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let's get some expert analysis now on cross former pentagon official michael maloof might be very welcome to the program what's your take on this latest information the syrian government say it is close to recapturing juries or could it be a major turning point in the conflict finally. oh yes the takeover of stores going to be major. and i think that as you point out they're going to be in there very very shortly thanks to the air support that the syrian army received from the from russia. however there's always a however. the problem is only going to be beginning in terms of. the future of door which is a very strategic point it was an area a bridge if you will between mosul and and on to rocka where isis was able to concentrate it's probably the last strategic. stronghold of isis that will go however we there's another problem that's going to be developing the united states along with the help of the kurds under the syrian democratic forces wants to is trying to occupy the same area because of the oil reserves that are there and they're trying to help the kurds to reestablish in that ar
let's get some expert analysis now on cross former pentagon official michael maloof might be very welcome to the program what's your take on this latest information the syrian government say it is close to recapturing juries or could it be a major turning point in the conflict finally. oh yes the takeover of stores going to be major. and i think that as you point out they're going to be in there very very shortly thanks to the air support that the syrian army received from the from russia....
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responded saying the leaflets convey america's hatred for islam and to discuss more let's bring in michael maloof former pentagon official thank you so much for joining us michael has your and so one is your take what are your thoughts on the taliban saying that this is a war against islam when in fact the u.s. does show religious tolerance here there are mosques here do you think this is a war against islam or terrorism. from the u.s. perspective it's a war against terrorism from their perspective it would be a war against islam if they can can if they can convey to their constituency there that the population that that the united states has shown a total disregard for for their cultural sensitivities that they just want to make war. they're going to win converts that way and you couple that with the bombings that have been occurring on civilians this is not the way to win hearts and minds but do you think it's a little bit of a definite standard we hear other countries chanting death to america and then when something like this is done using the dogs something that they see is unclean is you kn
responded saying the leaflets convey america's hatred for islam and to discuss more let's bring in michael maloof former pentagon official thank you so much for joining us michael has your and so one is your take what are your thoughts on the taliban saying that this is a war against islam when in fact the u.s. does show religious tolerance here there are mosques here do you think this is a war against islam or terrorism. from the u.s. perspective it's a war against terrorism from their...
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to should start a war that is true great last words thank you so much former pentagon official michael maloof. an american citizen and a known enemy combatant is now in u.s. custody following their capture in a war town in syria the syrian democratic forces turned the combatant over to u.s. troops on or around tuesday morning according to major earl brown of the u.s. central command operating there in the country brown didn't confirm nor deny the enemy combatant was in fact fighting for the islamic state forces and he remained cost on the combatants identity this is at least the second such incident since the us put boots on the ground there in syria back in march of two thousand and sixteen u.s. forces captured then twenty six year old virginia resident mohammad jamal quiesce who face trial following his return to the u.s. for aiding terrorist groups working against america. and in the wake of hurricane harvey more than eighty people dead twenty seven trillion gallons of water dumped on affected areas millions still without water or quote still without power or clean drinking water and count
to should start a war that is true great last words thank you so much former pentagon official michael maloof. an american citizen and a known enemy combatant is now in u.s. custody following their capture in a war town in syria the syrian democratic forces turned the combatant over to u.s. troops on or around tuesday morning according to major earl brown of the u.s. central command operating there in the country brown didn't confirm nor deny the enemy combatant was in fact fighting for the...
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and this is not about trump specifically john pilger and michael maloof have both said that this has gone back multiple presidency is the takeaway here really is that china is really ultimately the key player here and well it would seem to me that the trump of ministration doesn't want to be bluffed i mean these sanctions are going to have to mean something what do you think the same sions are have already been softened by by china and russia and further speaking with mr maloof he also said that we really the u.s. we've the u.s. need to bring in china and russia to both a put put a little bit more play pressure on china to speak with north korea and have them do the power brokering because right now it doesn't seem like the trump administration is going to allow that much rope ok thanks manila turning to politics and steve bannon warned of a growing civil war in the republican party over the weekend democrats are facing rising discontent in their own ranks progressive's organized a conference recently called the people's convergence featuring cornel west and because seamus won it and
and this is not about trump specifically john pilger and michael maloof have both said that this has gone back multiple presidency is the takeaway here really is that china is really ultimately the key player here and well it would seem to me that the trump of ministration doesn't want to be bluffed i mean these sanctions are going to have to mean something what do you think the same sions are have already been softened by by china and russia and further speaking with mr maloof he also said...
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that meeting well for some more analysis on this we can now call to former pentagon official michael maloof michael thank you for joining us there was we mention that it's the first meeting to listen in laughter of since the u.s. closed those three russian diplomatic properties could this me seem be seen as a sort of mini reset between the two countries. well i think the russians and the american never really wanted to cut off any kind of negotiation or more discussion in fact i think these this is this is part of the plan to continue discussions because of the overarching security issues that both countries share in terms of syria afghanistan iraq these are all very important issues and also dealing with al qaeda and isis these are overarching issues that i think that are paramount and i think that the united states is not going to cut off the skies just because of the diplomatic flap. with regards to syria the u.s. has accused russia of bombing positions of syrian rebels it supports in provence russia says it on deisel positions and warned the u.s. that the strikes were going to take plac
that meeting well for some more analysis on this we can now call to former pentagon official michael maloof michael thank you for joining us there was we mention that it's the first meeting to listen in laughter of since the u.s. closed those three russian diplomatic properties could this me seem be seen as a sort of mini reset between the two countries. well i think the russians and the american never really wanted to cut off any kind of negotiation or more discussion in fact i think these...
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taliban or spondon saying the leaflets convey america's hatred for islam and i spoke earlier to michael maloof former pentagon official for his thoughts on the leaflet. if it's a war against terrorism from their perspective it would be a war against islam if they can if they can convey to their constituency there that the population that that the united states has shown a total disregard for their cultural sensitivities that they just want to make war . they're going to win converts that way and you couple that with the bombings that have been occurring on civilians this is not the way to win hearts and minds but do you think it's a little bit of a depth of standardly here other countries chanting death to america and then when something like this is done using the dogs something that they see is unclean is you know out of the question do you think the u.s. should be sorry for what they did they should be they should be trained before they go in on cultural sensitivities of the country and indeed the history of the cunt country that is not happening and consequently you have these young kids w
taliban or spondon saying the leaflets convey america's hatred for islam and i spoke earlier to michael maloof former pentagon official for his thoughts on the leaflet. if it's a war against terrorism from their perspective it would be a war against islam if they can if they can convey to their constituency there that the population that that the united states has shown a total disregard for their cultural sensitivities that they just want to make war . they're going to win converts that way...
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to should start a war that is true great last words thank you so much former pentagon official michael maloof. coming up later on our t.v. clean up for a tape harvey had are about far from over and our fears of air and water borne disease are rising state of texas will be right back with more on that. all the world. and all the news companies merely players but what kind of partners are into the american play. r.t. america offers more r.t. america personally. in many ways the news landscape is just like you see it real news big names good actors bad actors and in the end you could never you're on. the park and all the world's a stage all the world's a stage all the world's a stage and we are definitely a player. people have got to know whether or not fair presenter supply american people deserve to know what real difference at this point does it may must guard against the military industrial war we shall never let go. or should know that. we do what we. think. future. i'm tom hartman and i'll give you what the mainstream media can't so big picture. please take. the lead and when question more
to should start a war that is true great last words thank you so much former pentagon official michael maloof. coming up later on our t.v. clean up for a tape harvey had are about far from over and our fears of air and water borne disease are rising state of texas will be right back with more on that. all the world. and all the news companies merely players but what kind of partners are into the american play. r.t. america offers more r.t. america personally. in many ways the news landscape is...
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and other vehicles at least seventy terrorists have been killed but former pentagon official michael maloof says syria still faces some major challenges. i resort today represents the last six stronghold isis will dissipate into other areas they won't have a cohesive strategic region and in fact they considered it so important because they were put in some of their best fighters and heavy equipment into the area which is all but been destroyed it was an area a bridge if you will between mosul and and on to rocka where isis was able to concentrate it's probably the last strategic. stronghold of isis that will go however there's another problem that's going to be developing the united states along with the help of the kurds under the syrian democratic forces wants to is trying to occupy the same area because of the oil reserves that are there the problem is only going to be beginning in terms of. the future. i love a key player in the fight against isis the lebanese political and military equipped hezbollah it's played a major role in battling islamic state five is along the syria lebanon bor
and other vehicles at least seventy terrorists have been killed but former pentagon official michael maloof says syria still faces some major challenges. i resort today represents the last six stronghold isis will dissipate into other areas they won't have a cohesive strategic region and in fact they considered it so important because they were put in some of their best fighters and heavy equipment into the area which is all but been destroyed it was an area a bridge if you will between mosul...
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security council michael maloof a former pentagon official and richard becker from the answer coalition give us their take on the new resolution. i think the countries that are that would be most directly impacted on this namely russia and china really sought to show dissatisfaction on the one hand but not so much that it would cripple the the cripple know the north korean government to the point that it would cause kim jong il and the leader to lash out militarily and that's why you see the sanctions that were originally proposed by the united states being heavily watered down so they can at least show some degree unanimity on the one point but not so much as to bring the regime to its knees i think that they wanted some action to be taken and they knew that china and i believe also russia would not call on with what the draft was it was really recipe for extinction for north korea korea has also said that if there's a peace treaty signed between them and the united states and there's a halt to those maneuvers they would suspend nuclear and missile tests but the united states has brush
security council michael maloof a former pentagon official and richard becker from the answer coalition give us their take on the new resolution. i think the countries that are that would be most directly impacted on this namely russia and china really sought to show dissatisfaction on the one hand but not so much that it would cripple the the cripple know the north korean government to the point that it would cause kim jong il and the leader to lash out militarily and that's why you see the...
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twenty afghan military efforts and for more on these developments in afghanistan we turn now to michael maloof former pentagon official thanks so much for joining us today and so michael what's your initial reaction to this i mean four people injured including two children house damaged i mean have we seen anything like this in the past when the defense secretary has come for a visit we have we've seen some episodes in the past where there have been close attacks but there are a number of issues here that seem to be emerging number one the fact the taliban was able to get in so close there was some issue whether isis was involved but secretary madison self said it was to it was taliban and they generally will target the military sites as opposed to i says which does more civilian although the the airport it's also used by civilians but they were certainly targeting his his his aircraft or another aircraft the other issue here is in response they did air attacks on predominantly civilian area. and according to the latest breaking news some civilians were accidentally killed or or injured it's n
twenty afghan military efforts and for more on these developments in afghanistan we turn now to michael maloof former pentagon official thanks so much for joining us today and so michael what's your initial reaction to this i mean four people injured including two children house damaged i mean have we seen anything like this in the past when the defense secretary has come for a visit we have we've seen some episodes in the past where there have been close attacks but there are a number of...
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film a pentagon official michael maloof they say that despite the latest gains the syrian army faces some major challenges. i resort today represents the last six drawn hold isis will dissipate into other areas they won't have a cohesive strategic region and in fact they considered it so important because they were put in some of their best fighters and heavy equipment into the area which is all been destroyed it was an area of bridge if you will between mosul and and on to rocca where isis was able to concentrate it's probably the last strategic . stronghold of isis that will go however we there's another problem that's going to be developing the united states along with the help of the kurds under the syrian democratic forces wants to is trying to occupy the same area because of the oil reserves that are there the problem is only going to be beginning in terms of. the future of. almost ninety thousand muslims have fled the southeast asian nation of me in ma and made a military crackdown there hinge a muslim community has faced years of persecution in the mainly buddhist country me
film a pentagon official michael maloof they say that despite the latest gains the syrian army faces some major challenges. i resort today represents the last six drawn hold isis will dissipate into other areas they won't have a cohesive strategic region and in fact they considered it so important because they were put in some of their best fighters and heavy equipment into the area which is all been destroyed it was an area of bridge if you will between mosul and and on to rocca where isis was...
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author of humanitarian imperialism using human rights to sell war and in washington we crossed to michael maloof is a former senior security policy analyst in the office of the secretary of defense right gentlemen cross-like rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate and i tell if i go to you first in doha we heard the term principled real ism i have to say quite bluntly i didn't see hear many principles and i didn't see much real ism at all what was your reaction to the the president's speech to the united nations general assembly go ahead. well no i mean this seems to be a policy which has largely or an approach i wouldn't speak of a policy which has largely divorced from reality in the sense of a real assessment of of interests and dangers. and as for principle one can't really talk about a tour in circumstances where the usa is treating saudi arabia more and more as you know of vital ally in the middle east. now i mean it must be said i mean trump has made things worse from this point of view in part of course by his especially and from a tree and thr
author of humanitarian imperialism using human rights to sell war and in washington we crossed to michael maloof is a former senior security policy analyst in the office of the secretary of defense right gentlemen cross-like rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate and i tell if i go to you first in doha we heard the term principled real ism i have to say quite bluntly i didn't see hear many principles and i didn't see much real ism at all what was...
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china and russia for more on all of this tonight let's go to jack rice former cia agent and also michael maloof with us tonight former pentagon official gentlemen great to have you with us tonight i want to talk about this iranian nuclear deal first michael you for us there in the most recent interview secretary tillerson has given this evening he says that the sunset clause must change it's almost like that's the line in the sand and if it doesn't change there's going to be some problems is that a real possibility with the iranians i don't think so i think that again this speech was a lot of bluster and vintage trump i think in reality if the united states were to pull out it would you could actually create a system within the national security or within the u.n. security council because all of them voted for it and jack earlier today iranian officials were really chipping away at the credibility of the united states if they walk from this deal the walk from other deals would this be a big mistake it seems like trump was just so anxious to renegotiate everything. yeah he really is and unfortun
china and russia for more on all of this tonight let's go to jack rice former cia agent and also michael maloof with us tonight former pentagon official gentlemen great to have you with us tonight i want to talk about this iranian nuclear deal first michael you for us there in the most recent interview secretary tillerson has given this evening he says that the sunset clause must change it's almost like that's the line in the sand and if it doesn't change there's going to be some problems is...
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able to directly communicate with one another and for more i spoke to former pentagon official michael maloof about the communication channels between the pentagon and the kremlin they've existed for some time through the pentagon directly put it down at the local commander level is something else but it wouldn't made any difference because the u.s. has an ulterior motive to. rush into that area take over take over the access to what is basically oil fields but that's the rich oil fields all of syria they can control that on the road to it it cuts off even iran so it. tactically it's really important for them and even strategically that they intend to use to try and hamper your run from there by having access have and have a road basically from tehran to beirut and so it's it but when you heard john a dumb for the chairman of joint chiefs of staff talk about about better communication they did not want to express what their real operational imperative is and i think that this is something that you're not going to hear from them sane but this is what's going on behind the scenes interstate and
able to directly communicate with one another and for more i spoke to former pentagon official michael maloof about the communication channels between the pentagon and the kremlin they've existed for some time through the pentagon directly put it down at the local commander level is something else but it wouldn't made any difference because the u.s. has an ulterior motive to. rush into that area take over take over the access to what is basically oil fields but that's the rich oil fields all of...
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least twenty twenty two afghan military efforts and earlier i spoke with former pentagon official michael maloof and asked for his reaction to the attack there are a number of issues here that seem to be emerging number one the fact the taliban was able to get in so close there was some issue whether isis was involved but secretary madison self said it was to it was television and they generally will target the military sites as opposed to i says which does more civilian although the airport was also used by civilians but they were certainly targeting his his his aircraft or another aircraft the other issue here is in response they did air attacks on a predominately civilian area. and according to the latest breaking news some civilians were accidentally killed or or injured it's no accident i mean you don't do air air assaults on a highly populated residential area now they did apparently uncover the house where the mortars support stored and apparently fired from you can pinpoint if you have the right acoustical quit where that shot was coming and you had something like over twenty mortars roc
least twenty twenty two afghan military efforts and earlier i spoke with former pentagon official michael maloof and asked for his reaction to the attack there are a number of issues here that seem to be emerging number one the fact the taliban was able to get in so close there was some issue whether isis was involved but secretary madison self said it was to it was television and they generally will target the military sites as opposed to i says which does more civilian although the airport...
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month it has been confirmed that syria was discussed at the meeting well the pentagon official michael maloof. thinks russia and the us share common problems which means there's a need for continuing discussion. this is part of the plan to continue discussions because of the whole there are. security issues that both countries share in terms of syria afghanistan iraq i think that the united states is not going to cut off discussions just because of the diplomatic flap there is coordination already through the pentagon and with the ministry of defense in russia they do have a hotline and they do talk and they know this is never been severed if russia feels that they were bombing isis positions. it means that it indicates that. perhaps the intelligence is not keeping up particularly on the u.s. side and that there needs to be a better coordination between the two sides on who and what the targets really really are because it is important. at least twelve civilians have been killed by u.s. led coalition air strike in daryn's all province according to syrian media we contacted the u.s. central co
month it has been confirmed that syria was discussed at the meeting well the pentagon official michael maloof. thinks russia and the us share common problems which means there's a need for continuing discussion. this is part of the plan to continue discussions because of the whole there are. security issues that both countries share in terms of syria afghanistan iraq i think that the united states is not going to cut off discussions just because of the diplomatic flap there is coordination...
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dragged on for almost sixteen years joining me to talk more about this former pentagon official michael maloof so michael why do we need more troops in afghanistan and let's go back to the question of who exactly are we fighting in afghanistan. well first of all. we have so already shown that the use of troops is not going to work we got up to a hundred thousand there at one point and we still were on the losing end of it now in the very early time of afghanistan when we first went in in two thousand and one and there wasn't as many telephone today they they own over half the country there are so. that the stakes are much much higher now and it's a question of what type of troops are going to be sent in them but clearly troops have not worked and and we hear calls for discussion or for negotiation but nobody's willing to convene a meeting of all the all the players involved in all the countries in that region in order to do that and i think that's what's really going to be necessary a military solution and have got down to stand as never worked before and it's not going to work now and what th
dragged on for almost sixteen years joining me to talk more about this former pentagon official michael maloof so michael why do we need more troops in afghanistan and let's go back to the question of who exactly are we fighting in afghanistan. well first of all. we have so already shown that the use of troops is not going to work we got up to a hundred thousand there at one point and we still were on the losing end of it now in the very early time of afghanistan when we first went in in two...