On the front line and getting any praise. But i welcome you watching r. T. International this thursday afternoon 1 oclock here in the russian capital the United States is slashing its military presence in germany withdrawing all redeploying nearly 12000 personnel is part of a long running dispute donald trump has been lain claiming its not paying enough into the nato military alliance although a slip of the tongue by the u. S. Defense secretary did raise a few eyebrows. Ive said very privately to my counterparts as well about the importance of nato any alliance sharing the burden so we can all deter russia and avoid peace in the course of hes paid all of us that morning pay us a clip is probably going to come but still a bit of a worry though for germany isnt it but weve all had them kevin havent we where weve said something just slightly wrong and let the words get away from us but me and you have never been the defense secretary of a Nuclear State 12000 american troops will be leaving germany 6400 of those will be returning to the United States 5400 will be redeployed elsewhere around Europe Donald trump the us president has called germany delinquent in the past over it defense spending they seems to have been the trigger that prompted this troop withdrawal. But. Lets be clear i think germany is the wealthiest country in Europe Germany can and should pay more to its defense it should certainly meet the 2 percent standard and i would argue go above and beyond that the number of troops to be withdrawn these high yet the 9000. 00 that was quoted by the u. S. President earlier this month the minister president of bavaria market zada a man whos also taped as a potential replacement for angle of merkel when she steps down from Office Next Year has said that this move will wont damage german u. S. Relations the u. S. Governments decision was very regrettable use of this dream in the u. S. Human relations its not clear what the game is from a military standpoint. In the us itself in the long run but its also prompted a lot of domestic politicking in the United States democratic senator from new jersey bob menendez has said that. Champagne would be popping in the kremlin this news thats despite the reality that moscows less than happy at this it will almost certainly mean that u. S. Troops will be stationed in poland right on russias borders what weve heard from the foreign minister and the chancellor here in berlin is that donald trump being voted out of office in november wont automatically fix things that the relationship between germany and the United States that those problems go much deeper we grew up in the certain knowledge that the United States wanted to be a world power should the u. S. Now wish to draw from that role of the cerebral would have to reflect on that very deeply everyone who thinks everything in Transatlantic Partnership will be as it once was with a democratic president underestimates the structural changes there you go the United States to withdraw almost 12000. 00 troops from germany and what would be so any one of the biggest shake ups in nato since the cold war is donald trump continues his policy certainly seems like a policy anyway of how to lose friends and alienate people diplomatically. These are all over there ok lets bring in. Back shes from the women lead antiwar Group Code Pink in germany and also War Resisters International good afternoon. Im sure you welcome this announcement by donald trump but what you say to people who are concerned it might weaken germanys defense. Well i think you have to ask which people the fact is that the u. S. Presence here and some of the things theyre doing on the german bases are the u. S. Bases in germany where they are under the authority of germany are actually endangering germany perhaps for example its often mentioned the drone wars that are. Ramstein air base for all of the middle east in africa plus africa and i believe after come is still going to stay in stuttgart used to be part of the european command but now it was divided in 2008. Hours to belt out. There is. A very strong and i think its internationally known. More and pacifist feeling in germany generally in comparison with also many other European Countries this is a result in a way of the i believe the reflections on who are 2 here is a lot of friendship also for russia in germany many people also in east germany. Have actually some fond memories see the nub of the when it was coming this and so there is a lot of i think that that among people here it is welcomed and i cant even be certain that it would not be somewhat welcomed in. Iron places here with regard to night we often hit so i think over the last year or so you that there is a new threat a new cold war and its russia and i were also hearing china tell you. Using that argument she would issuing that they would need more troops in germany. Well i dont know why they would need to be in germany the fact that theyre in germany and there were so many in japan was a result of world war 2 that was a long time ago and germany was additionally occupied as we know and now be getting out sovereignty actually as a United Country since the early ninetys oh for how long should there be such an extreme amount more of soldiers in germany in germany is is you know i think its 2nd only to japan i have to look at the years on south korea and so were shifting a bit but its much more many many more soldiers are stationed near and in. Italy in Great Britain certainly france of course the france actually got all had u. S. Bases close in france i dont feel thats harmed france is the finance in any way and you have to realize also that the huge parts in the b. Area its interesting that theyre closing down rock n roller which is where they had recently put a lot of investment but this is where all of these war games and nato troop exercises with little villages where people are playing. Arabs or black people where theyre going house to house and doing their guerrilla things i mean i dont think the majority of germans want that here you know and i not. Yes there it is to your the bases while theres much criticism of the bases there can be. An Economic Impact on the local area. And thats why im lot of the City Government their bases they would like to keep the bases arriving. From the troops there so. Were going to have to leave it there weve done i think but say what you could to get your thoughts on this story that was also rushed back from the antiwar crepe code pink in germany thank you. From casinos to hotels to office blocks the main trump is plastered on many prime addresses but an israeli settlement named after the u. S. President as a thank you for his backing in a territorial dispute is looking much less resplendent on his poor slayer has more on the story what is President Trump left more than seeing his name in golden letters on a big sign while praising recognition one would say and here in northern israel hes got both trump heights in the middle of nowhere a thank you from Benjamin Netanyahu to his american body for doing what most of the International Community would not recognize this is the Golan Heights as part of his role youve been an incredible friend for israel and youve done extraordinary things for the jewish state which we are eternally grateful too much bad Food Celebrations you might imagine an idyllic place the 1st thing you see is the settlement gate which doesnt close completely and theres a gap here through which i can just go into the but jari gets into it and then you find that no boulevard or fancy entrance leading into the village instead of hot overgrown with weeds and piles of stone a far cry from what youd expect the entrance into trump heights would look like when you think a place like you had a 2nd chance you see this this building used to be the common law say to be a regional village for him and now 80 although hes been a fantasy name change a new settlement his filter attract many residents today less than a dozen lives here and right now no one seems to be. So i learned is there any one poem hello. Israel captured this territory from syria during the 19676 day war and later and next to 981 now most of the International Community considers that annexation illegal and does not consider the Golan Heights as part of israel. Locals dont take it seriously either which i think its not a good location its very hard its a neglected area and i simply dont know why people go to live there for us its a different story ok richard is going to want to see it because we think its all right i dont see it you dont see that it. Has evoked work to produce this is an american issue. Israeli government says plans are underway to eventually house 300. 00 families but in the years since truck prices been overrated nothings being done maybe it doesnt even matter if the un has been bestowed the facts on marginal after all we live in an era of fake news says president traffic likes to say. R. T. Trump heights northern israel. Now the most powerful bosses in big tech have had a dressing down from u. S. Lawmakers over their market power and also claims of political censorship the heads of Facebook Google and apple Face Congress and so too did the worlds richest man amazon boss jeff bezos who made his 1st appearance. Techs out to get conservatives thats not a suspicion thats not a hunch thats a fact single moms new families how with that. The prices were driven up by the fact that you eliminate your main competitor so i dont really respect those. Amazons dual role as a platform operator and competing so on that platform is fundamentally anticompetitive and Congress Must take action please but messenger lets instagram are the most now downloaded apps over the last decade your company sir owns them all and we have a word for that that word is monopoly i believe it is in fact your company that is engaging in the election interference whether it is Little Wonder that there are monopoly concerns combined market value with the tech worlds big 4 is greater than the entire German Economy with political advertising regulations increasing in place it is suspected to the social media giant plays a crucial role in elections and are biased towards the democrats r. C. America has been discussing the concerts. But about the timing of all of this why is it happening right now is there any significance to that well there definitely isnt the chairman of the subcommittee spoke out today when the hearings started and he said that this is even more important now because as were still dealing with a lockdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic it is really hit Small Businesses the hardest and in turn it has actually made these 4 Big Tech Companies there theyre talking about even more powerful than before take a listen part of the covert 19 pandemic these corporations already stood out as titans in our economy in the wake of corbett 1000. And more powerful than ever before as American Family shifted more of their work shopping and communication online these giant stand to profit locally owned businesses meanwhile mom and pop stores on main street face an economic crisis unlike any and recent history now as we know these Tech Companies are. No strangers to privacy concerns and so there have also been a lot of questions about how they use all of the information that they gather from their users that are on their platforms and where thats going to go in the future yeah i think thats a really good point i think you have to look at the fact that essentially all these Different Companies could be i believe they are but could be violated antitrust laws in some fashion in some way or another they do seem to be engaging in very similar conduct which is essentially keeping competition from rising up using data to hold back competition all competition goes away no one is big enough or rich enough to be able to compete and also as we all know these companies are kind of the say in that theyre all Data Companies thats actually what they are theyre companies that mine our data and then sell that data thats how theyre so powerful is anything actually going to be done by congress to dress this or is this kind of an opportunity for those on the hill to do some grandstanding and ruffle their feathers. I think its a lot of grandstanding i dont think much is going to come out of this and theres a couple of reasons for that that you and i have been talking about this for years that essentially these companies they are abusing section 230. 00 and acting not as platforms but as publishers theres really no discussion right now of removing that even though some members of Congress Want to do that the president has talked about doing that its not happening and so the question becomes if you really want to get these guys in line theres a couple of things you can do and one of them is to say you are in violation were going to revoke it from you. And every week at the height of the pandemic people across britain turned to a pooled health because it was appreciated that medical staff on downing street on wednesday say that what they really need is a decent pay rise across the sector. I think. National Health Service starts our june increase but most until next spring you say the moneys no i mean do it especially using schools to help growth is a bracing for what could be an imminent 2nd way this campaign is that they know money is tight but that existing funds should be spread more fairly. I completely agree that were in a very tricky situation at the moment and things are more precarious than they were you know because the last 10 years weve seen a stare at the cuts weve seen a lot a lot of damage done to certain sections of the workforce in our society now weve also seen in recent times billions of pounds being come from companies and private companies and businesses you know there are priorities that we can see the n. H. S. Is clearly not a priority in fact if even though ironically or you know in part scary the n. H. S. Is being you know its continued if you have to be thankful to continue on the value despite being the importance of the n. H. S. And has that is. So to come the u. S. Federal offices be begin pulling out of the protests plagued city of portland will get details and reaction to come just after the break. The world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. Who dares thinks. We dare to ask. Every crisis in america has been packaged as a bond and sold into the junk bond market with a longer maturity at a slightly lower coupon rate and theyve been doing this now for 40 years to the point where americas indebtedness says. They engineered to the point of an extinction event as have many countries as the global. Welcome back and i bet a reduced could be heading towards a run in with russia security chief say that they have arrested more than 30 russian mysteries they suspect of planning terrorism in the country so lets get more details. Is our correspondent following this story 1st good afternoon eagle serious accusations here who does a battery say it has detained well basically a very we had story you right there saying that they have this they have detained excuse me a few dozen of russian citizens who better was accusing of plotting some spying open like a destabilizing op in sight better. Now the russia the kremlin has already reacted the spokesman for the russian president Dmitry Peskov he has said that russia as of now still does not have the full extent of information as to what exactly they are being accused of by the way belarus has opened a terror investigation in relation to this incident so things are pretty serious but according to the to Vladimir Putins spokesman they do not know anything about about the allegations the Russian Ambassador to. Contact with the Foreign Ministry of that country to get that information but the completely ruled out the possibility that it was some organization that had sent those people there and he sees the well in fact the private military companies are illegal in russia its not that theyre illegal but theres no such different in the russian law as to what a private military company is but this whole thing it has caused a lot of while it has caused a large a very significant reaction in belarus especially from the higher power for example here is what the countrys president what the better russian president xander looking said about this. We need to address the russian mass media and also the not to say nonsense if you are guilty you need to get out of the situation with dignity not guilty good we have no goals to discredit the country close to us. The circumstances of this arrest are very well theyre unusual i have to say because essentially what the better russian side is saying about a group of more than 30 men came and all and all got rooms at a hotel and they all were wearing military uniforms and thats how they were identified as mercenaries and if that was indeed a group of people that planned to some secret operation on a territory of another country that would be a very well that wont be the smartest thing to do you know to just put on. A military clothes and to stay all together and like hiding in plain sight of those people. Sure. Its just over a week is an hour to go now before the president ial election few surprises expected lukashenko expect to get another term what is the current state of play there at the moment well indeed this this whole situ