A Domestic Surveillance Program could be back on the state side the Trump Administration is calling on lawmakers to permanently reauthorize the National Security agency to use it the request was made in a letter sent to congress on thursday signed by the now former National Intelligence director dan coats additionally his appeal also revealed that the controversial Call Detail Records Program had actually been suspended after collecting more information than was legally allowed the spying program falls under a section of the usa freedom act which is set to expire this coming december and reports the Trump White House is speaking up about a high profile n. S. A. Program that allows the recording of americans phone calls and personal messages dan coats the outgoing director of National Intelligence is urging congress to reauthorize the law before it expires at the end of the year now dan coats has confirmed that the n. S. A. Has put the program on hold our. Ever he says its necessary to have the ability to get the Program Going again if needed as Technology Changes our adversaries trade craft and communications habits will continue to evolve and adapt in light of these dynamic environment the administration supports reauthorization of this provision as well a coalition of privacy and Civil Liberties advocates sent a letter of their own to the u. S. House Judiciary Committee and said of renewing the program they called for meaningful surveillance reform the governments implementation of the program further demonstrates both the privacy threats posed by the program and its lack of efficacy it is highly concerning that it took almost 3 years to detect the fact that the n. S. A. Was collecting records even beyond the broad authorization provided under the program the n. S. A. Should not be permitted to resume this program now the freedom act gives the n. S. A. The ability to build a network with the Telecommunications Companies to record the phone calls and personal messages not just of the suspects but of anyone that they are in contact with. And voted to allow it to proceed for debate i will vote against that it is better than the usa patriot act but it doesnt go forward off in my mind in protecting all Civil Liberties we find that were spending resources for no benefit in terms of Public Safety and a real cost in terms of freedom and liberty and this is why i voted against the freedom act when they said it would fix the problems inherent. The patriot act just stop spying on innocent americans instead of trying to make it legal. When the freedom act came down it was a way to try to ease americans and say you know were going to make sure we work out the kinks but i think americans know better than that because and thats what dan coats is saying here is that anything the n. S. A. And sometimes the n. S. A. Just gets surveillance information thats just hundreds of pages of nothing and theyve actually come out saying that it doesnt really help resolve or solve any terrorism or investigate terrorism activities so because of this so now they can send out or they can decimate that disseminate that information out to the cia to other players to the f. B. I. And to people who might not have the knowledge of who really is a threat which is going to put a lot of americans at risk certainly these privacy violations so yes youre allowed to surveil youre allowed to keep your country safe from terrorism from these kinds of acts but at the rate that it infringes on the privacy rights of people who have absolutely no known ties to terrorism thats where it gets a little bit tricky. The u. S. Justice Department Says shoot a warrant calling for the seizure of an iranian oil supertanker released by gibraltar on thursday the document says that the ship the oil its carrying a nearly 1000000. 00 in cash is subject to forfeiture for violating u. S. Sanctions on iran the war and also cites Bank Fraud Money Laundering and terrorism related statutes and alleges additionally that irans revolutionary guards on lawfully attempted to make use of the United StatesFinancial System to support this its shipments of oil to syria earlier irans top diplomat sharply criticized the u. S. For attempting to block thursdays release of the ship which was 1st seized by British Royal marines off the coast of people to last month. Having field to accomplish its objectives through its economic terrorism including depriving Cancer Patients of medicine the us attempted to abuse the legal system to steal or property on the high seas this piracy attempt is indicative of trumpet ministrations contempt for the law. Having performed small maneuvers on friday the vessel remains. Stationed in as waters as the captain reportedly no longer wants to keep command of the ship gibraltars chief minister says the detention was lifted after the british overseas territory received a formal written assurances from iran that it would not ship all to syria in violation of a huge sanctions. The grace one is therefore now released from detention under the sanctions act by operational law on the 30th of august i received assurances from the republic of iran that if released the destination of the grace one would not be an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions i welcome that assurance of the iranian authorities deny that the grace one was ever shipping all to syria in breach of e. U. Sanctions 2 weeks after the vessel was impounded though iran seized a british flag tanker in the strait of hormuz claiming that it had violated International Law the us then later announced its intention to create a Naval Coalition to combat so named iranian aggression in the straight middle east analyst cover after c. R. B. Thinks the United States may have overplayed its hand with its british ally. Very skeptical that the u. K. And gibraltar officials will heed the call by the u. S. Car meant to continuing pounding the tank here and you know despite the legal fire thought it is a safe bet that given the fact that iran is also holding a british tank this is part of a quid pro quo whereby the release of the iranian tank will be followed shortly immediate future by the release of the british tank held by iran we know that. Garmin and their boys john saw that as well as those in gibraltar are. You know annoyed by this lingering crisis and they want to wash their hands off of it and the u. S. Is trying every trick in the book to linger this crisis and to keep you as part of this so called time. Escort for the oil tankers passes through the strait of hormuz and they will says worries that once this crisis between iran and the u. K. Is resolved then the u. K. Will pull out and yours will be a coalition 1. 9 year old german girl has been told by a bird in court that she can join the countrys most prestigious boys choir breaking down the case and the debate is triggered saskia taylor. Nobody likes rejection and no one wants to hear that not good enough but it seems for one family in germany no just isnt option picture a 9 Year Old Girl who just wanted to sing her mother says shes got the voice of an angel and that the best place in the city for her training is the bilin state and cathedral choir set up in the 15th century its one of the oldest and most renowned choirs in the country and its pretty much just got 2 rules you have to be over 5 to addition check and youve got to be a male ha undeterred though the god apply twice and was rejected both times but try try try again that time lucky she got called back for an all dition before the door was once again slammed in her face but the choir is adamant agendas got nothing to do with the acoustic pattern of a choir is part of its artistic freedom the rejection was not predominantly about her gender and she would have been successful had her voice matched the desired sound characteristics of a boys choir out unsurprisingly of the decision struck a wrong chord with the girls mother who is now taking the choir to court over gender inequality she says shes got a letter from the dean of belinda unify us to the arts which the choir is affiliated to and which its written that aggarwal never sing in a boys choir also argue that as an institution receiving state funds rejecting female singers contravenes germanys gender Discrimination Laws now many have weighed in on the side of the choir saying that mixing it would bring an end to its traditional sound nobody has said girls can sing as well but the tumble is different and judging that should be left to the musicians and musicologists anyone who wants to misunderstood gender equality here is a cultural essence this standoff between gender equality and autistic freedom isnt exactly new Music Professionals and academics alike have been debating the. Anatomical differences of boys and girls voices for years saying the former has a purity of the latin just cant attain and just last year the famous british soprano signal Leslie Garrett called out all boys choirs for being stuck in the past backward looking traditionalist argue that there is an exclusive purity in the boys voice but i think thats just nonsense its an excuse to hang on male privilege and perpetuate a dominant male gender stereotype and male power but not ready to dump the carrot secure in his choir rolled out a very diplomatic arent we recognise different tasks to contribute in the tower female singers make to the choral scene here at cambridge were especially proud to follow mixed voice choir kings voices which was formed 20 years ago precisely to give women students the opportunity to sing choral music in the chapel we all know parents will do anything for that children but trying to shake up an institution that hasnt changed over half a millennia now but dedication. U. S. Congresswoman who said she was planning to visit her grandmother in the west bank has stated that she will no longer be making the trip thats despite israel granting rashida telling of a visa on humanitarian grounds overturning an earlier decision to deny her entry the Democratic Party representative whose declared repeated support for the controversial boycott israel do this to say about a fight for palestinian right. But never mind only theyre talking about 17. Normal little or no need to. Worry. Israels original decision to ban rashida to leave as well as representative no mob came shortly after President Trump tweeted that the parachute not be given entry israel that reiterated that foreigners who publicly call for a boycott of the country will be stopped from coming in and the governments treatment of the 2 american muslim nor makers though has provoked reaction in washington. Israel doesnt advance its case as a toller in democracy or and they vary in a u. S. Ally by barring elected members of congress from a visit in because of their political views i strongly condemn this decision by the Israeli Government which undermines the ability for our 2 allied countries to have the frank open and it times difficult discussions that we must have in order to ensure israel remains secure and democratic nation israels are now love and treaty congresswoman and omar is beneath the dignity of the great state of israel was worth noting that critics of israel can also face penalties within the United States itself the anti boycott act which was passed 2 years ago allows states to cut ties with contractors who support sanctions against the country it was designed to combat the b. D. s of the boycott divestment and sanctions group which targets israel over its building of settlements in the palestinian territories and critics of that legislation though argued that it violates the u. S. Constitution which states that political boycotts are protected by the 1st amendment we call for thoughts of you go politician. I think it is a double standard but actually what is interesting about this is that the fact that there is sort of this retaliation is hunnish meant for individuals businesses that are joining the boycott. Buying. Every american were allowed or in any or all or all politically with issues that i think you. Really also elements in our own us that. Although its not. Hong kong now where the 11th consecutive weekend of demonstrations is taking place and police and protesters faced off earlier in one of the citys busiest shopping districts rallies were held both in support and in opposition to the authorities of the chinese semi autonomous territory the months of the prodemocracy protests originally called for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill but theyve since adopted a much broader set of demands that include the resignation of hong kong leader kerry lamb democratic elections and an inquiry into alleged Police Brutality concerns are growing though that the Ongoing Campaign is putting the citys of special status in jeopardy risking intervention from china. Meanwhile the lead actress in disneys upcoming remake of the movie is facing a backlash for her style and some hong kong protests. I also support the Hong Kong Police you can attack me now what is shame for hong kong. I was happy when decent studios in now say theyre making a new molon movie she was my childhood hero it is disappointing to see the actress who plays her does not empathize with the protesters in hong kong theyre fighting for their homeland like milan. Disappointed at wall dismay kompany for selecting and leading actress that supports Police Brutality and corruption and she completely destroyed good image definitely will not seen one live next movie. Called how telling death you have to be to support Police Brutality when you just from the currents are supposed to stand against oppression is rule for pound sand. Hong kong and china are my birthplace and my home i love my country and my home. I really hope that hong kong returns to peace soon. Here we have someone who is standing up for herself you know shes a chinese american and i think she probably knows a lot more about what is happening over there in hong kong then most of us do here in the u. S. Or really other places like europe and shes taking a stance to support war for snit i think its very important that we take notice of that these are not peaceful protests these are not people that are having a positive message to get an answer to what they want theyre using violence theyre using force and shes saying you know what about close to that. And i support the Law Enforcement thats going ahead in trying to restore peace so i think that shes a good illustration really of the character shes playing that character will why this is really something she should be celebrated for not criticized for here without the international the worlds Biggest Telecom equipment maker is being accused of helping african nations spy on apartments were going to take you through that among other stories after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. Welcome back u. S. Democratic president ial hopeful but he sound this has been forced to clarify comments he made about the Washington Post on monday the vermont senator who was accused of peddling conspiracy theories by suggesting that the papers editorial position reflects the interests of its odor the billionaire amazon founder jeff bezos before you jump into this is on the phone call youre watching what you do absolutely. Doesnt work what i think is in media in general there is a framework you go through for the Washington Post office on c. N. N. For its. Anybody you know how much amazon hated. 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And so after allegations were published in the wall street journal the newspaper alleges that while by technicians in at least 2 cases personally helped african governments snoop on their political opponents uganda zambia allegedly enlisted the companys assistance for wiretapping conversations cracking through encrypted communications and conducting surveillance while they denied the accusations claiming its never engaged in hacking activities is part of an interview given to r. T. On the issue we refute it quite vociferously again it just feels like its one of those stories that come up now and again go to completely verify it it sounds like even other companies that have been cited in terms of involvement have made it very clear they dont even have contracts in. One of the countries involved so it looks like the story is unfortunately really just fake knees and we have to suffer with the you know what ways can only the worlds 2nd largest producer of small phones and has been in the spotlight spotlight in recent months over its large scale investment in developing 5 g. Mobile technology in may the u. S. Put restrictions on the company citing National Security concerns after washington accused of spying on governments for beijing which while i also vehemently denies strategy Vice PresidentAndrew Williamson again told us security is a top priority. Its a private Company Owned by its employees as i say theres about 100000. 00 shareholders and to me as someone thats come to this company i think its extraordinary the benefits of running an organization like that because people dont necessarily just pick up their paycheck at the end of the week of the end of the month they have a real vested interest in the commercial success you really have to check everything assume nothing. And trust almost nobody and thats thats a process in the system that we stick to and work with many of our partners around the world on that basis. 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