i mean. u.s. military convoy comes under fire in syria from turkish backed militants but look at how the grouping including factions was fiercely promoted by america has now turned on washington. mcdonald's files one of its most successful c.e.o.'s ever after he admits to having a consensual relationship with a colleague our guest debate the subject of study of so named in appropriate a fact as in the workplace. you know being a c.e.o. i don't know how much time this guy had his hands to meet people but do you know the role that we live in this is an era right now of matt lauer and me true i do i do know that it was all over for me to iraq. to talk comes under scrutiny as

reports emerge that u.s. authorities are investigating the wildly popular chinese own video sharing out over national security concerns. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me mickey aaron it's great to have you with us and our top story this hour a u.s. military convoy has come under fire from turkish backed fighters near the town of out in northeast in syria pentagon officials say their patrol was not hit and that no american soldiers were harmed but have given no further details now the a time comes as u.s. troops resume positions in areas of the region they had withdrawn from last month as president trumps command of a turkish offensive it's the 2nd time that militants fighting for the syrian national army have targeted american forces in recent weeks washington's envoy to.

syria also claims the as the name which has its roots in the free syrian army committed war crimes here and there is operation against kurdish forces in northern syria. turkish supported. opposition opposition forces who are under general turkish command in at least one instance did carry out a walk run and we have reached out to turkey to demand an explanation so he has promised to investigate the claims against his syrian allies is worth noting that some of the groups under the as an a force now accused of war crimes were previously supporters and armed by washington capable pin explains. 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 i 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. 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 and 2014 the pentagon splurge

$500000000.00 on syrian opposition groups to the now infamous train and equip program the goal was pretty glorious $5000.00 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. the ones that are in the fight is is 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 solemn interests but he's got a completely new script now he is no longer a big fan of the stars and stripes as the syrian and she's not a victim steve shouldn't have been sucked by my i don't see the need to movement is picking low hanging fruit if they are claiming steve scope the difference today in the era of the mitsu movement is growing public pressure on organizations including cooper a sions and religious institutions to hold powerful people accountable for sexual abuse how arrests and other bad behavior. mcdonald's rules forbid romantic relationships between managers and both direct and indirect employees mr brooke took over as chief executive revitalizing the fast food chains restaurant menu and a message to start he apologized and said his dismissal was the right decision we called the opinions of legal analysts lionel on t.v. and radio host current the fact he apologized and said his dismissal was the right

decision we called the opinions of legal analysts lionel on t.v. and radio host current turk the fact job because of a personal issue is really sad i mean it's just a 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 to way it is i did today's era of me too and the like not to mention 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 it 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 being 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 buddy match dot com is just tuning in to 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 tains is one of the few to challenge the monopoly of tech behemoths like facebook and google. does so. 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 instagram 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 after 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. u.s. china trade wars i'll tell you what this year has shown these his deliveries could easily spill over into modern tech slash online territory remember how america once went after i phone killer one of the wall way if i want to be still the right word washington even sought jail time for one of while these top executives and held google to the wall over android updates anyway for now teen minds and 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. so.

spain has issued fresh arrest warrants for those 3 exiled council and separatist leaders it follows a visit by the country's king to the autonomous regions capital on monday which caused widespread outrage but as does lead bones lies along barcelona's main streets burning photos of the mana as well as spanish months of growing unrest come to head of state election this weekend the 2nd to be held this year have to learn is bad thing dependence in 2017 has thrown the country into its deepest constitutional crisis in decades as i have a shot that i didn't actually see as. protests gained momentum and became increasingly violent since the jailing of 9 counted on separatist leaders last month for their role in the referendum. taking this position himself against the catalans comes here 15 days after the sentencing it has no business being here is a provocation that someone is 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 is not the answer and you do you have a chance. so i had a pledge by leading london theatres to use gender neutral language has caused a tempest in the british capital but is it all much ado about nothing we'll have that story and more after a break. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race is on the off and spearing dramatic development only personally i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. join me every thursday on the alec simon shore and i'll be speaking to guest of the

world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. when i'll choke seemed wrong why don't y'all just don't call. me all you have to shape out these days becomes active. and engaged with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. welcome back with yet another technical advances iran has taken a step further from the hard brokered 2015 nuclear deal the announcement was made by president has on rouhani he says iran will only wind the program down again if

sanctions are lifted. by the department of energy to begin the working on the centrifuges starting from tomorrow. just like the previous ones out is reversible our work will be conducted under the supervision of the international atomic energy agency or you do some on that on monday rainy day officials also announce that they had doubled the number of advanced centrifuges because the country has it all comes as a wrong suffers under u.s. sanctions while 2 rounds as it's also losing patience and can no longer wait for europe to come to its aid and boost trade germany's foreign minister says the whole agreement is now in jeopardy. we said this is unacceptable alternately iran is doing nothing less than putting the entire nuclear agreement at risk and that is why we expect iran to return to full compliance with its obligations. now the iran nuclear deal was signed back in 2015 it took 9 years of

painstaking talks to secure russia china the u.k. germany france and the u.s. were all signatories under his terms sanctions by the international community were to be lifted in exchange for to iran freezing its nuclear program it was hailed as a landmark agreement ending more than a decade of strife with iran but in may last year the u.s. unilaterally pulled out of the agreement despite criticism from european allies describe the deal as flawed and subsequently in re imposed sanctions on iran well since then the other signatories have been struggling to keep the spirit of the deal alive but politics professor side mohammad marandi believes european countries should be doing more well the problem is not just the united states is the europeans because contrary to what the german official said it is the iranians who been abiding by the nuclear deal for just over a year and

a half now whereas the europeans have been in complete violation americans toward agreements and no child has been putting pressure on the european europeans so they are effectively pursuing the same policy as the united states unless the europeans . grow a backbone and unless they abide by their obligations the iranians have no other option but to gradually agreement and so far we don't see the europeans growing the backbone image but good for them internationally because the international community sees the europeans as ineffective and basically subordinate to the united states. as little sign protest in the south american nation of chile are set to end anytime soon as thousands demand social equality take the forefront of santiago's political policies clashes again took place on monday between demonstrators and police. was. i

thank you. the latest demonstrations come after a short pause in weeks of protests at least 20 people have been killed during the unrest losing in the past and also forced major international gatherings to be canceled including the un climate summit chile's government says sticks police officers have been injured including 2 who were set on fire by molotov cocktails thrown by protest. political correctness has been propelled to center stage at theatres in london's west end they say their phasing out phrases like ladies and gentlemen and seeking gender neutral expressions to replace them has its arlie. 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 here in london but it's a saying that might be making a hasty exit they could see the actors and entertainers trade union has 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 why they were doing it i probably wouldn't notice so suppose it's far enough although i quite like that his judgement to be honest should be on nothing give us taking a fork you fall seriously you 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 ridiculous 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'd have to respect that people should say ladies and gentlemen you can't list all all the gender has exactly it's only a meeting and its national 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. it's a move to foster more inclusive it see the critics are calling this principle to fall so will the changes be met with. it peed off stage. all u.s. and u.k.

universities have found that therapy dogs on the campuses are a good way to help students handle stress one university in the netherlands has been digging a little deeper into the. me . beyond of live debt the difficulty of student shore when you're if you have gold or you live to 100 feet that is pretty difficult to talk about specially when you're 181920 years old . my housemates were coming and going we can go we can often go and we found out that there was a waiting list it was a very unique experience because i've never been so close to nature before and normally when i meditate my thoughts go all over the place i think about school about work or anything and integrate you really think about life and death and what

it means and what's important in life. when her daughter would love to hear your thoughts on all of our stories so do get in touch by following us on social media and join us again at the top of the hour for the latest to see that. today there are good tennis and bad deadens the bad news in yemen the united states deems to be a threat the good. lord in syria the cia and the us military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. where they were assassinating populist leaders

they were backing up right away military windows funding an army just was there's no posts anymore because there's always a small call for a really good this is a prophet. what politicians do. they put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president or injury. or something i want to be rich. and she'd like to be 1st but she wasn't before 3 of them or can people get. interested always in the waters of our. question. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy one sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic development only personally i'm

going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical of time to sit down and talk. alig.

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know it the sun came up the sun went down and christmas came around we had christmas inside the cellar room as we like to call it. which is you know pending on how you look at it could have been really sad but we made the best of it. having christmas in here meant a lot to all of us there were so many events so many school events so many things that my wife could not do she even missed her daughter's graduation to college it was 34 hours away she couldn't take the drive and she could stay overnight. and you know it's the kind of thing you're really tell people because one don't think you crazy too the doesn't want to stand and that's why i bother so for the last. how many years since a band i think for the last 4 years now i spent a minimum of 10000 dollars each year on in a couple years and spent $20000.00 just in our trial going from one position to

another and supplements and treatments so it's like most of my savings it's been put toward trying to figure out what's wrong with me in again my health back. piece here in our company division. well. this. was. done so good you know i've seen mark and more about what i think probably made it harder to. do you know what i mean. because. you know the call of the cold the jews you know called so that we can hear the voice. this.

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