those two phases one is independent patrols with coordination and communication between turkish forces u.s. and coalition forces second phase being combined patrols we are now conducting the independent patrols with communication between the turks and we're still planning with the turks for combined patrols in order to do combined patrols one we need a command control construct set up we need joint training to be done in turkey and we need agreement on rules of engagement and other details that are patrolling and that's ongoing here that is ongoing you know we're both satisfied that is the turks and the united states with the pace of our planning most importantly security is being provided in syria we're talking about making some refinements about security in the future. mr secretary and. general dunford first i want to ask you about syria and russia are you concerned that the russians may stand aside and let the syrians move chemical weapons capability into the living area for which everyone agrees is an upcoming the summer time including can you tell us anything about what the u.s. may b

militia a terrorist organization and if they so wish they could put a lot of pressure on those u.s. forces and the kurdish militia they're working with that would ratchet up tensions further on top of that washington is looking for ancora to enforce its new sanctions against iran has refused to do so given the current climate is unlikely to change that stance that again puts the two nato allies on a collision course attention is for a lot more difficult times ahead. turkish currency tanking for months now but investors seemed really concerned now inflation as at nearly sixteen percent the central bank raised the rates in response what choice is just air to want to have going forward to manage this crisis. well president speaking today has made it perfectly clear that he doesn't believe this is anything to do with financial imbalances he believes this is a sustained campaign by on name western powers to remove him from power he said very clearly that in the twenty sixth failed military coup attempt that was behind this they say they failed and that who now they're trying to use the exchange

economically to retaliate against the united states but it can hurt washington strategically or u.s. forces working with a searing kurdish militia just across the turkish border turkey considers that military a terrorist organization so it could ramp up pressure on that militia and the u.s. forces there on top of that washington has been pushing. very hard to comply with its new iranian sanctions on current major trading partner with iran is seen as key to washington in the success of putting pressure on iran for now and they will not comply with those sanctions is very unlikely in the present vironment it will change that stance. well joining while the turkish finance or has been trying to reassure the public but the reality is that the currency has been taking for months at the country's seen inflation at nearly sixteen percent and now these american tariffs what's the impact on ordinary turks i think for the moment it is complete shock they've seen their currency literally implode in front of them beyond that i think there will be concerns of that if this route of the currency continues

we're here to talk about afghanistan and we're sending u.s. forces -- excuse me. former u.s. force ors former nate of forces to be reorganized. you combine that with airpower and government support is. do those things well and it works. it's the same thing that happened with the east india company or other organizations that have been in places for a long time, centuries -- >> east indies company, is that what you just said? >> sure. that's called colonial oppression. that's why i brought up -- >> we're talking about gene, that's funny. you think what you're building in the uaa is a side step? >> what i'm saying is -- >> you help it -- keep -- >> you help -- >> when you look at historically how unconventional forces are built to stabilize areas, that's how you do it. i'm amazed at the amount of defenders there are that they want to keep spending $62 billion just in afghanistan. you're right to complain about the military praild in washington. you're blowing through three and a half military parades a day in afghanistan but -- >> the only alternative is putting in mercenaries,

-- sorry, former u.s. forces or former nato forces back in that can be organized to have the continuity with afghan forces. you do those three things well and it works. it's the same thing that happened with the east india company or other organizations that have been in places for a long time for centuries. >> east india company? is that what you just said? >> sure. >> that was an arm of colonial oppression. that's why i brought up the uae thing. you say we're talking about afghanistan. you want to talk about my brother. you don't think that's a side step but you think what you're building in the uae is a side step when you put mercs there to help -- >> when you look at historically how unconventional forces are built to stabilize areas, that's how you do it. i'm amazed at the amount of defenders of the military industrial complex there are, that they want to keep spending $62 billion, more than the entire uk defense budget just in afghanistan. you guys are right to complain about this military parade in washing

u.s. air force general frank gorenc. general gorenc retired from the air force after 37 years and four months of service on october 1, 1 to 16. general gorenc had a very distinguished career in the u.s. air force but i think his own personal story about his family with the ritz in the balkans and our family moved to the united states i believe was in 1964, 62, that story about how his family came here come he grew up in wisconsin, he has a brother that served in the air force and that he was come when the brother was at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs, rank went to visit him and he was inspired from that day forward to want to serve in the u.s. air force. i think the great story about his family and rising through the ranks is a great it's typical of american immigrant families that come to the united states and succeed, today one of analysts was here today and originally from leningrad and he was commenting how much an inspiration that is to him and to others. when i was preparing for my presentation to i

u.s. forces are working with syria jujust across the border.f they so wish, they could put all of the pressure on the u.s. forces. that would graraduate of tensios further. onon top of that, shaken is looking for ankara to enfororce new sanctions a against iran. given that giving climate, it is unlikely t to change. nato allies are on a collision course. much more difficult times are ahead. >> investors seem really concerned now. inflation is a nearly 60%. -- 16%. what choices does everyone have goingg forward -- president duda one -- erdogan have going forward? >> he releases as a sustained campaigngn to remove him from power. they say they filled and now they are trying to use the exchange rate to oust me from power. that is why he is taking such a tough line. that is why he is pulling the nationally people to unite. in that case, evereryone will nt take any of ththe measures suggested by the international community. that means, more pressure on the currency, , more investotors flg the turkish market. if these folks continue, they risk becomi

in africa, approximately 2700 u.s. forces are supporting thousands more african military partners in providing for their own security and conducting counterterrorism operations against isis and al qaeda affiliates. our efforts include developing security forces in somalia, countering isis in libya, and supporting partners in other regions. in the u.s. southern command, we are working to deepen our security relationships in addressing regional challenges and threats. the u.s. navy hospital ship comfort wilson deployed to relieve the pressure of the increased population flows from venezuela. at home, the u.s. northern dod personnel and 33 aircraft working to suppress wildfires in the western states, while more than 2000 guardsmen are supporting homeland security on the border. the northern command provides around-the-clock ballistic missile defense while americans and canadians from the north american defense command defend our air space. for meeting the requirements for today, we are adapting. we have globally integrated exerc

u.s. armed forces.ay we commemorate memorial day in 26 of our american military cemeteries located in 10 countries across four continents. i am honored to be here with you at this cemetery to pay tribute to the sacrifice these americans made in the cause of freedom. such as the men and women who lie here that they received each for their own memory, praise that will never die and with that the grandest of all tributes. an everlasting home in the minds of their countrymen and the thanks of generations yet unborn. we are gathered here today 100 years later on the very same ground that american forces under the command of general john blackjack purging made forever hallowed with their struggle, their blood and their sacrifice. today we also honor the brave french soldiers who fought valiantly and who had already endured the trials of four years of strife. and the fellow inframon -- and freeman and thank you for being here. we are also honored that so many of our french friends and neighbors have joined us

well the potential is to get a lot worse currently u.s. forces are working with a syrian kurdish militia just across turkey's border if you consider a terrorist organization and if they so wish they could put a lot of pressure on those u.s. forces and the kurdish militia they're working with that would ratchet up tensions further on top of that washington is looking for to enforce its new sanctions against iran has refused to do so given the current climate is unlikely to change that stance that again puts to nato allies on a collision course potential for a lot more difficult times ahead. turkish currency tanking for months now but investors seem to be really concerned now inflation as it nearly sixteen percent the central bank is raise their rates in response to what choice is just air to want to have going forward to manage this crisis. well present in the world one speaking today has made it perfectly clear that he doesn't believe this is anything to do with financial imbalances he believes this is a sustained campaign by our name western pow

u.s. air force mechanic stealing a u.s. air force transport aircraft and ending up crashing so this is you know this is nothing new to the industry as we go as you would if this all. the time been loaded with passengers the passages that. will normally you see a pilot or copilot at the front even for a maintenance guy front as well but i mean is there any possible scenario where there would be no pilots on board and just the mechanic in the front and passengers in the but i that that plane was heavy. no there's not enough of that and even if someone did. if there's by some pure luck there small pilots on board you know skip the procedures and. i think the passenger would know immediately what's going in you know try to stop it or just open the doors and run out because. you know people have been wary since september eleventh two thousand and one and there are procedures in place as been there for a long time to make sure that when there are passengers on board there will have to be at least one pilot or several qualified mem

u.s. air force mechanic stealing a u.s. air force transport aircraft and ending up crashing so this is you know this is nothing new to the industry. spain has become southern europe's biggest hotspot for migrant arrivals with almost thirty thousand people arriving so far this year on thursday eighty seven asylum seekers docked in the southern spanish port of all just serious but the local mayor claims that the city doesn't have the resources to cope with them we were not informed of anything as mayor i have to ensure citizens interests and i don't want social imbalance here the spanish have big hearts yes run this issue we have to use our heads because there is not enough money over twenty three thousand refugees came to spain by sea alone in two thousand and eighteen and the massive inflow has sparked concern among people in the spanish capital as well. they go after i don't know we need to take more measures to help this migrants in their countries of origin race but is that one but is comfy do with such grandstanding the

airbase in fact which is also used by u.s. forces in the middle east but let me just go back to the point on iran for a second and put up this tweet by the iranian foreign minister he's saying trump's jubilation in inflicting economic hardship on its nato ally turkey is shameful the u.s. has to rehabilitate its addiction to sanctions and bullying or the entire world will unite beyond verbal condemnations to force it so we've stood with neighbors before and we will again we know that under the trumpet ministration ambassador the u.s. has inflicted sanctions on at least ten countries iran as well as turkey does that ring in foreign minister have a point when he says that the u.s. has to rehabilitate its addiction to sanctions. well we bade the nuclear deal with iran which i supported and back in principle i would still support but iran took advantage of that nuclear deal to increase their missile capacity to try to build a land corridor through southern syria to lebanon to increase their potential to attack israel so they didn't respon

mike kelly does not love it. >> it's unnecessary bureaucracy and cost because currently the air force -- the u.s this threat adequately. >> reporter: the space force needs apraoufbl by congress. only then can the president complete his mission to boldly go where the military hasn't had a branch before. >>> and more space news here. >>> history was made about 24 hours from now as nasa launches its first mission to touch the sun. it will use a revolutionary heat shield to fly through the corona. it will travel at 430,000 miles per hour. making the fastest object in th outer atmosphere is expanding. head explosion. at's thead lib live picture-- dn good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >>> hey there, it is friday morning. we are glad to have you with us. thanks for joining us. i'm marcus washington. thanks for joining us. i want to get a look at what's going on with the weather today. the hottest day. >> yes. it is hot. it will be hot today. i mean hot for the ichb la inland areas. we are still dealing with drifts of smoke. you may have noticed the air qua

u.s. special forces targeting isis in the mountains of afghanistan. where america's longest war rages on tonight. we were given exclusive access to the american fighters. in 17 years reporting on this war, this was the first time to go with the u.s. army green berets. they checked our footage after traveling the dirt roads that lead to isis, all to protect security on the ground. what you're looking at now is the u.s. military striking isis positions, isis tunnels, trying to degrade their capacity. but while they have air superiority, the truth is that they still have to put troops on the ground to take the fight to the militants. this is perhaps the most dangerous part of the mission on this day. and we joined the u.s. troops as they go door-to-door checking for isis fighters and hidden bombs.

u.s. air force today doesn't make sense to build a whole nother level of bureaucracy spaceports if approved would become the sixth branch of the u.s. military it would be led by a four star officer and would pull resources from other military branches. russia has a space force china's space program is run by the military and the white house will include and the billion dollar funding request for their new space force in the next budget alan fischer al-jazeera. washington. the edinburgh international and french performing arts festivals are underway in the scottish capital bringing together thousands of performers from around the world the events generate a huge amount of money for the local economy but is new york or aborts a temporary economic boom doesn't reach everyone all guns blazing for the welfare state there scarred of society austerity austerity austerity this is killing work a play about growing up in a housing estate penned in by poverty a place where addiction and depression are rife is a neglected narrative one that's found a stage at the edinburgh festival but the writer of th

u.s. space force.etailed plan to create what would be the sixth branch of the military, the first in 70 years. >> now is the next chapter in the history of our armed forces where the best and bravest will be called to deter a new generation of threats to our people. >> it would need congressional approval, however, there are already logos in the works. these six options were sent out by president trump's re-election campaign asking people to vote on their favorite for exchange for providing their contact information to the campaign. >> we have a live poll open for this subject. let us know what you think of this idea of a u.s. space force. >> you can vote on, great to be first, could create jobs or not needed or waste of money. the results are at the bottom of your screen. >> we will keep you posted as david louie shows examples of what local innovations might help with a space defense strategy. >> reporter: today's warfighters, the pentagon's name for our troops, already benefit from a wide range of a

this is one of the most important operations in the past few years andnd it took the afgn and u.s. forces more than five days to end the siege, many the local branch of the islamic sttte grouu recently suffered a big defeat in the north but remain extremely active by launching deadly suicide attacas in urban arras like kabul. the government is heavily criticicized by a large poportif the population and by political opponents who see themm as wewek and incapable of guaranteeing this a attack on the presidentil palace was p pretty symbolic. facing a lott is of difficulties in the context and aarliamentaayayy-- presidential election meant to >> thank you very much for the filmmakers hunger strike has entered its 100th day . phe 42-year-old is languishing behind bars in a rrssian jail. he was convicted of planning arson attacks in crimea after russii annexed the peninsula in 2014. cousin, he wrote that he was losinn hope nddfelt the end wa1 near. >>'s condition has worsened -- -phis condition has worrened. he complains that his heart not to get up too often. he wrote me saying they should sto

u.s. plans to have what it calls a space force and to here is time it will be its first new branch of the ilitary since line nine hundred forty seven and its primary purpose will be to defend u.s. satellites and spacecraft from attack alan fischer reports from washington d.c. . trump has been pushing for the creation of a new branch of the military for months he talks about it often that is wrongly we may even have a space force his vice president says donald trump's vision will become a reality while too often. previous administrations all but neglected the growing security threats emerging in space president trump stated clearly and forcefully that space is in his words a war fighting domain just like land and air and sea the new force will be used to protect u.s. satellites in space which provide vital services like communication it can also protect spy satellites which direct military operations and there is the growing commercial space market too it's not a new idea in one thousand nine hundred three president ronald reagan called for a space based missile defense system just a year a

force? >> we already have it. the u.s. force has the bureaucracy built into it and we don't have to add a new bureaucracy. it does most of what were talking about already. >> martha: what do you think is the biggest threat that would be considered part of what either branch can do? >> we are the leader of the free world and as soon as we say were going to have this new branch of the military and weaponized space, it's really easy when you have a country that can put a satellite into low earth orbit for them to do damage to the space environment. it's very simple. you can launch a satellite into space, you can launch a lot of space debris that can garbage up the environment for the future. our country needs to set the example. we already have a very good capability with the u.s. air force spending initially $8 billion on something that -- >> martha: are we able to adequately protect our satellite systems and our gps systems in terms of cyber warfare, you think we can do that already? >> i think if we couldn't, then leaders i

so this is have been vulnerable because it has diminished your number of the u.s. forces there so taliban have been launching. attacks sometimes mortar attacks and sometimes to plant i.e.d. or improvised explosive device and they usually commit suicide attacks against these forces the soldiers killed in the attack were check nationals hec. from the center for conflict and peace studies believes the last thing stability in afghanistan looks increasing unlikely well i think it is realized why almost everyone all sides of the conflict. you know military solution in afghanistan is not a solution to end the strike there has to be a political solution taliban is still the largest in the strongest militant group in afghanistan fighting against the americans fighting and one government and it's another internationally but. if we see. if a lot of people argue that ok if there's a speech deal with the taliban for a while it will completely come to an end i think it's still unrealistic because you know we are our government here is in our assessment here in kabul is that even if the

u.s. air force, u.s. navy also has to work together. i gave the british the same problem they would come up with one solution. if i gave the american the same problem they come up with a different solution. they come up with a different solution. everybody's culture is a little bit different. we had two different war fare doctrines. the u.s. navy and marine corps for the central pacific was based on the principals of mass and fire power. in a place called imp o screama for example they had three or four days destroying the beaches and then the landing took place. that's not what they did at normandy. if we were the british the british tended to conduct operations based on the principal of surprise. they went in with stealth. they went in under the cover of darkness. they were going in against a continent so they had to have a different war fare doctrine. two different approaches. the u.s. navy and the british. what they tried to do at normandy was merge those into an operational doctrine for the plan. what happened was ultimately neithe

u.s. special forces on the front lines.o protect their security. >> when you guys are out here, some of the area, it's known isis has laid ieds in the area so stay behind us at all times, okay? >> reporter: the small team of green beret stationed here is led by patrol leader master sergeant brian. you're finding ieds or booby traps? what are the dangers for your buys? >> just about everything out here. >> how many ieds are out there? untold? >> untold number, yeah. >> reporter: their mission is to take back land that used to be controlled by isis. what you're looking at now is the u.s. military striking isis positions, isis tunnels, trying to degrade their capacity. but while they have air superiority, the truth is they still have to put troops on the ground to take the fight to the militants. next phase launches before dawn. master sergeant bryan leads his elite troops and afghanthgr eration. med to the main base dismantle, get out of the vehicles, started a vantsing towards this cluster of houses this small village. >> i

rejection of this long cease fire is that in their view this will play into the hands of nato and u.s. forces who of course they view as occupants strive to drive out of afghanistan who they've had a somewhat increasingly complicated relationship with as time has gone on and as they do not mix of the conflicts have changed. i saw my friend dying he was among thirteen people including children and women who were killed during an airstrike last night there is no attention from the government no facilities for the residents dead bodies are still on the roads that i've also been injured. you saw there was just a fraction of the offensive that the taliban have launched in. recent months in different locations around afghanistan killing and injuring hundreds of soldiers and civilians as a result of fighting with u.s. backed government forces and taliban militants though as we said they've had a complex relationship with the united states with the american government essentially using them one time as a proxy to fight isis having previously of course toppled the taliban led government all those year

they're saying that it's coming from u.s. forces in japan and the spokesman for u.s. n said the following. in general, u.s. aircraft and ships operate from japan every day in support of our commitments to our allies and partners in the region and in the interests of regional peace and security. so the official word from the u.s. military, situation normal. we're not doing anything. no indication that the u.s. is planning to invade north korea. this is about politics post-singapore summit. the u.s. feels the north koreans are not making the commitments to denuclearization. in fact there's no evidence they're doing it. they are still working on their fuel reactors, on their nuclear fuel and on their missiles. the president cancelling pompeo's trip to north korea believing that the chinese are also undermining the effort, but fundamentally, kim jong-un not making that strategic decision yet to denuclearize and reverting back to rhetoric and perhaps this white house after all these months learning the lesson that other u.s. presidents have learned, that at the end of the d

>> the major buildup of u.s. forces occurred just before 1968, starting in 1965, and at the height u.s. forces reached about a 525,000, which is an astoundsing number in a fairly small country. in 1968 after the ted offensive which was military victory for u.s. forces but was a political disaster because it made clear that the -- the veietnamese communist had far greater strength and staying power than the u.s. government had been letting on, particularly secretary of defense mcnamara. so it was a turning point in the war because until that time there had been majority support diminishing but still majority support in the united states for the war. public support from then on never was majority again and increasingly it turned against the war. so johnson was consumed by that and it led to short order not to seek re-election and begin to de-escalating the war. >> the johnson white house putting together films that highlighted what he was doing. this is from july 1968 as president johnson traveling to hawaii and meeting w

the major buildup of u.s. forces occurred before 1968, starting in 1965. at the height, u.s. forces reached 500.5 thousand, which is missed down the number in a fairly small country. the tet offensive, which was a victory for u.s. military forces, but a political disaster because it may clear the vietnamese communist had far greater strength and staying power than the u.s. government had been letting on, particularly secretary of defense mcnamara. it was a turning point in the war. until that time there had been majority supports -- diminishing, but still majority support in the united states for the war. public support was never an a majority again and increasingly turned against the war. johnson was consumed by that and was not sure -- and it led to his disaster -- to his decision in march not to seek reelection and thus de-escalated war. in films that highlighted what he was doing, this is from 1968 as president johnson travel to hawaii meeting with the south korean president. [video clip] on july 18, president johnson arrived in honolulu for a series of meetings with south

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u.s. air force mechanic stealing a u.s. air force transport aircraft and ending up crashing so this is you know this is nothing new to the industry. arab israelis are voicing their anger over a new nation state law that story and much more after a short break you are watching our international. in a world of big partisan lot and conspiracy it's time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that made stream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bad shouting past each other it's time for critical thinking it's time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. this is our international now thousands of arab israelis have taken to the streets of tel aviv denouncing a controversial new law israeli parliament recently passed a jewish nation state bill crowds chanted it resist apartheid and we are all brothers the new law downgraded arabic from an official language of israel to a language with so called special status

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u.s. air force mechanic stealing a u.s. air force transport aircraft and ending up crashing so this is you know this is nothing new to the industry. or just stay stateside a little bit longer because the company at the center of the long running scandal over polluted water supplies in the city of flint in michigan is a portly lining up to be a private supplier in nigeria a country where millions still do not have access to clean water picking up the story for us this hour igor shit out of. nigeria is a country going up against all sorts of hardship poverty corruption the resurgence of terrorist groups but there's an even more fundamental one water about forty percent of the country's population almost seventy million people live without access to clean water for the eighty thousand people who live here there's only one borehole for every sixty households he used to walk miles to fetch water by the river now we fetch from this bore hole nearby and have time to cook and wash the all the uses the water for cooking and the laund