president elect joe biden announced that this week samantha power yes the former u.n. ambassador under president obama will be tapped to run the u.s. agency for international development or usaid because my friends if there was anyone anyone who can run an agency that mark was brought to the center for economic and policy research codes acts more like an agency involved in covert action like the cia than as an aid or development agency it's our good friend samantha power who goes to baseball games and takes home awards from war criminals like and read kissinger. and you thought album was bad so i was like a good day to start watching the us. on a cd. you want to. see this you always see. grey's see this least systemic deception is so much. so. well we're going to watching the hawks i robot and i'm so amazed look at this i mean this is this is this is one of those really packed exciting news weeks for a disc of stories coming from all different angles let's start i want to ask you. representative cheryl saying hey we saw these people bring in large groups through the ca

in the headlines samantha power now being put in charge of usa you know joe biden kind of dusted off an obama administration regular. you know when you look at us say you know immediately you think well what's the big deal with that but you know just an example of some of the things usa has been caught doing i believe is new york times reported at one point that the usa had started something called zoom zoom neo which was a social network built on text with the hopes that could be used to organize smart mobs to trigger cuban youth into an uprising like it's not just an organization that is they're giving aid they're literally trying to do regime change a lot of times where they've been caught trying to do regime change in these other countries that lead always has left a bad taste in my mouth or anything it things like that has us in front of it also has this undercurrent ever and you can change in other places so that part's not exactly surprising but for agencies that do this type of relief work and the work that it takes to build other nations economies to a certain extent help th

ambassador samantha power to head the agency for international development. den also said he would make the post part of the national security council. that is a sign his administration will emphasize the role of development. power is an immigrant from ireland. in london, financiers are keeping the faith that they can win back access to the eu. in a poll by the consulting firm ey, 76% of bankers said they expect the eu to grant some form of equivalence decision. that would open the door to more market access. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the vaccine is the weapon that will end the war, but it will not hit critical mass until june, september, or even december. if we rely solely on the vaccine the way many states are, we are looking at months of shutdowns and the economic, mental, and spiritual hardship they bring. we need to begin to act now. tom: and what we need is historical perspective. the governor of new yor

action like the cia that is an aid or development agency it's our good friend samantha power who goes to baseball games and takes home awards from war criminals like henry kissinger. and you thought album was bad so i was like a good day to start watching the us. on a cd. you want to. see that this is your choice stay safe. grace see this least systemic deception. which. as. well we're going to watching the hawks i robot and i'm in the crowd so it is a look at this i mean this is this is for and this is one of those really packed exciting news weeks for a disc of stories coming from all different angles let's start i want to ask you. representative cheryl. we saw these people bring in large groups through the capitol on tuesday on the monday before the day before the 6th of the 5th you know she's pulling no punches basically saying we need to investigate these people to see if they were there scouting out what what was to happen the following day i applaud her for having the courage to actually speak out on this because she definitely wasn't the only only congressperson to see these l

has chosen who he wants to run the federal international aid agency otherwise known as usaid samantha power previously served on the national security council and was barack obama's u.n. envoy reading his choice biden explained why he wants power on his team. it's one of our country's most respected voices on humanitarian issues and i have seen both her passion counter-proof skills firsthand there could be no one no one more qualified to lead those efforts samantha. were during her previous high profile government jobs though power has faced a string of ethical questions from her critics she pushed for she pushed for military intervention in libya on humanitarian grounds during the civil war that navy a decade ago she was also a strong supporter of u.s. involvement in syria and yemen both of which have suffered a subsequent humanitarian crisis she says she's in the right she is the right person to lead washington's mission to improve the world the united states has a chance to partner with and support people who are on the front lines in battling covert who are trying to build climate resil

aid and it's another era name samantha power previously served on the national security council and was barack obama's u.n. envoy revealing his choice spines and explained why he wants power on his team. it's one of our country's most respected voices on humanitarian issues and i have seen both her passion and her principles firsthand there could be no one no one more qualified those are samantha or during her previous high profile government jobs power has faced a raft of ethical questions from critics she pushed for military intervention in libya on humanitarian grounds during the civil war that early a decade ago she was also a strong supporter of the u.s. involvement in syria and yemen both of which have the comes to a devastating humanitarian plight or now is she sure she's the one to lead washington's mission to hail the world. but the united states has a chance to partner with and support people who are on the frontlines in battling coven who are trying to build climate resilience who are standing up for the rule of law standing up against inequality and trying to create more jus

samantha powers previous experience and read and recommendations to then vice president biden and to obama the president libya was it was one of those outcomes yemen was a letter so if we if we need humanitarian assistance or. and coupled with that with the human rights advocacy and insists upon that in in any assistance that we give. does that mean that we're going to go ahead and shoot it into people's heads again so this is a her elevation like this raises some important questions as to just to what extent foreign policy or foreign assistance will be used as a foreign policy weapon as opposed to give an absolute assistance in the future. some great russian take your juicer tell you about clever if it works russia's biggest bank has developed an app to determine whether a person has got covert or not from the way they cough sperm bank is set to use a special algorithm to tell within a minute whether a person is infected or not the app 1st request uses to fill out a questionnaire about their symptoms then it records and analyzes data from their voice their breathing and their cough

samantha powers previous experience and read and recommendations to then vice president biden and to obama the president libya was it was one of those outcomes yemen was another so if we if we need humanitarian assistance or. and couple with that would be human rights advocacy and insistence upon that in in any assistance that we give. does that mean that we're going to go ahead and shoot it into people's heads again so this is a her elevation like this raises some important questions as to just to what extent foreign policy or foreign assistance will be used as a foreign policy weapon as opposed to give an absolute assistance in the future. of hosting at the olympics is usually a source of immense national pride and a chance to open your city to the world but feelings of very different at the moment in tokyo which is due to stage that they laid some a games in july and there's no metal perhaps for guessing why. let's just say this i don't think it can be done in a safe environment this coming summer in a very uneasy situation i hope it can be postponed it's scary to do it in the cur

speaking of wolves in sheep's clothing the president elect joe biden announced that this week samantha power yes the former u.n. ambassador under president obama will be tapped to run the u.s. agency for international development or usaid because my friends if there is anyone anyone who can run an agency that mark was brought to the center for economic and policy research codes acts more like an agency involved in covert action like the cia than as an aid or development agency it's our good friend samantha power who goes to baseball games and takes home awards from war criminals like and rica's injure. and you thought album was bad so i was like a good day to start watching the house. on a cd. player so let's see this is this joyce state. great city this least systemic deception is so which. so.

political program for 50 years -- football for 50 years, and elevated to a white house position with samantha powerat is president-elect biden signaling? lester: for folks who follow foreign assistance issues and soft power and these more obscure assets of american diplomacy, it is terrific news. amanda power is a force, an intellectual powerhouse. i'm not saying she is right about every issue, but she is dynamic. she is interesting. she will bring a lot of energy and irv to what has been a -- energy and verve to what has been a sleepy agency. it is think of opportunity for president biden to make a difference around the world. tom: if we assume that we are restructuring usaid, are we going to restructure state? and do you look for the same drama from a new state department? lester: great question. one thing that president biden appears to be doing is strengthening the nsc, pulling power into the white house. that's not great for the state department. tony blinken is a trusted advisor. if he is confirmed as secretary, that will be a plus for the department, but there could be rocky times ahead. lis

samantha powers previous experience and read and recommendations to then vice president biden and to obama the president libya was it was one of those outcomes yemen was another so if we if we need humanitarian assistance or. and couple with that would be human rights advocacy and an insistence upon that in in any assistance that we gives. does that mean that we're going to go ahead and shoot it into people's heads again so this is a her elevation like this raises some important questions as to just to what extent foreign policy or foreign assistance will be used as a foreign policy weapon as opposed to give an absolute assistance in the future. this hour to international. world is determined by general. person. in the deer's thinks. we dare to ask. i can't show you my faith but i'm going to teach you must. in 9093 this man was sentenced to death. they could charged with capital murder even though he didn't have the gun didn't pull the trigger didn't intend to kill anybody imagine living in your bathroom for the week with his son of a $23.00. i felt that i had to. get out of the. con

what do you think of these personnel samantha power as part of us and but on the national security advisory committee this guy blinken infamous for libya i mean how dangerous can abide administration bibi's of war i know that you know you know find a trump and you're probably going to say you're more worried about a war with iran plus. you know i think that. you know both both parties you know all 'd you know by the trump i mean you know all of them are live under the mist mistaken idea that war creates peace. you know that's that's absurd. you know war creates more war i mean you know we it's our bombs are called peacemakers it's ridiculous. so you know until until people. stand. you know war is self-defeating and and and on top of that in the united states we spend 50 percent of our entire discretionary budget on the pentagon and preparing for war and killing the parent to kill millions of people one person who revealed the level of war crimes that go on in the name of the american people was the world's most famous jonathan publisher julian assange who's a down the road here for me accor

samantha powers previous experience and right and recommendations to then vice president biden and to obama the president libya was it was one of those outcomes yemen was a leather so if we if we need humanitarian assistance or. and coupled with that would be human rights advocacy and insists upon that and in any assistance that we give. does that mean that we're going to go ahead and shoot into people's heads again so this is a. her elevation like this raises some important questions as to just to what extent foreign policy or for foreign assistance will be used as a foreign policy weapon as opposed to give an absolute assistance in the future many thanks for joining us here on r.t. international this salad confessing menace with the latest receive them.

samantha powers previous experience and recommendations to then vice president biden and to obama the president libya was it was one of those outcomes yemen was another so if we if we need humanitarian assistance or. and couple with that would be human rights advocacy and insistence upon that in in any assistance that we gives. does that mean that we're going to go ahead and shoot it into people's heads again so this is a her elevation like this raises some important questions as to just to what extent foreign policy or foreign assistance will be used as a foreign policy weapon as opposed to give an absolute assistance in the future. still to come to the reality of covidien germany as coffins a scene proud to call it a you struggle to get nations to stand together on firm charlize think vaccine distribution is coming up next an aussie international. you're. going to talk about a word that means different things to different people depending on where you live what area of what school you went to that war is inflation. the world is driven by dreamers. and person of those with. dares thi

too strong and keep those allies guessing about who she's trash talking this stuff would take samantha power now slated to take over america's aid agency machine she's good at anything it's making sure that the u.s. doesn't work with other countries to get things done to the assad regime russia and iran 3 member states behind the conquest of and carnage in aleppo you bear responsibility for these atrocities these are the people who helped bring trump to power they are they are part of what voters grew disenchanted with the and lost wolves the endless deaths the endless failures that again don't expect too much from a biden state department in the words of a famous defense secretary if it's foreign policy chances are biden will get it wrong. i think he's been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past 4 decades looks like it's going to be a continuation of a increasingly aggressive us foreign policy that makes sense because that has been the the trajectory that republican and democrat administrations have done over the past several decades and his mos

speaking of wolves in sheep's clothing the president elect joe biden announced that this week samantha power yes the former u.n. ambassador under president obama will be tapped to run the u.s. agency for international development or usaid because my friends if there was anyone anyone who can run an agency that mark was brought to the center for economic and policy research codes acts more like an agency involved in covert action like the cia than as an aid or development agency it's our good friends the man the power who goes to baseball games and takes home awards from war criminals like and rica's injure. and you thought elam was bad so it was like a good day to start watching the hogs. if you want to know what's going on in a city. you want to. see this joyce. graves see this least systemic deception. which. brings up as. well going to watching the hawks i robot and i'm so please a look at this i mean this is this is for and this is one of those really packed exciting news weeks for a disc of stories coming from all different angles let's start i want to ask you. representative cheryl. we