ah, ah ah, at least 30 people are reportedly killed and over 700 wounded in clashes in bagdad following their time and from politics of the leading shia cleric who opposes us influence in iraq. $1200.00 ukrainian trooper killed in a box offensive or divine president the lensky in the country. according to russia, trusting you and say, $6000000.00 afghans on the verge of famine, as washington refuses to release more than $3000000000.00, about gun is gone. for is a very

welcome, this is dorothy international with the latest world news that date it's good to have you. when we start with iraq, we're at least 30 people have reportedly been killed and over 700 wounded in clashes between protest does and or forty's in the green zone of baghdad. the protective storm government offices on monday and supportive leading opposition, shia cleric mac tada asada were now his final retirement from politics limited power struggle in the country. early on tuesday, the cleric edge to support him to leave the street within an hour. melissa protest is starting to disperse shortly on his local gentleness, move the new bill with the latest front desk after a mass of pleasure, which lost food for 16 hours. now, with a countless,

after the speech of looked off, saw that there was a droll, the processors from the green zone stopping the fire this place for us. and with this heavy flashes heavy fire locked. now the security forces cleaning the, i'm for doing all the t was back, go all the place, the security forces working on opening the streets to reduce the traffic, jump on the back, and then people to bring life back. as before, this spite of the conflict politician conflict between the leadership book that i saw the and the cord initial frame or the unless began as follow and storms. the republican palace a k meeting place for a rocky heads of state and 4 in thickness. harry's units on the regular rocky army has been deployed across bond ground with the state supported using live pool. it's

on pick up the crowns the latest on rest response. when my father announced he's quitting political life and closing his offices, his policy has been unable to form a government despite having won the largest number of the federal loss. okay. but i thought supports that being processing and supported his call for a new national was taught al sauder is the founder of the sand. rest movement walk leading. she a political group, it became a symbol of resistance to the us led invasion in 2003 and helped for militia to fight american troops during that capacious upper rock. he's also wanted by the u. s. government have is over. he's a lead role in the killing of a washington box. she a rival in 2003 in the wake of the american invasion and occupation of his country, mac, canada, and thought went on to record. with some dumbing criticism of washington. bush reportedly said that his picture will be hung in every iraqi house. no, no,

my dear, your picture is now under iraqi. the popularity the united states is diminishing day by day if not every 2nd. we reject the presence of the american army, or even the awnings by the us forces we reject them. we view this as an act of occupation, what you think or discuss the ongoing events we're joined now live by. sarah found this as long as the co director of the international action center many thanks for joining us on the program. really appreciate your time. now. 100 said to the streets optimal. our saw the announce his resignation is a very passionate and very loyal supporters. obviously, why do you think he has so much influence and support from the iraqi people? well, montana al sana has always focused on the real problem facing iraq, which is c, u. s. occupation, the us war on iraq. the u. s. imposed constitution in iraq,

which every ministry, every line item in the budget control by a different political party, a different force. it was set up to keep the iraqi people divided dysfunctional and unable to form a cohesive government. so this has been a long struggle to get the us out. it's hundreds of thousands of troops that were there an occupation from troops. the contractors, mercenaries, every form possible and still today in iraq and still the day consciously the course of vision. they really have. they grope the secular constitution and previously existed in iraq and set up a structure. what you intended to keep people completely divided and fighting among themselves is called dividing rule. which way us strength,

energy functions and countries around the world. it's the plans that they have from russia to china. it's a french and pose, and lebanon, or something, syria, again and again. how to treat people local people at each other's throats, fighting each other over the crumbs and at the same time, not able to function. and this is what is continuing like iraq today. what kind of government not just twos elected, but is there a government? and that is a government of unity of reconciliation. i'll saw that, you know, he's longer stood against the us presence in iraq. do you think this view is said by many people in iraq? while he had the overwhelming majority of the vote in the last the rocky election, and yet given the set up, the structure of the constitution was unable to form

a government. even though he had the highest number of votes, so it certainly shared widely in iraq and understanding of the problem imposed on them. and also, and understanding that the different militias which now to claim this group or that is ronnie and we should just remember that it was the us who assassinated the iranian general silly money when he came on a piece mission reconciliation with all of the iraqi forces and he was assassinated and 7 iraqi ministers along with him. so that's another example where it is us created vision fascination, the structure of 40 to keep the iraqi people divided. the cleric he called were sold for an independent to lock. to what extent did the us

led invasion have an impact on the country's national identity and how do you think this can be overcome? well, it had a huge impact on their country's identity. as i say, it changed everything because when the us occupation came in, everyone needed a new identity card where you had to be identified by religion, nationality language. she has sunni, christian, arab kurdish. it was all there was every single identity card, which many iraqis had not in generations really considered an important part of their identity. suddenly, where you could go where you could live and what, what agency provided funding for you. what parties provided funding was all decided by this u. s. created structure. it's really been an owner, is

a horrible continuation of the occupation. and i, i think that the psalms will continue until the constitution, the whole structure set up by the us world. and all the us we've seen, you are still keeps 2500 hoops and even more contract you see i just trainers and all sorts of others in iraq to new sir, as long as k director of the international action center many thanks for your time . really appreciate your insight. thank you. oh, to ukraine. now, 1200 of caves. troops have been killed and have failed offensive in the countries south. according to russia's defense ministry, moscow say the ukrainians also lost $48.00 tanks and almost a 100 other armored vehicles after trying to advance on 3 fronts at once. and being beaten back by the russian military. the bulged offensive is said to have been

ordered by president zalinski and came amid intensified ukrainian shelling of civilian infrastructure and southern regions which are controlled by russia. one of the latest attacks has a key bridge in their kirsten region. this unverified amateur footage appears to show the immediate aftermath of the bombing. the bridge is mainly used by civilians . local authorities of set up an alternative pontoon bridge to help people across. but it's been also been shaped by ukraine's army and in the neighboring zap rosier region, local rush and back to authority. say ukraine has once again showed the city of america in your, on your screen. now the aftermath of a previous attack, which wounded 9 people on sunday and other door is located near this apple g, a nuclear power plant, which is expected to be visited by a delegation from the international atomic energy agency. later this week. and i thought of the facility was bombed multiple times with russia blaming ukraine for attacking the site, which could spark

a nuclear disaster. we got reaction from some of the local residents. position of this is horrifying. i have no words. this is over the top, they're just shelling civilian scope. this is complete lawlessness. see it all. naturally, after the explosions and fires, we began to look around holes. they found these shell fragments, and there is a hole on the 2nd floor where i found even more fragments, which have been sent to law enforcement authorities. and now to dumbass, where russia lead forces are intensifying their offensive to take back, major strong holds held by ukraine. ortiz egleston reports from the front lines. ah drone footage is become a fundamental part of the when ukraine. it helps

a just artillery fire. it helps confirm hits. it strips the enemy of morale on the outskirts of the town of solid r. there's no rest for ukrainian and russian. how it says we are basically in the epicenter of an artillery duel between the russians and the ukrainians. in fact, the positions of both sides are so close that we can only hear has the shells it like that the russian side, but we can hear the ukrainians firing them. so essentially we can follow the whole root of any shell coming from the ukranian side from the moment it was fired to the point just like that to the point when it was over our heads and and as it heads somewhere close in the vicinity of the russian artillery positions

. bloody gruesome street fights within the town limits have slowed down russia's advance in solid r to a trickle ground. troops are relying on artillery support to clear the way, but keep troops realised that to while on other parts of the front, russia out shells ukraine, roughly $20.00 to $1.00. here the ratio is way more close. ukrainian shows blow a black smoke at an uncomfortable distance. offices on the ground q our escape, the moment a brief flow comes amid the storm. ah, mm. i'm a girl. dawn of reporting from baton bass or t. washington claims is worried about the unfolding european energy crisis is promising to help deal with the threats of potential shortages which have been

prompted by us. lead sanctions a top white house aid says he's confident that europe's commitments ukraine will last be affected. despite the use problems on the home front, we're concerned about potential energy shortages in europe as the winter approaches . we'll be latched up with allies and partners to try to do what we can to alleviate any shortages coming through. what we see from a diplomatic perspective, what we see on the economic front, and frankly, what we see on the security assistance front is an impressive and absolutely unchanged sense of resolve in unity over supporting ukraine. well, i'm afraid it looks like it's now europe's turn to find out that washington's promises aren't worth the paper on which they are written. in a letter that the wall street journal editorial board has described as bullying, u. s. energy secretary jennifer granholm has instructed the nation's top refiners, including exxon shell, b, p, and chevron, to refrain from exporting fuel as time went, americas european allies are in deep need, given the historic level of

u. s. refined product exports. i again urge you to focus in the near term on building inventories in the united states, rather than selling down current stocks and further increasing exports. granholm sighted quote, historically low inventory levels of gasoline and diesel in parts of the country as the justification for looking out for america's interests. first. the last thing that biden and the democratic party need right now heading into the november mid term elections is a fuel shortage. that risks handing victory to the republicans. brussels was led straight down the garden path by washington and sanctioning its own cheap gas supply from russia. recalled back on june 27th, that the e u and the white house issued a joint statement saying that they were quote, working together to find ways to further reduce rushers, energy derived revenues in the coming months. and that quote, the united states and the european commission have made important strides towards

reducing the european union's dependence on russian fossil fuels by decreasing natural gas demand, cooperating on energy efficiency technologies, and diversifying enter supplies. great. so where's the help from america now? well, the truth is that washington just doesn't currently have the infrastructure to meet europe's massive needs and faces environmental pressure against any such expansion . so the e was stuck having to run door to door world wide begging for gas, while the u. s. energy secretary tells it's fuel companies, kids turn off the lights, hide behind the couch and pretend that no one's home, especially if it's that you guy looking for energy. meanwhile, here in france, prime minister, elizabeth bona just told an annual meeting of the countries corporate executives to draw up quote, energy sobriety plans. oh, we're all just so drunk on energy here. we need a sobriety plan. so basically, the french government is now resorted to treating its corporate citizens like drugs

in a pub at last call and threatening to cut them off with rationing. speaking of hubs, those in the u. k. now risk mass closure over energy costs by the way. the ceo of multinational shell oil and gas company isn't sounding too optimistic about any of this. it may well be that we have a number of winters where we have to somehow find solutions through efficiency savings through rationing and a very, very quick build out of alternatives that this is going to be some how easy over i think is a fantasy that we should put aside easy to say for a guy making around 6000000 british pounds each year to dictate how the working class ought to live in sacrifice. or for us energy, secretary, granholm, or for western establishment deletes who don't struggle to cover basic living costs as they skyrocket. it's a scam, but they don't care because they know they personally will escape the consequences

of their own policies. so when the french president announces that his people are facing the end of abundance, he's not talking about himself. he is not facing the end of abundance. none of them are ma crown, and all of them understand they will always be and always be protected. they know that for certain, washington is looking out for its own interest. first and foremost, an individual member states should consider following hungry example in doing what's best for their own people, you know, hungry with it's new nuclear reactor announcement built with russia and it's new gas deals with russia. they should be looking out for their own people and independently securing their own energy needs before it's too late. next we bring to the latest on afghanistan and the trials and tribulations of its civilians who are still struggling to pay their lives back together. a year after the disastrous u. s. military withdrawal left that country. and countess, ah,

according to a recent poll, 50 percent of americans think the war in afghanistan was a mistake. the u. s. senate has also criticized the buys and administration for the hasty withdrawal describing the box pullouts as the legacy of american betrayal. ortiz donald quota. asthma, people clinging on to a plane for dear life, only to fall to their deaths, a suicide bombing. chaos that was cowboy, one year ago as the u. s. withdrew its troops from afghanistan, that was, according to joe biden, a success 20000 people evacuated to safety. that numbers more than double. but most expert sower possible. no nation, no nation has ever done anything like it in all history. the only the united states had the capacity to will believe you to do it and we did it today. if biden's

disorderly withdrawal succeeded in doing anything, it was depriving the u. s. puppet government and couple of any chance to defend itself in the run up to the pull out u. s. air support for the afghan military was cut off. american troops, abandoned bagram air base without even warning the afghan commander there. all the while washington knew the country, security forces would only be ready to act on their own. no sooner than 2030, no surprise. the afghan military just cut and ran. special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction found that the single most important factor in the afghan national defense insecurity. fos is collapse in august 2021 was the u. s. decision to withdraw military forces and contractors from afghanistan. these events destroyed foster's morale. in a matter of days, kabul fell to the taliban. once it did, thousands of people were left behind afghan collaborators, even american citizens, to fend for themselves against islamic fundamentalism. the salia of senior biden's

administration lead a ship to plan for this fateful day, resulted in a rush to vacuum ocean of hundreds of thousands of americans, 3rd country, nationals, and afghans. it left behind hundreds, possibly thousands of american citizens. tens of thousands of afghan palatas and a legacy of american betrayal of allies. this failure of leadership cost us military personal lives and has left tens of thousands behind to an uncertain fight on the taliban control. it wasn't long before outrage ensued across the political spectrum in washington. president vines was today was hollow. one american left behind is one to many, the fact to his president biden, the bands and american son of yellowstone living them at the mercy of the taliban and isis k. the president made the morally indefensible decision to leave americans behind dishonor was the president's choice. may history, never forget this cowardice? oh, then it is clear to me that we could not continue to put american service members in danger for an unreasonable war. i also believe that the vacation process appears

to have been egregiously mishandled. i think it has been an unmitigated disaster of epic proportions. this is going to be a stain on this president in this presidency. i think he is going to have blood on his hands for what they did. 20 years of military occupation over $2.00 trillion taxpayer dollars down the drain. hundreds of thousands of people killed at the end of it all. us back president ashcroft gone. he fled the country and was accused by afghan officials of taking millions of dollars with him. the same man that washington itself described as paranoid and undermining for morale. a year later, the u. s. still refuses to come to terms with its failure form of virginia state senator, which had black as the u. i should never have waited into afghanistan in the 1st place. the withdraw was chaotic. perhaps a little bit more that it should have been. it was inevitable, but we would leave and it was inevitable that the departure would be chaos from the

very beginning. this was a puppet government collapse was inevitable. and in a sense, the african army rapid collapse was somewhat of a blessing because it avoided perhaps a year or 2 unnecessary bloodshed. this government has always been a mere facade. and the instant that we cease to profit up and collapse. american people had been convinced to invest fabulous homes of money that went into swiss bank accounts for, for arms manufacturers and wealthy politicians. the president can stand, reportedly fled with a $150000000.00. the fact is, we never should have been there. we were in, in violent conflict with the culture of, of afghan, a, stan,

we were flying the rain. most sodomy flag over the american embassy. and we were just in the terrible conflict with the way that the people live. and during much of the time that we were transitioning to create this african army about a 3rd of all us casualties. people killed in afghanistan were killed by the same troops that we were trying to train. so it was just a disaster. the us was grotesquely over a stretch there. our problem was that we ever occupied afghanistan. the un humanitarian chief cause the urgent aid for the people of afghanistan, where 6000000 people are at risk of famine and 90000000 faith, acute food insecurity. afghanistan is a humanitarian crisis, but it's not only that. it's an economic crisis. it's a climate crisis. it's

a hunger crisis. it's a financial crisis. poverty is deepening, the population is still growing and the defacto authorities have no budget to invest in their own future. it's clear to us, i'm sure it's clear to all of us that some development support needs to be restarted. but un save more than $700000000.00 as needed to help us guns survive the coming winter months. with more than half of the population, requiring humanitarian assistance, more than 3000000 children are acutely malnourished enough gun histone and the you and warns many could die without treatment. for the us rule, don't really thing 3 point. $5000000000.00 and frozen ass gunk funds anytime soon. the much needed cash is part of a total of $7000000000.00 that has been held in the federal reserve bank since the taliban returned to power. last year, jamal will came professor of history and international relations. so the us must help us get this done as a cause. the crisis in the 1st place,

the united states has an expedient offer freezing assets, other countries without being responsible, without being liable with regard. and i don't know why the united nations, which act upon the command of the united states doesn't that the united states and all 3 of these under the crisis, the united states, to pay for that because they were the cause of the crisis. not only the invasion of the country in 2002, but also before the since the late like in 7980 the united states has left. i've got to stand in this situation in order to serve as a boiling wall. that's with the satellite neighboring companies to bad. i believe that the united states will act sorts of any effort to relieve the country.

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to what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy, even foundation, let it be an arms race is often very dramatic development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very critical. i'm time to sit down and talk with welcome to was a part of the end of colonialism is usually celebrated as one of the few silver

linings of the 2nd world war which may be explicit. the economic and political subjugation of one, peopled by another, not only logistically challenging, but also morally reprehensible. and here if we look at the countries, the ability to pursue their own paths and make decisions truly in the interests of the people, have we authentically departed from the peer helmet. well, to discuss that, i'm now joined by sure, he does that as a professor at the institute of business management in karachi, pakistan professor is great to talk to you and great to welcome your muscle because we don't get too many foreign visitors do. now you come from pakistan, which recently went through the change of leadership that some, including former prime minister attributed to your country's intention to win itself off western influence. is that something that you buy the explanation that

you buy and do you think that's still the intention of pakistan both it's, it ship is kind of leadership and the people when i think great town, ah no, this is what the former prime minister has been saying but i also feel that he had these 3 and a half years when he was by minister. i think he should have used their dame very effectively to forge closer relationship with the russian federation and read the people's republic of china and other regional countries. but unfortunately, i was not very happy with the piece of progress that was going on with the, the relationship between these countries. i, for myself, i have been, you know, for the last, almost 30 years i have been, um, you know, are trying to suggest that pakistan belongs to the region. and that pakistan should develop a greater economic and strategic relationships with the russian federation. where the people's republic of j.