state department so shocking and so vitally important. yes this is an extraordinary thing can't development in this case what we see here is that it's actually an astonished took extensive measures to ensure that there was harm reduction and that no one was put at risk as a result of the release of these cables. called was there harrison called the state department and they returned a phone call and this is all it is between 2 and his sons and an attorney with the state department under clinton they spoke with cliff johnson and they told him that they would like for the state department in their safety and i'm sure and. a warning or some sort of notification to do in your birthday former wiki leaks employee to not circulate this well of the file. and what is the current state of the extradition hearings we know back here in america there is a lot of big news about kobe in 1000 vaccines obviously the transition of power is going on but could this newly released audio have any impact on the hearings and make a quake in the national media he

state department. [applause] >> it is a great honor and privilege for us to be here representing not only the united states, but the men of peace of all nations, with interests, curiosity, and a vision for the future. these were the few words that the late neil armstrong told the president of the united states as he walked on the moon 50 years ago. so, as we celebrate this golden anniversary of apollo 11, i humbly stand here today in the same building, and you will soon see, with michael collins, one of the men of apollo 11. he is an inspiration to us all. as a matter of fact, he was an assistant secretary at the state department and it is great to know we have that never-ending bond, that's never-ending connection that you see with the dedicated team of great diplomatic corps at the state department. i also have something in common with neil armstrong. we are both ohio boys, and we went off to purdue to study engineering. i didn't become an astronaut or play one on tv. but i can tell you that space is

state department cables were released into the public domain now it contains data on u.s. officials as well as information about washington's foreign policy on secret operations abroad well despite his efforts a sounds fair to extradition to the u.s. and 2012 took refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy he was on day invesco the investigation by washington for his role and quote publishing documents on possible u.s. war crimes in iraq and afghanistan last year british police dragged him from the embassy to a prison cell for breaching bail conditions the extradition hearings continue we had from the editor in chief himself all of which leaks he believes the image of julian the sons should now take. this should have a tremendous weight because it's basically the argument that is in the narrative for the justice of their indictment and try to use it to get emotional a lot of the u.k. you know talking about irresponsible behavior and putting lives at risk now this evidence that you heard and i can control him but this is all sent is not new to the courts in the u.k. transcript o

that's very much part of trump administration legacy and the legacy of the state department under mike pompeo. the middle east, president trump and then with secretary pompeo in position took the united states out of the jcpoa, imposed tough sanctions on iran, a maximum pressure campaign, and this has two purposes. one, i think we've succeeded, greatly reduce iran's capacity to sow terror, death and destruction in the middle by depriving it of capital, and less successful at bringing iran back to the negotiating table. but we've been extraordinarily successful, the trump administration, been extraordinarily exceptional in working with our friends and partners in the middle east. no president before donald trump was ever able to secure more than one peace agreement, broker one peace agreement between israel and an arab country. donald trump has new formalized two peace agreement normalization of relations with bahrain and the united arab emirates. we should pause for a moment to understand how extraordinary it is. the conventional wisdom for -- ever since oslo, ever since the last 20 ye

all engeers go to the website take a liquid above you to be in the unid states department of state. this is orge of the state. not george of the country but it's important to talk about the topic in front ofs today because this is where national on - - america and national security intersects with institutions like this one. i thought i would start with a quick story by way of explation. the profsor is here with us today. welcome. nice toee you. several yes ago the professor took a trip to china where he was scooped up by security agentsn his side and held in a secret location for two weeks. was interrogated and threatened and they wanted information about his research about china and teachg at west point he can tell you the storbetter than i could but they tried to intimidate wl recruit him because he is ethnicallyhinese that's a blessinge is here with us today and released after pressure from the leadership including this very university and the carter cente center. the lesson we can take away is clear thathe chinese communist party once what we ve been they will do whatever they

so our witnesses the director of technical agencies bureau international affairs at the state department the vice president of logistics at the united states postal service this is the third time he has testified before the subcommittee and we appreciate your attention to this issue. >> and the executive director of cargo and conveyance security with the office of field operations at the us customs border protection we have the right people here we have the state department and the folks from cbp represented and the witnesses have to be sworn in so please raise your right hand. dues for the testimony were about to give is the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> yes. >> i do. >> i do. >> let the record reflect all witnesses answered in the affirmative all written testimony gentleman will be printed in the record and we ask that you try to limit oral testimony to five minutes you will see a clock on the screen and then a chance to get into a dialogue with senator carper and myself and others. >> chairman and ranking member and members of the subcommittee, th

state department cables were released into the public domain and that contained data on u.s. officials as well as information about washington's foreign policy and security operations abroad. despite his efforts songs feared extradition to the u.s. and in 2012 took refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy he was under investigation by washington for his role in quote publishing documents on possible u.s. war crimes now last year british police dragged his dragged him from the embassy to a prison cell and extradition hearings continue. now joining me now live is kristinn hrafnsson wiki leaks chief editor thank you very much for joining us on the program so it's known that julian a songe attempted to warn hillary clinton now over a series of sensitive cables what weight do you think that that latest tape adds. well this should have a tremendous weight because it's it basically throws the argument that is in the narrative for the justice department in their indictment and which they are try to use now to get him accidentally u.k. you know talking about irresponsible behavior and pu

i would tell you that we work very hard at the state department. we are nowhere near where we need to be to have enough mandarin speakers so that we can understand, even at the most senior diplomatic levels in the united states, that we have the capability to watch and read what's coming out in the mandarin-language press from china. so it is an enormous undertaking. you talked about this as an imbalance. one of the central theses of our policy with respect to china these past four years has in fact been about that, about reciprocity. so imagine now you are a company here at georgia tech and you want to go build out a business in china because you want to sell to the 1.4 billion people there, and you need to make an investment. the rules for you to invest there are radically different than some young person in china who'd like to come invest here in atlanta. that's not right. we need fair and reciprocal rules when it comes to foreign direct investment. we need fair and reciprocal rules when it comes to press reporting. so one of the reasons we know

state department under hillary clinton apparently. doing nothing. let all that sink in for a 2nd as we start watching the hawks. if you want to know what's going on a cd street you want to see letter so you click see see the prizes you always stay on seo roll slice mass graves sink displays systemic deception is to late show what should be so called job as. a welder on watching the hawks i am tyrone winter and i'm of the. let's start with this incredible audio of an alleged official phone call between joy of songs on the us state department attorney back in 2000 the small excerpt from that over 75 minute phone conversation in which the us state department 20 questions the songe about the former employee who was sans claims was attempting to release the over 250000 redacted cables. that he apparently had. to the material that wiki leaks. yes that's. it. everything that you have is that right. and. that's. what did that mean that. the ability them without here. that they wanted it that's correct. there's no attempt to. protection program and i would c

state department database. trying to take out. cable. right kate. spread around. to.the degree that. we believe we've. become public. to some possibility. so no right can see dropping a political bombshell standing back and watching it burn as we've been told is easy is described. traitor a treasonist i'm not for the death penalty so if i'm not for the death i don't want to do it illegally shoot the son of a beast on our great discredit to this nation should be assassinated you should be treated as an enemy combatant with you it should be closed down permanently and decisively no instead we hear a song trying to protect those in washington the very same who now want to send him down so life. having. people here is that it's more your problem. we have been calling. to and p.m.c. . every day trying to train. hold back it's cool to the wiki leaks out it's even advise the state department to tell anyone why the encrypted files could be allegedly found and also help to remove them a decade on a song just sitting in london's belmarsh prison waiting to hear whether it will b

and economic team led by fellow named keith invented a company who came to the state department to make sure the united states had a common understanding around technology. with the state sponsorship and the entrepreneur here from georgia tech to raise her own capital on they have to pay the workforce but not so in china. they will have direct government funding with the research institute for truly a state owned enterprises deeply unfair. so we set about in the communication and textbased to challenge the presumptive global winter a company called huawei the next generation of technology, 5g technology not because they were the fastest and the best but they delivered a solution to countries that was cheaper because of the chinese communist party and was good enough. the national security risk that the rules for the system is incredibly important and to tell the story of your software or hardware that comes from huawei you're giving your data to the liberation army and the chinese communist party so your child on the chinese out a piece of software will be in the hands of the chinese se

state department got a base i think. about it cables including. the classified cable news. spread around. it is of the degree that. we believe we think the next day in. public. some possibility still. goes on to say that classified cables had been stolen by a former wiki leaks colleague and we're being quote spread around the internet the week you leaks founder expressed concerns over possible danger to u.s. government employees he suggested authorities covertly removed the files from the internet and offered to help track them down but it appears that officials failed to take action on the information that he provided. we can from asian went on to become known as a cable gate more than 250000 classified u.s. state department cables were released into the public domain they contain the data on u.s. officials as well as information about washington's foreign policy and secret operations abroad and despite his efforts a songe feared extradition to the u.s. and in 2012 took refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy he was under investigation by washington for his role in quote pub

state department was forewarned a. massive leaks of documents and calls now for washington to the wiki leaks founder. the british prime minister is accused of cancelling christmas. following the discovery of a highly infectious new strain and while thousands flee the e.u. nations suspended travel from the u.k. . the daughter of iran's former military chief assassinated by the u.s. this year gives an emotional 1st interview to r.t. revealing how she learnt father's murder. when i turned on the t.v. and i saw his picture. i understand what happened. from that day tell me. what happened it's hard to believe. from moscow thanks for joining us. welcome to the program. now we can confirm the authenticity of a recording that could be a game changer for doing a song and says it could put the brakes on his possible extradition to the u.s. seems to prove the whistleblower tried to warn the state department about a mass breach of someone information back in 2011 if confirmed it could challenge washington's claim that his songs wa

state department was forewarned by julian a song about massive leaks of documents from thing calls now for washington to pardon the wiki leaks founder. british prime ministers accused of canceling christmas as london is locked down following the discovery of a highly infectious new covert strain and while thousands flee the capital nation suspended travel with the u.k. . and the daughter of iran's former military chief assassinated by the u.s. this year gives an emotional 1st interview to revealing how she learned of her father's murder. when i turned on the t.v. and i saw all these picture. i understand what happened. from that day tell no i'm still shocked a lot of what happened it's so hard to believe. a lie from moscow this is r.t. international one called him with the weekly taking you through some of the biggest stories we've covered here over the past 7 days wiki leaks has confirmed the authenticity of a recording that could be a game changer for julian a song says it could put the brakes on his possible extradition to the united states the audio seems to prove the whistleblower

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state department was actually warned by julian assange about the massive leaks of documents dumping calls now for washington to pardon the wiki leaks founder. also the turkish president hits out at washington for sanctions imposed over and pressed purchase of a russian missile defense system. what kind of an alliance is this decision is an open attack on the sovereign rights of our country. the daughter of iran's former military chief assassinated by the us this here gives an emotional 1st interview to are really how she learned of her father's death. when i turned on the t.v. and i sold these pictures. i understand what happened and. from that they tell no i'm still shocked about what. it's so hard to believe. and renowned. explain to our t. why he believes corona virus means that our world will never be the same again. we should. welcome to the weekly here on our team international where we bring you the top stories from the past week. we had of wiki leaks confirmed the authenticity of a recording that could be a game changer for joining a sausage and says it could put the brakes on his

you know recap of the top stories the week it was revealed the us state department was actually warned by julian assange massive leaks of documents. now that for washington to pardon the wiki leaks. the turkish president paid to go to washington for sanctions imposed purchase of a russian missile defense system as news in the week. book i state very clearly 2017 on the issue of cats that it has been imposed on no country apart from turkey. the daughter of iran's former military chief assassinated by the u.s. this year gives an emotional 1st interview to revealing how she learned of her father's murder. when i turned on the t.v. and i saw his picture. i understand what happened. from that they tell nym's. heartedly. understand philosophy explain to me why he believes coronavirus means that our world will never be the same again. each. morning. again this is the weekly with me kevin recap of some of the big stories we brought you over the last. and days 1st the head of wiki leaks confirming the authenticity of the recording could be again chamber changer for julian songe and says it coul

state department was forewarned by julian assange massive leaks of documents prompting calls now for washington to pardon the wiki leaks founder. the british prime minister is accused of canceling christmas. down following the discovery of a highly infectious new covert strain thousands flee the capital e.u. nations suspend their travel with the u.k. . iran's former military chief assassinated by the u.s. this year gives an emotional 1st interview to revealing how she learned of her father's murder. what i hear on the t.v. and i picture. i understand what happened. from that they tell. a lot. it's so hard to believe. the turkish president heads out to washington for sanctions imposed over his purchase of a russian missile defense system. what kind of an alliance is this this decision is an open attack on the sovereign rights of our country. there were the weekends developments and some of the biggest stories covered here over the past 7 days this is the weekly for a motley welcome to the program 1st wiki leaks has confirmed the authenticity of the recording that could be a game chang

state department about a mass breach back in 2011 which turned out to be one of the biggest leaks in american history washington later claimed that a songe wanted to endanger lives well kristen. says the tape could put the brakes on the songes extradition and charges mounting to 175 years in jail. this evidence that you heard and i can confirm that this is authentic is not new to the courts in the u.k. a transcript of for this conversation was presented to the court in september well this should have a tremendous weight because it supposedly throws out the argument that is in the narrative for the justice department in their indictment and which they are try to use now to get a much of a lovely u.k. they were talking about irresponsible behavior and putting lives at risk of following these revelations more than 400000 people around the world have already signed a petition calling on u.s. officials to drop charges against a songe politicians and activists want on trumped say to pardon him before leaving office in january saskia taylor has more. public enemy number one a man with no co

state department cables were released into the public domain it contained data on u.s. officials as well as information about washington's foreign policy and secret operations abroad while despite his efforts the songs failed extradition to the u.s. and 2012 took refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy he was under investigation by washington for his role in quote publishing documents on possible u.s. will crimes in iraq and afghanistan last year british police dragged him from the embassy to a prison cell for breaching bail conditions while the extradition hearings continue we have from editor in chief of wiki leaks itself who believes the image of julian the sons now should change. tremendous will. basically say you're. argument that is said in the narrative for the justice department in their indictment and which they are try to use now to get a much of a lovely u.k. they were talking about irresponsible behavior and putting lives at risk now this evidence that you heard and i can confirm that this is authentic is not new to the courts in the u.k. a transcript of for t

state department about a mass breach of classified information back in 2011 and appears to be in stark contrast to washington's claims that our sons wanted to endanger lives this is what kristinn hrafnsson told us in an exclusive interview this is evidence that you heard american courtroom but this is also. is not new to the courts in the u.k. transcript all through this conversation was presented to the court and so will this should have a tremendous weight because it's basically the argument that is in the narrative for the justice department it is their indictment and they are try to use it to get a much lower level u.k. we're talking about irresponsible behavior and putting lives at risk. while following these revelations more than 400000 people around the world have already signed a petition calling on u.s. officials to drop the charges against a son's politicians and activists want donald trump to pardon him before he leaves office in january tell of a pause. public enemy number one a man with no conscience no morals no remorse judean a solemn chas been smeared as a villain who r

state department was forewarned. massive leaks of documents calls now for washington to. the british prime minister is accused of christmas. following the discovery of. e.u. nations suspend travel from the u.k. . while the u.s. this year gives an emotional interview to aussie revealing how she learnt of her father's murder. when i turned on the t.v. and i saw his picture. i understand what happened. from that day tell now. it's so hard to believe. from moscow welcome to the weekly. thanks so much for joining us on the program. now we can leaks has confirmed the authenticity of a recording that could be a game changer for julia songe and says it could put the brakes on his possible extradition to the art of state the audio seems to prove the whistleblower did try to warn the state department about a massive breach of classified information back in 2011 if confirmed it would challenge washington's claim that assad's wanted to endanger lives this is what the wiki leaks editor in chief told us in an exclusive interview this evidence that you heard and i can control him that t

state department was forewarned by julian assange about massive leaks of documents prompting calls now for washington to harden the wiki leaks founder. the turkish president heads out of washington for sanctions imposed over ankara's purchase of a russian missile defense system. what kind of an alliance is this decision is it open at times on the sovereign rights of our country. also this hour the daughter of iran's former military chief assassinated by the us this year gives an emotional 1st interview to r.t. revealing how she learned of her father's murder when i turned on the t.v. and i saw all these picture. i understand what happened. from that they tell me i'm still shocked a lot of what happened it's so hard to believe. and philosopher islam tells our t. why he believes the pandemic will probably change the world as we know it. started. this is the weekly here on our 2 international welcome to our roundup of the headlines that shaped the week just gone. with the leaks has confirmed the authenticity of a recording that could be a game changer for julian assange and says it could

state department documents further. courts knew about the tape when deciding on his extradition to america. in the u.k. transcript. from russian olympic committee says there's no reason for any sanctions against the sport in the country. the international court of arbitration. to note that a collective punishment. for the crimes of a few it was clear that an attack was underway on russian sport so we would hardly be allowed to play under our flag. titans or face cross state legal action claiming monopoly abuse with a 3rd. alleging unlawful exploitation online. kevin owen here in the studio and out international this friday 18th of december great company thanks for taking the time out of your life to take to watch us so wiki leaks editor in chief chris. than have for the sun confirming to this channel the authenticity of a recently revealed julius sanish tape in the audio the whistleblower tried to warn u.s. authorities of widespread internet releases of american classified information as far back as 2011 that appears th

state department was actually warned by julian assange about massive leaks of documents prompting calls now then for washington to pardon the wiki leaks founder . president washington for sanctions imposed over i'm chris purchase of the russian missile defense system. what kind of an alliance is this this decision is an open attack on the sovereign rights of our country. and around foreign military chief assassinated by the us this year gives an emotional 1st interview to the revealing how she learned of her father's murder. plot i turned on the t.v. and i saw his picture. i understand what happened. from that day tell no i'm still shocked about what. it's so hard to believe. this could be a sewer now and flossy. explained to me why he believes corona virus means our world will never be the same again. not in the morning this sunday in moscow welcome to the program it's the weekly with me kevin oh in a recap of some of the big stories we brought you over the last 7 days great to have you company by the way. so 1st the head of wiki leaks confirm the authenticity of the recording that cou

state department was forewarned by julian assange about massive leaks of documents prompting calls now for washington to pardon the wiki leaks founder. british prime ministers accused of canceling christmas lockdown following the discovery of a highly infectious new covert strain of thousands flee the capital suspend travel with the u.k. . military chief assassinated by the us this year gives an emotional 1st interview to revealing how she learned of her father's murder. when i turned on the t.v. and i saw his picture. i understand what happened. it's hard to believe. international from moscow and call him brian this is the weekly taking you through some of the biggest stories we've covered here over the past 7 days 1st wiki leaks has confirmed the authenticity of the recording that could be a game changer for julian assange and says it could put the brakes on his possible extradition to the united states the audio seems to prove the whistle blower tried to warn the state department about a mass breach of classified information back in 2011 we've confirmed it would challenge washington

state department documents further question how for courts knew about the tape when deciding on his extradition to america. this. is not new to the courts in the u.k. transcript for this conversation was presented to. the russian olympic committee says there's no reason as it sees it for any sanctions against the country sport after the international court of arbitration upheld of ballots earth leaks go on said no to a collective punishment. cities are not sent to prison for the crimes of a few it was clear that an attack was under way on russian sport so we would hardly be allowed to play under our flag and google is the latest tech tycoon to face prostate legal action claiming monopoly abuse with a 3rd huge lawsuit in months and 2nd in just 2 days alleging unlawful exploitation of. their good afternoon from the 18th of december live from moscow and. kevin owen here for the next 30 minutes delighted to have you company so 1st as mentioned in those headlines wiki leaks editor in chief chris and her friends confirming to this channel the authenticity of a recently revealed julian assange tape. i

state department was actually warned by. massive leaks of documents prompting calls now then for washington to pardon the wiki leaks. turkish president hits washington for sanctions imposed over his purchase of a russian missile defense system. what kind of an alliance is this this decision is an open attack on the sovereign rights of our country. daughter of iran's former military chief assassinated by the us this year gives an emotional 1st interview to r.t. revealing how she learned of her father's murder. when i turned on the t.v. and i saw his picture. i understand what happened. from that day tell now i'm still shocked. that it's so hard to believe. 100 pound philosopher explained to me direct why he believes corona virus means our world will never be the same again. by the way good morning live from moscow this sunday morning welcome to the program has just turned 11 am here now it's a weekly with me kevin though in a recap of the big stories we brought you over the last 7 days 1st then the pet of wiki leaks confirmed

it's working internationally and state department, usaid. i know you're going to hear from them today on the united states being the leader in marine debris efforts globally. i think you're starting to see that, mr. chairman. you saw it in the usmca, for example, there's a provision on ocean debris, an entirehapter on sustainable fisheries that i had a little to do with. this is, i think, it's a challenge, but at the end of the day, this is a good news story. why is it a good news story? because it's an environmental issue that we can target ande can solve. the estimates are some 70% of all the world's global plastics, marine debris comes from 10 rivers in asia and africa. we can solve this and here is the other good ws element about it, you're seeing all the y stakeholders, democrats, republicans in the congress, the trump administration, which i think really wants to play an important constructiv and leadership role, the key ocean environmental groups, industry, senator whitehous and i were at the launch othe alliance to endlastic waste. th

veritas now only recording a song john legend he speaks to cliff johnson an attorney out the state department . we have been telling. state. because. it came to. be. spread around. to. the degree that. we believe we've. become public. some possibility. well a songe goes on to say that classified cables had been stolen by a former colleague and were being quote to spread around the internet and the wiki leaks found to express concerns over a possible danger to u.s. government employees and he suggested on far to covertly remove the files from the internet and even offered to help track them down but it appears that officials failed to take action on the information that he had provided the leaked information we all know went on to become known as cable gate more than 250000 classified u.s. state department cables were released into the public domain now it contain data on u.s. officials as well as information about washington's foreign policy and secret operations of lords despite his efforts to sound fair to extradition to the u.s. and 2012 took refuge in london's ecuadorian embassy he was un

the holdback it's tool to the wiki leaks out it's even advise the state department to tell anyone whythe encrypted files could be allegedly found and also help to remove them a decade on a song just sitting in london's belmarsh prison waiting to hear whether he'll be extradited to the us to face a potential 175 yes sentence that's a hell of a sentence for someone who tried to warn the very top of what was coming so is it any wonder now that cools a mounting for president trump to pardon the whistleblower on hoping that he will pardon julian assange it's the right thing to do donald trump since you're given pardons to people please consider pardoning those who at great personal sacrifice expose the deception and criminality of those in the deep state mr president if you grown so you want to act of clemency during your time in office please free julian assange those you alone can save his life you don't know trump can save julie and encourage brave activists rolled worries time and timing is everything it's change the image of a modest who was cost out as a traitor and without running o

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back in 2011 on the recording as anja legibly speaks to cliff johnson an attorney at the us state department weekly leaks founder warns johnson that an archive of 250000 department cables containing classified information had been stolen and was being spread around the internet. who would be releasing the. green would not be. tried. for any. of the material. wiki leaks has long been accused of carelessness in the way it handled the leaked documents as it was claimed they could endanger u.s. officials however the recording of a song speaking to the state department seems to demonstrate the opposite on it also suggested the u.s. government covertly removed the files from the internet and offered to help track them down but the unredacted information was published not long after now a year later took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london fearing extradition to the u.s. he was under active investigation by washington at the time for his role in publishing documents on possible u.s. war crimes in iraq and afghanistan however he was only charged with espionage in 2019 a month after british po

green from the state department, did you hear my question about china? >> yes, i did. >> what is the state department doing to ensure china complies with the requirements of the stop act? >> thank you, senator. we have dialogues regularly with china. we have a drug intelligence narcotics dialogue. we also have a counternarcotics dialogue on an annual basis with china. and in the course of these discussions, we talk about the whole range of issues regarding narcotics and narcotics trafficking including policies and procedures within both countries as well as the stop act. i would also, the requirements for aed. i would also point out that in 2019, at the urging of the united states, the chinese authorities scheduled fentanyl analogues within china itself. and according to our information, this led to a crackdown on the labs and the websites. of course the precursor from china continues to be a problem. this is a struggle and is always going to be a challenge. but we have used diplomatic channels as well through our postal operators to communicate with chi