer of the legion of warner on january the 1st as a reward for pillaging of our pay as you go passions the presentation of the legion of honor it is on francoise to relieve the provocation it reveals the close ties that exist between the graun and the world of finance hes selling the retirement system to american Pension Funds its a big deal strikes against pension reform and now into this week its the longest running strike in half a century across problems people have taken to the streets to let the government know the plans to merge 42 different Pension Plans into one universal system at the same time as raising the age of retirement are not welcome. On pension reform lose and everything and the next issue is the form of Social Security and social protection and. We are not at all in favor of the status quo we are in favor of proving this system but not tearing it down and we will go on it until it is withdrawn and improved but has already come under fire off it was accused of attacking french pensions now its alleged to have provided recommendations to the gover