The US Federal Reserve was created with the idea of ultimately being there for any instance of financial crisis in the banking system, says journalist and former banker at Lehman Brothers Nomi Prins. She joined RT's Keiser Report for the Summer Solutions 2019 episode:

"When the Federal Reserve was created we still had the gold standard... when we got to 1971 the gold standard was completely repealed... it was because what the bankers wanted... they pushed to get off the gold standard, so there would be no more solid real asset benchmark underneath currency," Prins says. That was the idea of having more fiat money and the dollar ultimately becoming even more dominant, she explains.

"The US Fed is basically the CEO of the banking system, it provides the money, regulates the banks, and the banks are members of that institution," says Prins, author of Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World.

She stresses: "You cannot have the financial system be members of a central bank that provides them cover when they screw up. That entire system has to be demolished."

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There is no reason for Russia to comment on the row caused by a series of leaked memos in which the UK Ambassador to the US called Donald Trump "inept" and assessed his administration as "dysfunctional."

The scandal is obviously "between Washington and London," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. "Let these two capitals deal with it. This is not our story."

The revelation raised ire in Washington, with Trump angrily saying that "we will no longer deal with him." However, outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May assured that she has "full faith" in Ambassador Darroch. Nevertheless, some UK tabloids were quick to point fingers at Russia after Jeremy Hunt said London is also examining the meddling of a "foreign state."

"We want foreign troops to leave Afghanistan, we want the Islamic system in the country with the representation of all Afghans, we want peace in the country and the participation of all Afghans in its reconstruction," stated by the representative of the Taliban, Soheil Shahin.

He also made it clear that the Taliban do not intend to discuss the possibility of a cease-fire until the fulfillment of their main demand - the cessation of a foreign military presence. The main result of the inter-Afghan meeting in Doha was the recognition by all parties of the thesis that life in Afghanistan should be held in accordance with the norms of Islam. This is enshrined in the "road map" of reconciliation approved by the participants of the meeting, including the Taliban.

"The peace conference strongly supports the peace process, a call for achieving peace in Afghanistan and believes in its effectiveness. To protect the population of Afghanistan, the parties to the conflict agreed to release ill prisoners, ensure the protection of all educational institutions, make efforts to reduce civilian casualties to zero," the statement read.

"We urge the international community to respect our values and support us in reaching a peace agreement as well as to provide support in settling the situation after concluding a peace deal," the statement said.

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