discuss the state of journalism in america i'm joined by cailin ford in atlanta she's an r.t. correspondent and just released from a georgian jail also in atlanta we have we saw some of and she is the latin american coordinator at school of america's watch and in washington we cross the michael o'brien he's a journalist and author of america's failure in iraq intervention to withdrawal one thousand nine hundred one to two thousand and ten all right folks this is crosstalk so you can jump in anytime you want when you're at the center of this media storm i know you've been through the day even telling our audiences around the world about your or your experience at this demonstration you as a journalist though were arrested as well as well as other demonstrators again can you give us a little bit of background and just basically what happened to you and then i'd like to go to lisa and talk about the organization that sponsored event go ahead. absolutely piers you know we were sent down to cover the school of the americas watch vigil they've been having this event which is peacefu

to discuss the state of journalism in america i'm joined by cailin ford in atlanta she's an r.t. correspondent and just released from a georgian jail also in atlanta we have lisa sullivan she is the latin american coordinator and school of americas watch and in washington we cross the michael o'brien he's a journalist and author of america's failure in iraq intervention to withdrawal one nine hundred ninety one to two thousand and ten all right folks this is crosstalk so you can jump in anytime you want when you're at the center of this a media storm i know you've been through the day even telling our audiences around the world about your or your experience at this demonstration you as a journalist though were arrested as well as well as other demonstrators again can you give us a little bit of background and just basically what happened to you and then i'd like to go to lisa and talk about the organization that sponsored this event go ahead. absolutely you know we were sent down to cover the school of the americas watch vigil they've been having this event which is peaceful nonv

to discuss the state of journalism in america i'm joined by cailin ford in atlanta she's an r.t. correspondent and just released from a georgian jail also in atlanta we have lisa sullivan she is the latin american coordinator and school of americas watch and in washington we cross the michael o'brien he's a journalist and author of america's failure in iraq intervention to withdrawal one thousand nine hundred one to two thousand and ten all right folks this is crosstalk so you can jump in anytime you want when you're at the center of this media storm i know you've been through the day been telling our audiences around the world about your or your experience at this demonstration you as a journalist though were arrested as well as well as other demonstrators again can you give us a little bit of background and just basically what happened to you and then i'd like to go to lisa and talk about the organization that sponsored event go ahead. absolutely you know we were sent down to cover the school of the americas watch vigil they've been having this event which is peaceful nonviolen

policy in latin america. but the man some people call "president for life" may be losing the support of his people. joining me to explore this topic are carlos ponce, a fellow at the national endowment for democracy who served as the secretary of venezuela's national human rights commission... mark weisbrot, an economist and co-director of the center for economic and policy research. he co-wrote oliver stone's documentary about hugo chavez, "south of the border." and roger noriega, former assistant secretary of state for western hemisphere affairs. he currently coordinates the american enterprise institute's program on latin america. the topic this week: "venezuela--how do you solve a problem like hugo?" this is "ideas in action." >> funding for "ideas in action" is provided by "investor's business daily." every stock market cycle is led by america's never-ending stream of innovative new companies and inventions. "investor's business daily" helps investors find these new leaders as they emerge. more informati

in latin america, it is not too far-fetched for latinos to go to college. every person who goes to college in latin america is a latino, so the notion that a member of that minority group, go to college was something that you grew up with. a lot of our kids do not have that here. we need to make it clear, in this land of opportunity, that opportunity is available to you. and what a better way of making that statement clear, and then by the government saying we are willing to make that investment, because we believe in you? i think that is powerful. if that is going to change the lives of not only these kids, but the lives of their families. so it is really amazing for me to be a part of this. i want to thank everyone who has made it possible. [applause] >> thank you, supervisor campos. as you heard, we have a number of strong partners here, on the first day that we are announcing the program, to make this program a success. one of our longstanding partners, an organization that is helping low income families become more successful with their money -- earned

throughout latin america and this is really us tactics that are increasingly used against journalists around the world you know one of our colleagues was actually add at the hearing and he basically said that the jibes told those who were arrested you know we appreciate you guys coming out but i have to protect my sheriff's is that something that's commonplace is pressing the legal system none of those sheriffs were in any way at risk whatsoever this was a nonviolent. demonstration by those who very deeply believe in pacifism and no one was at risk really what is being protected is the reputation of the u.s. government in this school which they refused to close down and which even in us in the united nations documents has been. focused on their role in in atrocities that have taken place in el salvador in chill a in argentina in honduras in in countries across latin america this judge was not protecting anyone except the school itself and the purposes the criminal purposes for which it was created. that stricken on the end will receive a massive bailout of up to one hundred billion eu

a lot of countries in south america, latin america are beginning the process of decriminalization of small dozes of personal use drugs like in mexico, they've done marijuana, cocaine, all sorts of drugs for small of that the decriminalization of that. other countries are looking at this in ways to bring down some of the violence that's going on. take out some of the mafia aspect of what's happening with these -- with the talk of legalization or decriminalization in many states it's beginning to be brought out as well as the use of medical marijuana in many states. and i think that that's a very interesting path to travel down. because it's something that -- we are essentially in a state of prohibition. i think that, you know, when something is illegal like this, and there is such a demand for it in the united states and europe, as long as the demand is as strong as it is, i think it's going to continuously, there's not going to be an easy way to solve this. i think going in and fumigating crops and destroying, fumigating the cocoa plants would end up popping back up. there are weeds.

but many countries in latin america are on board as one student activist why he thinks socialism is seeing a resurgence twenty years after the fall of the berlin wall and we're going to ask you do people need either big god or big government to stay in control i'm going to speak with the reasons michael moore to hand about whether fiscal conservatism and social conservatism have to coexist and since it's friday we're going to treat you to some laughs so we can have the scoop on all the crazy stories making headlines this week from an s.t.d. test you can take on your phone to japanese holographs becoming rock stars comedy central blogger gonzalo cordova will give us his take at the end of the show but now to move on to city's top story. all the world leaders came together in seoul south korea for the g. twenty summit most of the hard work was pushed off for another year so what did we see what we did see though was world leaders expressing their dismay to president obama on the fed's recent actions and emerging economies wielding their newfound power on the global economic stage artes and h

america. well i think you're likely to have continuity with the policies of the previous administration and that's pretty much what people voted for and i think that's why she won the mean unemployment is measured on points at a record low of six point two percent you had much better growth during these eight years twenty three and a half percent per person as compared to or twenty three percent as compared to three and a half percent in the previous eight years the big thing why so many other countries in the region we're watching this election in the world is that brazil is part of a group left of center governments in latin america that have really transformed the region this is something you've never seen before the region is much more independent than it's ever been and you have these governments that have delivered a lot more on their promises than governments in the past in brazil in their core and bolivia and venezuela in argentina if brazil had gone to the right that would have really

america do you mean that venezuela a little bit here or chile or the pink tried across latin america is against iran do you think that many african countries are against iran do you think the global south you know i think a lot of people in the global south see iran as a leader against us in germany in its defiance of. washington's desire to basically take over energy resources because it isn't just about like saudi arabia let's not forget very interesting here what you have to say we appreciate your time here on r t f she returns and joining me live in london thanks for being with us thank you. in switzerland people are set to vote on whether immigrants who commit crimes should be automatically deported supporters of the move safe or not friendly policy should be reversed to protect locals but in a country with a high proportion of immigrants many think the proposal ballot in sunday's referendum is too punitive. cilia as this report. two years ago twenty two year old life was brutally cut short we. know why son was at the carnival with his friend he was just standing and having a co

the reign of terror that blazed across latin america by washington's henchmen was too much for most people to stomach to replace the overt support for dictatorships a new concept for regime change was born one that sounds and looks better democracy promotion dr william robinson is the foremost expert on regime change to democracy promotion he wrote the book promoting poly arche in latin america. eastern europe with the velvet revolutions in africa in the middle east or really all over all over the world and so the us set up these different mechanisms now for penetrating the civil societies and the political systems that didn't have countries that are going to be intervened and to assure that the outcomes would be pleasing to two washington foreign policy objectives we do this through surrogates and we do this through non-governmental organizations and we do it through people who are less suspecting of the evil that may lurk behind their actions then perhaps they were before. have we learned some lessons of that guard you bet do we do it better you bet is it still just as highness as it alw

a lot of countries in south america, latin america, are beginning the process of decriminalization, of small doses of personal use drugs. in mexico they have bone marijuana and cocaine and other countries are looking at that as ways to bring down the violence that's going on, take out some of the mafia aspect of what's happening with the drug wars, and even in the u.s. the talk of legalization of decriminalization in many states is beginning to be brought out as well as these medical miern in -- marijuana in states, and that's an interesting path to travel down because we're essentially in a state of prohibition, and i think that, you know, when something is illegal like this, and there is such a demand for it in the united states and in europe, as long as the demand is strong as it is, i think it's going to continuously -- there's not going to be an easy way to solve this and going in and fumigating crops and plants end up popping back up because they are weeds anyway, but destroy crops in the process, contaminating water, hurting people, that type of thing needs to be looked at from

i am from california and in the valley here, people, especially from latin america, are getting sick in -- working in the fields for hours every day for little pay and no health care. please help them because without them no one could even be vegetarian the sincerely, natalie. >> sometimes desperate for attention but not rebellious. i don't have bad influences and i try hard not to give in to peer pressure but somewhere along the road someone calms long with temptation close to their side and offers me whatever they got, but do i get the power to say no? always sitting blankly at the sky hoping for a miracle to happen, hoping someone will come around to understand. i don't want toys anymore and i don't want it show my baby pictures and if i'm crazy and loud then you're insane and rude and if today is not our day, so be it, there is always tomorrow. thank you. >> ok. the average american dream and dreamer built dreams on shatorde hopes and left off on their own spaceships of life. but the average american laws are in a state of corruption. man is allowed to work -- to go to war and ki

but it really landed in latin america, like puerto rico. >> i have no idea. how embarrassing. >> plymouth rock. >> i'm not too sure. i'll take a stab at it and say somewhere near boston. or plymouth rock. is that right? >> it was plymouth work. people with disabilities are gathering in san jose to reduce doctor visits with alternative forms of medicine and old fashioned exercise. ashley personal takes us to the center. >> reporter: tucked in a neighborhood near valley center may be considered a well kept secret. but this open house saturday was many to change all that. the pool and therapy rooms were put on display. the college of aplayed scientists and arts took over -- of applied science and arts took over in 2009. the center for healthy age and go multi-cultural population are conducting research and development opportunities for students to engage with hands on learning with the elderly. amanda talbert was taking full advantage. >>> a work accident more than 20 years ago forced her into early retirement. >> we need to keep this center open. this is my soc

i think with a very, very deep engagement with latin america. although i didn't participate in leading that you describe, i was in aspen for a meeting right afterwards with a number of former heads of state and latin america. this is in or was important region for the united states. again, if you think about, i mentioned, the first trip of the secretaries was to asia but the first meeting the president had with any heads of state was a meeting with president calderÓn before the inauguration. president obama's inauguration. and we've had a very sustained level in mexico. the secretary has twice participated in oes meetings. we had extensive travel to the region and we had a note of the key leaders in the region in the united states. the president just met with billy elected president of columbia in new york during the general assembly. i as i said was just in colombia for my second visit and the president had a chance to talk with the newly elected president of brazil just a few days ago. so we see enormous opportunities and a real i think trans

our state is interested with a lot in america and i notice you didn't speak to latin america in your talk and i wonder if you could address that part of the world and the upper left behind continent, africa. >> i've got to say that it's every time you give a speech if you pick one thing to talk about you get accused of neglecting another. [laughter] i plead guilty but i just came back from latin america. my second trip to columbia, and mexico, and so why am not apologetic in this instance i think we have a treaty to engagement with latin america. the boy didn't participate in the meeting that you've described, was announced in for a meeting afterwards with a number of the heads of state in latin america including the president who is an old friend and heard about the meeting that you described. this is enormously important for the united states. again, if you think about like i mentioned the first trip to asia but the first meeting that the president had with any head of state the recent meeting with president calderon even before the inauguration, president obama's an alteration and

the study took place in san francisco, boston and in south africa, and three countries in latin america. the pill works by not allowing the virus to replicate in cells. >> that condoms are the first line of defense. and it's for people not able to use condoms consistently. >> those in the study were responsible about practicing safe sex, some fear others may not oob they're concerned about the possibility this would reduce condom use, and what have you. >> doctors and experts eve ever -- are now waiting for guidelines. >> we're clear people should not go out to take it on their own. and this was delivered with close monitoring and supervision. >> and it's on the market, but using combination with other drugs for those who have hiv. the one pill works only with those who are hiv negative, now must be approve bid fda. >> because it's not been approved for prevention of hiv, health insurance companies will not cover costs, which would be as high as $14,000 per year, $38 a day. but cheryl, it's only a matter of time before they do. >> it's a great break through. thank you very much. and a p

coincidentally, while commissioner chiu was abroad in europe, i was in latin america, where gasoline was about the equivalent of $0.40 a gallon. the fact that it was so accessible, that it was so cheap, you could see the stark contrast of the environmental degradation that had really engulfed nations, regions in the area because of a lack of prioritization and the easy convenience to this particular resource. i think it is exciting that we are at this juncture. that means we can take the next step with of vision that could hopefully materialize into sound policy, with a companion piece that has been supported by the right budget, that enables this kind of observation that many have made to purchase separated in the trip abroad -- have made, who participated in the trip abroad. i have one question for the director. less than two years ago, san francisco was the first city in the u.s. to have a mandatory commuter benefit. requiring the private sector to compensate those who travel to work. at the time, congress was contemplating those who took their bicycles but that was stopped. maybe

. >> some of the first players recruited from latin america were cepeda from puerto rico and alou from the dominican republic. a few years layers, alou's brothers made it also playing for the giants. in 1960, they were amazed at high kick. it was all his dream. >> you have to prepare for yourself for the future. you have to go to school and get a good education. i said, mother, i'm going to be a baseball player. >> four or dr. from doctor doctor, three from venezuela and edgar renteria from colombia. >> they are role models for all young people and because those cooperation are so far away. >> we are so happy for edgar renteria and for everybody and my country. >> i want to thank all the fans for supporting us. for the energy and respect and the love. we're number one, all my teammates. the giants, thank you so much. >> today, fans felt like giants among them. lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news." >>> 4:51, another gorgeous day, but right now we have to check on a troubled morning commute. >> starting off 4:30 with an overturned big rig in san jose. it's blocking all lanes of southbound 101.

america. >> and it's a drug dealing center and no man's land and anybody can deal the drugs. >> i like the community spirit here and the diversity and i wa accepted a gay man. >> and it's been a parolee dumping ground and we release them with no supervision. >> this neighborhood has a history of fighting for social injustice. >> at the end of may we have a incredible festival and the biggest ethnic event and carnival san francisco and bri brings the biggest festival on the west coast and the art's community at its finest that d day. >> welcome to san francisco's district nine, a land of great beaty and conflicts and transactions and and drunks and bangers and old timers and junkies and *erbgs tende tend e look for housing and a place to park and this is much of the mission area and today's show will focus on the mission and let's look at the district's young people and efforts to kee kids out of trouble. >> this is so complex and no many pressures and the youth is growing up and part of the pressure is from the adults and they aren't home when the kids come home from school and there i

some in latin america there germany even france which has such a strong interest in its own language there are now programs in their universities in english sure russia. emulate some of those programs and have some programs in english i think yes but mainly to attract international students to russia thank you thank you very much the reason i asked is that the russians tried to call their card which used to be called. they called it lie that it didn't help thank you thank you very much for the weather just a reminder that my guest was director of the center for international higher education philip algebra and the third for now from all of us here will be back until then stay on r.t. and take care thank you for that. enemies everywhere the u.s. is accused. as critics say china and russia being badmouthed. domestic failing. to progress the world's pressure on israel as west bank we look at cashing in on the segregation. the suffering is far from hundreds of thousands of vietnamese children who are still struggling from the effects of a poisonous used by the us decades ago. gold and si

america, in return for access to oil and minerals. offering diplomatic support to west enemies in sue darning zimbabwe and iran. it's not really yet a world power. all it wants to be is a moderately developed country by 2040rk and millitarily, whatever the rhetoric, it would struggle, even no invade nearby taiwan, let alone anywhere else. >> i think china's domestic struck hur is still an impet meant, because they are playing to the court in china. they have to play to the hard liners in china, just as republicans do to republicans in the u.s. that makes it difficult to embrace very easily all sorts of open relationships, and as you might see it, nuance responses to different countries. i mean, the party's sole aim is to stay in power. the party's main audience is the party itself. that makes it difficult to build, if you like, the kind of soft power that america and even the u.k. has in the world. because they're mainly concerned with keeping power at home. >> there's a mismatch. economically china is already a super power. diplomati

some in latin america there germany even france which has such a strong interest in its own language there are now programs in their universities in english should russia. emulate some of those programs and have some programs in english i think yes but mainly to attract international students to russia thank you thank you very much the reason i asked is that the russians tried to call their card which used to be called they called it law that it didn't help thank you thank you very much for the letters just a reminder that my guest was director of the center for international higher education philip algebra and that's it for now from all of us here will be back until then stay on r.t. and take him up thank you for the gift of. elsie's top stories now you ask politicians are accused of scale mongering about the russia and china to divert attention from problems at the sound fair runnin down to chinese in the senate and the right wing politicians bush talk it's america's biggest president consulted great the major. us to keeping out of the public eye since leaving the white house georg

some in latin america there germany even france which has such a strong interest in its own language there are now programs in their universities in english sure russia. emulate some of those programs and have some programs in english i think yes but mainly to attract international students to russia thank you thank you very much the reason i asked is that the russians tried to call their card which used to be called. they called it larder it didn't help thank you thank you very much for being with us just a reminder that my guest was director of the center for international higher education philip out of iraq and that's it for now from all of us here will be back until then stay on r.t. and take care thank you for that. in some petersburg solti's available in grandeur to the euro grand total emerald marco polo blue the club small in some circles photo in the big old circus i told was really a skin cream genius given its reticence to say yes really kempinski might go to twitch and say look you because come on jim. nussle to. all these top stories and great so k.o.'s help that's how t

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america but all over the world it's not everyone that's willing to give the russian businessmen the type of credit given to him by u.s. prosecutors he's possibly a merchant of some death but he certainly isn't the man the u.s. media would call them merchant of death i mean around quite a large airline operation in many an operetta and i would think that ninety five percent of his flights were ordinary commercial goods i know you flew television was he from washing powder all sorts of things so we're only talking about five percent of the call goes possibly being arms even flying is not itself illegal but ever since his arrest in the thai capital in march two thousand and eight the merican side did everything it could to make charges stick including adding allegations of trade love violations. boots family have repeatedly criticized the court procedures firm in their belief that he's being made a scapegoat of a policeman a principle this is a question of principle they've spent ten years spending money taxpayer money on trying to root out gun runners so they have to have someone to s

with fellow leftist leaders in latin america but i think that could do a lot more in challenging the united states for example in the andean region and in colombia but doesn't want to offend the united states so i think unfortunately there are limits to what rousseff will do and i think that ultimately brazil is a pragmatic country really doesn't. they want to rock the boat too much just wants to preserve and consolidate the economic stability of recent years there is the question ultimately of what this resilience stand for in the twenty first century you're raising a lot of issues there for brazil to face will deal more rousseff has never before held elected office do you think she really possesses the know how and experience to lead such a rapidly developing nation as brazil. well remains to be seen as you said she's a relative neophyte but she did have a hold cabinet level cabinet level level position at the energy minister. and she was served as chief of staff so i think that expectational is that she would continue the energy boom that we've seen in recent years and i have some

where they're training soldiers and police to do these kind of actions against the populations of latin america and much of the same repression was seen on the streets of the united states the cases and over again we did appear before a judge in many ways it was the most. undemocratic i would say process you know sort of miscarriage of justice i mean a lot of us weren't even permitted to speak we weren't even permitted to hear what the police officers were saying against as or permitted to respond it was sort of the judge chose to not only you know press charges against us and decide to even though it was an arraignment but also sentences and we're also facing state charges for unlawful assembly which as journalists we you know obviously are not part of an unlawful assembly where they're covering it under our first amendment rights so that's the next case that's going to be taken up with the state of georgia and we're very hopeful that our lawyers who have been very supportive in this process and all the people who have been in solidarity with us will continue to support us in this proc

america to democratize the g twenty as the forerunner for democrat ties asian of the united nations so i would not agree that this is simply a continuation of the more over the quantum changes that we're going to see in the world economy because of the diminishing of the dollar as the currency of world trade will have a major shock to the world economy and that will lead to the end of the international monetary fund the question is what are we putting in police of the i.m.f. i think we should be proposing an international bank for reparations in reconstruction a bank that can put funds into repairing the world economy into reparations for those countries affected by the slave trade colonialism and european imperialism unless we move quickly to diminish the role of the i.m.f. and the dollar we are going to go back to the ninth you thirty's with the kind of competitive devaluation that we see now in what is called quantitative easing in the united states. and if i go back you have to i mean everyone wants to stay with the currency wars and i'm perfectly happy to do that but again if w

american military and police it's called many of latin america's most notorious torturers mass murderers and dictators despite anger at the establishment violence has never been part of the protests so why the mass arrests now we feel like the message was look you know we don't want you to be there we're going to make it dangerous you know to make you think twice to even show up despite the outcry from many at the rally that their rights of freedom of speech and assembly were trampled upon. it's not a story that's copy i have the us media we can see the newspapers of this country editorialized in favor of free speech and first amendment give stirring in passion and defenses of these core american values but when another journalist from another media outlet is arrested without charge without provocation and put onto a paddy wagon those media outlets are largely silent and i think it's because they feel like these are stories that aren't supposed to be covered well i guess so much for covering stories in the war and by the us mainstream media the incident at fort benning left some guessing

america has the reputation of a tough operator that's a lot you are telling a lie employing special psychological operations experts to craft the messages for the american public putting people secretly on the u.s. payroll reporters writers and having them then pretend to be independent and writing op ed pieces and nobody would know that this was a u.s. government financed and directed opinion but from these declassified documents we know that auto reich was behind these similar tactics were used by the bush administration and the lead up to the iraq war the iraq war is a textbook case of how a government or a couple within a government uses propaganda planting stories in the u.s. media to convert public opinion favorably toward a war within a matter of days on september eighth the new york times michael gordon judith miller published a front page long story you know which they talked about how u.s. intelligence officials had. found out that saddam hussein had purchased lumen tubes which they believed could only be used for nuclear weapons what they did not see of course was that th

where the there training soldiers and police to do these kind of actions against populations of latin america and much of the same repression was seen on the streets of the united states the cases and over again we did appear before a judge in many ways it was the most undemocratic i would say prophet as you know sort of miscarriage of justice i mean a lot of us weren't even permitted to speak we weren't even primitive to hear what the police officers were saying against as or permitted to respond it was sort of the judge chose to not only you know press charges against us and decide even though it was an arraignment but also sentences and we're also facing state charges for unlawful assembly which as journalists we you know obviously are not part of an unlawful assembly where they're covering it under our first amendment rights. well the american constitution's first amendment guarantees free speech and he rights activist david swansong says the arrests highlights how increasing numbers of journalists unable to exercise their rights do you know we have a little ray of tactics used by

where they're training soldiers and police to do these kind of actions against populations of latin america and much of the same repression received in the streets of the united states the cases and over again we did appear before a judge in many ways it was the most undemocratic i would say process as you know sort of of miscarriage. just as i mean a lot of us morning and permitted to be ready to be committed to hear what the police officers were saying against as or permitted to respond it was sort of the judge chose to not only you know press charges against us and decide to add even though is an arraignment but also sentence that and we're also facing state charges for unlawful assembly which as journalists we you know obviously are not part of an unlawful assembly where they're covering it under our first amendment rights. or the american constitution's first amendment guarantees free speech but human rights activist david lindorff says the u.s. is now turning into a police state where it's the person bearing the bads who decides whether you can exercise your rights there isn't

america's most notorious torturers mass murderers and dictators some call for banning america's terrorist training camp those by all standards nonviolent demonstrations happened at fort benning every year activists say usually few people get arrested by police but this time they say it was different so many more got arrested we talked to caylee in our correspondent earlier during the brief phone call she made from jail she said she had seen indiscriminate arrests of dozens of activists she herself and her cameramen were seized as they were trying to capture on camera what was going on as they were doing their job she was furious over there she she was saying they stayed away from the gates of the facility as they were asked to no harm to anybody but never the last both she and her cameramen got taken away kayleen and john were charged with taking part in an unlawful assembly and refusal to to a police officer. to obey a police officer rather you know you know activists of this rally say this year's demonstration was was different because because the authorities by all these indiscriminate

where they're training soldiers and police to do these kind of actions against populations of latin america and much of the same repression was seen on the streets of the united states cases and over again we did it appear before a jazz in many ways it was the most undemocratic i would say prophet as you know sort of miscarriage of justice i mean a lot of us weren't even permitted to speak we weren't even permitted to hear what the police officers were saying against as or permitted to respond it was sort of the judge chose to not only you know press charges against us and decide to even though it was an arraignment but also sentences and were also facing state charges for unlawful assembly which as journalists we you know obviously are not part of an unlawful assembly where they're covering it under our first amendment rights. well the american constitution first amendment guarantees priest speech but human rights activists they can swansong says the arrests highlight to how more and more journalists on able to exercise that right do you know we have a ray of tactics used by the us

where they're training soldiers and police to do these kind of actions against populations of latin america and much of the same repression racine on the streets of the united states the case isn't over again we did it appear before a judge in many ways it was the most undemocratic i would say process as you know sort of miscarriage of justice i mean a lot of us weren't even permitted to speak we weren't even for timidity here what the police officers were saying against as or permitted to respond it was sort of the judge chose to not only. press charges against us and decide even though it was an arraignment but also sentence us and we're also facing state charges for unlawful assembly which as journalists we you know obviously are not part of an unlawful assembly where they're covering it under our first amendment rights. and of course you can get more news stories from looking on to our website that that dot com here's just a quick look at what else is online for the moment breaking habits often will make is lead by example fight the no smoking is a. overload out of a business th

america has the reputation of a tough operator that's why you are telling a lie employing special psychological operations experts to craft messages for the american public putting people secretly on the u.s. payroll reporters writers and having them then pretend to be independent and writing op ed pieces and nobody would know that this was a u.s. government financed and directed opinion but from these declassified documents we know that auto reich was behind these similar tactics were used by the bush administration and the lead up to the iraq war the iraq war is a textbook case of how a government or a couple within a government uses propaganda planting stories in the u.s. media to convert public opinion favorably toward a war within a matter of days on september eighth the new york times michael gordon judith miller published a front page long story you know which they talked about how u.s. intelligence officials. had found out that saddam hussein had purchased lumen tubes which they believed could only be used for nuclear weapons what they did not say of course was that that was a minority