for nearly 3 decades has sang the song of the importance of stability in the middle east, security across the region, fighting terrorism, and ending the spread of victorian violence. but it appears with the recent air strikes the u. s. as only advancing the tensions, an exponentially growing crises in the air strikes are often indiscriminate in the death toll, children innocent civilians, anyone can easily become collateral damage for a nation that police of the globe and advancing human rights. america sure doesn't seem to have a problem. dropping bombs and violating international law questions abound with the us have authority to strike rotella tory efforts increase the time. we start watching the hawks, if you want to know what's going on a city and you want to rush this letter still, you would rather be always the roy gross, right? math grade or heart the late they make the steps manipulate so much of these

weapons. so hope we know what they're ready for watching the hawks i'm myisha cross. joining me now is michael maloof, former pentagon official. good to have you, michael. thank you michael. the u. s. reasoning for the air strikes doesn't really seem to jive but what we're hearing from iraq military leaders or the iranian foreign ministry. do you think the u. s. attacks were in self defense that they claim and why now just a few short months before the troop withdrawal from ghana saying why is the u. s. dropping bombs and iraq and syria? well, the, the claim by the, by the defense department was that us troops in your bill were, were attacked by p. m. f forces. they've admitted it and they have a, they have a reason why is that they want all foreign forces out of iraq. now the united states is in iraq, unlike serial at the invitation of the iraqi government. but for the prime minister

of iraq, it's a very, very touchy subject because he wants to us there on the one hand to train. but on the other hand, he's under extraordinary pressure on the p on the p. s. p m f. the, the she elements there too. because we've now he's, he has sheer. so that make complicates his life even further. now, the way the united states went about this defensive move, if you can call it that, is inconsistent with hot pursuit or a retaliatory initiative. there's been a number of attacks by the p. m. s on us assets in iraq, but we've only responded maybe to 2 of them. so the question is why, why are you picking and choosing why just, i mean, why, why are you just got going here?

and they're just too upset. thing especially coming on the eve of getting there any back forces that at a time when you're trying to deal with iran on the, to, to rejoin the j. c. p. away or the iranian nuclear agreement. and they are under many of the p. m. f. elements shear elements are under iranian influence. many of them are also sheer or iraqi. she'll separate from iran. so that's what complicates things even more. but we like to put a generalized label and just say, are all iranian controls, whether not. and one of the targeted it's a, it is, this is, this is why in syria i was going to say is that we, we went after their assets and syria where they think the journals were being produced. well that syria has, doesn't want us forces. and in syria either and assad has an agreement with the p m

. s. forces to allow them to transit, to transit into back and forth between iraq and syria. so this is if you're going to hit periodically, it's going to be, it raises questions about just how sincere are you about retaliation? and why did we do that? do it this, this justice last time. and i don't know the answer to that. next thing i was going to ask you kinda lead into it a little bit, was about the targeting of the facility. so one of the targeted facilities, the u. s. bombed in the strikes was known to house as well, law and other iran back groups. us secretary of state, anthony blink, and the action was necessary and deliberate to limit the risk of an escalation. is that enough to justify the attack or in your view? is this a violation of international law? well, it gets back big. well, no, there is. there is an element of hot pursuit, if you can, but you have to do it. and that's internationally recognize you have to do it

though, right after the attack, we waited days and days. in some cases, we didn't react at all to do certain attacks. and the reason why they went into syria is that because that's where many of the p m. f. assets for drones are housed now might be easier if we put in a system surrounding us basis called the for system. and in depths swarms of drones, which i understand is what they're beginning to get into. now is a swarm attack. and that, that is many launching of many drones at once. and there is a system that the army has now called for. and that system can knock out tens, tens of, of, of drones at once and through through electro, electromagnetic pulse. michael, i have heard and i've seen some reports as well about the role of possibly the full

amount of killing in terms of retaliation here. how do you feel that plays into the narrative and what are the longer term implications of that assassination? well, the implications are tremendous. number one solo money was pretty open about the fact that he was going to be going into iraq to work out a negotiation between the saudis and the, and the iranians for a peace deal. and that just seem to upset the trump administration a very, very much because they, they did not want to see saudi arabia doing, having, making peace, if you will, with, with iran on the one hand. but on the other hand, get really upset the, the whole equation there in the balance in terms of the p, m, f. they, it basically was a rally and cray,

along with their own commander who was also killed along with some money. but sold money was the father of the strategy to use proxies in, in these countries to deal with isis. and iran is directly threatened by isis. and there been quite a number of attacks by isis even into iran. and the way they were coming over from iraq and syria, iran had every reason to want to lay the groundwork to try and stem them before and help them before they would reach iran proper. and so, so they're doing, they're, they're, they're doing what we would do if we were, we're going to be trying to stop an aggressor and we do, we, we basically back, i'll kind of, we back isis. and in, when it suits us and, and each side has its own proxies and this is the problem that we're experiencing.

and you alluded to this a little bit earlier, but monday strikes come as iran and other world powers are trying to bring life back into the 2015 nuclear deal that president trump banded in addition to adding extreme sanctioned by, wants to rejoin that nuclear deal. do the recent air strikes make that deal more tenuous and how do you see this playing out? well, in one sense it does because the iranians feel that, that the united states is in the iraq, m, syria, to really go after, really to go after them. not to stop isis so much because of what they perceive to be the support that the united states is giving to the, the sunni elements and isis. and there are cities, iran is she'll. so it's, it's clear that and they also know that the united states doesn't live up to its agreements. so that's why they're really, there's really trepidation now. and the,

and the head of the iranian parliament is put up can a pre condition that we got to get assurance on the, by the administration, that there's not going to be a reversal of things should the administration us administration change by the ministration? can't make that guarantee unless you go into treaty, but that's not popular even in the u. s. congress. so if you try to make the j. c p o a, a treaty, it's not going to fly inside. it will not approve it. and so green was just the next step down, but agreements can easily be broken as we discovered in 2018. you couldn't be more correct, their secretary of state state. it's in the blink. and recently announced that the u. s. will provide more than $436000000.00 in additional humanitarian assistance to syrians and the communities that host them. what are your thoughts on this somewhat of a relief package? well that it's how the,

it's who they want to provide it to. and that is primarily to syrians who are in the inlet problems area and to bring in humanitarian assistance. they want to do it without approval of the syrian government. and the russians who control the border area, where this assistance would be coming in has not agreed to that. so the, the whole issue of, of, of trying to work something out. i absence the, the syrian government in whose country they, these refugees would reside, is problematic, and the united states continues to want to oust aside. in fact, it was during the summer with and biden were asked by not to try to remove aside forcibly. and there was no response. so that's not a good science. so that suggest to me that they may attempt to, to, to do that even though

a 3rd was just re elected by his own countrymen. whether or not you agree that it was a fixed election. it is neither here nor there because he's, it's, it's a fact that he's now the, the, the, the sitting present and he's recognized internationally as the president. so it's, this is what complicates things and why these issues continuously go on bite and has previous to be in a president when, when he was, senator biden had a concept about syria in which he sought to partition syria into 3 parts. and i think that that's the direction that he wants to head. and if he has to put in more troops into syria in order to reinforce that, and that, that would not bode well. i'm and he's not going to get any agree on the russian or even the turks for them. like i'm a luke. what have their own agenda? we're definitely going to have to have you back on to discuss this more there so so much that we need to talk about and unpack here running out of time. but thank you

so much for joining us. my pleasure. thank you. as we go to break, remember that you can also start watching the hawks on demand through the brand new portable tv available on all platform. coming up, we'll discuss the newly released you in report, calling for global response to systemic racism. stay tuned to watching the ha ah ah, ah, ah ah

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the me, the death of george floyd became a rallying cry for black lives matter. human and civil rights activists in america and abroad. derek sharman, the officer who killed george floyd in a video scene round the world was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison. 22 and a half years. though that senate makes a difference. it hasn't signal true reforms or any real changes in policing every day in america. blacks are one step away from another. george floyd, with no end in sight. the george boy, justice and policing act faces an uphill battle in congress. and black still aren't seeing their civil rights on it across the country as voters, suppression, health disparities, and housing in equity continue to threaten progress. so that in the united nations recently made a head turning announcement. in report released monday,

un high commissioner for human rights. michelle bash lead urge countries to adopt transformative agendas to upload systemic racism. the report couldn't find a single state that had fully reckoned with the past or comprehensively accounted for the impacts of the lives of people of african descent today. hugh reparations sorta un acknowledgement of systemic racism in need of a systemic response is important. the report goes on to showcase the persistent and consistent dehumanization of people of african descent and the role racial discrimination, inequality and violence has taken on their daily lives. this report can provide insights into the necessary policy changes. the report is important because it features analysis, 190 deaths at the hands of law enforcement speaks to similarities and legal system discrimination against blacks across multiple countries in amplified systemic racism. global action is a fairly new coal, as it relates to remedies for racial injustice. but it's

a long time coming. well the you in report matter and how will countries create transformative preparations. here to tell us all about it is gerald horn. professor history at the university of houston. good to see you gerald. and welcome to the show inviting me. absolutely. thank you. the united nations human rights council is urging a global response that includes operations to quote, make amends for racism, against people of african descent. this is a really big deal in america. we know the george floyd murder, smart world, right, protest and elevated calls to reform. but to see that you in call the world to respond to racism. it's huge. what are the implications and why now it's very significant. the, those of us will study history, recognize that it has been international pressure in the 1st instance that has led to progress for black people in particular, since we arrived unwillingly on the shores. what i mean is, if you look at the abolition of slavery,

that was driven not only by courses here in the states, white people in the 1st instance, but also by pressure from british abolitionists also by pressure from abolitionists and hating. if you look at the retreat of jim crow, u. s. a party, beginning of the 1950. it's no accident. as historians have begun to tell us that this takes place in the context of a cold war. and the united states has difficulty winning hearts and minds in its logical contestation with the then socialist count, as long as people of african descent are treated so atrociously, particularly when united states feels they need to compete for resources in an africa that searching towards independence. so that also created a dynamic and international in a global dynamic in favor of progressive change. and now we have this stunning report from the human rights council, which i dare say will have a similar ill port,

although it will be difficult to track. although i'm confident that it will have significant impact, former global and international initiatives and after horn in a statement, the un high commissioner for human rights called on quote, states to stop denying and start dismantling racism. that's a tall order. here in the u. s. recognition of pacific racism and even simply saying black lives matter is seen as anti democratic or unpatriotic. what steps are necessary to dismantle races and is that even possible? because it seems that racism is so deeply rooted in the psyche across the globe. is it possible to eradicate it? is possible, but it's going to be a difficult struggle. i'm sure that in $1864.00, many people might have found the difficult to believe that slavery would be abolished during the height of jim pro. i'm sure the many people found that difficult to believe that formal jim crow, formal us segregated whatever be a wrote it. and certainly we're taking steps towards helping to obtain the noble

aim of this united nations human rights council report. i'm speaking of events that are taking place as we speak, for example, i think it's very important that we're seeking to tear down these monuments to confederate war. he rose, particularly in dixie. i'm think it's very important that we're beginning to move statues and other memorials to confederate war heroes who are actually traitors that, believe it or not, or still ensconced in the us capital. i think it's important that we're fighting back against voters oppression. we're fighting back against the demagogy that seeks to target so called critical race theory. although many of those were targeting or not know what it means, i would not recognize it, smack them in the face. so these are all simple steps, but we have to realize that a trip of a 1000 miles begins one step. and we have begun that long uphill journey as we

speak. that was a barrier way to put things men we, i think we do have to remember that it's, it's, it's not a race. it takes a while to get to some of the reforms that we seek. you will report found that police use of racial profiling. and excessive force is systemic. it's not just singular to america, obviously happening in north america, but in europe and latin america as well at very high levels, are policing reforms moving forward in europe and latin america. we know at the federal level here in the us, they seem to be dying on the bind. it's a very slow process, i'm afraid to say. and i think that we should reasonably infer that the attack on the rights of black people, which is not unique to speak to america. it certainly and demick and brazil to a degree. you can also find it in one and parents and lisbon in particular. and what those sites all have in common is that all of those capital,

all of those countries benefited from the african slavery and benefit from the slave and of africa. and i think that if you read the report carefully, it's difficult to walk away without thinking that there has not been a reckoning with the african slave trade. there is not been a kind of truth commission that help soon plumb the depths of how and why these european countries not to mention countries in the america. this is really only 9 state benefits so handsomely, from the free labor of black people. and even to this very day, one of the problems we face is that black people are still treated as if slavery were still around. and i think that that has something to do with the fact that there has not been a reckoning, has not been an accounting. and until we have that reckoning. and so we have that accounting, which the human rights council is calling for. i'm afraid to say will always be

facing a speak up your client. the un human rights council also argued that reparations can't just stop at money, but also need to have guarantees that prevent future injustice. do you agree and what do those care guarantees look like in your view? well, i think that those guarantees look like education. in fact, we've had some progress on the education of what i'm sure you know about the story of georgetown university, which in the 19th century going the battle davis, why you bring a sold and slave people in order to keep that university afloat. now, it's a magnificent, well endowed institution, and it is decided to embark on its own program of reparations, by guaranteeing scholarships to some of the descendants of the late people that were full, who certainly education needs to be taken into account. i think we also need to talk about building up block institutions,

particularly historically black colleges and universities like howard university in washington, dc for example. so i think that there is no dearth of cultural remedy in terms of reparations. what is missing in the political will and last way, real quick before i have to let you go, doctor, how do you see that being employed by the united states? i read that they are going to be some conversations, obviously with president by and but what do you think is going to come out of it? well, certainly the by demonstration needs to be pressured. at times we get the impression that the white administration recognizes that his 2020 victory was definitely dependent upon a massive turn out by black boat. but in 2021, we're not necessarily see the fruits of our labor. certainly we need to weigh this united nations in rights, kelsey, and the court underneath the nose of mister biden. and his chief of staff not to

mention b, u. s. senate. and you didn't talk to them because they need to be pressure because i think you know, the lessons of history is ridiculous. the great 900 century evolution is adjusted. that power can see nothing without the man. it never has been and never one of my favorite quote and dr. more and it was great to have you. we're definitely going to have to have you back. you're dropping so many tibbets today. audius' needs to hear it. thanks for joining us. and that is our show for you today. i'm myisha cross. remember, keep watching those hawks and have a great day and night everyone. ah, that's it. you know probably you know, my back on i would have been like i will not a druggie last year. so you'll have a lost his bus because i just got to the bottom. you just got to go. we will be,

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