guest: i begin the book with a guy came from kenya at the age of 18, a city on the indian ocean. he was from the very old arab community in kenya. he came to columbia, maryland as he finished high school, and he was immersed in american pop culture and thought he would immediately get the hang of being here. and before long he's working two full-time jobs, one doing the breakfast line at mcdonald's. he would go home, get a couple hours nap and then do another shift at the convenience store wawa. there he is working 80 hours a week going slightly crazy and his answer is to join the united states army. and the stories he tells about being a brand spanking new resident of the united states and a member of the united states army are sort of touching and whole areas the same time. he gets shipped out to korea and they often pair american units with korean counterparts so they can work together. and his korean soldiers all have relatives in the united states and they are pumping him for information about what it is like to live in america and he finally has to tell them i don't know wh

the north south core door that makes russia to the persian gulf and indian ocean the. this will be links to my crime and the belt and wrote an extra to which will link china t, ron and also the indian ocean will also be linked to this particular area. so in the coming years, it will become a key place for a run in society for a business trade. and obviously you will have a more important political role in the country as well as we got out of a south of russia here on the program. i've left him a food and has ordered federal officials alongside the crime in counter bonds to put more effort into tackling the consequences of the oil spills along the black sea coast. to us to deal with everything that is being done to minimize the damage is clearly not united us. it is necessary to form an appropriate headquarters. so that would work right on the spot to that is the 1st thing in the 2nd, everything must be done to resolve the issue of stopping or the product leaks from florida tankers. it is necessary to start thinking and developing plans for lifting these walter locke. b

south pacific, indian ocean, the quad. everything is changing. i've known vladimir putin for over 47 years, i met with him between the time we were elected and before we were sworn in or after we were sworn in, no before we were sworn in. now after we were sworn in. dealing with weapons, talking about russia changing and eight time zones. i said yeah, eight time zones. the arctic circle. the ice is melting. what is coming out is methane, you're never going to control it , what are you going to do? so much is changing. if we don't leave the world's food leads? who has the capacity? not a joke? we can do it since we came to office without sending american forces so let me close with the senate point of personal privilege, a lucky person wakes up and believes what he or she matters. what you do will matter but one piece of advice i was reluctant to say, going back to what i told you teddy kennedy and fritz and tom and a number of republicans as well decided to keep me engaged and invite me to everything. teddy used to invite me to lunch, i just want

-- stationed in the indian ocean at all times. we don't have that military. if you want to do with the editorial board does, they should tell us what it is going to cost. they should have the sort of public opinion mobilization they employ for things like lower taxes towards defense spending increases so the ends hit the means because now they don't. when donald trump says syria is not a problem, it doesn't mean that syria is something he should never take a call about. did means it is not worth the expenditure of american troops and american money that are better deployed elsewhere. the wall street journal and their allies think differently and they should tell us what we need to fight their battles. host: fort lauderdale, florida. this is melvin on the line for democrats. caller: good morning. i want to start off with the opinion about reagan being a top five. everyone wants to forget that reagan tripled the debt and the deficit in his eight years in office. he did away with a lot of expenditures the regular homeowner was using

i mean, he gave me the indian ocean city uninstalled, the official rice flow. they didn't have any other brand new police to a shambles, zoning dodge, and that's what they need to deal the chest. i don't know if we see, i mean green our means they go now by fish relay the message, i'd be designed to get the the, as he leaves office secretary state anthony blinking will not be remembered as a nipple that he will be remembered as a moral disgrace when faced with a chance to stop wars and genocide, he refused. he talked about a rules based order, but he acted as an international from the the as uranium does, moves to new areas. the number of combat veterans diagnosed with severe diseases of the handling uranium weapons continues to rise. he saw a posse. 3 tell yes click on the vehicle, a stall, wanna add the left of the sloane puddle. i meant to.

french navies will be holding the 42nd and able exercise to strengthen maritime security in the indian ocean region, the coughing a full me, us president jimmy costa has arrived in the state of georgia is capital atlanta. as part of his 6th day state, funeral moore has attended a memorial service at the cost of center. his life will be commemorated at washington national cathedral on thursday. the nobel peace prize lords of one time in the white house from 1977, 21981 as well as your cobra is one of his sales best know street artist. he's behind some of the world's largest murals, including the un headquarters in new york, on the olympic park in rio. he says his art is his way of trying to connect people around the world while spreading awareness on various issues. here's his story. well no, no, i'm a do i have to call but my name is eduardo cobra. i was born in the city of south palo. it was an i am a neuro allotted. i use mississippi and 1000 dozier and i started painting at the age of 12. so i've been in this field a 37 years back yard, but i'm not as awesome. i values all of my principal

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uh the indian ocean is the strategic area for each outcome. by case you pretty capitalize on this relations with seo and biggest countries. the differences in your prevent, any kind of randomness. you see the doctor in a rush, i stand in pain so that we could acquire long term benefits. and how can you characterize today's level of relations between russian pictures, thomas, the sister, i believe the issue that we have been to do to improving and how the single relations, excuse me. currently we have the most deposit data stage of the roles, the canes, sylvia projects and, and our relations are listened sizing. and there's a number range of your projects because we store many of the facilities created back into sonya times folder focused on the economy. and we can see reciprocal interest, which is from a good to go to college rates and to fight against terrorism. i guess donna is also a victim and a target, but that requires joining hands to soothe the old. the neighbors was indian without a s c o level, but countries because of gunners, south

ron and also the indian ocean will also be linked to this particular area. so in the coming years, it will become a key place for a run in society for business trade. and obviously you will have a more important political role in the country as well. so the south of russian amount will have added inputs and a has ordered federal officials alongside the climate and counter ball. so put more effort into tackling the consequences of oil spills in the boxy i chose to deal with everything that is being done to minimize the damage is clearly not united us. it is necessary to form an appropriate headquarters. so that would work right on the spot to that is the 1st thing on the 2nd, everything must be done to resolve the issue of stopping or the product leaks from flooded tankers. it is necessary to start thinking and developing plans for lifting these walter locke, bankers, now, mid december is led to time cuz it broke apart. and the song calls in the environmental crisis, right as the services i rolled on to the vin welding around the problems of clean and the bea

they've been 3 named storms this season in the indian ocean chito. the last one was the one that went over the top of my all time and the cost major destruction. so it's worth noting is another one on his way. they can latest the latest moving very quickly west, which towards no, not the desk at the moment, for the full cost chunk is not complete for this one. but currently these are the stats it's wins of the 125 can use for makes it to severe tropical storm. but it's moving fairly quickly which on the face, but it's fairly good news. however, we think by the end of friday and saturday, will probably make landfall in those, and that the gasket is roughly, that strikes maybe a little bit less. so be within when the potentially some destruction to be had from that the on about the full cost isn't really in existence. but depending on the bottom, the look at it will go across and regenerate it. let's try to, you know, get very close to my art. it doesn't look like it will be over the top, but i cannot guarantee that it will be western. when did you pro

with an approval rating of 78 percent holes of clothes in parliamentary elections in the small indian ocean island nation of camaros otis, where he left team members of the 33 see department opposition. politicians boycotted the vote say it lacks transparency that accused president does aaliyah sumani and his governing c r c party of font in last year's presidential election. the result of the parliamentary vote will be announced on january 17th. not to mock the end of the traditional chinese year. a farmer in thailand has turned a vice body into a detailed artwork. stage hill this scene chung try to fix a lucky cat on the shoulder of a dragon, the chinese zodiac. animal of 2024. the artist use artificial intelligence to prod gps coordinates, then planted different colored varieties of rice to create the image. know people hope it will bring good fortune language that they hold. i'll go to. the inspiration comes from this year, being the years the dragon. so we wanted to use the drag and figure as a symbol alongside the cast, which is china, where as mascot is, we have faced the flooding cr

so polls of open supplementary elections in the indian ocean on a nation of camaros or position politicians, a boy causing the votes, saying that it lacks transparency. they've accused the president as ali sumani and his governing c or c policy afford in last year's presidential election. human rights groups. and can you say that at least a see people have been abducted since protests against the government last year? 29, remain missing despite the court ordering the government to reveal where they are. catherine, so it has moved from nairobi. so the car was brothers and the theme and demille show us where they were abducted by on demand. would they be leave? what police offices the claim to a blindfolded street, naked, and ported for 32 days a year to better, which every time that will open the case, my heart was thing because i will be beaten out. think so they will kill me. there were other people where i was like we have them screaming. so the duck house, painted black all over. with some dim lights on, the tests have come that of course, inside the else that kid just like for dogs, eve

and french navies will be holding the 42nd naval exercise to strengthen maritime security in the indian ocean reach. hong kong is one of the most expensive places to live in the world. 220000 of the cities pores, people living in cramped departments, many smaller than the comp parking space under instruction from badging. now this is neither is planning to introduce new regulations to get rid of tiny dwellings by 2049. but as laura westbrook reports, tenants so worried that slowly too high rents and fuel. hong kong is one of the most affluent sees in the world. but the nice, it's showing these aside, people like ding mailing and has 15 year old son really live in this tiny room with no window or air conditioning, paying $340.00 a month for 5 and a half square meters. the city's lead a john lee wants to pause and you know, ensuring spaces like this or at least 8 square meters have a toilet and window. oh yeah. well, i'm very worried because if my landlord asks me to leave, i won't be able to find a place with such low wrench. i really can't afford it. around $33000.00 of the smallest homes cou

no rush, i believe's the the indian ocean is the strategic area for each outcome by case you capitalize on this relations, where you have a seo and biggest countries to prevent any kind of randomness. you see the doctor in a rush, i stand in pete so that we could acquire.

-- stationed in the indian ocean at all times.n't have that military. if you want to do with the editorial board does, they should tell us what it is going to cost. they should have the sort of public opinion mobilization they employ for things like lower taxes towards defense spending increases so the ends hit the means because now they don't. when donald trump says syria is not a problem, it doesn't mean that syria is something he should never take a call about. did means it is not worth the expenditure of american troops and american money that are better deployed elsewhere. the wall street journal and their allies think differently and they should tell us what we need to fight their battles. host: fort lauderdale, florida. this is melvin on the line for democrats. caller: good morning. i want to start off with the opinion about reagan being a top five. everyone wants to forget that reagan tripled the debt and the deficit in his eight years in office. he did away with a lot of expenditures the regular homeowner was using at tha

navy event, i was in the indian ocean in 1980, and i totally support u.s. bases in countries and, yes, i totally support that. we need a strong military, we need to secure our borders. that is common sense. it is plain common sense. and to protect american citizens, and have the mentality , strengthen backbone to do that. host: this is al, dayton, ohio. good morning. you are next. caller: good morning, john. thank you for taking my call. what a sad, sad couple days we have had in america. i'm foreign-born, a veteran. and to see what is happening in this country at this stage in my life is really sad. the other thing that bothers me is when people and political offices make comments, thinking they are making a joke at a news conference, when all these people have been killed. this really upset me. i cannot believe what i was seeing and hearing. host: you are referring to senator kennedy yesterday? the reporter to his right? caller: yeah, he said it is the first time they have been on the right. who says things like this when you have 15 dead and 30, 40 injur

the anti-shipping campaign carried out against civilian and military vehicles in the indian ocean. 106 confirm strikes on shipping since november 2023 and the houthi leadership posts of higher numbers. the houthi have sunk two civilian ships, seized another, killed at least four merchant seamen. worsen food security issues. inflicted higher costs and consumer prices on the global economy. rob egypt of $7 billion of canal fees and greatly increase the risk of an unprecedented environmental disaster in the red sea. use of the suez canal has halved and shipping companies now sail around the entire african comment as they were forced to before the suez canal opening. ships in person from 85 countries have thus far been affected, including all of the permanent members of the security council and four other current councilmembers. the houthis have made unprovoked attacks were over a year against most of the countries. as the houthis can deter the return of shipping by attacking a handful of vessels each month, they may view attacks on commercial vessels as an enduring lever they can utilize

angola, seeing the actual realization of this corridor that eventually will connect the indian and atlantic ocean in africa, across angola, zambia, congo, connecting it in ways that are putting together not just transportation but communications, agriculture, and creating a vibrant living corridor that is connecting the continent. that is the result of a very focused approach. we cannot do it everywhere and of course our value-added is also getting the private sector in on the deal. we are never going to compete with china dollar for dollar. we can bring it into the private sector. there are a few other things that are important. the international financial institutions have to be more responsive to the needs of the global majority countries. these countries have to have greater access to capital. there are many countries caught in a trap where you know very well they don't have access. we work to expand the access through performing these institutions. janet yellen and others have done a great job on that. the whole question of debt and helping countries get out from under the debt that they hav

minister sir keir starmer agreed a deal with the previous mauritian government to give away the indian oceanhich had been a british for 200 years. and sir keir starmer has said he is looking at every conceivable way to stop former troubles prisoners such as gerry adams from seeking compensation. the prime minister was responding to criticism of the government's proposed repeal of legislation that had put a stop to such civil claims. the current law blocks his claim for compensation over his detention in prison in the 1970s for suspected involvement in terrorism, but the repeal plan will reverse that. it's after the northern irish high court ruled that the legislation was incompatible with human rights laws. two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 14 year old boy, who was stabbed to death on a double decker bus in south—east london. kenyan boxer was pronounced dead shortly after being attacked in woolwich on the 7th of january. those two boys, aged 15 and 16, were arrested on wednesday and a 44 year old woman was also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. all th

minister sir keir starmer agreed a deal with the previous mauritian government to give away the indian oceanands, which have been british for 200 years. under the pact, uk taxpayers would pay mauritius a reported £9 billion over 99 years to lease back diego garcia, the site of a key us airbase. the death of a two year old boy after a medical episode at a children's nursery is being investigated by police, merseyside police said. the incident was reported at the early learners day nursery on hawthorne road in bootle, at 12:35 pm. yesterday. the boy was taken to hospital by paramedics but sadly died and his family is being supported. an investigation has now been launched to establish the full circumstances and cause of death. gerry adams could be in line for taxpayer funded compensation because of sir keir starmer's human rights plans. the former sinn fein leader is set to benefit from a decision by the government to repeal troubles legislation. the current law blocks his claim for compensation over his detention in prison in the 1970s for suspected involvement in terrorism, but sir keir's pl