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u. s. s. r. if i could just from a take us back what, what point is you said to me that was, it was almost like a snow boarding avalanche effect. he said it wasn't one definitive moment that defined the end of the u. s. as all but there were a number of things leading up to it. was there a significant point of no return? as far as you recall? the interesting question that i think probably i'd have to say to the point of no return was when boris yeltsin was elected. the president of the republic june 1991 . and by that time you see it was committed to break up usaa to an independent russia party because, you know, he, he kind of reinvented himself as a russian nationalist also, partly because he saw as a way to power as a way of talk topic go, which of course what happened in december 19 to break up your side so not too much fun. it's basically a type of deal with the leaders of the ukrainian or russian republics. and together they sign the steel constructed. ussr replace this commonwealth a c r.

between the united states and china, principally the earlier cold war between the united states of the u. s. r. u. s. a sort of long gone, but i'm afraid that maybe you know that some people still confused or modern russia with the ussr. the reality is, during much of that whole war, china was on the side of the u. s. against the u. s. a saw. it doesn't make sense to have a 2 front war and be in india, very clear on this. the u. s. is of valued security partner. we in the west are working together on a range of issues dealing with the indo pacific. but it makes absolutely no sense to have a 2nd run in this very clear core war that is now going on between the u. s. and the u. s. lines and, and many friends of the us and china. i think it is a mistake. and i'm happy to see prime minister movie is very clear on that. and by welcoming president porter, who may say, is a grand master of geopolitical just well. he has demonstrated that india believes that it's absolute folly to have a 2nd from when you're fighting a cold war, an existence. so cold war, but the formidable over adversary. and you tenu

u. s. data. well, that's another issue. in the 2nd year of the pandemic in the u. s. r navigational system, our data tracking is that it, you know, we don't have a handle on the breakthrough hospitalizations and desk that are occurring no less. all of the hospitalizations with respect to all of the demographics that, you know, make sequence of the virus. and these are just the most extreme cases. so data tracking and not having rapid tests have not improved whatsoever in this country. despite the urges of, of all of us that we have to get this resolved because, you know, we have a lot more months, if not, the whole year of 2022 to get through in this pandemic in, you know, it's taken much too long to get this on track, you know i, i can't agree with you more when i was in paris. ah, and i needed to get a rapid test. look, there was a tent outside my hotel. they were tense all over paris. you could easily get an immediate test, almost anywhere on, on the spur of the moment. if you were a french citizen, it was free. for me, it was 30 euros. you know it, but it was there

and that, that federal institution is controlled by congress indians in the u. s. r. wards of congress. indians in the us do not belong to the indian reservation in india and in the reservation do not belong to the political entity. we know as the us, when the 1964 civil rights act was passed, it did not apply to indians because they are not a citizen. the reservation indians, especially had to be passed to 1966. but even that advisory act does not come for rights, which the court can enforce its advisory. so the us then, when it conforms citizen to point indian, it has different degrees of indians, a different degrees of citizens, 1st class, 2nd class. so the puerto ricans are a different degree, like that. when naziism, when hitler comes, he, hitler said, coming to your lawyers to see what to do with jewish jews who are citizens of german. the coming to your lawyers looks at the american laws and says, hey, here is the. so we have jews defined as a special category of citizens. if you look at the african american case, the one drop rule, which is that any person wi

u. s. s r, and never came on line. the current government plans to open it after retrofitting for natural gas, but the plan too expensive, is now on hold. and as long as coal remains a quicker fix, the possibility of more pollution hangs in the air. is it one more just than by if they would stop burning of coal? and if the power plant was also working, it would be good. pollution as harmful for kids. on the other hand, it would be good if the power plant was working while it's not working yet i am not afraid, but me be in the future, i will move the demand for more power will mean burning record amounts of coal and coming years. more air pollution, almost inevitable, leaving residents with little choice, but to ride it out said was ravi alta 0, describe ah, or one of the top stories here now 0. united states is announced a diplomatic boycott of next year's winter olympics in china. the measure will not affect u. s. athletes competing at the games in beijing. it's in protest against china's human rights record. the bide

u. s. and china and how they see themselves and each other for the chinese respect, the richest seems likely more gemalto the u. s. r. is most powerful economic, military and political country in the world have a wallet stay that way. i want is now a mature and vibrant democracy in the united states as a launched in a commitment to protecting and advancing democracy. let's not forget about the 24000000 people who lived there. a recent poll suggests around 10 percent of taiwanese say they want unification with china at some point. 34 percent say they want independence at some point. but a majority 51 percent say they simply want to keep things the way they are forever . most people believe that the best scenario for taiwan, for the the, the short one at least, is just kicking the can down the road, helping taiwan to preserve its freedoms. continued to have economic prosperity, having a limited voice in the international community. but being able to essentially be an autonomous entity. things with taiwan might be ambiguous, but maybe it's better that way. maybe a taiwan is an example. we're doing nothing as actually t

u. s. s r, and never came on line. the current government class to open it after retrofitting for natural gas. but the plan, too expensive, is now on hold. and as long as coal remains a quicker fix, the possibility of more pollution hangs in the air. is it common justin by if they would stop burning of coal? and if the power plant was also working, it would be good. pollution is harmful for kids. on the other hand, it would be good if the power plant was working while it's not working yet i am not afraid, but maybe in the future i will give the demand for more power will mean burning record amounts of coal and coming years. more air pollution, almost inevitable, leaving residents with little choice, but to ride it out. said boss ravi, oh, does europe discount still a hat here on al jazeera, ferrara will have all the sport as we're alive from our special era cup studio. here in doha, in his ear reached the knockout rounds with a one l. when against the way, who also advanced despite the loss. ah ah ah oh, okay. oh, oh,

doesn't appear dead in the u. s. r, for a series of tornadoes left a trail of destruction across 6 states. president biden is promising the full support of the federal government. well, vince begati is a storm chaser who was following the tornadoes in tennessee. he describes now why these storms were so devastating. this is a pretty massive outbreak with not just a roll strong tornadoes, but a couple of very strong, almost violent potentially tornadoes. and in the middle of december, this is not when we would be expecting something like a couple of towns that i was driving through last night with the tornado in my windshield did not have storm sirens going. and it wasn't a matter of whether they had power, electrical power to them or not. because there were still lights on these towns. it's possible somebody down there at the time that either a failure of their warning systems coming storm sirens or they just didn't have them. and it's really concerning because we've got to be able to get these warnings out immediately

u. s. s. r. from the usa of us always tend to be picked pictures. for example, the pub art is painting things they found on footages like comics or photograph. and i have the impression the us are to watch more close to the motive to the things they really want to pay. too many western eyes pop art has long been considered cool. lead to buy andy will holes answers to abstract expressionism from painting popstars to collect and cans of soup on kansas? what he liked eating for lunch back then? now the rest of the world consumes in art form during the cold war, some behind the iron curtain considered this propaganda. while in the west, much the same was said about much of soviet art. the time when this propaganda was created is long gone. now all the remains of the paintings themselves. reminder of the clash of ideas between east and west. in a city where those 2 opposing ideology came heads to heads. dominant came al, jazeera, berlin. you can find much more on our website, edge 0 dot com as always get all the stories lights and all the stores would fa

percent of new cases are now attributed to that highly contagious variant testing site to cross the u. s. r. path in cleveland. this new dr. up testing site was act capacity just hours after opening. well, cobit has been a tough adversary. we've shown that we're tougher to combat the on the kron sergio as president joe biden on tuesday announced a half 1000000000 home rapid tests will be distributed to americans starting in january until now u. s. rapid tests have been expensive and hard to find. we're take even more steps to make it easier to get tested and get tested for free. we're violence also utilizing the defense production act to ramp up test manufacturing for clinical use . he's deploying 1000 troops to support overwhelmed doctors and nurses, and he's tapping into america's national stock pile of ventilators to ensure hospitals are well equipped. still biden says the best way to prevent severe disease and death is vaccination. all these people who have not been vaccinated, you have an obligation to yourselves, to your family, and quite frankly, now we criticize this to your country

u. s. s r as inevitable, several years before it actually happened. one of them was a g, a and i mean 1900. she became a member of the supreme soviet and work to keep the ussr together as a staunch socialist, she was also an outspoken critic of mikhail gorbachev, seeing his actions as the cause of the unions collapse. now in her late sixty's, my letter is still active in political life. so i think that's chair of russia's peace and unity party and our, he's donald quarter, but a chance to meet her. and the doff by so serious back then in the huge soviet union of any person created words relieved and believed that tomorrow would be better. and in fact, it was him to day. we see what a beautiful planet we had alla. we looked abroad and it seemed that all the democracy, all the beauty was there. we wanted to be like them. yes. although the culture of beauty and morality, which was in the soviet union, wasn't in any other country. i don't want to offend anyone like you, but this is affecting the great soviet union was the 2nd world power in most respects.

now in the mid 19 eighties, she was a member of the supreme say, then what the u. s. r. together as a storm says she was also an outspoken critic of the heart of the child thing. his actions as the cause of the unions collapse. now in her late sixty's and last night is still active in political life. solving is child russians and unity party. our teens, dont quarter, went to meet her, and the doff by sponsors back then in the huge soviet union or any person created work to leave and believed that tomorrow would be better. and in fact, it was to day, we see what a beautiful planet we had. we looked abroad and it seemed that all the democracy, all the beauty was there. we wanted to be like them. although the culture, beauty and morality, which was in the soviet union wasn't in any other country, i don't want to offend anyone. but this is a fact. the great soviet union was the 2nd world power in most respects. although in some it was ahead of the united states, this country did not need to be rebuilt. it needed to be improved and moved forward . we strongly opposed gorbach

young musicians in south africa, of reclaiming jazz, ah, covers cases and hospital admissions in the u. s. r. federation as the one to search continues. the number of infections has increased by 40 percent compared to last month. while the numbers in hospitals have risen by around 45 percent, many universities are going back to online teaching. and sports events have been canceled or postponed. experts predict the on the kron variant will soon become the dominant strain there. mccann is increasing rapidly and we expect it to become the dominant strain in the united states as it has in other countries. in the coming weeks, we've seen cases of armor crown among those were about vaccinated and winston, and we believe these cases are milder or asymptomatic because of vaccine protection . well, and fisher has more from washington d. c. of course there was a big surgeon, vaccinations just as the vaccination started to come on to the market. and america was very happy with the way things were going. but no, it's just less than 40 percent that aren't vaccinated here in the us that still quite a sign

u. s. s. r. and in more recent times, it was iraq. however, now with new bells ringing in washington, china seems to be the existential threat of the day for the usa. and according to when you pull, many americans are buying what dc is selling. we know that china conducted attached to the hypersonic weapon on the 27th of july, just underscores why we consider the p r c to be our pacing challenge. and you survey conducted by the ronald reagan institute, shows that most americans view china as the top threat facing the united states. in fact, the majority of those surveyed both democrat and republican say that they are worried about the possibility of war between china and the states. according to the ronald reagan institute report for the 1st time in our survey, a majority of the american people identify a single country as the greatest threat facing the united states. china, 52 percent of americans being china when asked which country they see as the greatest threat to the united states, while only 14 percent, say russia. the numbers

u. s. l e r valley or but i'd say quite a few high. did we speak on the phone? mr. logistic is god, what america has a look inside and quickly spots the problem there is an error message on it that's normal. it's run out of oil and external oil tank needs to be connected to refill the system. cook as tells the workers what to do and takes off a little collage of the both of them or if you run into problems, let me know. thanks a lot. i'll see you later start next week. i'll take care talk. what brings girl his piece of mind is when a permanent heating system is up and running young's while the boys have been busy . the furnace has been installed. demeanors, all that's needed is a connecting element, and we're done installing. an entire heating system can take to 4 weeks and with the huge demand on the r valley focus and his colleagues can hardly keep up. many people have to live in unheeded homes for several more weeks. hendrick, tim is one of the few flood victims with the knack, know how to repair his own heating culture. the car mechanic asked the experts for

u. s. s r, and never came on line. the current government plans to open it after retrofitting for natural gas, but the plan too expensive, is now on hold. and as long as coal remains a quicker fix, the possibility of more pollution hangs in the air. you know, if they would stop burning of coal and if the power plant was also working, it would be good. pollution is harmful for kids. on the other hand, it would be good if the power plant was working while it's not working. yes, i am not afraid, but maybe in the future i will have the demand for more power will mean burning record amounts of colon coming years. more air pollution, almost inevitable. leading residents with little choice to write it out. then basra b o to 0. the pakistan has repatriated the body of us 3, like an factory manager who was killed by a group of coworkers. accused him of blasphemy, promised him on con, says more than 100 people have been arrested to ma. honda has more from a slumber. the body of the longer to manage brians or camara was handed to

u. s. s. r. he told us about the struggles russian speakers can face these days. it's also near she doesn't, you mother was like a lot of his sons have always held high positions and after a stone, again, its independence. all arch enterprises were brought to bankruptcy by any means over . all the russians who worked there did not speak stone in and were fired. and while they were learning hist on in there, people took all the vacant place. my mother tried and learned the language, but even she with higher education, had to work as a cleaner. they called after independence language categories appeared in estonia, language inspection body was active and rates on schools and other institutions began. those identified that were laid off their ra russian speak in civil servants, but they tend not to be further up in the highest government circles. russian speakers can vote in local elections, but they cannot vote in parliamentary elections. why do you known citizens status are truly like the l m. passport is equivalent to refugees state in. i have it even though i was

u. s. t. r official under bush and clinton. steve, gail gentlemen, welcome to both of you, tyrrell. i got to say a personal hello to you. it's been a long time my friend, good to talk to you. so i think we could all agree that these organize robberies are dangerous and outrageous and big for coverage about when a company like walgreens settles a lawsuit for 4 and a half $1000000.00 for allegedly shorting employees wagers for years and years. it's not new. so steve, i'll start with you. unfair or the media just giving its audience what it wants. so or both the a little bit. well, there's no real sexy visual of somebody in the back room in the bookkeeping at walgreens. the change in the time guards a little bit. so it is you know, the visual cell. and keep in mind, this is not, you know, even an isolated case in 2009, you had visor pay a $1000000000.00 criminal, find a $1000000000.00 civil settlement, same kind of thing. they were defrauding the marketing of drugs. it's just not sexy visual. so it doesn't make the evening news. right? tyrrell, what's your take on all of this? well, i

u. s. a r d ever does to provide health care for people overseas and not using their money to hurt people the way the military does. oh, okay. new in this hour, the popular messaging app telegram might soon be restricted in germany over claims that is not doing enough to combat extreme content and actually vaccine conspiracy theories. but it wasn't that long ago that german media rounded on russia for trying similar restrictions on the app as moscow has been quick to point out. when in 2018 russian court imposed restrictions on the telegram app and prevent attended messages, almost every german media outlets reported about that so called violation of the freedom of speech in russia. but now that political campaign is heating up in germany. guess what they are targeting with restrictions? telegram, eltic responded. he goes down across his force. i. there you go. how exactly is the german government spooked by? won't telegrams doing something that roscoe sees something of double standards? well,

u. s. a r d ever does to provide health care for people overseas and not using that might hurt people the way the military does. the popular messaging up telegram might simbie restricted and germany of acclaimed is not doing enough to combat extreme. his content on coven conspiracy theories. there wasn't all that long ago. when jim and media was criticizing. russia for trying to impose similar restrictions as mosque has been pretty quick to point out. when in 2018 russian court imposed restrictions on the telegram and prevented sending messages, almost every german media out was reported about that so called violation of the freedom of speech in russia. but now this political campaign is hidden up in germany. guess what? they are targeted with restrictions. telegram, well, it is all rather simple and se telegram in a way it revolutionized messaging and it brought a lot of good to the word to the world and it has changed to things. and it has changed the ways we will text each other, i should sa

u. s. t. r official, under bush and clinton, and our very own holland cook, host of the big picture right here. and as to the news on our to america fair project, thanks for joining me. bear yeah, i know why 22 big issues that we're dealing with here. steve, you're new on a says you kind of get picked on 1st. i apologize. restart as you. is president biden doing this just for the sake of fighting human rights violations? no, it's all about show he's trying to act like he's worried about human rights violations . because as you pointed out, the human rights violations have been tearing for a long time. and even during previous administrations, he's trying to look tough because he hasn't been tough and, and this kind of phone boycott isn't going to have any real impact on improving relations with china or improving our stature in defending relations with taiwan. with.

u. s. boycott? well, i know just to, to ask, and you will give me some answers. joining me today on our panel is steve gil, who's a former u. s. t. r official, under bush and clinton, and our very own holland cook, host of the big picture right here. and as to the news on our to america fair project, thanks for joining me. there yeah, i know i to 2 big issues that we're dealing with here, steve, you're new on a says you kind of get picked on 1st. i apologize. i'm sorry you, it's president biden doing this just for the sake of fighting human rights violations. no, it's all about show he's trying to act like he's worried about human rights violations. because as you pointed out, the human rights violations have been tearing for a long time. and even during previous administrations, he's trying to look tough because he hasn't been tough and, and this kind of pho boycott isn't going to have any real impact on improving relations with china or improving our stature in defending relations with taiwan. with the other asian nations that we're trying to do business with, it's all for show what's obviously you're talking about talking about

u. s. t r official under bush and clinton. gentleman, welcome. i hope you both had a very merry christmas. it's gotten so bad for biden, that this happened on a christmas eve call with parents and kids as they tracked santa through nor add watch. yeah, i hope you guys have a wonderful christmas as well. and let's go brand new brand and i heard, oh my, i mean steve, that that was just so real unreal. however you want to describe it. well again, i think it just shows that the president, by noon is totally out of the loop of what's happening. both economically, what's happening internationally and even what's happening in kind of the cultural le icons of the, the whole f j b. let's go branded movement. it is, it is a serious problem when the leader of the free world is totally incoherent, incapable of understanding. the most simple economic or other issues, and i think that was just kind of it summed it up in a nutshell. yeah, robert does by not know. let's go brandon means f joe biden, or does he not know that it's been chanted sporting events and

r t. in the u. s. police used f r t to identify specific black lives matter. protesters then scrutinize their social media accounts and check for outstanding warrants. other countries have massive networks of interconnected cameras. london is a city that comes to mind, it's one of the most, you know, it has one of the widest networks for surveillance. and they have processes in place to some of that. china uses f r t to curtail human rights. in china, there are specific ways in which they're trying to recognize the weaker minority so that they can again surveil and curtail their movements and harassed them and put them in concentration camps. and so i, there are also positive lights saving applications of the technology. for example, in auto safety, most people may not realize, but many new automobiles now have a camera that's built into the car that actually is, is observing the driver. and those sorts of technologies can be used then to help you know, recognize that somebody is doing drowsy. or, or,

r u. s. airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights for a 3rd day due to amok con infections among staff. all of the major carriers have faced labor shortages because cabin crews and ground staff have called in sick us daily infections have been rising sharply as the varian spreads. and now, as a pandemic filled year draws to a close, we want to take a look at some of the lasting images of 2021. in india, a huge 2nd wave of coven 19 swept through the country. thousands died crematorium to burn the dead, were overwhelmed by the numbers they held mass cremation. sometimes people had to make, do and burn their relatives bodies wherever they could. ceremonies were rushed and sometimes makes shift. they continue into the night. one crematorium worker tells d w's namisha joyce, while his store georgia july is done with his hospital shift for the day. working in patient care is demanding but manage it. he says, it is a fall try from the 18 months he spent working in the more to be through the worst