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portal. into the chinese own social media. churning in from. a u.s. military convoy come under fire from turkish fighters in the town of tel to me here in northeastern syria pentagon officials say their patrol was not hit no american soldiers were harmed but have given no further details the attack comes as u.s. troops resume positions in areas of the region they had withdrawn. it is the 2nd time that. fighting for the syrian national army have targeted

american forces in recent weeks washington's envoy to syria also claims the s. and a which has its roots in the free syrian army committed war crimes during uncross operation against kurdish forces northern syria. turkish supported. opposition in opposition forces who were under general turkish command in at least one instance did carry out a walk crime and we have reached out to turkey to demand an explanation turkey has promised to investigate the claims against this syrian allies it is worth noting though that some of the groups under the s.n.a. umbrella force now accused of war crimes were previously supported. by washington to look up and explain. the free syrian army american media and politicians told of glorious freedom fighters picking up a gun for democracy and human rights and the usa wasn't afraid to show its support

the united states has been one of the biggest supporters whether it's politically whether it's financially in a range of manners of the moderate opposition including the freestream our syrian army the administration is staking its efforts in syria on the free syrian army aid and assistance that we're going to give to the free syrian army is used to advance the cause against guys will watch the transformation of the free syrian army as well early on have they gotten more quickly better or is it just me well guess what forces fighting under the f s a's latest incarnation are now attacking the united states as part of the de confliction exchange information has been received from the u.s. side to that on 3rd november a convoy of american servicemen was fired upon from the territory controlled by the pro turkish syrian national army so how did this happen it was a group go from being worthy of u.s. support weapons and training to being terrorists to attack america as well let's

review the process of the f s a's evolution as the syrian conflict escalated they were presented as a soft force to counter the quote brutal regime of bashar al assad western journalist even visited them they are former syrian soldiers they say they refused orders to fire on their own countrymen a few months alongside to take up arms against the assad regime there are pretty gnarly bunch for a soft force but who pays attention to these details western media fell in love with them and their commander solemn interest even got a surprise visit from john mccain the u.s. senator slipped across syria's borders so he could meet with america's dream team fighting against the syrian government and sense then solemn even appeared on major to. the networks in the united states i spoke with general salim idriss just moments ago he's head of the free syrian army i spoke earlier today to rebel leader general salim he connected with us via skype from inside syria egypt spoke to state

department correspondent margaret brennan in turkey in 2014 the pentagon splurged $500000000.00 on syrian opposition groups to the now infamous train and equip program the goal was pretty glorious 5000 soldiers a year for the following 3 years however at the end of the day the mathematical calculations ended up with a pretty big margin of error it's a small number. ones that are in the fight. is we're talking 445 the overall goal is to make sure that we have enough mess to be able to get work done on the ground a lot of the weapons and money spent and it up in the hands of terrorist groups like i still or the al nasra front fine use of u.s. taxpayers money and sense than the u.s. trained fighting force seems to have almost disappeared but now they're back we've

got the syrian national army this is a totally new organization with dozens of different factions $80000.00 total fighters approximately and guess who the minister of defense is well you guessed it it's major salim idris but he's got a completely new script now he is no longer a big fan of the stars and stripes as the syrian conflict twists and turns you have to ask yourself who is the united states going to end up supporting next and how long until they turn against the united states again this incident at the very least. destabilizing the presence of american. support for these groups like the so-called syrian national army which consists of people who quite aggressive jihad to use and so it's been once convenience and now it's become inconvenient. for the 2 how did this who have seen us the americans who abandon the kurds who they disliked but of course they fear that they too will be controlled but they didn't really think about who their friends were who they were hoping who

they were arming and funding. a big shakeup is making waves in the world of fast food mcdonald's has fired its c.e.o. steve easterbrook for engaging in a cunt sensual relationship with an employee which is against company policy there was an outpouring of support for easterbrook online mcdonald's c.e.o. fired after having an affair with a nun ploy get your head out of sand she's not a victim steve shouldn't have been sucked by mike don't the need to movement is picking low hanging fruit if they are claiming steve scout. the difference today in the era of the me too movement is growing public pressure on organizations including corporations and religious institutions to hold powerful people accountable for sexual abuse harassment and other bad behavior while mcdonald's rules forbid remounting relationships we train managers on both direct and indirect

employees took over as chief executive in 2015 for working his way up through the company and has been widely credited with revitalizing the fast food chains restaurant on menu and emerged to stuff he apologized and said is this missile was the right decision we've got the opinions of legal analysts lionel t.v. and radio host caryn turk. the fact that the best c.e.o. that they've had in a long time is now going to be out of a job because of a personal issue is really sad i mean it's just the state of how we look at things today in america and this was a consensual relationship there was really nothing a licit that he did is the way it is now did today's era of me too and the like now to imagine there are only history of. problems here and there what are they going to do it's their law he knew what he was executive he violated and that's it you know it's hard to meet people these days i'm sure it's hard to be single i'm married but you know as a single person in america you know paying a c.e.o.

i don't know how much time this guy had on his hands to meet people you know what is golden parachutes going to be today oh my god this poor guy we're very good immediately bloody match dot com east is too busy for that and it's funny how we read into it well it was consensual nobody's saying it was rape nobody's a kludge it was a violent physical attack of course it was consensual but do you know the rule that we live in this is an era right now of matt lauer and me too i do i do know the rules out all over i mean see the era of over it over it. over it could i mean as a one in america you are not in charge of i should judging people i'm tired of us judging you everybody is wrong in a relationship no i'm not and you know why if i was if i was in charge i think the world might be a better place because we're going to sirt some logic into this minutia that has become so consuming in today's journalism and in today's america perhaps the

company could have some sort of agreement where you know we allow consensual relationships with some sort of agreement between the parties before our eyes and you know and gauge in sexual conversation would you please sign this here to which would you signal that yes we are entitled to one people do it every day 8 hours a world we live and ship staff. course sounds kind of drags for sexuality like what are you talking about who does it right you might have to you might have to you might have to have a contract to protect yourself. the u.s. government is reportedly investigating social media platform to talk one of the most stunning noted video showing up over nothing security concerns the company which is chinese owned exploded in popularity in america especially with teens is one of the few to challenge the monopoly of tech behemoths like facebook and google .

these so beautiful i'm now in a good man and. i'll be honest with you up until last week i had no idea this thing even exist it take tock tick tock for me simply the sound i associate with the clock well if you feel the same i'll have to tell you either you're getting old like me or it's just that your online habits need an urgent update take talk a platform to share short videos is now the most downloaded app the king of all apps and twitter and co you've been dethroned just so you know ever heard the song.

if it wasn't for his app store majesty the song wouldn't have become a hit you can hear on the radio anywhere in the world but here's something that may surprise old school folks like me even more the king belongs to an asian dynasty tick tock is that chinese app. so that's why the top democrat senator in his late sixty's is more up to speed than me 110000000 americans who have information with and the chinese government could be grabbing every one of them guess what the u.s. government is already up to reports say they've launched a national security probe into tick talk and the worries are the chinese government could spy through take talk influence through take talk and censor what's on tape talk good god how come the rest of the world hasn't given up american born facebook speaking of the man who introduced the blue f to us all it's only natural he is

keen to have a go at his competitors or services like what's up are used by protesters and activists everywhere due to strong encryption privacy protections on tick tock the chinese quickly around the world mentions of these same protests. censored now just let me show you what the people behind tick-tock have to say about all that our data centers are located entirely outside of china and none of our data is subject to chinese law we're not influenced by any foreign government including the chinese government to talk does not operate in china nor do we have any intention of doing so in the future oh someone here is either being really does honest or outright paranoid or a bit of both it's time to stick in a hash tag us china trade wars i'll tell you what this year has shown these has still it could easily spill over into modern tech slash online territory remember

how america once went after i phone killer want to be while way. want to be still the right word washington even saw jail time for one of wall ways top executives and held google to the wall over android updates anyway for now. quite a few older ones even in america will be picking the chinese take talk way mr schumer do you have the guts to keep up with the times and join the royal after party. to. get. a visit by the king of spain to cuss a lumia caused outrage in the autonomous regions capital on monday protesters lit fires along barcelona's main streets burning photos of the monarch as well as spanish flies the growing on risk comes ahead of spain's general election this

weekend the 2nd to be held this year and only has paid for independence in $27.00 doing this still in the country into its deepest constitutional crisis in decades has overshadowed election season protests gain momentum and became increasing. violence since the jailing of 9 separatist leaders last month for their role in the wrestler. the king has positioned himself against catalans comes here 15 days after the sentencing and he has no business being here it's a provocation. that someone's just not going to see this is aggression in a televised speech he spoke of the spanish but i must say to the king of spain haiti is not the answer and you do you hate us. still ahead could this be the pakistani prime minister's last day in office we'll look at the huge protest movement he's facing after the break.

the world is driven by a dream shaped by one person. thinks . we fear to ask. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy foundation let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic developments only.

i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. a little french president among the most fundamental in the midst of a diplomatic scandal after making controversial remarks about. bulgarian and ukrainian migrants france's ambassador to the 2 countries have been summoned charlotte students can report. president much corn is well known for his forthright views but once again being outspoken. in hot water this time it's with both gary

crane so what exactly did. i prefer to have people from guinea or ivory coast who work legally rather than clandestine networks of book ariens and ukrainians both. countries were incensed enough to issue formal protests ambassador holding to explain comments macross statement is outrageous because he is a participant in the norm a diplomat and should be specially careful in choosing words bochy crane and ukrainians in the volga area and e.u. country this was another example of the east west developed within the union french president statement is just another demonstration of political arrogance cheekiness what's also puzzling for bulgarians is the somewhat muddled reference to illegal immigration given that it's an e.u. country and its citizens have the right to work anywhere across the union including

in france excuse me but is micron really able to talk about bulgaria does he know the bulgarians well enough to talk about them like this. i find such behavior towards us totally unacceptable however it is clear that they are all criminal networks from bulgaria operating here in france and this it seems is what mark corn has issue with but how do people in paris feel about mcewan's preference for working my quince 7 more of it is ridiculous it's a french president of all people who should make a distinction like this between different types of immigration to friends i don't see why it's become a card to decide who has the right to come and who doesn't much interest immigration whether from eastern europe or the ivory coast it's all the same we allow everyone to integrate while it's true that i'm not too keen on my own in this case i think he's right it is better to verify who's coming in to control our

borders and immigration and not cohen has since his election in 2017 been clear about his views for the future of the european union he wants an army closer integration or. nascence of the e.u. project as such but though is lofty ambitions were once the toast of europe it seems his opinions are more often than not hitting too close to home and turning allies against him and there are warnings that his plans will be difficult to achieve without friends. r.t. paris. concerns over a political correctness being propelled to center stage at theatres in london's west end they say they'll be fizzing on phrases like ladies and gentlemen looking for more gender neutral expressions to replace them he has the story. ladies and gentlemen the show is about to stop please make your way to you'll see us the usual queue for punches of the westons famously it says in london but it's

a saying that might be making a hasty exit they could see the actors and entertainers trade union is released guidelines encouraging theater is. ladies and gentleman and use gender neutral terminology for collective calls both front of house and back stage so avoid alienating people who identify as non-binary so neither male nor female some venues like the apollo have already dropped the phrase opting instead for good evening or welcome stressing that they want everyone to feel welcome while london's transport network has already made the change from ladies and gentlemen to phrases such as good evening everyone who want to see it's a guy was think about these changes if they didn't announce what they were doing it probably wouldn't notice so suppose it's fair enough although i quite like that his judgment to be honest should be on nothing give a take before you call the receipt say. stuff through the us think maybe older

generations might you know think it's a bit controversial but you know what i mean maybe upset because they're used to the tradition i mean if people that tended by that time right thing isn't. either a lady or a gentleman either or and to me that's. the ticket race to see both sides up and if it does change then i feel like it wouldn't be bad but at the same time if it doesn't change i think you have to respect that people should say ladies and gentlemen you can't list all all the gender has exactly and so it's only a meeting and it's traditional the guidance released by equity follows on from a motion passed by student union representatives last month at oxford university the motion encourages the phasing out of capping to be replaced by a more side of the pools risk. it's a move to foster more inclusive it seems that critics are calling this political

correctness gone too far so will the changes be met with calls for an all booed off stage. and. there is little sign that protests in the south american nation of chile will end anytime soon follow the man social equality be at the forefront of some political policies clashes again took place on monday between demonstrators and police. i the latest demonstrations come after a short pause in weeks of protests at least 20 people happy children. have also lead to major international gatherings being counseling to the u.n. climate summit government claims that 6 police officers have been injured including 2 who were 7 fired by molotov cocktails thrown by. pressure is being run on pakistani prime minister in one town. to demand his

resignation they say he only came to power because last year's election was rigged and accused in the florida economic policy the leader of the protest movement is set to meet government officials this shews day of the demonstrations began in the southern city of karachi around 10 days ago and progress towards the capital islamabad those protesting are pushing for another election to be held on for the. price of the process initially the prime minister was given till sunday it quits on an additional 24 hour extension and also reportedly expired meantime protest leaders say the movement will continue until their demands are met i. 6 6 continue this protest until one throw these legal rulers. they must realize there is over your money and it's in government hands and. now. well we heard from a pakistan based geo political expert who thinks it's a lie. the protest movement will reach its cool. when it comes to the de waart of the opposition party forcing crimes to resign that is unlikely awfully it is

because of the fact that the army is a sporting tribe step mom and also because of the 5 of the opposition parties they're going to enjoy dread going to public school or driven by they can force promise to resign there is a possibility that it will force some sort of 1st flight all over pakistan army base but back these are likely to attract only public sympathies given to 5 people are more concerned about the bill. and this particular bill frist has more involved last years on this reaction to their obligation under 100000 people on the ground which represent one particular religious party. of it only it will be going to groups liberals of a far different backgrounds they're going to drive they're going to die but it's for her to complain about people. alright just a nudge in the direction of r t dot com news and views galore there waiting to be discovered and do join me again

to 30 as we update you on all the global stories making headlines this choose. thousands of american men and women choose to serve in the country's military and the decision little shattered lives every came to a complete. i was right it's always be instructive. to call the shots but they kill me and i see how it destroyed my life any screen didn't eat any meat come in my arm even eat meat this bird thinking if you take into account that women don't report because of the extreme retaliation it's. probably somewhere near about half a 1000000 women have now been sexually assaulted in the us military rape is a very very traumatizing attack happened but i've never seen trauma like i've seen

from women who are veterans who have suffered military sexual trauma reporting rape is more likely to get the victim punished them the offender and almost 10 year career which shows very invested in and i gave the sex offender who was not even one to justice or put on the registry this is simply an issue of power and violence male sexual predators for the large part of target whoever is there to prey upon whether that's a man or women. with hopes and change to. put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president and you. want to. have to go on to be the 1st that's what before 3 of them or can't be good. i mean to say the ball's in the waters at that age. there should be.

blue bus broadcasting around the world and covering all aspects of our global economy in the 21st century branch of war and i'm fair amount as they all got in washington here's a look at what we have in store for you today. whenever india is ready they're welcome to get on to. a major trade deal in asia may face an uncertain future as india has. trying to join the path. of the institute for china americas studies is in studio today to break down the latest in southeast asia shipping and brings us

up to speed on the transpacific trade plus. i think we are brothers to the listing of our own which will increase so what is even if. the i.p.o. has been set for the world's most profitable company what will it fare better than the string of other hype the listing launches horowitz above a trading joins the show today to drill into the details they hit on several other movers so so much to hit on and so little time can we get to it all there's only one way to find out let's dive right in. the united states and china are moving closer to a trade agreement this after a call between the top countries top negotiators global markets to record highs this giving hope to donald trump and she jumping will find a phase one deal later this month chinese advice for merely you ha and u.s. trade representative robert light hisor and treasury secretary steven menuchin reach consensus on principles according to reuters the commerce ministry of china

said the 2 sides conducted serious and constructive discussions on properly addressing their core concerns while the u.s. trade representative said the 2 sides made progress in a variety of areas and are in the process of resolving outstanding issue this comes as president donald trump was expected to meet with his chinese counterpart xi jinping on the sidelines of the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in santiago chile to sign a phase one trade deal touted last month though that summit was canceled trump said both sides are still looking for a new location somewhere in the united states. rob this is 1st i want to get that. going to be pretty much what we got the deal out of we got the deal that we like the done very little stuff like that. people familiar with the matter say president xi jinping is open to a u.s. trip to sign the 1st phase of a trade deal how.