That the author of that means to iraq. To talk on the new scrutiny as reports emerge that u. S. Or dorothys are investigating the wildly popular chinese and video sharing out over National Security concerns. A very warm welcome to you youre watching r. T. International with minichiello and our top story this hour a u. S. Military convoy has come under fire from turkish bank fighters near the town of tom to tell tom are in northeastern syria the pentagon Officials Say their patrol was not hit and that no american soldiers were harmed but have given no further details well the attack comes as u. S. Troops resume positions in areas of the region that they are there that they have withdrawn from last month that president transcom on the head of a turkish offensive is the 2nd time that militants fighting for the Syrian National army have targeted American Forces in greece and weeks washingtons avoid to syria also claims the s. N. A. Which has its roots in the Free Syrian Army committed war crimes during ankaras operation against Kurdish Forces in northern syria. Turkish supported. Opposition Opposition Forces who are under general turkish command in at least one instance did carry out a walk crime and we have reached out to turkey to demand an explanation turkey has promised to investigate the claims against its syrian allies is worth noting that some of the groups under the asean a force now accused of war crimes were previously supported and armed by washington kellam open explains. The Free Syrian ArmyAmerican Media and politicians told of glorious Freedom Fighters picking up a gun for democracy and human rights and the usa wasnt afraid to show its support the United States has been one of the biggest supporters whether its politically whether its financially in a range of manners of the moderate opposition including the freestream our syrian army the administration is staking its efforts in syria on the Free Syrian Army aid and assistance that were going to give to the Free Syrian Army is used to advance the cause against guys will watch the transformation of the Free Syrian Army as well early on have they gotten more quickly better or is it just me well guess what forces fighting under the f s as latest incarnation are now attacking the United States as part of the de confliction Exchange Information has been received from the u. S. Side to that on 3rd november a convoy of american servicemen was fired upon from the territory controlled by the pro turkish Syrian National army so how did this happen i was a group go from being worthy of u. S. Support weapons and training to being terrorists to attack america as well lets review the process of the f s as evolution as the syrian conflict escalated they were presented as a soft force to counter the quote brutal regime of Bashar Al Assad western journalist even visited them they are former syrian soldiers they say they refused orders to fire on their own countrymen a few months alongside to take up arms against the assad regime there are pretty gnarly bunch for a soft force but who pays attention to these details western media fell in love with them and their commander solemn interest even got a surprise visit from john mccain the u. S. Senator slipped across syrias borders so he could meet with Americas Dream Team fighting against the Syrian Government and sense then solemn even appeared on major to. The networks in the United States i spoke with general salim idriss just moments ago hes head of the Free Syrian Army i spoke earlier today to rebel leader general salim he connected with us via skype from inside syria egypt spoke to state Department CorrespondentMargaret Brennan in turkey and 2014 the pentagon splurge 500000000. 00 on Syrian Opposition groups to the now infamous train and equip program the goal was pretty glorious 5000. 00 soldiers a year for the following 3 years however at the end of the day the mathematical calculations ended up with a pretty big margin of error its a small number. The ones that are in the fight. Is is were talking 445 the overall goal is to make sure that we have enough mass to be able to get work done on the ground a lot of the weapons and money spent and it up in the hands of terrorist groups like i still or the al nasra front fine use of u. S. Taxpayers money and since then the u. S. Trained fighting force seems to have almost disappeared but now theyre back weve got the Syrian National army this is a totally new organization with dozens of different factions 80000. 00 total fighters approximately and guess who their minister of defense is well you guessed it its major solomon idris but hes got a completely new script now he is no longer a big fan of the stars and stripes as the syrian conflict twists and turns you have to ask yourself who is the United States going to end up supporting next and how long until they turn against the United States again this incident at the very least. Destabilizing the presence of american speed and also the support for these groups like the socalled Syrian National army which consists or do people who quite aggressive jihad to use and so its been once convenience and its become inconvenient. Fall that you had is who have seen that yes the americans have abandoned the kurds who they disliked but of course they fear that they too will be controlled but they didnt really think about who their friends were who they were hoping who they were arming and funding. A big shakeup is making waves in the world of fast food mcdonalds has fired his c. E. O. Steve easterbrook for engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee which is against Company Policy but was an outpouring of support for easterbrook online macdonald see you all fired after having an affair with a nun ploy get your head out of sand shes not a victim steve shouldnt have been sucked by my the me too movement is picking low hanging fruit if they are claiming steves scalp the difference today in the era of the mitsu movement is growing public pressure on organizations including corporations and religious institutions to hold powerful people accountable for sexual abuse harassment and other bad behavior by dolls rules forbid romantic relationships between mothers as them both direct and indirect employees easterbrook took over as chief executive in 2015 after working his way up through the company and its been widely credited with revitalizing the fast food chains restaurants and menu and a message to start he apologized and said his dismissal was the right decision we got the opinions of legal analysts loyal on t. V. And radio host current. The fact that the best c. E. O. That theyve had in a long time is now going to be out of a job because of a personal issue is really sad i mean its just a state of how we look at things today in america and this was a consensual relationship there was really nothing a licit that he did its the way it is i did today is arrow of me to and the like now to imagine there are only history of. Problems here and there what are they going to do its their law he knew it would he was executive he violated it thats it you know its hard to meet people these days im sure its hard to be single im married by you know as a Single Person in america you know being a c. E. O. I dont know how much time this guy had on his hands to meet people you know what is golden parachutes going to be today oh my god this poor guy were very good immediately buddy match dot com we see each is too busy for that and its funny how we read into it while it was consensual or nobodys saying it was rape nobodys a kludge it was a violent physical attack of course it was consensual but do you know the rule that we live in this is an era right now of matt lauer and me too i do i do know the rules out all over i mean see the era of over it over it. Over it could i mean as a woman in america you are not in charge of i should judging people im tired of us judging you everybody is wrong in a relationship no im not and you know why if i was if i was in charge i think the world might be a better place because were going to sirt some logic into this minutia that has become so consuming in todays journalism and in todays america perhaps the company could have some sort of agreement where you know we allow consensual relationships with some sort of agreement between the parties before our eyes and you can gauge in sexual conversation would you please sign this here to which would you signal that yes we are entitled to one people do it every day now its a world we live in and you have stabbed. Course signs can drag for sexuality like what are you talking about or does it right you might have to you might have to you might have to have a contract year to protect yourself. The u. S. Government is reportedly investigating social media platform ticktock one of the most downloaded video sharing out over National Security concerns the company which is chinese own day exploded in popularity in america especially with teens and is one of the few to challenge the monopoly of tech behemoths like facebook and google. This so now look at. Ill be honest with you up until last week i had no idea this thing even existed take tock tick tock for me simply the sound i associate with the clock well if you feel the same ill have to tell you either youre getting old like me or its just that your Online Habits need an urgent update take talk a platform to share short videos is now the most downloaded app the king of all apps and twitter and co youve been dethroned just so you know ever heard the song. If it wasnt for his app store majesty the song wouldnt have become a hit you can hear on the radio anywhere in the world but heres something that may surprise Old School Folks like me even more the king belongs to an asian dynasty tick tock is that chinese app. So thats why the top democrat senator in his late sixtys is more up to speed than me 110000000 americans who have information with and the Chinese Government could be grabbing every one of them guess what the u. S. Government is already up to reports say theyve launched a National Security probe into to talk the worries are the Chinese Government could spy through take talk influence through take talk and censor whats on tape talk good god how come the rest of the world hasnt given up american born facebook speaking of the man who introduced the blue f. To us all its only natural he is keen to have a go at his competitors or Services Like whats up are used by protesters and activists everywhere due to strong encryption privacy protections on tick tock the chinese are quickly around the world mentions of these same protests. Censored now just let me show you what the people behind ticktock have to say about all that our data centers are located entirely outside of china and none of our data is subject to chinese law were not influenced by any Foreign Government including the Chinese Government to talk does not operate in china nor do we have any intention of doing so in the future someone here is either being really does honest or right paranoid or a bit of both its time to stick in the u. S. China trade wars ill tell you what this year has shown these are still it could easily spill over into modern tech slash online territory remember how america once went after i phone killer one of the wall way. Want to be still the right word washington even saw jail time for one of while these top executives and held google to the wall over android updates anyway for now. Quite a few older ones even in america will be picking the chinese take talk way mr schumer do you have the guts to keep up with the times and join the royal after party. So. Spain has issued a fresh arrest warrants for 3 exiled council and separatist leaders follows a visit by the countrys king to the autonomous regions capital on monday which caused widespread outrage protesters lit bones funds along barcelonas main streets burning photos of the more that as well as spy stocks the growing unrest comes ahead of spains general election this weekend the 2nd to be held this year pass alone is bid for independence and 2017 has thrown the country into its deepest constitutional crisis in decades it is overshadowed election season protests. Gains momentum and became increasingly violent since the jailing of 9 council and separatist leaders last month for their role in the referendum which. The king has positioned himself against the catalans comes here 15 days after the sentencing it has no business being here is a provocation just like it is this is aggression in a challenge by speech he spoke of the spanish but i must say to the king of spain is not the answer and you do you hate us. With yet another technical advance that raul has taken a step further from the heart broken 2050 nuclear deal the announcement was made by president has on the harley he says iran will only wind the program down again if sanctions are lifted. By the department of energy to begin the working on the centrifuges starting from tomorrow. Just like the previous ones is reversible or work will be conducted under the supervision of the International Atomic energy agency. On monday or reigning officials also announced that they had doubled the number of advanced centrifuges the country has it all comes as a wrong suffers under u. S. Sanctions water runs as its also losing patience and can no longer wait for europe to come to its aid and boost trade germanys Foreign Ministers theres the whole agreement is now in jeopardy. We said this is unacceptable ultimately iran is doing nothing less than putting the entire Nuclear Agreement at risk and that is why we expect iran to return to full compliance with its obligations. Well the Iranian Nuclear deal was signed back in 2015 it was 9 years of painstaking talks to secure russia china the u. K. Germany france and the u. S. Were all signatories under its terms sanctions by the International Community were to be lifted in exchange for to run freezing its Nuclear Program it was hailed as a landmark agreement ending more than a decade of strife with iran but in may last year the u. S. Unilaterally pulled out of the agreement despite criticism from european allies trying to squat the deal as flawed and subsequently re imposed sanctions on iran well since then the other signatories have been struggling to keep the spirit of the deal or life politics professor aside Mohammad Marandi believes European Countries should be doing a lot more well the problem is not just the United States is the europeans because contrary to what the german official said it is the iranians who have been abiding by the nuclear deal for over a year and a half now whereas the europeans have been in complete violation americans toward agreement and no child has been putting pressure on the europeans europeans so they are effectively pursuing the same policy as the United States unless the europeans grow a backbone and unless they abide by their obligations the iranians have no other option but to gradually agreement and so far we dont see the europeans growing a backbone in start good for them internationally because the International Community sees the europeans as ineffective and basically subordinate to the United States. Theres little sign protests in the south american nation of chile are set to end any time soon as thousands demand social equality take the forefront of santiagos political policies clashes again took place on monday between demonstrators and police. The latest demonstrations come after a short pause in weeks of protests at least 20 people have been killed during the rest looting and acid also forced Major International gatherings to be canceled including the un Climate SummitChinese Government says 6 Police Officers have been injured including 2 who were set on fire by molotov cocktails thrown by protesters. Pressure is being ramped on pakistani Prime Minister iran can thousands rally to demand his resignation they say he only came to power because last years election was rigged and accused him of flawed economic policies the leader of the protest movement is set to meet government officials this tuesday the demonstrations began in the Southern City of karate around 10 days ago and progress towards the capital islamabad where those protesting are pushing for another election to be held for the army to remain out of the process initially the Prime Minister was given until sunday to quit under the additional 24 hour extension has also now reportedly expired meantime protest leaders say the movement will continue until their demands are met. And we continue this protest and to control these illegal rulers of power they must realize their rule is over your mandate and government has no more mandate now. We heard from a pakistan based geo political experts who thinks its unlikely the protest movement will reach its goals. When it comes to the model of the Opposition Party forcing crimes to resign that is unlikely partly it is because of the fact that the army is a sporting promise to mount calm and also because of the 5 of the opposition parties theyre going to enjoy a great going to Public School or whereby they can force promise to resign there is a possibility that it will force some sort of for a strike all over pakistan in forming bears but that is an unlikely you are correct any public sympathies give about 5 people are more concerned about a good deal. And this particular bill frist has more in hold last years public reaction there are more than on 100000 people on the ground which represent one particular religious party. I would only begin to grope liberals in a far different backgrounds theyre going to enjoy theyre going to push for her to complete load people. The school correctness has been propelled to center stage at theatres in londons west end they say theyre phasing out phrases like ladies and gentleman and seeking gender neutral expressions to replace them his. Plate is dead 7 the show is about to start please make your way to youll see us the usual queue for punches of the west end vols famously it says here in london but its saying that might be making a hasty exit they could see the actors and entertainers trade union has released guidelines encouraging theatre is to drop the term ladies and gentleman and use gender neutral terminology for collective calls both front of house and back stage so avoid alienating people who identify as nonbinary so neither male nor female some venues at the apollo have already dropped the phrase opting instead for good evening or welcome stressing that they want everyone to feel welcome while londons transport network has already made the change from ladies and. To phrases such as good evening everyone but want to see its a god was think about these changes if i didnt announce why they were doing it i probably wouldnt notice so suppose its far enough although i quite like that is a judgement to be honest should be on nothing you are taking a fork you fall seriously so i. Suffer through the i. Think maybe older generations of my you know think its a bit controversial but you know what i mean maybe upset because theyre used to the tradition i mean if people that funded by that time right thing isnt. Either a lady or a gentleman either or and to me thats. The ticket less to see both sides of and if it does change then i feel like it wouldnt be bad but at the same time if it doesnt change i think you just have to respect that people should say ladies and gentlemen the list of all all the gender is exactly its only a meeting and its traditional the guidance released by equity follows on from a motion passed by Student Union representatives last month at Oxford University the motion encourages the phasing out of capping to be replaced by a more sort of form of the pools that resembles just. Its a move to foster more inclusive it see the critics are calling this Political Correctness gone too far so will the changes be met with calls for an uncool all booed off stage. In london. For us new tell universities have found that therapy dogs on the campuses are a good way to help students handle stress warning of us to be in the netherlands has been taking a little deeper into the. Beyond of life death the difficult students shoreline you are told you have gold or your last you want to be heard of that is very difficult to talk about rationally when youre 181920 years old. Me and my housemates were planning on going a week ago we can often go and we find out that there was a waiting list it was a very unique experience because ive never been so close to nature before and normally when i meditate my thoughts go all over the place i think about school about work or anything and integrate if you really think about life and death and what it means and whats important in life. I would love to know your thoughts so do get in touch by following us on social media and the comments that were back at the top of the hour with the latest headlines see the. Financial Survival Guide i dont buy it i passed on a few. Of the final question to some of my interim a future. Watch guys. Lead. Yes. Greetings and salutations over the weekend thousands gathered on the banks of one of them indias most sacred waterways the your moon a river to pay respect to the rising sun china and 20. 00 times what the World Health Organization deemed safe this means that combined with the excessive use of fireworks during religious ceremonies in recent weeks and you have just the right amount to tip an already pollution filled area over the edge you delegate you new delhi resident you xan explains the other reasons for the crisis. While growing where are you sitting or the government should restrict some of the factories should as well as traffic which both limit pollution we have to plant more trees and people should use more Public Transportation or better the situation. And on the other side of the planet and a place where the politicians are supposed to be eco conscious in the water crisp and clear canada is now facing a flint of its own over 120 journalist editor students and teachers across canada came together for a Research Project called tainted water they found that in montreal it got no saskatoon regina moose jaw and Prince Rupert had lead levels comparable or higher than those in flint michigan during its 2015 led crisis as a sky is burned with our waste in our waters team with toxins its time to stop doing what were doing and start watching the hocks. The older you get the better really its whats in the eyes of the part of. The day like you that i got. The police. There. Welcome back everybody youre watching not from capital and joining me now from canada on the latest on the lead crisis is r. T. America correspondent alex. Alex thank you for joining us. 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