u.s. military, all targeted lethal force against a u.s. citizen including as part of a congressionally declared armed conflict by the u.s. military. my third permutation was targeted lethal force against a u.s. citizen off the high battlefield and not as part of a congressionally authorized armed conflict by the u.s. military. make isof the points i atat targeted lethal force is its least controversial and on its soundest legal footing when it is conducted by the u.s. military as part of a congressionally authorized armed conflict. i believe that is the case and i said that before. david? [indiscernible] judicially reviewable? you suggested the operational leader who has planned attacks and intends to engage in a tax, but that it and it is not reviewable. imminence,"en " immen it's not an up-to-the-minute assessment on whether someone poses an immediate threat but rather it is a categorical concept that certain persons to fit this category by definition pose an imminent threat to us. is that not equally subject to judicial review even if?

u.s. military worldwide. here is the "new york times" article reporting on defense cretary hagel's speech yesterday. budget con strants forcing an overhaul in military operations, hagel says. facing inevitable steep cuts in military spending even as globalt threats remain high. said wednesday that he is being forced to consider fundamental changes in how the pentagon defends american interests and conducts its daily business. in his first major address as secretary -- addressing an audience, mr. hagel offered no specific cancellations, trims or shifts in pentagon spending accounts, >> host: again, role of the u.s. military worldwide is our topic this morning. here's a little bit more from defense secretary hagel. >> in a decade where our country has grown we'rey of war and skeptical of foreign entanglements, questions arise about the merits of america's role in the world. america's global leadership. america does not have the luxury of retrenchment. we have too many global interests at stake. including our sec

u.s. has waged two very long wars also participated in military interventions and many experts would argue has created many many enemies all over the world so now at this point the u.s. can't pinpoint its enemy they do not know if the person or people behind the boston marathon bombings is someone that is located domestically is someone that's working with of foreign organization they do not know and i think that puts many would argue that that puts the united states at a major disadvantage really thank you very much indeed for that. report in new york . activists and families of palestinian detainees kept in israeli jails are running across the palestinian territories to mark prisoners day they've called on the international community to intervene to release some inmates especially those on hunger strike middle east correspondent spoke to me earlier about this. we did witness a large scale protests across the palestinian territories palestinian prisoner day is an annual commemoration and it marks the almost five thousand palestinian prisoners who are currently in israeli jails off their n

. >>> the philippines is hosting a large-scale joint military drill with the u.s. hat started friday. it has been an annually scheduled event for decades. the two nations seem to have new focus in recent years as china's military presence grows. the united states is promoting new policies focusing on the asia-pacific region. we report from manila with the details. charmaine deogracias has more. >> reporter: day one of the joint drill started on the island. a total of 8,000 troops are taking part. in addition to military exercises, japan was trailing singapore and three other asia-pacific nations in a maritime simulation. the philippines and china are locked in a territorial dispute over islands in the south china sea. philippine foreign affairs secretary implicitly criticized china for far-reaching territorial claims without specifically naming the country. >> this comes at a crucial time for my country and my region. for our region, excessive and exaggerated maritime and territorial claims have not only created uncertainty but have undermined the rule of law. regio

u.s. military intervention. secretary hagel speaking for the white house accusing syria of using chemical weapons. >> the u.s. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in syria. >> reporter: it's believed traces of sarin were found in blood samples taken from victims of an attack last month in aleppo. president obama has warned syria's use of chemical weapons would be what he's called a game-changer that could trigger military action. >> that's a red line for us. there would be enormous consequences. >> reporter: the administration has never spelled out what those consequences would be. they stressed today the evidence so far is not strong enough. >> we still have some uncertainties about what was used, what kind of chemical was used, where it was used, who used it. >> reporter: but on capitol hill today republicans demanded military intervention. >> i think it's pretty obvious that red line has been crossed. >> report

u.s. military officials admit to hunger strikers try to commit suicide as part of a desperate act of defiance which has dragged on for over two months. and britain says farewell to the controversial on lady margaret thatcher a figure who continues to divide the nation even in death our top stories. online on screen around the world twenty four hours a day this is live from moscow activists and families of palestinian detainees kept in israeli jails are running across the palestinian territories to mark prisoners day they're calling on the international community to intervene to release some inmates especially those on hunger strike let's get more details now from middle east correspondent paula paula just how big are these protests. well we did witness a large scale protests across the palestinian territories palestinian prisoner day is an annual commemoration and it marks the almost five thousand palestinian prisoners who are currently in israeli jails off that number of the five thousand some two hundred and fifteen are children now the day consolidate efforts to support palestinian prisone

u.s. military build up around that region what exactly does this mean logistically speaking well in response to north korea's contend you hostilities and nuclear threats the u.s. has of april first moved at least one more ship capable of intercepting a missile should north korea decide to launch an attack now this ship the u.s.s. fitzgerald sits just off the coast about region also on the map twenty eight thousand troops on the korean peninsula and sixty seven thousand troops stationed in japan also on the table a high altitude area defense program known as the which is the landing base system developed by lockheed martin now this base uses truck mounted launchers to intercept these missiles the u.s. sent these to guam last week in addition of the troops on the ground rounding l.p.'s resources two navy destroyers deployed in the western pacific region now the name of this game is battleship which is now underway and despite not knowing whether this blistering rhetoric will ever turn into war these troop movements give us an idea of what it just might look like and washington. r.t. well compa

u.s. military before heading for syria he had a quiet job with a mortgage company in phoenix arizona worlds away from the walls of the middle east i spoke with and speckhard a leading expert on terror psychology on why westerners end up in the ranks of

u.s. military officials admit to try to commit suicide spot of a desperate act of defiance which is now dragged on for more than two months. tracing terror police in the united states struggle to find even a suspect in the domestic terror attacks since nine eleven monday's boston bombings killed three and injured one hundred eighteen. cheers britain says farewell to the controversial iron lady margaret thatcher figure who continues to divide the nation even in death. thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. today i'm live in moscow with your world wide. but as well as opposition leader has called off a protest march and blame the government for post-election violence that has left seven people dead and the country is on the edge of political chaos after a razor thin majority in sunday's presidential vote essentially split the nation right down the middle of the new president nicolas maduro has accused the opposition of planning a coup. has all the details. this is the sound of a ferry to fight a nation post-election venezuela what you can hear now are proud to have sprung from supporters

u.s. to redeem its role as, whatever, like the military force. but i was wondering what specific role you envisioned for the u.s. like, do you see it -- what? >> go ahead. >> like, do you see it purely as, oh, like, we should just send in an apache squad to go after the lra, or do you think there should be more widespread, like, security sector forum and capacity building because that would require a lot more -- >> yes. >> and that would require more money and more troops and a much more significant, extended presence whereas you are kind of talking about just going in and getting him. >> okay. absolutely, and i'll answer that question from the top down. first of all, we need a grand strategy. the u.s -- people are obviously a part of this conversation, but our leaders need to think about and state in simple terms what is the american, what is the role of america in the world, america as a military power? because it's really hard to get a short answer to that question. and that question needs to b answered in light of the previous 15 years of mili

u.s. bombers skirted north korea space. picks up the story for us. to north. intense buildup of military power in the region to that north korea responds with even more threats even though defense secretary chuck hagel called north korea real and clear danger the white house says they had a large scale movements from north korean military forces suggesting that it may be just rhetoric but while north korea talks washington acts apart from f. twenty two fighter jets and other bombers that it sent to the region for the ongoing military exercises with south korea the pentagon is now deploying an advanced missile defense system to guam a major u.s. military base in asia north korea the north korean army has announced that it has the final approval for a nuclear attack on the u.s. as they tell us north korean rockets can't really reach the u.s. mainland but they can potentially attack u.s. bases in the region there are twenty thousand u.s. troops just across the border in south korea so could we see the worst nuclear standoff since the cuban missile crisis between the soviet union and the u.s

u.s. military's this punched and imagine sitting of doctors to the facility as medics already that a wound by a long term hunger strike at stevens in august or tied on a medical corps officer and a former senior adviser to the defense department sort of might not be known before the protest. typically people get very sick after about fifty days in which they've not had any food but are taking water so they may be getting very sick and i think there's a fear that a number may die within the next several weeks but all the world medical associations are categorically and ethically against force feeding the reason being is that is in fact disrupts what is most important which is establishing a constructive relationship were poorer with the hunger strikers and being able to discuss the terms of their protest the this is a they if they have it also. really overrides there are some autonomy which is very important in medicine we except that is one of our ethical principles so that by and large most organizations across the world feel that it is not acceptable and in this particular case what it d

u.s. and south korean militaries are prepared for the worst. two u.s. guided missile destroyers are already in position to shoot down any ballistic missiles launched by north korea. defense secretary chuck hagel warned this week that north korea's threats of a nuclear attack cannot be ignored. >> we take those threats seriously. we have to take those threats seriously. >> reporter: in the unlikelihood of all out war, u.s. cruise missiles, american bombers, and south korean war planes would launch air strikes. north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile facilities would be prime targets. any ground war would be devastating. 700,000 north korean soldiers are dug in along the demilitarized zone manning thousands of rockets and long-range artillery aimed at the south. 20 million south koreans in and around seoul are in the crosshairs, well within range. a former u.s. commander in korea, retired general walter sharp fears massive numbers of civilians could be massacred. >> we have great plans to take that artillery down quickly, but it's not fool-proof. ther

u.s. military very soon we'll hear from the lawyers of the detainees and what they have to say that is ofcourse if they have by now managed to get in touch with their clients it's not clear if having moved them to single cells prison officials have also not imposed other restrictions on the prisoners too we don't know that guantanamo prisoners have been starving for more than two months now trying to bring public attention to their plight because they sense the administration would rather forget about them the state department closed the office that was working to transfer the remaining captives half of them have been cleared for release their attorneys are saying that the president has been doing all possible to stop the hunger strike they've been force feeding the strikers they were claims that they brought down the temperature in the cells to make it harder to endure the strike and now we hear that they put them in solitary confinement and shots of being fired more on this i'm joined by cindy knew go a lawyer representing one of the guantanamo detainees joining us from los angeles than

u.s. has moved a step closer with north korea's military saying it's now been authorized to wait atomic warfare against what it calls washington's aggression says conflict could break out today or tomorrow when american missile cruisers are reported to be streaming into the pacific well let's cross now to. for more on the crisis american officials are really expressing concern that rhetoric coming from north korea. hello god i can hear me now it's below here most going on and i'm afraid i can't hear you you can hear me that's a shame because we're alive at the moment and i was just asking a question talking to you we tried again can hear me now that's a shame we spoke to god just a few seconds before we went on that but sadly we'll cannot talk to for the moment let's see if we get back to a little bit later. now it's not all talk though on the korean peninsula with the presence of activity among the north missile forces southern intelligence sources claim that at least one mid-range but listing missile have been repositioned to the east coast so please join us joseph kim says a showdown may yet

u.s. military says there have been clashes between prisoners and guards amid a hunger strike at guantanamo bay the military coup says detainees are preventing guards from one of them during a hunger strike that has dragged on for more than two months officials say when officers tried to move prisoners from communal to single cells they resisted with improvised weapons leading guards to lethal rounds no injuries have been reported following the incidents which happened just hours after red cross representatives left the facility prisoners went on hunger strike in february in protest at alleged mistreatment and indefinite detention. lawyers claim that most of the one hundred sixty six prisoners who are taking part in this are on hunger strike we'll bring you a live report on this breaking news story now i believe from our reporter who is in washington d.c. so gonna tell us what do you know about this incident so far. not much actually apparently this was a secret pre-dawn operation it took place hours after delegates of the international committee of the red cross left the remote island pris

u.s. military base in asia north korea the north korean army has announced that he has the final approval for a nuclear attack on the u.s. as they tell us north korean rockets can't really reach the u.s. mainland but they can potentially attack u.s. bases in the region there are twenty thousand u.s. troops just across the border in south korea so could we see the worst nuclear standoff since the cuban missile crisis between the soviet union and the u.s. even though the rhetoric is probably as hostile as it's ever been no one really believes that north korea is actually going to carry out an attack north korea itself knows that if it did it for the attack the united states it would be committing national suicide the united states would retaliate in a tremendous fashion north korea does not want to commit suicide i believe north korea is doing all this sure it can get to a point to actually negotiate some kind of peace agreement with the united states in the u.s. media to you have all pundits basically saying the same thing that north korea is not going to strike because they know it's a su

north korea's military says it's now officially authorized to wage a nuclear attack against the u.s. to counter what it calls a washington's aggression so young ones an explosion is imminent and war could break out today or tomorrow and south korean based journalist jurors of came has more now on the latest in a series of threats that. we see that they used words like the attack has been clear the attack has been authorized as well as the beginning of the warning they say we formally inform washington so we see that this rhetoric has actually been repeated by north korea and north korea has used this in a way to actually say we want to start dialogue it's and lag period which pyongyang uses into getting washington to come and perhaps get on that dialogue table we keep hearing from other people such as secretary-general one hundred moon or secretary u.s. secretary of state john kerry that dialogue is the next step while both north korea and the united states seem to be interested in dialogue it doesn't seem that either side are wanting to back down now with april fifteenth in april fi

u.s. military forces to have made a difference. having said that, it is not reasonable nor feasible to tether u.s. forces at the ready to respond to protect every high risk post in the world. >> but members of the military who are monitoring events in benghazi disagree. only a few dozen people in the world know what happened that night and fox news spoke exclusively with a special operator who watched the events unfold and has debriefed those who are part of the response. >> i know for a fact that c 110 the ucon was doing a training exercise in the region of northern africa but in europe. they had the ability to react and respond. >> the c 110 is a commander and extremist force. special operations force capable of rapid response and deployment, specifically trained for incidents like the attack in benghazi. that night, they were training in croatia just three and a half hours away. >> we had the ability to load out, get on birds, and fly there at a minimum stage. c 110 had the ability to be there, in my opinion, in four to six hour

u.s. military has taken a critical additional step. the top u.s. general in south korea cancelling a long planned meeting here in washington saying he needs to stay home and watch the unfolding tensions in that region. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> barbara, thank you. in about 20 minutes here on cnn, we'll have a live report from the region where it's just after 11:00 monday morning. >>> in southern california, the congregation of rick warren's saddleback megachurch gathered today to mourn the suicide of warren's youngest son. 27-year-old matthew warren apparently shot himself friday morning after a lifelong struggle with depression. our nick valencia was at today's service. >> reporter: an assistant pastor filled in for rick warren at the evangelical megachurch he founded two days after his 27-year-old son apparently committed suicide and delivered a sermon called "surviving your worst day." we're going to pray for them together. we're going to worship together. we're going to look to god and his word and the hope we have in him together an

u.s. has moved a step closer with north korea's military saying it's now been authorized to wage war against what it calls washington's aggression says war could break out today or tomorrow while american missile warships are reported to be streaming into the pacific and the war of words between the arab sides took a turn for the worse last week when a nuclear capable u.s. bombers skirted north korean air space. story. to north korea's bellicose threats washington responds with an even more intense buildup of military power in the region to that north korea responds with even more threats even though defense secretary chuck hagel called north korea real and clear danger the white house says they have a large scale movements from north korean military forces suggesting that it may be just rhetoric but while north korea talks washington acts apart from f. twenty two fighter jets and other bombers that it sent to the region for the ongoing military exercises with south korea the pentagon is now deploying an advanced missile defense system to guam a major u.s. military base in asia north korea t

u.s. military says the hunger strike at guantanamo bay is expanding plus we're learning about a new report that looks at torture we'll sort through that just ahead. let's wednesday april seventeenth find him in washington d.c. i'm margaret held you're watching our team and the city of boston is still reeling from the tragic events that rocked the city monday afternoon two separate explosions ripped through the stands of the boston marathon injuring scores of onlookers and leaving three including an eight year old child dead those law enforcement agencies contend you just search for answers in the case artie's own honest i see a church going to is on the ground with the latest hi there anastasio so tell me what's happening down there. well margaret what's happening right now is of course the investigation is ongoing it's certainly still in its first stages officials are not announcing any information as of yet it's very really a fluid investigation they're warning us reporters and people in boston and people in the united states that it's still a very fluid investigation definitely we might

u.s. is imminent and could happen any moment now that the military is officially excuse me been authorized to strike. the warning came as the pentagon moves to deploy defense systems in the asia pacific amid fears its response to pyongyang's aggressive rhetoric is disproportionate and could trigger a military standoff. and fierce clashes in the west bank turned deadly as rita falls as killer police scene and teenage protest are feuding tensions pond by the death of a former high ranking palestinian security officer and israeli trainer. and you saw russia and around the world this is the with me. hello and welcome to the program north korea's military says it's now officially or surprised to wage a nuclear attack against the u.s. to counter what it calls washington's aggression young young warns an explosion is imminent and war could break out today or tomorrow and soon all the latest in a series of threats let's now go live to seoul where we're joined live by south korean based journalist joseph came as of good morning to you nice to see you so is north korea really ready to carry out this

u.s. military buildup in the region some say all it may take is for one of the sides to snap. or some kind of a mistake before everything spirals out of control in washington i'm going to check out. under you can also logon to r.t. dot com and have your say on all the reasons behind the rising tensions on the korean peninsula are so let's now take a look at how you are voting at the moment so far so around forty nine percent of you most of you believe this is a part of the u.s. strategy to destabilize china and east asia a fear of believe it's a dangerous it's dangerous brinkmanship actually and it could well escalate lead to a war eighteen percent say it's north korea's attempts to build a powerhouse at home and just a small percentage who think it's beyond young's way of demanding aid from seoul and the west so you can go to r.t. dot com and to participate in our online poll there. the backlash from the death of a palestinian prisoner in an israeli trailer increasingly threatens the fragile peace between the neighbors so these all are includes of thousands of hunger strikers

u.s. military camera men shot these scenes. after the war, the footage remained in the berths of the u.s. national archive. in 1983 a group in okinawa began a campaign to get the film in japan. they called themselves the film movement. they asked for public donations so they could start buying archive stock. the group eventually collected 110,000 feet, 50 hours of screen time. the group held film events across japan for 30 years. but no longer. >> reporter: most of the members are now in their 80s and 90s. they were struggling to raise funds and organize events. >> translator: i joined the movement because i didn't want the tragic war to be repeated. it's sad to think this is the last day for the group. i feel lonely. >> she was 7 years old at the time of the battle. she lost her mother and a brother and two small sisters in the fighting. she joined the film movement to pass on her experiences. >> translator: i firmly believe that people like us who experienced the cruelties of war should not remain silent. >> reporter: on this

north korea's military says it's now officially authorized to wage a nuclear attack against the u.s. to counter what it calls washington's aggression. and explosion is imminent and war could break out today or tomorrow this latest warning came after the pentagon announced the deployment of a missile defense system to prepare against a possible attack. she reports now on the war mongering rhetoric and where it could all end up. to north korea's bellicose threats washington responds with an even more intense buildup of military power in the region to that north korea responds with even more threats even though defense secretary chuck hagel called north korea real and clear danger the white house says they haven't seen any large scale movements from north korean military forces suggesting that it may be just rhetoric but while north korea talks washington acts apart from f. twenty two fighter jets and other bombers that it sent to the region for the ongoing military exercises with south korea the pentagon is now deploying an advanced missile defense system to guam a major u.s. military

u.s. military video from three years earlier. the footage shows a deadly aerial assault.hose killed, two journalists from reuters. a warning, the video you're about to see is graphic and may be hard to watch. july 12th, 2007. the temperature is more than 100 degrees in central baghdad. this is the most violent period u.s. forces in iraq have seen. the surge, 30,000 u.s. troops are deployed to root out the insurgency. more troops on the streets means more danger. and attacks against u.s. forces are increasing daily. >> this is at the apex of iraq going to hell. the surge has just started. and the war went from incredibly violent to over the top violent, especially in baghdad. >> we would get blown up regularly. snipers shooting at us. never really tell who the enemy was. >> soldiers from the u.s. army's bravo company 216, including specialist ethan mccord, are on patrol in a rundown neighborhood called new baghdad. early that morning the battalion comes under mortar fire as it leaves the base. while the soldiers patrol, they hear sporadic gunfire. >> this area had been a t

u.s. military. the u.s. military has committed, and i think they are serious, to having lied 2025, 25% of all their energy coming from renewable sources. and they're doing some fairly innovative things. and it's not all government spending. but they are doing is also say try this firm, you build up a solo, you build up the wind and then we will buy it from you and will have a long-term contract and we will buy from you. and that is going i think to become very significant. if we look at where innovation is taking place, technological innovation in this country since its founding, a lot of it has been tied, for better or for worse, the military. one example that i will mention that is quite pertinent for the moment is the internet. the internet came in time out of the u.s. military investment. it was subsidize in a major way for 35 years. so when bill gates says a, the internet came from private initiative, that's just false. the technology was developed by the u.s. government, subsidized massively by u.s. tax

u.s. military intervention on tuesday to state it wants the embassy in the capital. the taliban's announced the opening of its quote spring offensive end quote on the country's u.s. backed government led by hundred cuz i'm it's about a crusade of nationwide attacks targeting international air bases and diplomatic buildings with the aim of inflicting as many human casualties as possible this comes as foreign troops near their withdrawal from the country after battling the taliban for twelve years nevertheless the group's violence is still flourishes claiming lives weakly inside afghanistan and neighboring pakistan. north korea has announced an american citizen will be put on trial for conspiring to topple the country's regime page in whole admitted to the charges after being caught in november last year with an incriminating hard disk according to authorities stumped as washington announces a new draft bill containing even one like sanctions on banks and north korea uses to conduct its business relations between the u.s. and pyongyang recent the hit an all time low wi

u.s. military's top commander discussed what to do. they say the japanese and americans should work more closely with each other and the south koreans. prime minister shinzo abe sat down with the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. they discussed the north korean provocations and how to respond. >> translator: the security environment is becoming more challenging. strengthening the alliance between japan and the united states is important for the peace and security of the region. >> they agreed the japanese and americans also need to work more closely with the south koreans. dempsey said u.s. military commanders will fulfill their responsibilities under their security pact with japan. dempsey has also been talking with leaders in china. he says the chinese consider islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with japan a top priority. japan controls the senkaku islands in the east china sea. china and taiwan claim them. >> they did use the phrase core interests several times. i know that's really the -

u.s. military does not automatically make a peaceful situation. there is a limitation. the u.s. has a vault in providing humanitarian aid and figuring out what we can do to help this is the tough question. we do not want to be warning al qaeda. is openness on the house ought to potentially working with partner nations to arm the right set of rebels, but figuring those out remains elusive. rhetoric when it comes done to specifics, what should we do? you talked about in no-fly zone. the losses we would sustain is really pretty extensive. the rhetoric has been hotter. rhetoric is just as a list of over there as it is in the house and the white house. it is a very difficult situation. >> you mentioned the military. do you have any sense of what size and number would be involved? they are moving chemical weapons around. shouldmilitary absolutely not go in. making the situation better. it is something i completely reject. i do not think there is an of forests what size would be able to go in and bring peace to syria and secure the chemical weapons. i hope the reality helps us take a c

u.s. military dropped their policy in the military of don't ask, don't tell.merica's attitude towards alternative sensuality is changing and fast. tony diamond, washington. >> the top stories this hour, the first thing in 100 years, the netherlands celebrated a new mark, a huge crowd welcomed him for his first appearance. there has been a big explosion in the center of damascus. syrian officials say that at least 13 people have been killed. u.s. military has sent 40 nurses to theand guantanamo bay detention center as inmates stage a mass hunger strike. the 166 prisoners are refusing food to protest being held indefinitely without trial. jonathan explains how the prison operates. >> it is a geographical, legal, political anomaly. an american base for the military off the coast of cuba, deliberately chosen by the bush should ministration to hold suspects in their global war on terror as it is outside u.s. legal jurisdiction and limits the rights of those detained. invasion ofhe u.s. afghanistan, prisoners were brought in. s,erated in an orange jumpsuit it quickl

stories that showed the week here on our north korea gives its military the green light to strike the u.s. as a counter to what it calls washington's aggression i mean while we. have the capability of fulfilling its threats. of world has been launched into an oil spill caused by one of america's corporate giants in the state of arkansas while local household still seek reimbursement for the damage done. also this hour break of rachel's ease role as the death of palestinian prisoners sparks a wyatt's mass hunger tried to in jails and walked extractors. to mass protest against a new law designed to clamp down o'reilly's sees hundreds detained in the canadian city of montreal as people say the metro station is a severe abuse of civil rights. the latest news on the main top stories of the week you're watching the weekly here on ars he was me you know thanks for being with us north korea iran top its war a trick this week announcing its army is now officially also wise to wage a nuclear attack on the u.s. the warning was followed by reports pyongyang moved to ballistic missiles to its east coa

u.s. training exercises in south korea as a show of military straight including same b. two stealth bombers each of which cost taxpayers more than three billion dollars but wait before you run for your bunkers supporting understand the legitimacy of these threats and the context of why they're happening in the first place you know i just read today that north korea's actually proposed continued efforts for a peace treaty in the past it kind of flies in the face of everything that we're told that north korea is this hostile nation and if this is true why isn't this proposed peace treaty come to fruition well because the united states is interested in peace i mean as we know as many people in america do not know one of the key negotiating points for the north koreans has always been the side of peace treaty only the armistice has been signed the united states refuses to sign a peace treaty because they feel they have no interest in a peaceful resolution of north korea the north korean issue because their north korea would be free to not spend all their money on the militar

the stories that shaped the week here on north korea gives its military the green light to strike the u.s. as a counter to what it calls washington's aggression growing doubts pyongyang has the capability of threats. as a protest against the mistreatment of palestinians the anonymous group has descended upon israel with a massive cyber attack literally blocking out thousands of websites. a probe into an oil spill caused by one of america's corporate giants in the state of. a local household seek reimbursement for the damage done. also a fresh outbreak of rage towards israel is the death of a palestinian prisoner spock's riots. exchange. with the stories that made headlines this week you're watching the weekly tea with me rule received life in moscow. north korea ramped up its war rhetoric this week announcing its army is now officially authorized to wage a nuclear attack on america and the warning was followed by reports pyongyang moved to ballistic missiles to his east coast and north korea are saying its actions are aimed at countering aggression by washington which has built up its mil

u.s. military power and presence in the region. we believe are strong security presence in asia pacific has provided a critical foundation for these principles to take root in for the prosperity to occur. we intend to continue to provide this for decades to come. our partners in the region will come leadership and robust engagement and committed to answering the call. it is good for us, and good for everyone in the region. it includes everyone in the region. it is not aimed at anyone. no individual country or group of countries. with this as background, i would like to explain the various features of the defense rebalance to the region that is reflected in the first force structure decisions we have made and are making, that is what we keep and what we retire. second, presence in posture, that is where we put things and what we do with them, the most visible part of the rebalance. next, investments. not just in technology and new weapons systems, but human capital as well. then, innovations and operational plans and tactics, and fi

u.s. position on military intervention into syria is civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney he has confirmed that military force is one of many options that president obama is currently considering carney said as a general principle the united states retains the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations of course come just one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the u.s. intel that u.s. intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian government has used chemical weapons against members of the opposition specifically sarin gas u.s. officials claim the attacks in question took place last month in new york and in the outskirts of damascus however a letter that the white house has sent to members of congress states that washington cannot confirm the origin of the chemical weapons allegedly used acting in lockstep with the u.s. british prime minister david cameron has come forward insisting that his government has limited but growing evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the syrian military accord

north korea gives its military the green light to strike the u.s. as a counter to what it calls washington's aggression it's all amid growing doubts that pyongyang even has the capability of filling its threats. as a protest against the mistreatment of palestinians the anonymous group has descended upon israel with a massive cyber attack blocking thousands of websites so far. a probe has been launched into an oil spill caused by one of america's corporate giants in the state of. local households seek reimbursement for the damage done. also a fresh outbreak of rage towards israel as the death of a palestinian prisoner sparks mass riots and a hunger strike in jails. exchanges as well. with today's headlines of the top stories of the week if you're watching the weekly on r t with me. in moscow a very warm welcome to you today. north korea ram top its war rhetoric this week announcing its army is now officially authorized to wage a nuclear attack on the u.s. now the warning was followed by reports pyongyang moved to ballistic missiles to his east coast

u.s. military, this is a marine chopper. it went down. no word on the cause. >> retall tory action will start without any notice. that's in response to what it calls insults from authorities in the south. >> those insults apparently include this rally on sunday. monday was the 101st anniversary. it is the most important holiday on the north korean calendar. >> made clear their feelings about kim jong un and burned epys. >> what makes this protest particularly potent is the day that its happening. the most important day for north korea. >> april 151 a national holiday. the day that kim ill sun was born. the grandfather of kim jong un. the leader reverently paid his respects to his ancestors. displayed before north korea's most popular girl band. all of this displayed with absolute blind devotion. >> why is that devotion so important? >> that's all north korea has. if it doesn't have devotion and political support it can crumble from within. >> north korea watcher jasper kim says that's why. when you compare kim ill sun, you can't help but

u.s. training exercises in south korea as a show of military strength including sending b. two stealth bombers each of which cost taxpayers more than three billion dollars but wait before you run for your bunkers supported understand the legitimacy of these threats and the context of why they're happening in the first place. where. are they going to be like. oh. the heck is group anonymous has launched a major cyber offensive against israel thousands of israeli websites were unavailable as of early sunday with one of the latest being the israeli ministry of defense page you know activists say their aim is to disrupt and to raise israel from cyberspace in protest over the policies towards palestine they've accuse israel of human rights violations and illegal settlements on occupied palestinian territories so the state shows no respect for international law former m i five agent believes the damage of these attacks is negligible compared to what some governments have been doing in cyberspace and towards the people it is very much national inconvenience to the websites that ar

u.s. military before heading for syria he had a quiet job with a mortgage company in phoenix arizona worlds away from the walls of the middle east i spoke with and speck heard a leading expert on terror psychology on why westerners end up in the ranks of terrorists some people over here and in canada i was just up in canada talking to them are going over to syria to be to join freedom fighters some they really believe that they're fighting for freedom but they get there and it's a chaotic situation. may be looking affective and once you're in a chaotic war torn environment your emotions are on heightened here scared and you may just affiliate with a group that you might not otherwise. affiliated with the official message that these are freedom fighters and they need to help you in some way it just confuses them even more about some really good point because you know we are calling this a fight for freedom we are speaking about it on the media that it's freedom fighting so when someone feels strongly about it and wants to go on how. are we to blame. but then when they get over there if they