combat the alleged violations of international law by violating international law. is surprised by the fact ,hat the permanent members given that they have a greater toponsibility have decided u.n. when they defend multilaterally, they simply discarded when it was no longer in their interests. the only case unilateral action has been used and we will never tire of calling the event of 2003 and in libya in 2011. action should be of the rest by the security council according to the chart -- council according to the values and principles of the charter. it rejects the use of force. onlyteral action not respond to the specific interests, but there are measures that allow me the -- it so happens that they consider themselves superior to the rest of the world. they are above the law, they are not above international law. fact, anyone who violates the united nations charter is not a true democracy. their goal is to expand power and expand domination. what we have witnessed in the against theours fact-finding mission which hasn't even started, that's scheduled to begin toda

hooliganism inain i international relations and not given theiganism, international powers. several strikes were conducted against the scientific research center in syria. recently, two investigations were conducted with unimpeded access to all facilities and experts didn't find any traces of activity that would contravene the chemical weapons convention. the scientific facilities in syria used only for peaceful activity, which is aimed at enhancing the economic effectiveness of syria. do you want syria to have no economy at all? do you want to throw this country back in the stone age? just a few years ago this country was one of the most developed countries in the middle east. do you want to finish off what your sanctions haven't achieved yet? at the same time you are shedding crocodile tears about the suffering of ordinary syrians? ordinary syrians are tired of war and are happy their legitimate authorities have freed their territory. you are not interested in their suffering. your aggressive actions --tribute to worsening contribute to a worsening humanitarian situation,

from the beginning we have witnessed systematic violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law and in utter disregard of the spirit of the united nations charters. for eight long years the people of syria endured suffering upon suffering and i will write today there is no military solution to the conflict and the solution must be political through the neva talks as stipulated in resolution 2254 of the security counsel and in line with the consistent efforts of my special envoy. syrians have linked to a litany of orders and atrocity crimes and starvation and indiscriminate attacks against civilians and the use of chemical weapons and forced displacement, sexual violence, torture, and false appearances. the list goes on. in a moment of hope the security council adopted resolution 2401 demanding all parties without delay for a humanitarian form. unfortunately no hostilities ever really to place. that is the bleak of syria today and in this panorama i am outraged by the continual reports of the use of chemical weapons in syria and i reiterate my strong opposition t

consensus an international coalition backing any sort of u.s. led military response to the suspected chemical attack and duma so that's the first thing to take away from there the other thing is that what we clearly saw there was a war of words going on between the united states and russia you heard very strong condemnation and language pointing the finger at russia by nikki haley there but you also heard from the russian federation equally strong words accusing the united states of bellicose rhetoric accusing the united states of incitement and provocative behavior well at the same time pointing out that there is no conclusive evidence now we did hear from nikki haley in advance of her going into the chamber there were in fact she said the united states france and the united kingdom all have evidence but her wording was very. critical here because she didn't say there was evidence of who might be hot be behind a suspected attack only. she said that the united states and other nations have evidence that an attack occurred and that is the very cr

referral international justice the i.c.c. is taking steps towards investigating the ostrowski is committed against but myanma is not party to the rome statute this limits the i.c.c. has jurisdiction that's it not how are they how are they going to go about investigating these crimes if myanmar's government doesn't cooperate. well so the prosecutor of the i.c.c. has actually requested to the court just this week and has requested the court actually provide clarity on whether or not the crime of forcible deportation. would be something that was put under the court's jurisdiction because the right into a community about arrived in baghdad actually crossed an international order is the state party to their own statute but actually it doesn't need a court ruling for that what it means is for the u.n. security council to about a situation to the i.c.c. much more pressure on the chinese and the russians too to allow for that much more pressure from the u.s. the u.k. and france as the permanent members within the u.n. security counci

we have witnessed systematic violations of international humanitarian law international human rights law and international law too cool in utter disregard of the letter and the spirit of the united nations charter for eight long years the people of syria have endured suffering upon suffering i read today that there is no military solution to the conflict the solution must be political through the geneva into the syrian talks as stipulated in resolution twenty two fifty four of the security council and in line with the consistent efforts of my special envoy stuff and the mistura syrians every lived through a litany of orders atrocity crimes sieges starvation in this cremates attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure the use of chemical weapons forced displacement sexual violence torture detention and in forced disappearances the list goes on in a moment of hope the security council adopted resolution twenty four zero one demanding that all parties seize or still it is without delay for the do double humanitarian pause and fortunately no such the session of or steal it is e

her expertise as an international law and use of force in international to go through. she is author of two numerous books to mention but they include books like the prohibition of the use of force, unless the code with combat drones, and a number of books that relate directly to the topic. i also want to highlight that she was a professional military educator for the is department of defense as part of her career at a think that combination of the client practice and the theoretical and ethical debate is exactly what we want in today's discussion. she will be our keynote speaker. i will be followed by a panel that ted will introduce but will comprise of jeroen van den hoven and charles dunlap, black -- by looking to both of them. i'm going to ask our special guest, mayor of the hague, pauline krikke, to come to the stage and 20 in welcoming the panel. [applause] >> actually, ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for the invitation to attend this justice breyer lecture. i consider it a privilege. not least because the brookings institution is the world's foremost thin

in what would constitute a breach of international law. not only the use of force, but lies in threat of force the face of the united states charger -- charter and this is what we have seen in recent rhetoric and action by washington and its allies. the rhetoric is being sent out at all levels, including the highest, to ensure additional forces and means of the u.s. navy and that of their allies is nearing. it appears that washington has adopted a categorical policy to unleash a military scenario against syria. this cannot be tolerated. ish a development of events brought on with grave consequences of security especially of the russian military contingent upon those who are observing the dangerous preparations and that they understand washington's motivations and are engaging in incitement, thereby, possibly becoming complicit in a possible misadventure of the security council. there are those who enjoy engaging in discussions about preventive diplomacy. for some reason, we neither see them nor hear them presently. immediately, not only pr

charter and international law. who else is not the council members should show to the world an example of compliance to the principles and provisions of the council. we are teaching others to safely follow international law and sadly yesterday we witnessed a different example. action taken under what pretext cannot and will not justify military use of force, violence against violence would never bring peace and stability. our position has always been and continues to be that military action is a last resort to be used in last resort. there was no approval of this council of the military strikes that took place yesterday. humanity hopes that the 21st century would hold an era of global cooperation, our world is once again in danger and the risks cannot be underestimated. the threat is a deadly war on a global scale. we are now on the edge of a new cold war which could have deadly consequences for all humankind. this is from the manifesto of my " the worldtitled of the 21st century. " just yesterday secretary-general

but also also showed the strength of the international community's response. we've been concerned for some time about the use of chemical weapons in syria and the evidence that has been gathered about that continued use of chemical weapons was such that we felt that it was right to participate on this occasion. i just have three more here. >> i'm still a little unclear about what you see the role of parliament in this. in the event that the uk takes further military action, will you put that to a vote of mps? >> as i said, this decision was taken because i believe it was the right thing to do. the power to take this decision is obviously a prerogative power. and at the first opportunity for parliame parliament, they will have an opportunity to question this and i will be in parliament as i've said on monday in order to do so. the intent of this action is that it does degrade and it does deter the syrian regime from taking action. we will be following up with further diplomatic efforts in relation to the wider question of the use of chemical weapons. two more.

humanitarian law international human rights law and international law to cool you not to disregard of the letter and spirit of united nations charter for eight long years the people of syria have endured suffering upon suffering syrians every have through a litany of horrors atrocity crimes sieges starvation indiscriminate attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure the use of chemical weapons forced displacement sexual violence torture detention and then forced disappearance the list goes on at this critical juncture i call all members to act consistently with the charter of united nations of the international law including the norms against chemical weapons if the law is ignored it is undermined there is no military solution to the crisis the solution must be political we must find ways to make credible progress towards a general and credible political solution that meet the aspirations of the syrian people to dignity and freedom in accordance with resolution twenty two fifty four and the geneva communiqué i've asked my special envoy to come to new york as soon as possible

international communities should uphold international unitarian law and the polled the international prohibition of the use of -- and uphold the international prohibition of the use of chemical weapons. we support the humanitarian work of the white helmets. workdo extremely important for civilians in syria in dire circumstances. this brings me to my third point, accountability. of this council regularly stressed the need for accountability for perpetrators who use chemical weapons. there is the use of the veto by one permanent councilmember. this council has been in crisis because one permanent member has proven it will defend the syrian regime at all costs. we must intensify efforts to mechanism to investigate and identify perpetrators independently from the politics in this council. and a nonstateme actor has been identified as responsible for the use of chemical weapons. the discontinuation of the mandate cannot be the end of the story. -- received reports the regime has carried out six more chemical weapons attacks, and maybe even more. for those that claim chemical weapons attac

law i will take no lessons mr president in international from russia. any unilateral military action violates the basic norms of international law but the time for talk and did last night you don't treat the security council seriously you don't work to its guidelines don't talk to us and you don't consult us the united states is locked and loaded. when our president drollest a red line our president enforces the red line the us and it is really due to shoot and it's long loaded with sand and concern to hear we know that they have aircraft several hours old smartness sorrows and a nuclear weapons os you know now we also know they have these damning point a national law we are prepared to sustain this pressure if the syrian regime is bullish enough to test are well prepared to do steamers model is this how you want affairs to be conducted now this is hooliganism or not minor hooliganism super bowl since we are talking about the major nuclear powers. people around the world express their anger at the actions of the us and its allies hundreds marched in bri

given this high volume of international shipments, more data is needed for international shipments to catch synthetic opioids at the ports of venture before they enter our country and devastate our communities. to address the vulnerability, i was proud to sponsor the synthetic trafficking and overdose prevention or the s.t.o.p. act with my friend congressman and we miss him, ranking member neil of the entire committee. this bill will require the postal service to transmit advance electronic data to customs and border patrol on international shipments into the united states. this includes the name and address of the shipper, recipient and as well as the contents of the package. when they identify shipment that is may pose a risk they can place a hold on the shipment. notify carrier that is a package must be presented for examination. this data will help identify and stop the shipments of synthetic opioids coming from china and other countries around the world. i understand that cbt and the u.s. post office have some concerns with the s.t.o.p. act and i'm confidence that we can work on

minister when it is kind of public relation to eight international pressure to issue to the international community and this is the person who mentioned who accused the rohingya burn they are all of homes and they rent without anybody and that's what he mentioned so it is just as sure to a few international pressure and the way the government attitude is not shared i don't think this is. any practically they want to do anything because the problem here we need to look at is still people are fleeing threatening extortion in burma indra kind of say what is going on we need to look at that before the return but to candy's report and to was sorry to interrupt to say this is just a p.r. campaign from the bernese government but the government seems to be taking some steps is it not to resolve this crisis and even ensure justice we've seen recently seven soldiers are put in jail for crimes committed against the rangers is it not a first step is it not a good first step already you think they're not genuine about the steps they want to take. because if you look at that if you know two reporters w

from the beginning we have witnessed systematic violations of international law, international humanhts law and international law to disregard the spirit of the united nations charter. for eight long years the people of syria have endured suffering upon suffering, lived through starvation, an i attacks against civilians and sexual violence, torture-- >> we are monitoring very closely the u.n. secretary-general here, reminding both sides of this debate, those who advocated and indeed take military action in syria and including the united states, france, and england, as well as russia, which opposed that action, and demanded this emergency meeting, that cooler heads should better prevail, and that there are inspectors on the ground right now in syria, presumably on the ground right now to confirm whether this attack was indeed a chemical attack. that does seem to be without debate right now. what a lot of people are debating, who was responsible for it. of course, the french have confirmed at least in their examination of this that that was you know, triggered by the syrian government,

community agreed they must be banned we cannot stand by and let russia trash every international norm that we stand for and allow the use of chemical weapons to go unanswered and just as the syrian regime's use of chemical weapons last weekend was not an isolated incident our response is part of a new course chartered last year to deter future use of chemical weapons. our syrian strategy has not changed however the syrian regime has forced us to take action based on their repeated use of chemical weapons since the april two thousand and seventeen chemical attack that concha can the united states has imposed hundreds of sanctions on individuals and entities involved in chemical weapons use in syria and north korea we have designated entities in asia the middle east and africa that have facilitated chemical weapons proliferation we have revoked the visas of russian intelligence officers in response to the chemical attack and solves barry we will continue to seek out and call out anyone who uses and anyone who aids in the use of chemical weapons. with yesterday's military action our mess

what led americans to care about international violations of human rights? previous accounts focused on the 1970s ever. go of emerging concern about human rights abuses whether as a result of jimmy carter's election, guilt over the war in vietnam or failed political utopias. in contrast my book identifies transnational connections as well as the social movement of the 1960s as the foundation for human rights activism in the united states. the 1960s offered opportunities for americans to travel and work abroad and returning peace corps volunteers, missionaries and academics who were attracted to human rights activism by transnational connections they made during international experiences. americans motivated by transnational connections and other impulses such as habib, beckett and eldridge were entrepreneurs in the movement for human rights in these years. other americans were drawn to human rights activism through broader changes taking place internationally like decolonization movement in the united states the primes and to care about human rights violatio

it takes place in a moment of increased international tensions, drawing in national, regional, international actors into dangerous situations of potential or actual confrontation. securityimportant council session, mr. president. there is an urgent need for this counsel to find a way to address the situation with unity and purpose. how did we reach this point? such devastating violence in half of eastern ghouda that has resulted in at least 1000 people killed and injured in opposition - controlled areas. in governmentled controlled areas. 100mately, the migration of 35 thousand people, including migrants, family members, and other civilians. there was a fragile cease-fire that held for most of march. and the u.n. did play an important role in this regard. from the 31st of march, the u.n. was not able anymore to be at that in talks since time the syrian government did not consent to our presence although we have made efforts to come up with suggestions in the continuing context including the detainee working group. at this time the suggestion was not taken. from the second of april, the requi

be able to count on this counsel to uphold international humanitarian law and to uphold the international prohibition of use of chemical weapons, and to act when international law is trampled upon. with support the humanitarian work of the white omelettes -- white helmets. they do extremely important work. this brings me to my third point, accountability. all members in this council regularly stressed the need for accountability for perpetrators who use chemical weapons. this council has not been able to move forward on this issue due to the use of a veto by one permanent. councilmember this council has been unable to tackle this crisis because one member is direct party to the conflict. tomust intensify our efforts achieve a mechanism that can continue the meticulous work and investigate and identify the triggers independently from the politics in this council. -- identified both the syrian regime and a nonstate actor as responsible for the use of chemical weapons. as i said last week, the discontinuation of the mandate cannot be the end of the story. it has, because since ceased to oper

demonstrating strength and solidarity amongst the international community. i think vladimir putin is someone that plays on power structures and strength and seeing a strong and concerted response from the international community. he was taken aback by how the humility the international community responded to the terrible attacks. that was absolutely irresponsible and illegal of russia to have engaged that way and there were immediate and direct conferences. i think continuing to demonstrate that there is a strong will in the international community to push back against their actions. you say it has taken aback, but do you think it is likely to change russia's behaviour? i'm not going to get into predicting or analysing what they do in general, but i do think however, that a strong and unified response by the international community to stand up for the rules that we have long—established legs don't use chemical weapons against civilians, against her own country in the case of syria or so miles's country like in the styles varied attack, that for me is somethi

affairs to be conducted now this is wholly can is an international relations. now prior to the meeting russia came up with a draft resolution that would designate the coalition's aggression as a violation of international law and it would demand that the west stop attacking syria and it would also urge the council to provide conditions for the o.p.c. fieldwork now that's the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons which is in duma right now to investigate the most recent chemical attacks now the u.s. ambassador spoke right after and as expected she defended the coalition's airstrikes as humanitarian intervention so it's the same rhetoric we've all heard before. a large body of information indicates that the syrian regime used chemical weapons in duma on april seventh there is clear information demonstrating assad's culpability the pictures of dead children were not fake news they were the result of the syrian regime's barbaric inhumanity now nikki haley dismissed russia's sentiments as part of a grand russian descent from ation campaign and then sh

concern is a breach of international concern is a breach of the cost international law prohibition oneapons and this amounts to a war crime and crime against humanity. any state is permitted under international law, on an exceptional basis, to take measures in order to alleviate overwhelming humanitarian suffering. the legal basis for the use of force for the united kingdom is humanitarian intervention, which requires preconditions to be met. number one, there is convincing evidence generally accepted by the international community as a whole of extreme humanitarian distress on a large scale, requiring immediate and urgent relief. i think the debate in this council and the briefings we have had have proved that. secondly, it must be objectively clear that there is an impractical bowl alternative to the use of force if lives are to be saved. i think the beaters have shown that. and thirdly, the proposed use of force must be necessary and proportionate to the aim of relief of humanitarian suffering and they must be strictly limited in time and in scope to this same, andi limited in time

rhythm that has undermined international credibility when it comes to international law and created a very dangerous environment in which. many many states believe that they came up with a ball of alcide meant to national law and morality then later the opposition had nothing call it legally questionable why do you have any of president jump in mccrone prime minister may bomb syria before u.n. inspectors are allowed to investigate an edge chemical attack in a damascus area of syria i think to the u.s. where this has the objective of the stablish being a a justification for remaining and syria and of course they needed the political coverage from there to their two partners if you will. and so i think both great britain and france have their own particular reasons but you know those three states are part of the the what what we refer to as the axis of domination the us navy so e.u. axis of domination. so these three states operating as they do these three states that are a part of the western european colonial project are have operated together before and is quite clear they have obj

danger and drawing in national regional international arc to earth into a dangerous situation of but then cure or actual confrontation. it is an important thinker at the council session mr president there is an urgent need for this council to find a way to address this situation with unity and purpose how did we reach this point march so devastating violence in one half of its there who would that result in at least one thousand seven hundred people killed and injured in opposition control areas and those events and though the nz killed and injured in government controlled areas and ultimately the very question of one hundred thirty thousand people including five those family members and other three billions but in doing that there was a fragile ceasefire that held for most of march and the u.n. good offices did play an important role in that regard but from the twenty thirty first of march the un was not able anymore to be involved in talks since at that time the syrian government did not consent to our presence though we have made efforts to propose concrete ways to address issues

we have seen that international law being eroded. it is being eroded a number of ways. as i said, we have seen a nerve agent used on the streets of the city in the united kingdom. we have seen the syrian regime continuing to use chemical weapons, despite the fact that after august 2013, they said they were dismantling their chemical weapons and russia guaranteed that that was taking place. that commitment has not been met. important that, for the alleviation of humanitarian suffering in syria, but also if we stand back and look at this more widely, i think it is in all of our interest that we restore national law on the prohibition of the use of chemical weapons. yes? how much did you agonize about this decision? did you keep -- did it keep you awake at night? prime minister may: as i said in my statement and have repeated sense, there is no graver decision that a prime minister send service to personnel into combat. decision that i have not taken lightly. have been decisions made at the national security council our cabinet, along with discussion with our american and

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given this high volume of international shipments more data is needed for international shipments to catch synthetic opiates at the ports of entry and devastates our communities. to address the vulnerability i'm proud to sponsor the synthetic op yit pretty fast or the s.t.o.p. ac. and ranking member neil of the entire committee. this bill requires the postal service to transmit advance electronic data to customs and border patrol on international vimts into the united states. this information typically includes the name and address of the shipper, the recipient as well as the contents of the package. when cbp identifies shipments that may pose a risk they can place a hold on the shipment, notify carriers a package must be presented for examination. in data will help cbp identify and stop the shipments of synthetic op yits coming from china and other countries around the world. i understand that cpb and the u.s. post office have some concerns with the s.t.o.p. act as it currently stands. but i'm confident that we can work on a bipartisan basis to address these concerns, maintain a rob

for joining us this hour my name is neil harvey this is our international an expert group of russian nuclear biological and chemical protection specialists has visited the site of the alleged chemical attack in the syrian city of duma and they say that no traces of chemical agents were found either there or among patients of the city's hospital this comes as western leaders have blamed the syrian government for the attack we spoke to the head of the expert group about their findings. a group of. russian nuclear biological and chemical protection experts have visited the hospital in the city of duma to go should we spoke with witnesses to the incident after visiting the hospital it was established that there were no people afflicted by sarin chlorine gas the people we examined had no traces of nerve agent contact. with the united states will make a decision in response to this alleged chemical attack in syria or it's expected within twenty four to forty eight hours that's according to president donald trump who has just recently met with his cabinet where you are studying that situati

international all the latest world headlines and the stories that have shaped the week good to have you with us this hour we start with the early hours of saturday morning when american british and french forces pounded syria with misfile and air strikes the attack came in response to allegations that the syrian government had used chemical weapons against civilians claims which an international watchdog is still to investigate. thanks. lass for donald trump in his first tweet after the attack he thanked the u.s. allies and said the results could not have been better trump called the strikes perfectly executed despite syrian and russian military saying most of the missiles had been intercepted by defense systems. a perfectly executed strike if we've learned one thing from trump's tenure so far it's that he feels he can do as he pleases this week strikes on syria are a textbook example of how far this can go to batter a sovereign country with over a hundred retaliate three missiles in response to a chemical attack you have to be a hundred percent sure that that attack happened instead am

we have seen that international norm being eroded. it has been eroded in a number of ways, the nerve agent used on the streets in the united kingdom. we have seen the syrian regime continuing to use chemical weapons despite the fact that after august 2013 they said they were dismantling their chemical weapons in russia guaranteed that was taking place. that commitment has not been met. it is important for the alleviation of humanitarian suffering in syria but if we look at this more widely it is in all our interests that we restore that international norm on use of chemical weapons. >> how much did you agonize about this decision? did it keep you awake at night? >> as i said in my statement, there is no graver decision than to send service personnel into combat and it is a decision that i have not taken lightly. there have been a number of discussions with the national security council and the cabinet together with our american and french allies on this project the end of the day it was the right thing to do precisely because we have

that is the case i wonder what which international community is he speaking of governing a real international community that actually exists you know and. is that the international community that you represent. has it has it authorize this this trilateral or tripartite it is a great thing as my country did your governments are receiving a mandate from the from this organization from this international limited attack my country. my american and french you know british my colleagues and you know you have claimed that they have. an interest for the. if this is really going trees. if they really knew. the actual location or of the role of these production centers that they claim. to have you know if they if they knew about not why didn't they share that information with the o.p.c. doubly why didn't they share any of the keyboard one i know this information with the fact finding mission president damascus before attacking my country the sister question to you. and furthermore. i want to limit to have you know sure all of that. group of experts investigators have them arrived today and you made a.

other international leaders have come out following the action.ommunity now must be to make every effort through a variety of channels to ensure we can get this very clear message about the use of chemical weapons. that is what this action has been about and thatis what this action has been about and that is what we will continue to press on in a whole variety of ways. just behind you. thank you prime minister. because of this continuing and heightening tension between the we st and heightening tension between the west and russia, some people started to call this situation a new cold war. what would you do or could you do in order not to let this military action lead to a new cold war. this action lead to a new cold war. this action has been focused on the activities of the syrian regime. this leave the syrian regime has been backed by russia. this action has been about chemical weapons. there was also the wider issue of restoring peace and stability and security in syria and we will continue to work with all partners and, of course, russia's invo

to act consistently with the charge that of the united nations and with international law in general. the u.n. charter is very clear on these issues but even with the un brushed aside the us congress has to give the green light for the attack on paper it turns out the defense secretary has promised to run the decision with the lawmakers was empty it is hard to find a legal justification for that military strike in syria absent congressional approval so whatever you decide to do i would hope you would include the legislative branch we will be reporting to congress and finally in ideal circumstances they'd be rallying on muscle beside washington unleashing their joint erath on the enemy this time most u.s. partners while giving their verbal support have sought to avoid complicity ability it we must say as we tally and so we have that if we need a long term solution to the syrian crisis we not only need to respond to crimes but first of all work towards peace stunt germany will not want to possible military action and want to make it clear again that there are no decision is it you just

attack in eastern guta the strikes were carried out without un approval and just hours before international investigators are right to the sea. russia's foreign minister says the kind of poison surrogate script powell and his daughter works pose to in the u.k. may have been missed identified as after a new report from an independent lab in switzerland. and tensions run high near the french city of lot where squatters and police have clashed throughout the week over forced evictions. as you can see behind us to see our exit and the police have come into another satisfied this is a point where. a couple of dozen people were trying to hold off as you can see the police are pushing the white. a warm welcome you're watching the weekly here on r.t. international all the latest news headlines and around the the stories that have shaped the week our top story this hour in the early hours of saturday morning american british and french forces pounded syria with missiles and air strikes the attack came in response to allegations that the syrian government had used chemical weapons against civilians c

community to condemn the aggression saying it's meant to fuel tension and threaten international peace and security in. all what. we stress that this kind of aggression will not stop our army our alliance will continue targeting terrorist groups across the country this will strengthen us and we will continue to defend our sovereignty and our homeland and people's security. let's take you over to the british capital that is downing street the home of the british prime minister the press center there within downing street we are expecting to resume a to speak and when she does we will go to that press conference as soon as it happens we're also waiting for the russian president vladimir putin to speak well earlier the russian ambassador to washington warn that there will be consequences after the u.s. led strikes on syria bacilli the venza said in a statement a predesigned scenario is being implemented again we are being threatened we warn that such actions will not be left without consequences all responsibility for them rests with washington london and paris first joined rory chalons o

media ratings approval there is a long tradition of presidents in domestic political trouble using international crises to distract the public and certainly the minimum you have to think of the side of military action so in terms of the attack on the syria that we saw over the weekend it does seem it's a distraction that gives the president something to talk about other than stormy daniels and the other issues that he's contending with after the rifling of his personal lawyers offices of british prime minister to resign may is set to face him pays in the house of commons later to explain why she ordered the strikes without parliamentary approval british and french fighter jets could be seen taking off and landing from their bases in the region on saturday as they join the u.s. led operation french cruise missiles were also seen being launched from the mediterranean an associate reports now in the upcoming debate on the u.k. prime minister's decision to join the attack on syria. we are certainly expecting a day of heated debate here in westminster at the house of commons as in fact m.p.'s will be

as an attack which violated international norms russia is going to submit to the u.n. security council all facts and data regarding these strikes the ones that russia has and in fact an emergency security council meeting called by russia is expected very shortly later on saturday. the foreign ministry warned that those attacks that come without a sanction from the un is see. defacto there diluting the role of the council the international role of the council and this is a day they've called it a dangerous tendency so also the foreign ministry touched upon something that france has france has said that apparently paris has intelligence information that since twenty thirteen syria have been working on its secret chemical weapons program this is something that is going in contrast with what the o.p.c. w. had said before because the o.p.c. w in twenty sixteen the found that the syrian government got rid of all of its toxic stockpiles that was something. that russia oversaw and the o.p.c. w. had full control of and so the russian foreign ministry has said that if france had

center for strategic and international studies. following on steve's question on intra-afghanistan peace process, it would seem that the involvement to have it driven by kabul alone and not including the promises and the province governors and the power centers outside of kabul, it would seem that that would be the right way to approach this. not too many years ago i was in mazar having tea with governor atta, and i'm aware of the differences between the president and governor atta, so in general the provincial involvement in the pass process and in particular, can you give us some insights into the governor atta and president ghani differences, shall we say. >> on china, their number one interest is security. they are extremely worried about atim, the so-called eastern turistan eastern movement. the number we used to make between 300 to 500 fighters in afghanistan, mostly coming from pakistan and the region. the last group of them that we arrested was basically a family with six children, two women and a couple of male fighters. t

i'm afraid not if you're involved in international politics you can't really avoid flying someone read about my intentions and as a joke sent me a train timetable for my first trip to afghanistan that would have been a five day journey and i don't know if it would have been to the right. well it just isn't feasible of course i try to live in a way that matches my political convictions but i'm also a pragmatic person and in most cases i pay the atmosphere at least to mitigate the damage caused to the climate. we've reached our final three questions please complete the sentences that peace can sometimes only be achieved through our struggle is for me so very bitter and a tough decision which we m.p.'s and particularly we greens never take lightly. life's too short i see germany's role in the world as the circuit defending international law and human rights under specially in a world where chaos is on the rise being a voice of reason. if i were defense secretary the first thing i do is. do you. need a discussion about the priorities of the army in order to deploy them accordingly lungs of