i'm amy goodman. and those are some of the headlines this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace repoport. i'm amy goodman. amy goodman: today, we pay tribute to yip harburg. his name may not be familiar to many, but t his songs are sung by millions around the world, like jazz singer a abbey lincoln and tom waits, judy collins, and dr. john from new orleans, peter yarrow, that's al jolson, and our beloved odetta. "brother, can you spare a dime?" may well be a new anthem for many americans. the lyrics to that classic american song were written by yip harburg. he was blacklisted during the mccarthy era. during his career as a lyricist, yip harburg used his words to express anti-racist, pro-worker messages. he's best known for writing the lyrics to the wizard of oz, but he also had two hits on broadway: bloomer girls, about the women's suffrage movement, and finian's rainbow, a kind of immigrants' anthem about race and class and so much else. today, in this democracy now! special, we pay t

over at goodman over at goodman hardward store, over at goodman hardward store, the staff has been stocking up on rain supplies. things like rain boots, tarps and sandbags. the manager tells me run on rain gear and christmas decoriation.not far away, the mill valley sandbag pickup was quiet but it looked like a few bags hyad been scooped up. ( robin )a reminder ... download the kron-4 mobile app .. or go to kron4- dot com .... to stay on top of this series of storms. there you will find full forecasts... interactive radar.. and get alerts for your neighborhood.. with the kron-4 app. ( robin ) it is a somber reminder that everyone needs to be alert while out in the crowds this time of year. a three-year- old girl is hit and killed by a car in an antioch parking lot. tuesday the contra costa county coroner's office identified the little girl as angela nguyen from brentwood. kron four's philippe djegal reports from the scene of the accident... where the child is being remembered tonight. a somber start to the workday for employees who work at the somersville towne center in antioch. a small gr

i'm amy goodman. president trump threatened to shut down the government during a contentious and openly hostile meeting with democratic congressional leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer in the oval office tuesday. the meeting, which took place in front of reporters and television cameras, centered around the ongoing dispute over funding for r trump's border wa. >> the fact is, we don't have the votes in the house. tomko i do. we need border security. coax of course we do. pres. trump: people are pouring into our country including terrorists. we caught 10 over the last very short period of time. >> we want to do the same thing we did last year this year. that is our proposal. if it i is good then, it is good now, and it won't shut down the government. pres. trump: if we don't get what we want, whether it is through you or military or anything you want to call it, i will shut down the government. and i will tell you what, i am proud to shut down the government for border security, chuck. amy: preside

i amam amy goodman. today we spendnd the hourr with noam m chomsky, the worlrld renowned professor, linguist, and dissident. democracy now!'s nermeen shaikh anand i recently spoke to him from tucson, arizona, where he now teaches at the university of arizona. he is also institute professor emeritus at the massachusettsts institute of technology, wherere he has t taught for more than hahalf a century. i begigin by askingg professor chomskyy about president trump's national security adviser john bolton's recent praise of brazil's newly elected far-right president jair bolsonaro, a former army captain who has embraced brazil's former military dictatorship and has a history of making racist, misogynistic, and homophobic comments. noam: well, it is entirely natural for bolton to welcome bolsonaro. bolsonaro is definitely his kind of guy. he is vivicious, b brutal, a strong supporter, enthusiastic supporter of torture. he was a little bit critical of the military dictatorship because it did not kill enough peo

i'm amy goodman. global carbon dioxide emissions climbed to a record high in 2018, setting the world on a path toward the most catastrophic effects of climate change. that's the stark warning of the global carbon project in a new report that found global co2 emissions are on track to grow by 2.7% this year. under goals set out in the united nations paris agreement in 2015, the world needs to rapidly cut its emissions to keep average global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees celsius, or 2.7 degrees fahrenheit. the report came as the united nations climate summit got underway in katowice, poland. thisis is renowned broadcaststed naturalist sir david attenborough. he was speaking at the opening ceremony. >> right now we're facing a man-made disaster of global scale. our biggggest threat in thousans of years -- climate change. if we don't take action, thehe collapse of our civilizations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. amy: attenborough's warning came as th

i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from katowice, poland. president trump's personal attorney michael cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion, bank fraud, campaign-finance violations, and lying to congress. cohen was sentenced after admitting he broke federal campaign finance laws by paying hush money to two women during the 2016 presidential campaign. the payments to adult film star stormy daniels and former playboy model karen mcdougal were made to prevent them from speaking to the media during the presidential campaign about their alleged affairs with trump. federal prosecutors have said cohen's crime was done "in coordination with and at the direction" of president trump. at his sentencing cohen said -- , "it was my own weakness and a blind loyalty to this man that led me to choose a path of darkness over light. i felt it was my duty to cover up his own dirty deeds." at a white house event on wednesday, president trump refused to answer questions about michael cohen. >> mr. president, did michael cohen cover up

>> reporter: goodman used to be the ceo of mall retailers like merv's and wet seal.ure of retail is in pop-ups like the one he runs, candytopia. >> feel free to touch sxint racket with the candy displays. >> reporter: a traveling funhouse dedicated to all things sweet. >> i was inaife. k. know the area. i know experiential retail. i felt like we could be part of the reinvention of the mall because it was getting staid and tired. >> reporter: goodman's business partner is jackie sorkin, celebrity candy artist. and yes, there is such a thing. >> it's just hundreds of thousands of pieces of candy, thousands of hours of work. >> reporter: who took us on a tour of candytopia san francisco. >> i was obsessed with willie wonka. i was a latchkey kid, so spent a lot of time watching the movie over and over again. and eventually i think the principles of the movie really spoke to me. >> reporter: and for a limited time visitors can experience those principles themselves, all for the low, low price of $34 a ticket. there's the celebrity portrait gallery made of candy. next door

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.ermeen: supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg has been discharged from the hospital following surgery for lung cancer. she is recovering from the procedure at home. she was hospitalized last week atat the memorial sln n kettingg cancer center in new york, where surgeons on friday removed two malignant growthths in her lt lung. doctors called t the surgery a success and said there's no sign that ginsburg's cancer has spread. while in the hospital friday, ginsburg cast her vote blocking the trump administration's asylum ban. the health of the liberal 85-year-old justice, the oldest sitting justice on the supreme court bench, has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. in november, she was hospitalized after a fall that resulted in three fractured ribs. she previously fractured two ribs in 2012 and has twice survived cancer. pancreatic cancer in 2009 and colon cancer in 1999. amy: despite her illnesses, in her 25 years on the bench, justice ginsburg has never missed a day of or

i'm amy goodman. cia director ga a haspel briefed a group of senators tuesday on the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. after the closed-door meeting, republican senator and chair of the foreign relations committee bob corker told reporters he holds crown prince mohammed bin salman directly responsible. >> i have zero question in my mind that the crown prince mbs order the killing, monitor the killing, know exactly what was happening, planned it in advance. if he was in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes, guilty. amy: republican south carolina senator lindsay graham also also condemned the crown prince and called out the trump administration's handling of the case. >> mbs, the crown prince, is a wrecking ball. i think he is complicit in the murder of mr. khashoggi to the highest level possible will stop i think the behavior before the khashoggi murder was beyond disturbing. i cannot see him being a reliable partner to the united states. secretary pompeo and mattis are follow

i'm amy goodman. delegates from nearly 200 countries agreed to a united nations deal on climate change that seeks to keep global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees celsius, or 2.7 degrees fahrenheit. the deal, brokered in a marathon session as two weeks of climate negotiation's came to an end in katowice, poland. set the rulebook on how to implement the 2015 paris climate agreement. jennifer morgan welcomed the outcome as an important step in said country still have to do far more to prevent the worst effects of catastrophic climate catastrophe. folks on this rulebook, i think that is a solid outcome. basically, what you now have is all countries, the u.s., china, europe, you know, south africa, etc., have accepted binding rules and common roles to report and review what they are doing. and that is important. but that doesn't substitute for the need to build ambition and a say, ok, we get it. we're going to go and increase our ambition because it is really the very existence of islands

i'm amy goodman. secretary of defense james mattis announced he will resign at the end of february while publicly rebuking president trump's foreign policy. his resignation cocos one dayy after president trump p ordered the withdrawal of all 2000 u.s. troops from syria, and have the troops, 7000 troroops from afghanistan. in h his resignation letter, the fourur-star general implicitly criticized president trump's foreign policy. mattis wrote -- "my views on treating allies with respect and also being clear-eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues. we must do everything possible to advance an international order that is most conducive to our security, prosperity and values, and we are strengthened in this effort by the solidarity of our alliances." in the letter, mattis did not make a direct reference to syria, but he did call out russia and china. much of the e washington establishment expressed shock overe

i'm amy goodman. in a historic vote, the u.s. senate has passed a resolution calling for an end to us military and financial support for the saudi-led war on yemen. this represents the first time in u.s. history the senate has voted to withdraw military forces from an unauthorized war using the war powers resolution. the measure passed 56 to 41. democratic senator chris murphy of connecticut co-sponsored the bill. >> i i think todayay is a waterd moment foror congress. we are really asserting our responsibility to be a co-equal branch with the executive in foreign policymaking. it is a role that congress has abdicated for decades. and what we showed in this vote today is republicans and democrats are ready to get back into business of working with a president -- and sometimes against a president -- to set the foreign policy of this nation. amy: but the bill is not expected to pass the house this year. on thursday, house republicans narrowly passed a farm bill which included a provision blocking a war powers resolution vote on yem

were you doing the fancy stuff like the goodman theater. >> is this yeah, went to the goodman schoolorked for steppenwolf. >> stephen: was malkovich there and gary cole? >> yes, did a play with gary cole, gary sinise, malkovich. i thought of malkovich when i was doing "step brothers" because -- ( laughter ) -- i'll get there, believe me. there was a legend malkovich was doing the curse of starving class, and it was a rumor he peed on stage every night. i said, no way, i would have such a shy weiner. that's impossible! that's method acting! so i was doing "step brothers" and there was a scene where i needed to fart and i did it on command, on camera, actual fart. ( applause ) i've gotten to a malkovich level now because i can control my body lifunctions. >> i have to imagine at a certain point you're playing with fire. ( laughter ) >> yeah, you don't want to force that. yeah. >> stephen: you still got it? no. no. ( laughter ) >> stephen: look, people already know, but i'll go through it, "casualties of war," "boogie nights," "step brothers," racket ralph, cyrus, the lobster. but chica

i'm amy goodman. the senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would roll back sentences for federal prisoners, including mandatory life terms for third-time offenders, as well as nonviolent drug users and those convicted of firearm crimes. senators approved the first step act on a vote of 87-to-12 tuesday after it received the backing of groups across the political spectrum, from the conservative koch brothers to the american civil liberties union. the house is poised to take up a companion bill, which is likely to pass. president trump has pledged to sign it into law. the first step act also ends sentencing disparities for convictions of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine, a distinction long led to deep racial disparities in prison terms. the bill only affects federal prisoners, who make up less than 10% of the more than 2 million u.s. prisoners. the bill is a major priority of senior white house adviser and presidential son-in-law jared kushner, whose father spent time in a federal prison. in was

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh.ent to just before we air this money, president trump issued a number of tweets about syria. he wrote -- "getting out of syria was no surprise. i've been campaigning on it for years, and six months ago, when i very publicly wanted to do it, i agreed to stay longer. russia, iran, syria & others are the local enemy of isis. we were doing there work. time to come home & rebuild. #maga" "does the usa want to be the policeman of the middle east, getting nothing but spending precious lives and trillions of dollars protecting others who, in almost all cases, do not appreciate what we are doing? do we want to be there forever? time for others to finally fight. russia, iran, syria & many others are not happy about the u.s. leaving, despite what the fake news says, because now they will have to fight isis and others, who they hate, without us. i am building by far the most powerful military in the world. isis hits us, they are doomed!" those are the words of president trump this morning. amy: i

i'm amy goodman. the world food programme says parts of y yemen have entered io famine, with 73,000 yemeni civilians facing the's starvation as the u.s.-backed, saudi-led coalition hahas cut supppply lines and decimat yemen's medicacal and sanitation infrastructure. the famine declaration comes as half of yemen's 28 million peoplele remain on the brink o f starvatition. this is david beasley, direcectr of t the world food programme. >> this report t is devastatati. it realizezes our worst fears tt peoplele are starving to death n yemen. they need our help. we are on the ground doing everything we can. amy: the stark warning came as representatives of the houthi rebel movement met in sweden for -brokered talks with members of yemen's saudi-backed government. it's just the second time s sine the conflict began in 2015 that warring parties have met to discuss a political solution to the crisis in yemen. in north carolina, democratic candidate dan mccready has withdrawn his concession in a north carolina

i'm amy goodman. in new mexico, an eight-year-old guatemalan boy died on christmas eve while in the custody of u.s. customs and border protection, becoming the second migrant child to die in u.s. detention in the past month. felix gomez alonzo was admitted to a hospital earlier on christmas eve, diagnosed with a common cold, given ibuprofen and antibiotics and released. but the boy continued to become more ill throughout christmas eve. after he began vomiting, the boy was sentnt back k to the same hospital, but fell unconscious along the way. he was pronounced dead just before midnight christmas morning. the cause of d death is not yet known. the boy was first detained along with his father on december 18. the trump administration said it was investigating the latest death and that it had ordered medical checks of every child in its custody. this follows the death of a seven-year-old indigenous guatemalan girl, jakelin caal maquin, who died on december 8, also in new mexico, two days after she and her

i'm amy goodman. the partial government shutdtdon is entering it seventh day today, and it appears it willl drag into o the new year as president trump insists including 5 m million -- $5 billion r r border w wall fundng befofore he'll agree to o sign y spending measure. he doubled down thursday, tweeting -- "have the democrats finally realized that we desperately need border security and a wall on the southern border. need to stop drugs, human trafficking, gang members & criminals from coming into our country. do t the dems realize ththat mof the peoplele not getting paid de democrats?" trump has yet to it knowledge migrantcent deaths of two chdren inn u.s. custody. he previously said he would be proud to owown the shutdown over the border wall before shifting blame to the democrats. democrats are set toto take control of the house of representatives in january, which could make passage of a bill which includes border wall funding even more difficult. 800,000 government workers have been furloloughed

i'm amy goodman. today, we spend the hour with the legendary activist and scholar angela davis, professor emerita at the uniniversity y of califo, santa crcruz. for more than four decades, davis has been one of the most influential activists and intellectuals in the united states, an icon of the black liberation movement. angela davis's work around issues of gender, race, class and prisons has influenced critical thought and social movements across several generations. she's a leading advocate for prison abolition, a position informed by her own experience as a prisoner and a fugitive on the fbi's top 10 wanted list more than 40 years ago. once caught, she faced the death penalty in california. after being acquitted on all charges, she spent her life fighting to change the criminal justice system. i recently spoke to her in washington, d.c., just before the midtererm elections, at busboys and poets. i began by asking her about her connectionon to the late great soul singer aretha franklin. the lastst

it is hard for goodman to be a king. this awards season goodman to be a king.ckbusters. black panther and bohemian rhapsody, about the british band queen, also best drama contenders. so what's playing tonight? like the oscars, the golden globes also celebrate the smaller screen. leading the pack is the assassination of joan screen. leading the pack is the assassination ofjoan rivers saatchi -- gianni assassination ofjoan rivers saatchi —— gianni versace. killing if is also nominated. —— eve. the bodyguard received two nominations. they were a surprise to many in hollywood. faddes hope it means a second season is coming soon. —— fa ns second season is coming soon. —— fans of the show. tremendous performances. you know it is awards season performances. you know it is awards season once the golden globes around. good luck to all the nominees. have a great weekend, cu monday. —— see you. hello there. we are ending the week on a pretty turbulent note. some strong winds on the way to scotland. severe gales here could cause some problems. and as well as the very stron

i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. we are broadcasting from the u.n.limate summit in katowice, poland. nermeen: thousands of climate activists marched here in katowice, poland, on saturday calling for world leaders to do more to keep rising greenhouse gas emissions in check. it was the only permitted protest during the two-week u.n. climate talks. earlier this year, poland's right-wing government banned all spontaneous protests and gatherings within the city. the police have also been given the authority to carry out widespread surveillance during the summit. in addition, polish authorities blocked some climate activists from entering the country. the climate action network reports at least 12 members of civil society were denied entry into poland. amy: well, on saturday, democracy now! was in the streets of katowice. [chanting] >> we are surrounded by robocop's, which is ridiculous. this is a completely peaceful protest. beautiful energy from people all around the world. but it is showing the relationship between state power in protecting the interest

i'm amy goodman. in wisconsin, protesters took to the state capitol monday evening to oppose republican state is to oppose republican state lawmakers to push through a series of bills to stririp power from incncoming democratic gogovernor tony evers before he takes office. protesters flooded the capitol bubuilding chanting "r"respect r vovotes!" and "shame!" the bills s aim to limit the por of the democratitic governor and attorney general-elect, , restrt the early voting periods. the republic instructed the legislation after republican governor scott walker lost a close race to tony evers in november. in north carolina, election officials are investigating possible fraud in a tight congressional election that remains uncalled nearly one month after the midterm elections. unofficial results have republican mark harris leading democrat dan mccready by just over 900 votes. the investigation centers on a number of absentee ballots, which appear to have been signed by witnesses who have ties to leslie mcc

i'm amy goodman. president trump signaled monday he will not support a one- or two-week spending bill to avoid a government shutdown over the holidays, as the white house continues to demand at least $5 billion to expand a wall on the u.s.-mexico border. democrats have offered about a quarter of that amount. with christmas approaching, more than 380,000 federal employees face the prospect of unpaid furloughs, while a further 420,000 so-called essential federal workers could be required to work without pay. david cox, president of the american federation of government employees, said -- "congress and the president should not hold agency funding hostage to controversial policies unrelated to the budget. our members are asking how they are supposed to pay for rent, food, and gas if they are required to work without a paycheck. the holiday season makes these inquiries especially heart-wrenching." in yemen, a u.n.-brokered ceasefire agreement appeared to be holding early tuesday after a saudi-led coalition

goodman. i particularly appreciate the focus on the actions. that you have taken, that are commendable as well as the issues that a lot of people do not recognize. for example, the lack of communications opportunities and capabilities which most americans take for granted. >>good morning chairman solomon, and ranking members. and members of the subcommittee my name is andrew, i live and work in a great alaska were on the program director for portion -- ocean conservancy. oceans conservancy is a nonprofit marine conservation organization. our program engages local, state, national and international levels that address the range of conservation challenges including increasing vessel traffic in the arctic. people argue about a lot of things in the arctic, but there's widespread agreement that vessel traffic will continue to increase, and that we are not adequately prepared for it. fortunately, we can act now to prevent future shipping accident and our response capacity. the arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. that is reducing

. >> reporter: on tuesday mtc spokesman john goodman told me they probably wouldn't reopen the lane untillling some form of electronic tolling on the bridge. >> tentative schedules indicate another four years. >> reporter: that's right. the lane would be blocked for at least another four more years. show us what it would take to accelerate that project so as to not waste money but to actually accomplish something now? thursday a sudden change, cal trans sent me another e-mail announcing a project to reopen the lane with new fast track equipment available for use sometime in 2019. bureaucratic inertia is sometimes difficult to overcome. >> the people who say things take too long are absolutely right. >> you understand the frustration. >> oh, absolutely, i'm a driver too. >> goodman said the i-team sped up the process in this case. the uy professor of civil engineering tells me opening the lane might not make much difference. >> from those drones we can see that even with the tollbooth closure large queues still remain pinned at the metering lights. >> a back up at the metering lights and o

i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from the u.n. climate summit in katowice. british prime minister theresa may is holding emergency talks with european leaders today, one day after calling off a key parliamentary vote on brexit. the united kingdom is due to leave the european union on march 29, but many key issues remain unresolved. this comes as the european union is rejecting calls by may to review open negotiations on brexit. in france, president emmanuel macron addressed the nation last night after four weeks of unrest and mass protests throughout the country, organized by y the movement known as the yellow vests. he proposed changes to taxatatin and minimum wagege increreases r low-wage earners. >> i asked the government and parliament to do what is necessary so one can livee bettr on one's work seller from the beginning of next year. the salary of a minimum wage earner will increase by 100 2019 with nog in extra cost to employers. than 2000who get less euros each month, starting 2019, we will cancel the social security tax hike passed this year. amy: pr

money is again revenues from our business, the resort and casino, and when we were talking to david goodman and that was the number he gave us and we in turn wrote the check we're giving today. >> reporter: speaking of david goodman, thank you for joining us with the food bank. what kind of impact will this money have? >> first of all, it's just tremendous that a local business takes care of the community and the rancheria has done great making sure people who struggle can get the resources they need. there's a tremendous need everywhere in the bay area and here specifically in rohnert park we have an equal amount of need and the rancheria stepped up to answer the question. >> reporter: there you go. it is the season of giving. if you would like to help, just go to www.kpix.com/give. >>> some breaking news out of chicago right now, video just in showing where two police officers have been struck by a train. reports indicate they were both killed. it happened on the city's south side. chicago pd says the officers were investigating reports of shots fired near the tracks. somehow they were hi

over at goodman hardward store, the staff has been stocking up on rain supplies. things like rain boots, tarps and sandbags. the manager tells me they have had a run on rain gear and christmas decoriation.not far away, the mill valley sandbag pickup was quiet but it looked like a few bags hyad been scooped up. again we are expecting rain throughout the evening into at least tomorrow morning. finally, 101 northbound here in marin is slowing going, which is normal for the evening commute. (catherine) make sure you download the kron 4 mobile app.. or go to our website kron 4 dot com to (catherine) (catherine) commute. for the evening which is normal slowing going, here in marin is 101 northbound morning. finally, least tomorrow morning. finally, 101 northbound here in marin is slowing going, which is normal for the evening commute. (catherine) make sure you download the kron 4 mobile app.. or go to our website kron 4 dot com to stay on top of the storm. there you'll find full forecasts and interactive radar. you can also get alerts for your neighborhood. (grant) president george h.w. bush

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i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. coverage ofue our the death of president george h.w.ush, particularly looking at his involvement in latin america. we're joined by their claim novelist, playwright, human rights activist ariel dorfman. in 1973, he served as a cultural adviser to chilean president salvador allende's chief of staff. he went into exile. salvadoreath of allende. his to appease for the guardian is titled, "george h.w. bush thought the world belonged to his family. how wrong he was." he teaches at t duke university and joins us from north carolina. as you watch the reporting onn geororge h.w. bush, as he lays n state and washington, the major funeral will be tomorrow in washington then one in houston on thursday before he is laid to rest. can you talk about the corporate media's assessment of him and your experience of him, ariel dorfman? >> welcome a first, i'm very glad to be with you again, amy and juan commitment or friend and former colleague greg grandin. i'm glad to be participating with him in this. are so inat we despair because of donald trump that

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i'm amy goodman. we and today shohow with "the wr at home."hat's the name of a classic 1979 documentary aboutut anti-wr protests in the 1960's and 1970's in madison, wisconsin. the academy award nominated film is now getting a second life with the release of a newly restored print of the film. michael moore recently praised the film calling it one of the best documentaries ever made. macklemore wrote -- "the film about resisistance." this is the trailer for "the war at home." >> what you plan to burn your personal cckck in ont t ofhe ternal r renue serervice building here e inadisononhis nning? >> i w wld like e to protest agait thencome tax system cause that is we most of the money goes. 10% is e earmarked e especlly yr vivietna whichch i see as in yor moral -- immoralal war.. amy: that's the trailer for "the war at home." and for those who are just listening on audio, it's the images of mass proteststs and te images of war and bombing in vietnam. the fi was jusrestorednd rereleased. well, recentntly ,democracy no's nermeen shaikh a and i sat

for a russian news channel we discussed the journalist position with a political commentator john goodman. russian journalist monster a story about one of our bases that's the story did he gave in no good he sure is credentials yes were his credentials folks know were they who we said he was obviously is just nonsense i just don't understand why our government want to carry on with this this tit for tat nonsense it's all tied in with this cripples isn't it we know this is all tied in with the fact that we haven't got conclusive evidence either way and it's just part of the anti war russia rhetoric and i for one as a british citizen i'm frankly fed up of it frankly fed up to the back teeth of it i one jaw jaw with the russians and i'm sure most people want that rather than war war whether it's for folks cold war like this or whether it's military led is just nonsense. pakistan says donald trump has asked the country for help in peace talks with taliban militants in a bid to win and the ongoing seventeen year war in neighboring afghanistan it comes just two weeks after trumping gazed in a t