the u.s. army and the firms involved are yet to respond to requests for further comment on this report well update you as soon as we hear from them. as we wait for turkey's president to brief parliament on the murder of dissidents saudi journalist jamal khashoggi and reveal the quote naked truth u.s. treasury secretary stephen newton has met with the heir to the saudi throne crown prince mohammed and so money they both stressed the importance of their country's strategic partnership with them as the talks come amid outrage directed at the saudis after they confirmed the murder of khashoggi at their consulate in istanbul many countries are now reassessing their arms exports to saudi arabia the u.s. however remains committed to its multibillion dollar deals with the gulf monarchy and they say it's too early to talk about sanctions yes maybe the course never with the details. after weeks of denying it saudi arabia confirms jamal khashoggi was murdered inside its consul eight and estimable the vigils w

the u.s. army and the firms involved are yet to respond to our request for comment but update us as we hear from them. a city near johannesburg in south africa is said to be the first to implement a land reform act known as expropriation without compensation last month the city council voted in favor of redistributing farm lands from the white minority which is meant to correct the historic injustices of apartheid investigative reporters her predecessor has more on how this reform has started a bitter debate across the country you can watch the full report on youtube. throughout the way from this very for training given by a former israeli soldier a white farmer. the farmers feel that they're under attack and that they need to protect themselves. because it's about. and. unfortunately. you feel that you're more a talk because of your skin color. skin. if you have there's a white genocide taking for sure for sure hysteria around farm attacks has been ramped up the same time as a real risk to the int

and a british man sues the u.s. army after being exposed to toxic chemicals but working as a contractor at a military base we speak to the whistleblower. when i was just a bunch to school just on medical checks and is that the gist of the winds as well let's just look at. someone else. here watching our to international bringing you here live news updates straight from the russian capital welcome to the program. donald trump has threatened to build up the united states nuclear arsenal until quote people come to their senses he earlier vowed to scrap a nuclear treaty with russia that's been in force for almost three decades. right here to the agreement they should have been done years ago so people come to this that we have more money than anybody else but we'll build it up until they come to this that when they do then we'll all be barred. by the way not only will we do the treaty in question the i.m.f. or the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty of one thousand nine hundred eighty seven it were strix what kind of nu

and a british man sues the u.s. army after being exposed to toxic chemicals while working as a contractor at a military base we speak to the whistleblower. when i was just a bunch just on medical checks and as they just said their lives as well or just look at. you go see someone. you're watching are to international bring you your live news updates straight from the russian capital welcome to the program and the turkish president says distant journalist jamal khashoggi was murdered in a vicious manner and a preplanned operation for more on this we're joined live in the studio by our to. we just listen to a presenter no one gives his speech before parliament what were some of the biggest points that he hit well first of all many were expecting some concrete specific details from mr aired on that could have been revealed. by the turkish investigators who were working on the site in bowl we didn't hear much of that but that doesn't make the speech less important it was more like a political statement it was more like a dir

despite his best efforts, he became a u.s. army private. when the u.s. army roped wilcox in, he vowed to himself that he would run. he immediately began strategizing how to approach emancipation and achieve it once more. summer, when the opportunity arose, he did it. he freed himself from service. officers also mistreated former slaves by punishing them harshly. the soldiers often ran from reatment, asrs' mist these "union masters" dealt out violent discipline, sometimes even torturing men. the number of ways that officers published -- punished both white and black soldiers. they were made to sit on a at an sawbuck for hours time, carry a log and where placards that read their crime. although these were standard for the u.s. army, punishments such as these a vote for black men visions of iron slave met. slavery madee of abuse from white officers one of the most egregious impositions on the men's freedom. when a wartime correspondent heard that the soldier had left, he had heard that the fugitive had told his comrades that he might run because he was not b

the u.s. army, published his or them on the 1862 virginia campaigns as part of the sesquicentennial series on the civil war. please join me in giving a warm welcome to chris kolakowski. [applause] , thank you very much dan. great to see everybody this afternoon. is everybody having a good time so far? is this a good conference? [applause] fantastic. i have been speaking at every single one of these. we started back with 50 people, in a much smaller room, much harder chairs, and yes, the laughter tells you all i need to know. but it is great to see this many people here today to hear us talk about america's defining event in many ways. on march 9 of 1864, abraham lincoln appointed ulysses s. grant, a lieutenant general, and commanding general of the united states army. with this high honor, lincoln told grant, it devolves upon you a corresponding responsibility. grant's appointment, which in hindsight is sometimes glossed over in histories of the war, was in fact to contemporary eyes a key turning p

you know given that the u.s. army is increasing its recruitment goals to half a million by two thousand and twenty four which is really just outlandish i mean i don't know any country that needs an army of five hundred thousand people although we have constantly heard in the ninety's about saddam hussein's million man army it's going to be harder and harder for them to recruit people i don't know how much of this has to do with the economy but there are strong indications of taking a less favorable view on u.s. foreign policy there was a chicago global affairs council poll this august that showed that only fifty one percent of millenniums actually support the u.s. taking a active role in the world that's like it that's in strong contrast to baby boomers you know even trump voters and but i don't even know how much of that has to do with this i mean the army of the military typically targets the poor and working class populations even you know undocumented migrants now and i think this has to do with you know changing

obesity and unhealthy lifestyles the army is now warning anyone who wants to enlist to get fit and the u.s. army is pushing some fundamental changes marines have already seen a rebound to meal times with healthier food being served up over the next two years the army has pledged to raise its fitness standards and make tests tougher in order to get recruits physically fit beforehand it's promoting fitness education in schools and even starting programs to provide poor families with healthy food u.s. defense on this event and gave us some suggestions about what else might help the united states of course the military says the very small portion of the population and the president the government can't tell people what to eat so the army can sponsor health programs or whatever with but i'm not sure that that's really going to help the child i think you probably need to work on the society itself as far as you know getting more exercise eating healthier foods etc and it's very difficult because there is so much fun stuff to eat that's not very good for you here in the united states. thursday's failed

and in short, he argued, much like the u.s. army does today, and it's counterinsurgency doctrine, that only in a secure environment can pacification, a political process flourish. the problem i would argue this morning is that american military effectiveness, however effective it was, could not impose political constancy in saigon or force either the south vietnamese forces or perhaps more importantly the south vietnamese population to view the central government as a legitimate, political entity. one which could better combat the insurgent threat. in short, not all problems inside south vietnam could be solved by american military might. after the war, the narrative started to grow and the narrative was based on two words. if only. if only westmoreland develop -- developed a strategy, focused on counterinsurgency, the americans could've been better place to achieve victory. if only he had fought a better war like his successor, the united states would not have lost in vietnam. and if only those if only arguments deliberated after t

army. so according to those excuse it up excuses it appears that u.s. president donald trump's big talk of booming economies and big league armies might not be able to co-exist as the world's biggest employer struggles to fill its ranks as more and more citizens are now watching the hawks. it looks like. it's what you see. as the bottom. of. the day like you that i got. with that we. would. welcome everyone watching the hawks i am tyrrel them for joining me today today to discuss the recruit fails of the u.s. military on the current state of the war on terrorism journalist and see the writer the gray zone project max blumenthal and the director of the answer coalition brian becker thank you both for coming on the baby interesting interesting story so let me start asking you both were either of you surprised to see the u.s. army kind of failing to fill its its roster so to speak. you know given that the u.s. army is increasing its recruitment goals to half a million by two thousand and twenty four.

about a british man suing the u.s. army after being exposed to toxic chemicals while working as a contract at a military base we speak directly with him. just this one just on medical checks. the gist of your lives as well just look at. someone else. six pm tuesday afternoon here in moscow and my name is kevin o. and this is out international's big story making headlines again today continues to roll on the turkish president now today say the saudi dissident journalist was murdered in a vicious manner in a pre planned operation is new line in today should she was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul at the beginning of october riyadh denied any knowledge of the institute for over two weeks earlier in the studio to tell us more about what's going on today and to map it all out. most people thought that president erred was and will shed light on the details probably even groundbreaking details that could have been revealed by his investigators it is stay a bowl well he didn't instead his speech was more of a political me

dust all powder was stuff working he says with no protective gear wasn't until years later that the u.s. army told him it was this thing called cadmium david filed a lawsuit after he was sacked for complaining about the incident the army says it's now changed how it handles equipment. we know we won't earn your trust if we don't perform better so we will the contractor has redoubled efforts and safety training and proper methods for receiving processing handling and cleaning items there are possibly contaminated with cadmium only a year later to be frightened. this is had been a problem ongoing with the us army going back to two thousand and eight when i asked about who's going to assist on medical checks and. they just sent me away and said whatever just. now is not my problem go see someone else it was like i hope it will be the last one to another to another until i eventually had to go to my own doctor's spite of myself and pay for all my own medical expenses we breathed this can't be in and we don't know what's happening to us it will happen when a lot and hope i will be no one no one se

kind of british man sues the u.s. army after being exposed to toxic chemicals while working as a contractor as a military base we speak to the whistleblower when i was just above this school just on medical change. the gist of your lives as well just. as you see someone else. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me nicky aaron now our top story this hour the u.s. national security adviser has told reporters in mosco that the u.s. is still going ahead with pulling out of a key nuclear treaty or playing down phase at all spark an arms race john bolton earlier held a meeting with president putin but despite the tension surrounding the two countries right now they still managed to lighten the mood. in the group as far as i remember there was an eagle on the u.s. national. and there are thirteen arrows in one foot and an olive branch with thirteen olives as a symbol of peaceful policy in the other my question is did your eagle eat all the olives and leave just the arrows. i'm grateful for the opportunity

of the union had been deeply torn between his loyalty to his country and a career officer in the u.s. army and his home state of virginia, but that ultimately, lee had no choice, no choice but to side with his native state and this was not treason, lost cause writers argued. here is an image that depicts the unification of lee, defeat is not dishonest with lee there in the middle and some historians in recent decades have argued that lee's exalted status in the post-reconstruction era was solely a postwar creation, that lee's deification occurred in the 1870s or 1880s and clearly this is not true. if you look at wartime newspapers, diaries and letters, lee is clearly a great hero by the fall of 1862, to white southerners, primarily because he one is on the battlefield. in contrast, lee's senior lieutenants to one of his most trusted subordinates during the civil war, james long street became a target of scorn in lost cause mythology. for a couple reasons. longstreet is an interesting example of how ex-confederates, through the writings and actions could be excommunicated essentially. longs

the united states funds the class we are on a trip organized by the u.s. army and state department they want to show us what has been achieved since the victory over as in russia and they want to encourage small countries to fund the stabilisation of the city. the security measures during our visit here in the aca a very very tight they have been several terror attacks over the past months and there are still high as sleeper cells operating in the city and the fight against the so-called islamic state in russia which included u.s. airstrikes destroyed more than seventy percent of the city. there's not much left valley any hospitals homes or anywhere to live and no mains electricity but people are slowly coming back. we really need work you don't have to work you can't eat or drink you work is the most important thing or shovel how much doubt it luckily some schools are opening again and we were just heard our children my daughter was not allowed to study under i.r.s. now she is in the first grade even though she's older but still she's allowed to study that's a

the british man sues the u.s. army after being exposed to toxic chemicals while working as a contractor with a military base we speak to the whistleblower. just a buddy who's going just on medical shakes it is the biggest. whatever just look you. will see someone else. there live news twenty four seven this is r.t. international i'm calling brian moscow this choose day the twenty third of october where it's now nine pm let's bring you right up to speed with often happening in this city within the past hour u.s. national security adviser john bolton's held a news briefing in moscow indicating that the u.s. is still going ahead with pulling out of a key nuclear treaty or playing down fears that little spark an arms race it follows his meeting earlier with president putin despite the tension surrounding the two countries right now they still manage to lighten the mood. you know as far as i remember there is an eagle on the us national emblem and there are thirteen arrows in one foot and an olive branch with thirteen olive

of a british man sues the u.s. army after being exposed to toxic chemicals while working at a contract sort of military base to speak to the whistleblower. just a buddy who still just on medical checks. be just as he always is. just. by their tuesday night at eleven here in the russian capital my name is colin brown this is your world news update from international let's bring you up to date on what's been happening here in the past few hours the u.s. national security advisers told reporters in moscow that the u.s. is still going ahead with pulling out of a key nuclear treaty while playing down fears the little spark an arms race earlier held a meeting with president putin but despite the tensions currently surrounding the two countries at the moment they still managed to lighten the mood. you know as far as i remember there is an eagle on the us national emblem and there are thirteen arrows in one for an olive branch with thirteen olives as a symbol of peaceful policy in the other my question is did your eagle eat all

commercials give you an insight into the discipline loyalty and fitness required to make it in the u.s. army. about a recent studies found that founded last slipping in the recruitment pool around one third of american use wouldn't be accepted into the military because of obesity and unhealthy lifestyles the army is now warning anyone who wants to enlist to get fit on the u.s. army is pushing for some fundamental changes marines have already seen a revamped to meal times with healthier food being served up and over the next two years the army has pledged to raise its fitness standards and make tests tougher in order to get recruits physically fit before hand it's promoting fitness education in schools and even starting programs to provide poor families with healthy food u.s. defense analyst yvonne erland gave us some suggestions about what else might help. in the united states of course the military is just a very small portion of the population and the president the government can't tell people what to eat so the army can sponsor health programs or whatever with but i'm not sure that that's

, is the de facto commanding general of the u.s. army. it has had three occupants between -- before 1861, josiah high mark, jacob brown and winfield scott who holds the record for 20 years. he's an old man in november 1861 and gives over to george mcclellan who holds the post for a few months and has a lot of differences with abraham lincoln and lincoln removes him from command in march 1862. mcclellan is exceeded by abraham lincoln himself, it's one of the very few times a president actually assumes the mantle of commander in chief in american history and, that changes in july 1862 when lincoln brings old brains halleck, henry w halleck from the west where he has just prosecuted a successful campaign in the wake of the battle of shiloh and brings them east to become general in chief and he assumes the position july 2, 1862. a nickname like old brains, someone who's written a lot on military history and is a noted military scholar before the civil war, you would assume he would step immediately into the saddle because lincoln had high hop

and in short, he argued, much like the u.s. armyoes today in its counterinsurgency doctrine, only in a security environment can pacification or political progress flourish. the problem i would argue this americanis that military effectiveness, however affected it was, could not impose political constancy in saigon or force either the south the enemy's forces or the south vietnamese population to view the central government as a legitimate political entity. could better combat the insurgent threat. in short, not all problems inside south vietnam could be solved by american military might. narrative the war, a started to -- uh, grow. and that narrative is based on two words. if only. if only westmoreland had developed and implemented a better strategy, focused more on counterinsurgency and less on attriting american forces. if only westmoreland had fought a better war, the united states would not of lost in vietnam. then if only, those arguments proliferated after the war. the military had been allowed to widen the scope of the war. i

dw's reporters went there with the u.s. armyo look at what the united states is willing and not willing to do to help the city recover. reporter: he is happy to see us in his classroom. it is a place of safety where he can finanally learn and play wih other children. it is a year since he lost his hand. he and his friends found a fridge which had a booby-trap inside. >> we were playing with it and it exploded. two children next to me died and an old man was badly hurt. i was too, by a priest of shrapnel. -- a piece of shrapnel. two of my friends died. reporter: this classes for particular needs of disabled and traumatized children. she was not allowed to work at all when the i.s. were in charge. all she saysys about that time s that it was hard for everyone. >> we noticed the children freeze up whenever they hear shots and explosions, which are still frequent here. they completely unsettle them. reporter: the united states fronts the class. we are on a trip organized by the u.s. army and state department. they want to show us wh

insights into the discipline the loyalty and crucially the fitness required to make it into the u.s. army but recent studies from the standard seem to slipping in the recruitment pool around just about third of american use wouldn't be accepted into the military because of obesity and unhealthy lifestyles it shows that the army is now warning that anyone who wants to a list has to get fit how they're doing it will tell you the u.s. army is pushing some fundamental changes these are they marines that have already seen a revamped meal times with healthier food being served up all pretty much common sense this over the next two years the army's place as well to refine its fitness standards make those test tougher to get recruits physically fit beforehand the starting young the promoting fitness education in schools and even starting program to provide poor families with healthier food as well that idea u.s. defense analyst ivan allen gave us some more suggestions about what else might help these guys. in the united states of course the military says the very small portion of the population a

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due to security reasons we were quite limited to now movements and the u.s. army had chosen the locations we could go to and the people we could talk to and we only had very limited time in the in the locations when we were filming because there's still a huge danger of attacks there bet we managed to talk to people. in the streets in. the stadiums but i have to say always when we were approaching the people there was one gunman and one soldier behind us so some people seemed quite intimidated understandable what is the situation for civilians in. what we heard is that there still thirty thousand civilians in the town. has tried to secure a power for hours and they have asked the civilians to leave. and to go to a secure refugee camp but until now their only have arrived one hundred fifty families and what we hear from inside hygiene is that i as is trying to trap the people inside the town there about have caused snipers on the on the roofs to prevent people from leaving so this is a difficult situation for the u.s. forces as well as for the s.d.f. because they c

i get a british man suing the u.s. army claiming he was exposed to a dangerous chemical substance on a military base david patterson says he came into contact with cadmium a carcinogenic that may also affect the central nervous system blood tests revealed he had a high level of the toxin in his system the first hearing on his case is due to take place later this week. i received or medication for stress or high blood pressure and other ongoing to use i went and all that i am not ill i do not have some ticking bomb inside my body b. my colleagues are still working on sites they really cannot see in. the have higher blood cadmium level than i did it was and through the body through risk retract then it was and to your other parts of your body it could take a month a year it could take up to five years but be in the journey is very watery whether it's a small part or a large part like we worked on the floor for two weeks without any protection. in may last year david it was a contractor was inspecting equipment at the base he