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u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction u.s. has warned the north that it faces fresh sanctions if fails to take steps to denuclearize . at least sixteen people are now known to have died after a collapse of a gold mine in indonesia officials say hopes of finding any more survivors are fading it's not clear how many workers were inside the legal mine on super ways the island when it caved in last week. yanmar is battling a deepening drugs crisis this week police seized more than ten million meth pills with a street value almost twenty million euros yet another massive haul in a country thought to be the world's largest producer of meth a head i mean northeastern shan state is the epicenter of meth production with it without network of local armed groups linking up with trans national trafficking gangs but it's the rampant drug use in myanmar itself that's causing major concern as drug gangs push cheap pills to a growing number of out it. is a shame to go hard on the twenty seven year old who's been a drug addict for almost a dec
u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction u.s. has warned the north that it faces fresh sanctions if fails to take steps to denuclearize . at least sixteen people are now known to have died after a collapse of a gold mine in indonesia officials say hopes of finding any more survivors are fading it's not clear how many workers were inside the legal mine on super ways the island when it caved in last week. yanmar is battling a deepening drugs crisis...
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u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction the u.s. has warned the north it faces fresh sanctions if pyongyang fails to take steps to denuclearize. reuters correspondent josh smith is following the story in seoul hi josh so u.s. and south korea analysts they've been looking at this satellite imagery what do they claim that it actually shows. so they say that in the images they began to see activity. just week or ten days before trump met with kim jong un last week they started to see not only halting and some of the dismantlement that north korea had started last week or last year but actually a reconstruction of some of the facilities and at this satellite site that being said analysts we spoke to also emphasized but they did not see which was any evidence to some kind of missile test is imminent still josh it would appear that pyongyang is then not keeping its word and promising to dismantle the site this did certainly raise a lot of eyebrows in washington and around the world because there have been very few concrete agreements betw
u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction the u.s. has warned the north it faces fresh sanctions if pyongyang fails to take steps to denuclearize. reuters correspondent josh smith is following the story in seoul hi josh so u.s. and south korea analysts they've been looking at this satellite imagery what do they claim that it actually shows. so they say that in the images they began to see activity. just week or ten days before trump met with kim...
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u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction u.s. is warned the north it faces fresh sanctions fails to take steps to denuclearize. at least sixteen people are now known to have died after a collapse of a gold mine in indonesia officials say hopes of finding any more survivors are fading it's not clear how many workers were inside the illegal mind on swayze island when it paved in last week. and former nissan balls carlos bones has been released from prison after putting up bail of nearly nine million dollars joan is charged in japan with under reporting his salary and passing on personal losses to nissan tycoon was detained for more than one hundred days but maintains he is innocent. why have more for you on guns release that's coming up in about twenty minutes in business with monaco new polls from canada show approval ratings for canadian prime minister justin trudeau have for the first time fall in behind those of the main opposition party this comes after a second capped minister quit in the pro in protest of the way trudeau has
u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction u.s. is warned the north it faces fresh sanctions fails to take steps to denuclearize. at least sixteen people are now known to have died after a collapse of a gold mine in indonesia officials say hopes of finding any more survivors are fading it's not clear how many workers were inside the illegal mind on swayze island when it paved in last week. and former nissan balls carlos bones has been released from...
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u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction the u.s. says warns the north if it faces fresh sanctions of young young fails to take steps to denuclearize. in kenya riot police have broken up to strike a grand staff at the main its national airport in the capital nairobi hundreds of passengers based deal is as flights were diverted the national flag carrier kimya aires is in dispute with aviation workers union over contracts and job security. italy has opened applications for its new citizens income scheme residents who understand seven hundred eighty euros a month will receive prepaid debit cards to pay for groceries bills and rent the initiative fulfills a key campaign promise of the five star movement to lure poverty and spur employment. turning out of ghana stan which has been hit by a new wave of violence at least seventeen people were killed in a militant attack in the eastern city of jalalabad this sort began early this morning with militants detonating suicide bombs before storming a construction company near the city's airport u.
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u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services above the site at the tone channel really show evidence of reconstruction the u.s. has warned the north that it faces fresh sanctions if it fails to denuclearize. baghdad is a senior fellow of the german council on foreign relations is an expert on asia in the fast especially with regard to north and south korea welcome to day doubly so let's start with this this is rocket science itself tom told channel three. what is it does it's a part of reconstruction tabs. well i think kim has returned from the summit in honduras quite a bit of confusion about what's going on now trump has changed the agenda everything that worse discussed during the consultations before the summit was no longer velvet and trump has set a new agenda he wanted an old formula that means he wanted to develop the country economically in return for completely nuclearization it's a very old formula that failed in past negotiations and when that was not accepted he went home and broke up the negotiations completely so now i think what's happened is that the north korean lea
u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services above the site at the tone channel really show evidence of reconstruction the u.s. has warned the north that it faces fresh sanctions if it fails to denuclearize. baghdad is a senior fellow of the german council on foreign relations is an expert on asia in the fast especially with regard to north and south korea welcome to day doubly so let's start with this this is rocket science itself tom told channel three. what is it does it's a part...
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u.s. think tank published satellite images of purporting to show pyongyang is rebuilding a dismantled test site analysts say north korea began the work after the failure of last week's hanoi summits. are venezuela's government has declared germany's ambassador persona non grata and is demanding that he leave the country the foreign ministry accuses daniel cleena of interfering in venezuela's internal affairs that's after he expressed support for opposition leader why don't germinate is among the country's backing why those bid to oust president nicolas maduro. lonely freedom says this lawmaker thanking germany his words applauded by deputies in venezuela's opposition controlled national assembly. germany backs one quite as venezuela's legitimate leader. it seems that's one reason the government of his rival nicolas maduro has told the german ambassador to leave the country. this regime the disease power has no right to declare anyone persona non-grata this is simply a threat and that's how it should be same by the free world the german ambassador and his country have helped bring in humani
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u.s. think tanks and south korean intelligence services show evidence of reconstruction the u.s. has warned the north it faces fresh sanctions if young young fails to take steps to denuclearize. in kenya riot police have broken up a strike of ground staff at the main its national airport in the capital nairobi hundreds of passengers face delays as flights were diverted the national carrier kenya airways is in dispute with the aviation workers union over contracts and job security. for his son boss card laws goodson's been released from prison after putting up bin of nearly nine million dollars goodness charged in japan with under reporting his salary for years and passing on personal losses to miss on the tycoon was detained for more than one hundred days but maintains he is innocent. israel's hebrew university has unveiled more than one hundred manuscript pages penned by einstein. handwritten mathematical notes from the nine hundred forty s. that have never been displayed before the german born physicist who won the nobel prize for physics in one thousand twenty one she'd be cre
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u.s. think tank published satellite images purporting to show is rebuilding and dismantled test site analysts say north korea began the work after the failure of last week's hanoi some. indonesian the indonesian island of bali is marking the day of silence twenty four hours of contemplation meditation and fasting today the internet will be shut down flights temporarily grounded ahead of the day balinese hindus gathered in large numbers for purification ceremony news on the islands as. india and pakistan close to a full blown conflict last week after an attack on troops in indian controlled kashmir in february the dramatic escalation has heightened tensions in the disputed region which has been at the heart of a decades old dispute between the two nuclear armed powers are india correspondent sun you sent us this report from srinagar the capital of indian administered kashmir. but a major terror attack in. a moment. shafi has been fending people across. the lake in a chicago a typical meal bought since he was a young boy. the recent oh boy has scared away his clients and dismayed to the opening
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u.s. think tank published satellite images purporting to show is rebuilding a dismantled test site analysts say north korea began the work after the failure of last week's hanoi. australia's former top catholic card human is facing a fresh legal battle as he awaits sentencing on five counts of child sexual abuse a man who alleges george pell molested him as a boy has filed a civil suit is appealing last week's criminal court verdict. and tech chinese tech giant hallway has filed a lawsuit against the u.s. government over a band that restricts government agencies from using its products the u.s. alleges that white could use its equipment for spying and criticizes the company's close ties to the chinese government chinese firm denies the allegations. and we'll have more for you on the huawei story in the second half of this hour in business you're watching the news still to come child sexual abuse images all in the dark net a german court is set to deliver a verdict on one of the world's biggest child pornography rings today. now the european court of justice rules today whether lawmakers get
u.s. think tank published satellite images purporting to show is rebuilding a dismantled test site analysts say north korea began the work after the failure of last week's hanoi. australia's former top catholic card human is facing a fresh legal battle as he awaits sentencing on five counts of child sexual abuse a man who alleges george pell molested him as a boy has filed a civil suit is appealing last week's criminal court verdict. and tech chinese tech giant hallway has filed a lawsuit...
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u.s. think tank published satellite images purporting to show on yang is rebuilding and dismantle test sites that was say north korea began to work after the failure of last week's summit in hanoi. and australia's former top catholic clergy money is facing a fresh legal battle as he awaits sentencing on five counts of child sexual abuse a man who alleges george pell molested him as a boy has filed a civil suit powell is appealing last week's criminal court. you're watching d.w. news still to come child sexual abuse images all in the dark net a german court is said to deliver a verdict today on one of the world's biggest child pornography rings. now at least eighteen people have been injured in a grenade attack in the city of job in india administered kashmir the blast comes amid escalating tensions between india and pakistan after an attack on indian troops in the region in february the disputed kashmir region is at the heart of a decades old dispute between the two nuclear armed powers or india correspondent sonia file that goes sent us this report from srinagar the summer capital of india
u.s. think tank published satellite images purporting to show on yang is rebuilding and dismantle test sites that was say north korea began to work after the failure of last week's summit in hanoi. and australia's former top catholic clergy money is facing a fresh legal battle as he awaits sentencing on five counts of child sexual abuse a man who alleges george pell molested him as a boy has filed a civil suit powell is appealing last week's criminal court. you're watching d.w. news still to...
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u.s. some analysts caution, new activity does not necessarily mean a launch is imminent. >> i think it's more of a political signal. frustration, reversal of decision on these unilateral confidence building measures. >> reporter: two u.s. think tankshat monitor north korea say work to rebuild the launch pad and missile engine test stand began sometime in the last 2 1/2 weeks. some analysts wonder if kim is trying to warn the u.s. what could lie ahead. if diplomacy hits a dead end. the failed diplomacy in hanoi may be affecting north korea's relationships in china. i have been chatting with sources in beijing who say one of the reasons kim jong-un wanted to take a trip through china was a potential meeting with xi after the summit. obviously, that meeting didn't happen. >> there's a lot of speculation that he returned to pyongyang, kim jong-un, feeling that the president of the united states humiliated him by not going forward with that lunch that had been scheduled. that was embarrassing to his own people. what are you hearing? >> reporter: that empty table was a symbol of the wasted opportunity and humiliation that kim jong-un faced here in hanoi. now he has to prove within his own country that he still has the power to try to st
u.s. some analysts caution, new activity does not necessarily mean a launch is imminent. >> i think it's more of a political signal. frustration, reversal of decision on these unilateral confidence building measures. >> reporter: two u.s. think tankshat monitor north korea say work to rebuild the launch pad and missile engine test stand began sometime in the last 2 1/2 weeks. some analysts wonder if kim is trying to warn the u.s. what could lie ahead. if diplomacy hits a dead end....
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u.s. think tank is saying it's fully operational.t the pieces together it seems that north korea may have put together a satellite which uses icbm technology banned by u.n. security council resolutions and analysts are saying that north korea could be preparing to conduct a launch that could happen in the near future, wol zbloof if it's pennsylvania launch and if it's an icbm or something similar long those lines that would be something the president of the united states has said would result in some serious ramifications. >> that's right. and you know, again north korea if they were to launch a satellite as opposed to to an icbm they could make the longstanding argument that the launch is for scientific research. that's what they said when they put a satellite into orbit in 2012. they said it was a peaceful endeavor to try to launch a satellite into space. we know north korea has had a couple of satellites on stand by they haven't launched as they've been in a year long pause in missile and nuclear testing. but the united states doe
u.s. think tank is saying it's fully operational.t the pieces together it seems that north korea may have put together a satellite which uses icbm technology banned by u.n. security council resolutions and analysts are saying that north korea could be preparing to conduct a launch that could happen in the near future, wol zbloof if it's pennsylvania launch and if it's an icbm or something similar long those lines that would be something the president of the united states has said would result...
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u.s. think tanks are now reporting that work is underway at the facility even as president trump was holdingkim jong un just a couple weeks ago in hanoi. greg palkot is left for us in london following it. greg? >> hi, harris. we first saw a sign of this yesterday when the south korean spy agency came out with some indications of activity. and i we are hearing from u.s. government officials, as well as u.s. experts. we are talking about the satellite launching station. it has been used for long-range rocket launchers, as well as tests of engines which could be used in icbms, which could be capable of hitting the continental united states. along with being partially dismantled after the singapore summit involving president trump and kim jong un, kim had offered to take the whole thing down with international experts present if the u.s. delivered. now, according to satellite photography which we've just taken in the last couple of days, there is what is called a rapid rebuilding at the site. construction at the launchpad, activity at the test site. all of the time of the hanoi summit. according
u.s. think tanks are now reporting that work is underway at the facility even as president trump was holdingkim jong un just a couple weeks ago in hanoi. greg palkot is left for us in london following it. greg? >> hi, harris. we first saw a sign of this yesterday when the south korean spy agency came out with some indications of activity. and i we are hearing from u.s. government officials, as well as u.s. experts. we are talking about the satellite launching station. it has been used for...
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speaks for saudi arabia in this country is this man who runs the arabia foundation, a pro saudi think tank. >> u.sintelligence believe jamal khashoggi was murdered on instructions of the crown prince. that an elite team of people close to the crown prince went to istanbul with the purpose of doing him harm. what do you say to that? >> had he wanted to kill jamal, there were cheaper and easier ways to do it. >> he was a friend to the royal family. >> he was an insider. >> everybody has friends and enemies. they denied it and everyone else denied it. there is no evidence. >> lindsey graham said there is a smoking upon bone saw. it's not a gun. if this was meant to be an interrogation that went rogue, why would you bring a bone saw to an interrogation? >> first of all, nobody has shown us that bone saw. >> how was he dismembered? >> not to get gruesome, but i saw an interview with a doctor who said any saw can dismember a human being. >> why would you bring any saw? >> the body was disposed of, so it's a tragic, horrible event, but you cannot put the stability of a country or the strategic relationsh
speaks for saudi arabia in this country is this man who runs the arabia foundation, a pro saudi think tank. >> u.sintelligence believe jamal khashoggi was murdered on instructions of the crown prince. that an elite team of people close to the crown prince went to istanbul with the purpose of doing him harm. what do you say to that? >> had he wanted to kill jamal, there were cheaper and easier ways to do it. >> he was a friend to the royal family. >> he was an insider....
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u.s. military acknowledges that strikes under the trumpet ministration have tripled and that hundreds of fighters have been killed maintains that there have been zero civilian casualties david stern of the new america think tank says u.s. drone strikes in somalia pits be less targeted than elsewhere. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways an air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s. advisors on the ground that looks a lot different from what the counterterrorism strikes in pakistan that became many people's vision of drone strikes was there wasn't in the ongoing conflict in the same way it was more of a targeted killing campaign of high profile al qaeda and taliban leaders although also in that campaign there was sort of a move towards broader getting wrapped up in an existing conflict the united states should absolutely do more oversight particularly congress on what the u.s. is doing and the costs of it strikes it is worth noting that in comparison to other combatant commands or other campaigns such as a covert one in pakistan africa has been extremely forthcoming with casualty as suspects after eve
u.s. military acknowledges that strikes under the trumpet ministration have tripled and that hundreds of fighters have been killed maintains that there have been zero civilian casualties david stern of the new america think tank says u.s. drone strikes in somalia pits be less targeted than elsewhere. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways an air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s....
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he runs the arabia foundation, a pro-saudi think tank. >> u.s.e believes that jamal khashoggi was murdered on the instructions of the crown prince. that an elite team of people very close to the crown prince went to istanbul with the purpose of doing him harm. what do you say to that? >> look, had you wanted to kill jamal, there were so many cheaper and easier ways to do it. he was very much a friend of the royal family. he was an insider. he was a prominent person, he was a prominent player. everyone has their friends and enemies. the crown prince has denied it. and there simply isn't a piece of evidence. >> senator lindsey graham says there is a smoking gun, it's just a smoking bone saw, not a gun. "the washington post" editorial page puts it very simply. if this was meant to be an interrogation that went rogue, why would you bring a bone saw to an interrogation? >> well, first of all, nobody has shown us that bone saw. >> how was he dismembered? >> again, not to get gruesome, but i saw an interview on television with a doctor that said any saw
he runs the arabia foundation, a pro-saudi think tank. >> u.s.e believes that jamal khashoggi was murdered on the instructions of the crown prince. that an elite team of people very close to the crown prince went to istanbul with the purpose of doing him harm. what do you say to that? >> look, had you wanted to kill jamal, there were so many cheaper and easier ways to do it. he was very much a friend of the royal family. he was an insider. he was a prominent person, he was a...
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he runs the arabia foundation, a pro-saudi think tank. >> u.s.believes that jamal khashoggi was murdered on the instructions of the crown prince. that an elite team of people very close to the crown prince went to istanbul with the purpose of doing him harm. what do you say to that? >> look, had you wanted to kill jamal, there were so many cheaper and easier ways to do it. he was very much a friend of the royal family. he was an insider. he was a prominent person, he was a prominent player. everyone has their friends and enemies. the crown prince has denied it. and there simply isn't a piece of evidence. >> senator lindsey graham says there is a smoking gun, it's just a smoking bone saw, not a gun. the war post editorial page puts it very simply. if this was meant to be an interrogation that went rogue, why would you bring a bone saw to an interrogation? >> well, first of all, nobody has shown us that bone saw. >> how was he dismember the? >> again, not to get gruesome, but i saw an interview on television with a doctor that said any saw could di
he runs the arabia foundation, a pro-saudi think tank. >> u.s.believes that jamal khashoggi was murdered on the instructions of the crown prince. that an elite team of people very close to the crown prince went to istanbul with the purpose of doing him harm. what do you say to that? >> look, had you wanted to kill jamal, there were so many cheaper and easier ways to do it. he was very much a friend of the royal family. he was an insider. he was a prominent person, he was a prominent...
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u.s. president. work on dismantling the so hey facility began last year but two american think tanks and media in they bring south korea say there's evidence of reconstruction the u.s. as warned the north that it faces fresh sanctions if. fails to take steps. to do think denuclearize. for more now let's cross over to seoul south korea we're joined by reuters correspondent josh smith u.s. and south korea at alyssa been studying satellite imagery they think they see new building work being done on a missile site in north korea what are they claim it shows what they say it shows is that at the end of february. to early march right in the run up to trump and kim's latest summit the north koreans apparently started to reverse some of the dismantling be done at this so a satellite testing site last year's had reportedly promised both trump as well as south korean president mugabe and that you would dismantle this test site i mean there had been some signs observed it become that process now these reports say that that process appears to be being reversed with the north koreans not only having stopped any di
u.s. president. work on dismantling the so hey facility began last year but two american think tanks and media in they bring south korea say there's evidence of reconstruction the u.s. as warned the north that it faces fresh sanctions if. fails to take steps. to do think denuclearize. for more now let's cross over to seoul south korea we're joined by reuters correspondent josh smith u.s. and south korea at alyssa been studying satellite imagery they think they see new building work being done...
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civilian casualty or injury well david mina's a senior policy analyst at the new america think tank he says u.s. drone strikes in somalia appear to be less targeted than in other campaigns. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways an air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s. advisors on the ground level it's a lot different from what the counterterrorism strikes in pakistan that became many people's vision of drone strikes was there wasn't in the ongoing conflict in the same way it was more of a targeted killing campaign of high profile al qaeda and taliban leaders although also in that campaign there was sort of a move towards broader getting wrapped up in an existing conflict the united states should absolutely do more oversight particularly congress on what the u.s. is doing and the costs of its strikes it is worth noting that in comparison to other combatant commands or other campaigns such as a covert one in pakistan africa has been extremely forthcoming with casualty as suspects aft
civilian casualty or injury well david mina's a senior policy analyst at the new america think tank he says u.s. drone strikes in somalia appear to be less targeted than in other campaigns. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways an air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s. advisors on the ground level it's a lot different from what the counterterrorism strikes in pakistan that became...
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any civilian casualty or injury and david stern is a senior policy analyst at the think tank new america and he says u.s. drone strikes in somalia appear to be targeted less the civically that in other campaigns. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways a air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s. advisors on the ground level it's a lot different from what the counterterrorism strikes in pakistan that became many people's vision of drone strikes was where wasn't in the ongoing conflict in the same way it was more of a targeted killing campaign of high profile al-qaeda and taliban leaders although also in that campaign there was sort of a move towards broader getting wrapped up in an existing conflict the united states should absolutely do more oversight particularly congress on what the u.s. is doing and the costs of its strikes it is worth noting that in comparison to other combatant commands or other campaigns such as a covert one in pakistan africa has been extremely forthcoming with casualty as
any civilian casualty or injury and david stern is a senior policy analyst at the think tank new america and he says u.s. drone strikes in somalia appear to be targeted less the civically that in other campaigns. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways a air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s. advisors on the ground level it's a lot different from what the counterterrorism strikes in...
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they have been civilian casualties well david stern is a senior policy analyst at think tank new america and he says that u.s. drone strikes in somalia appear to be targeted less specifically than in other campaigns. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s. advisors on the ground level it's a lot different from what the counterterrorism strikes in pakistan that became many people's vision of drone strikes was there wasn't in the ongoing conflict in the same way it was more of a targeted killing campaign of high profile al qaeda and taliban leaders although also in that campaign there was sort of a move towards broader getting wrapped up in an existing conflict the united states should absolutely do more oversight particularly congress on what the u.s. is doing and the costs of it strikes it is worth noting in comparison to other combatant commands or other campaigns such as a covert one in pakistan africa has been extremely forthcoming with casualty as suspects
they have been civilian casualties well david stern is a senior policy analyst at think tank new america and he says that u.s. drone strikes in somalia appear to be targeted less specifically than in other campaigns. so one thing that is critical regarding the counter-terrorism campaign in somalia is that it's become in many ways air campaign in support of somali forces and in defense of a number of u.s. advisors on the ground level it's a lot different from what the counterterrorism strikes in...
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u.s. government, diplomatic corps, think tank and policy community and media. thank you for joining us. as i mentioned a moment ago, the revolution of iran turns 40 today. an event that many iranians either inside iran or out are likely limiting. hasn't really been 40 years exclaimed my mother this past weekend who, through some coincidence, was born two decades before the revolution but also on february 11th. that is the 22nd on the persian calendar. yes, it has been 40 years. what have we seen from dissonance. dissonance between what the iranian people were promised and the current reality in which they find themselves. was it like this 40 years ago? as the army declared neutrality and is the revolutionary forces declared victory? for the past 40 years, the iranian state has been defined and explained in contrast. the prevailing norms of the world's system, which it rejects. so, what are the forces that turned iran into such a revolutionary regime? worded the current cadre of leaders come from and what convictions did they covet, carry and conceal? what was the state of society then c
u.s. government, diplomatic corps, think tank and policy community and media. thank you for joining us. as i mentioned a moment ago, the revolution of iran turns 40 today. an event that many iranians either inside iran or out are likely limiting. hasn't really been 40 years exclaimed my mother this past weekend who, through some coincidence, was born two decades before the revolution but also on february 11th. that is the 22nd on the persian calendar. yes, it has been 40 years. what have we...
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tank. this is an m4 sherman built by the u.s. for world war ii. >> should we put to to use? >> i thinkould. >> they are at a tank range where they will film that munition in slow mo. >> we brought in some big guns for our big guns. this is frank from specialized imaging. >> we have a computer-controlled mirror. >> they don't have to try to follow that munition as it tries to get that truck. >> oh! >> you see the heat waves there? >> holy moly this is cool. >> they did hit something. >> went through the tire, the back tire. >> they also got a russian g20. that other munition was6 >> perfect aim. >> pretty cool. ♪ >>> mom's had a bit of a mix-up. >> she sat in the wrong chair. >> oh, no. >> how she's caught inin >> let's make this right now. >> hot sauce? >> so good. >>> open wide. ♪ >> i guess it's a good thing to have kids, when you're older and you start doing goofy old people things, they have your back, or they'll make fun of you. >> yeah. >> she sat in somebody else's chair. >> oh. no. >> amazing. >> that's 49-year-old sharon. in her car recording her mom, rose, who is 71 and has m
tank. this is an m4 sherman built by the u.s. for world war ii. >> should we put to to use? >> i thinkould. >> they are at a tank range where they will film that munition in slow mo. >> we brought in some big guns for our big guns. this is frank from specialized imaging. >> we have a computer-controlled mirror. >> they don't have to try to follow that munition as it tries to get that truck. >> oh! >> you see the heat waves there? >> holy...
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u.s. and americas program and chatham house think tank. good to have you from london. >> thank you, george. >> the white house is claiming victory and keep in mind we don't know what is in the report but the u.s. president at mar-a-lago, we understand it is victorious politically. is this a win for president trump saying no collusion and if it is a win, how significant of a win is it for him? >> i think right now the optics around this are being interpreted in that way. we know virtually nothing about what is actually in the report. i think the headline such as they have come out have been captured and they are being very much subjected to, these politics. but fact of the matter is until we have any sign of that report endetails of that report we don't know. so very difficult to draw any conclusions at all at this point. >> that is what we are doing. we are drawing conclusions. we are trying to kind of understand or get a sense of the mood around what we know so far. at this point, there are no new indictments. we know that for sure coming
u.s. and americas program and chatham house think tank. good to have you from london. >> thank you, george. >> the white house is claiming victory and keep in mind we don't know what is in the report but the u.s. president at mar-a-lago, we understand it is victorious politically. is this a win for president trump saying no collusion and if it is a win, how significant of a win is it for him? >> i think right now the optics around this are being interpreted in that way. we...
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u.s. and americas program at chatham house think tank and leslie, thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> the president indicated a victory is somewhat over the manafort sentencing regarding no collusion. but we all know now manafort was on trial for collusion. how in your opinion is the president handling the outcome of the manafort story? >> well, i mean i this i the manafort story is very interesting. the president's response is certainly revealing. i think there is this broader question also of the sentencing. that's what the public reaction and response has been to the length of the sentencing was fair or not and the perception the parameters were far shorter than the parameters recommended. >> many talking about light sentences handing down to a white chloroowe white collar, excuse me, crime. however, manafort will face another judge on different charges. he'll be sentenced again. so let's wait and see what happens there correct? >> it is wait and see. also the other thing is the concerns are about equity in the criminal justice system. but "the washington post" repor
u.s. and americas program at chatham house think tank and leslie, thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> the president indicated a victory is somewhat over the manafort sentencing regarding no collusion. but we all know now manafort was on trial for collusion. how in your opinion is the president handling the outcome of the manafort story? >> well, i mean i this i the manafort story is very interesting. the president's response is certainly revealing. i think...
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think the u.s. is like this big tank it takes awhile for it to get going, but then once it gets going, something external has to be pretty big to derail it if we hit a recession it's probably going to be self-inflicted either sentiment drops and affects consumption which is two-thirds of gdp. i don't necessarily think what's going to in china would be the reason >> how many rate cuts are economists or the markets pricing in for this year >> i don't have an official number we have a percentage of our cnbc fed survey respondents, of which joe is one of them and i believe it's 15% of the 43 we surveyed in the last survey said that they expect a cut this year jumping to 35% in 2020 i will say it is fascinating to think about how the parameters of discussion has shifted. as far as i know, joe was the only wild man a couple weeks ago. most people were like, is it going to be zero cuts or one cut? and now -- >> or a few hikes. >> now joe is in the middle kind of we got another guy that thinks three rate cuts over the next 14 months >> he may end up on the fed board if he keeps up that kind of talk. >> that woul
think the u.s. is like this big tank it takes awhile for it to get going, but then once it gets going, something external has to be pretty big to derail it if we hit a recession it's probably going to be self-inflicted either sentiment drops and affects consumption which is two-thirds of gdp. i don't necessarily think what's going to in china would be the reason >> how many rate cuts are economists or the markets pricing in for this year >> i don't have an official number we have a...
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u.s. between 2009 and 2018. right wing extremists were responsible for 73%, 73.3% of those deaths. left wing extremists were responsible for 3.2%. 3.2%. non-partisan think tank, new america, has a breakdown of deadly attacks in the u.s. by ideology. this is post 9/11 after 2017. charlottesville attack. 68 people were by far right groups and 8 by left wing groups or black separatists. that means using their analysis for every eight deadly a 25 lyl carried out by right wing extremists there was one attack carried out by left wing extremists. white nationalists are increasingly the face of terrorism. hold on, let me read this one more fact for you. this is from the adl. the extremist related murders in 2018 were overwhelmingly linked to right wing extremists. every one of the perpetrators had ties to at least one right wing extremist movement. every one in 2018. every one of them. christopher paul hassan, a self-proclaimed white nationalist arrested last month after the fbi uncovered his plans for a wyatt spread attack on elected officials and tv anchors, including me. sayak whose former boss called him a white supremacist and is expected to plead guilty to cha
u.s. between 2009 and 2018. right wing extremists were responsible for 73%, 73.3% of those deaths. left wing extremists were responsible for 3.2%. 3.2%. non-partisan think tank, new america, has a breakdown of deadly attacks in the u.s. by ideology. this is post 9/11 after 2017. charlottesville attack. 68 people were by far right groups and 8 by left wing groups or black separatists. that means using their analysis for every eight deadly a 25 lyl carried out by right wing extremists there was...
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u.s. do anything about that? we've talked a great deal on this program about confucious centers these institutes which call themselves think tanknter that is sucking up u.s. intelligence. how worried are you about these? >> very worried. this is an effort by china to influence opinion in america that makes the election hacking we've been talking about by russia. look, as one senior u.s. official intelligence called it, the jv effort. what china's doing what vice president pence explained some months back in a very important speech about these efforts, really, is far greater in magnitude than any other foreign effort we've seen in history to influence american opinion, and it's not just confined to the united states. they're doing it in australia, other countries, close friends of ours so this really goes to the core of how you maintain a free and open society in this country when other countries are trying to influence it the way that china has. it goes well beyond just election hacking, although we certainly have been concerned about china doing that as well. maria: john can you give us an update on syria? i want to switch gea
u.s. do anything about that? we've talked a great deal on this program about confucious centers these institutes which call themselves think tanknter that is sucking up u.s. intelligence. how worried are you about these? >> very worried. this is an effort by china to influence opinion in america that makes the election hacking we've been talking about by russia. look, as one senior u.s. official intelligence called it, the jv effort. what china's doing what vice president pence explained...
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u.s. air raids in somalia have steadily increased since trump came to office and authorized the use of targeted strikes against suspected al-shabab militants. according to the think tank new amamerica, at least 252 people have been killed in around two dozen u.s. airstrikes in somalia so far this year. the airstrikes could amount to violations of international humanitarian law and even constitute war crimes, according to amnesty international. at least 10 mimigrants traveling by boat died tuesday after their vessel sank off the libyan coast. at least one baby was among the dead according to libyan offificials. 17 peoeople were resescued.. the e migrants came from variois nations, including sudan and bangladesh. this is one of the survivors of the shipwreck. offe arrived in the middle the water. the e captain said we can't continue. the waves hit us. two children died. newborn babies. my leg broke. girls with broken legs, pregnant women were stuck in the water. amy: israeli forces shot and killed a palestinian man they suspected of carrying out an attack in the occupied west bank on sunday, which resulted in the killing of an israeli soldier and a rabbi. in a s separat
u.s. air raids in somalia have steadily increased since trump came to office and authorized the use of targeted strikes against suspected al-shabab militants. according to the think tank new amamerica, at least 252 people have been killed in around two dozen u.s. airstrikes in somalia so far this year. the airstrikes could amount to violations of international humanitarian law and even constitute war crimes, according to amnesty international. at least 10 mimigrants traveling by boat died...
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u.s. government official and two think tanks are weighing in.g about the rocket launch pad missile engine test site a very important facility near the chinese border in north korea. it has been used for satellite launches once when we were there in north korea as well as test of icbm engines used in missiles capable of hitting continental united states. it was dismantled after the first kim-trump summit in singapore. he offered to take the whole thing with international experts present if the u.s. delivered with sanctions relief. now it appears, according to the new reports, there is some rebuilding activity at the site which probably happened just before the hanoi summit. according to one analyst, either they were doing something to have someone tear it down if hanoi worked or get ready for another launch if hanoi failed, which it did. national security advisor john bolton repeated and amplified the tough line coming from the trump administration late yesterday on fox business channel. take a listen. >> if they are not willing to do it, then i
u.s. government official and two think tanks are weighing in.g about the rocket launch pad missile engine test site a very important facility near the chinese border in north korea. it has been used for satellite launches once when we were there in north korea as well as test of icbm engines used in missiles capable of hitting continental united states. it was dismantled after the first kim-trump summit in singapore. he offered to take the whole thing with international experts present if the...
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u.s. and other european governments they're concerned that the project lacks transparency and favors chinese firms. i'm now joined by me in paris he's an expert on china relations and works for an italian think tank mr kasuri me you wrote a paper entitled rome beijing changing the game how does this new memorandum change the game. the change in the game it means that the memorandum for the first. language is. in principle including clear reference to the east and clinic dee dee published in denver for the first time we had. more you in the second generation a memorandum which is fitted for she said that the nations that's the game changer china has accepted to sign to cities and other to the e.u. and the us are not happy about the deal why is that. they're not happy about the morongo in itself they say to you not their language with using sound about their method that italian government has been below and there has been no consultation no clear information whatsoever about what the government wanted to do with china with the traditional and very distinct. and that's why the united states and european union are rightly concerned. government has done what does italy get out of it. to obtain both ec
u.s. and other european governments they're concerned that the project lacks transparency and favors chinese firms. i'm now joined by me in paris he's an expert on china relations and works for an italian think tank mr kasuri me you wrote a paper entitled rome beijing changing the game how does this new memorandum change the game. the change in the game it means that the memorandum for the first. language is. in principle including clear reference to the east and clinic dee dee published in...
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south korea's news agency and two american think tanks say part of the site has been restored recently. the facility has been dormant since last year. the u.sstate department did not immediately comment. last week's nuclear summit in vietnam came to an abrupt end with no deal being reached. >>> a teenager who defied his mother by getting vaccinated took his argument to capitol hill. ethan lindenberger testified before congress about the importance of vaccines, and it comes at a time when lawmakers are working to stop outbreaks of preventable diseases that seem to be sweeping the nation. dr. tara narula reports. >> reporter: sitting along prominent health professionals was an unlikely witness. >> my mother would turn to anti-vaccine groups on line and on social media -- >> reporter: ohio high school senior ethan lindenberger testified about his fight with his own mother to get vaccinated. >> for my mother, her love, affection, and care as a parent was used to push an agenda to create a false distress -- >> reporter: we first met lindenberger last month when he told us his mother refused to vaccinate him and his siblings because of fears abou
south korea's news agency and two american think tanks say part of the site has been restored recently. the facility has been dormant since last year. the u.sstate department did not immediately comment. last week's nuclear summit in vietnam came to an abrupt end with no deal being reached. >>> a teenager who defied his mother by getting vaccinated took his argument to capitol hill. ethan lindenberger testified before congress about the importance of vaccines, and it comes at a time...
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u.s. to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant an extradition request on this main longo. as for the international crisis group think tank he works for full time city has not been allowed to see a lawyer or denied he's a spy or partook in any activities that threaten to china's security there appears little chance of the situation deescalating anytime soon meng is fighting to avoid extradition to the u.s. where she could face more than twenty years in prison if convicted her next court appearance in canada is on wednesday but the appeals process is long and complicated and could last months or even years gabriels on dough al-jazeera new york former and this chairman carlos ghosn has been granted bail by its hokey o. court has been in jail since his arrest the november on charges a financial misconducts which he denies bail was set at a billion yen that's close to nine million dollars and he's been ordered not to leave japan. algerians are continuing to hold the anti-government protests with students boycotting classes and holding demonstrations they're angry about president. for a fifth term even though he has promised t
u.s. to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant an extradition request on this main longo. as for the international crisis group think tank he works for full time city has not been allowed to see a lawyer or denied he's a spy or partook in any activities that threaten to china's security there appears little chance of the situation deescalating anytime soon meng is fighting to avoid extradition to the u.s. where she could face more than twenty years in prison if convicted her next court...
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u.s. to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant an extradition request on this main longo. as for the international crisis group's think tank he works for a full time city has not been allowed to see a lawyer or denied he's a spy or partook in any activities that threaten to china's security there appears little chance of the situation deescalating anytime soon meng is fighting to avoid extradition to the u.s. where she could face more than twenty years in prison if convicted her next court appearance in canada is on wednesday but the appeals process is long and complicated and could last months or even years gabriels on doe. new york a second member of canada's cabinet meanwhile has resigned as prime minister just that's where the effects is a deepening political crisis budget minister jade philpott says she's lost confidence in how the government dealt with the corruption inquiry her departure comes just days after the resignation of justice minister jody wilson raybold last week she testified she was pressured by government officials to help a major construction firm avoid a corruption trial. algerians are continuing to
u.s. to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant an extradition request on this main longo. as for the international crisis group's think tank he works for a full time city has not been allowed to see a lawyer or denied he's a spy or partook in any activities that threaten to china's security there appears little chance of the situation deescalating anytime soon meng is fighting to avoid extradition to the u.s. where she could face more than twenty years in prison if convicted her next court...
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u.s. to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant an extradition request on this main longo. as for covering the international crisis group to think tank he works for a full time city has not been allowed to see lawyers of foreign denied he's a spy or partook in any activities that threaten to china's security there appears little chance of the situation deescalating any time soon meng is fighting to avoid extradition to the u.s. where she could face more than twenty years in prison if convicted her next court appearance in canada is on wednesday but the appeals process is long and complicated and could last months or even years gabriel zonda. new york and china's annual event to showcase the strength of the country bought the news coming out of the national people's congress is not as strong as china's words would like the world's second largest economy is expected to post its lowest growth in almost three decades as it struggles with debts and a trade war with the united states and its premier league expects the economy to grow by six to six point five percent this year strong by international standards but not by china's plans to cu
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u.s. to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant an extradition request on this main longo. as for coverage of the international crisis group think tank he works for full time city has not been allowed to see a lawyer or denied he's a spy or partook in any activities that threatened to china's security there appears little chance of the situation deescalating anytime soon meng is fighting to avoid extradition to the u.s. where she could face more than twenty years in prison if convicted her next court appearance in canada is on wednesday but the appeals process is long and complicated and could last months or even years gabriels andro al-jazeera new york algeria student demonstrators are back on the streets to vent their anger at the government they're protesting against president which affixes decision to ban the full of from. it's the same signs of compromising promising not to serve the full term in iowa if elected has been how to the more than twenty years. as a legal posse sausage out as a northern separatist movement but its support is extended to the south the leader of the posse also known as levy became an m.p. in the souther
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facebook partnered with the atlantic counsel, the nato think tank here in washington funded by the u.s. government, by the euro european union, by saudi arabia, partners with them to supposedly identify pages that should be taken down. and they took down lots of pages that were perfectly legitimate, including, as i mentioned, pages of journalists and media organizations. but facebook's reply to us about this extensive covert israeli influence campaign on their platform, or pro-israel influence campaign on their platform was, this violates none of our rules. those pages are still operating. there's a lot more in this film in reference to the benjamins, let's say. it shows -- it reveals, again -- some of this is known, but it's different to actually see people talking about how it's done. fund-raisers for political candidates where hundreds of thousands of dollars can be raised in a single night without anything being put on paper. you have one of the people involved in this fund-raising saying, we don't even send out invitations. there's nothing -- these fund-raise fund-raisers, people
facebook partnered with the atlantic counsel, the nato think tank here in washington funded by the u.s. government, by the euro european union, by saudi arabia, partners with them to supposedly identify pages that should be taken down. and they took down lots of pages that were perfectly legitimate, including, as i mentioned, pages of journalists and media organizations. but facebook's reply to us about this extensive covert israeli influence campaign on their platform, or pro-israel influence...
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think tank. he resigned three months ago as defense secretary, after many confli he's a former u.s. marine general, had been working as a national security specialist at the huber hoover institution when the president nominated him in 2016 to hit the pentagon. he is set to start may 1 at as international security policy. >>> it'll take at least two more days for a huge fire in houston texas at a petrochemical storage plant to burn these are live pictures we are looking at. it started sunday after a chemical leak from a storage tank ignited flames spread to other tanks that contained several chemicals. so far, no injuries are reported. the cause of the leak is still under investigation. >>> and in south florida, spring break fans are keeping law enforcement very busy. the mayor of miami beach called this year's spring break, and embarrassing disaster for the city. police officers have been using infrared technology to keep an eye on the beaches at night, the red light out there, that's people on the sand, after dark, there have been a lot of fights on the beach, to college football p
think tank. he resigned three months ago as defense secretary, after many confli he's a former u.s. marine general, had been working as a national security specialist at the huber hoover institution when the president nominated him in 2016 to hit the pentagon. he is set to start may 1 at as international security policy. >>> it'll take at least two more days for a huge fire in houston texas at a petrochemical storage plant to burn these are live pictures we are looking at. it started...
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u.s. has warned that violence could destabilize the whole region. let's take a closer look at the unrest there been more than two hundred attacks since twenty sixteen the think tank the international crisis group says security began to deteriorate two years earlier when longtime president blaise com pora was forced from office after twenty seven years the current president rushed to war or declared a state of emergency in fourteen out of forty five provinces at the end of last year it followed an attack that killed at least ten soldiers near the border with mali the government resigned in january and a new prime minister was appointed the united nations estimates that one point two million people desperately need aid well let's start our discussion by speaking to one of the most important people in why good dugu and that's the head of the u.n. office the u.n. resident coordinator metsi. met see can i start by asking you what the situation is like there now in the country the political situation the security situation and the humanitarian situation it's bad isn't it. well thank you james listen as i'm speaking to you the country is experiencing an unprecedented in
u.s. has warned that violence could destabilize the whole region. let's take a closer look at the unrest there been more than two hundred attacks since twenty sixteen the think tank the international crisis group says security began to deteriorate two years earlier when longtime president blaise com pora was forced from office after twenty seven years the current president rushed to war or declared a state of emergency in fourteen out of forty five provinces at the end of last year it followed...