Thomas. Violence is ramping up in iraq and the u. S. Has confirmed that several rocket attacks have taken place including close to the American Embassy in baghdad and a military base near the capital there are also reports of a strike on a base in the Northern City of mosul earlier my colleague you know neal discussed the details with you go to. Well something is definitely in the air and we do not know for sure exactly what have been the targets what exactly those mortar strikes targeted but we do know the approximate locations and well with and with all the context around that people can draw conclusions out of the situations so far 3 confirmed strikes in the vicinity of baghdad the iraqi capital some mortar shells landed not far from a base where american troops are stationed outside of the iraqi capital and some shells landed within the vicinity of the green zone of the green of the socalled green zone areas indeed yes it is it is like a city within a city the general baghdad and then theres a very sort of an area where not all people are being let in of that is heavily guarded or parent was targeted as well as some mortar shells landed not far from an American Embassy there which is located there some unconfirmed reports of strikes not far from the city of mosul of an iraqi Regional Base where apparently american troops are stationed as well now as im saying this it is not clear whether or not they were targeted and again we do not know were those strikes originated from so still we still have to look into that now all of that comes again it comes against the backdrop of the killing of the reigning in general in iraq seems to money he was the 2nd most powerful figure in iran and its over top top general also hezbollah in iraq a militant group that has enjoyed support of iran it has ruined the rocky government that they that their people that the rocket should probably stay away from any bases where american troops are located where american troops are stationed. As ball in. That the everyone should stay away from least one kilometer away from those from those places so a lot of tension in the you know world war 3 has been trending in the past in the past few days and in general this whole conflict between and you run in the United States and with the escalation that they got by the killing by killing this top general my colleague caleb maupin hes been looking into that and hes told. Us leadership has been saying on almost every platform they can find that they are working to deescalate tensions with the Islamic Republic of iran that was the time to take this action so that we could disrupt this plot deter further aggression from crossing in the Iranian Regime as well as to attempt to deescalate the situation its not an easy case to make killing the countrys 2nd most powerful person the most well known military leader and commander of the elite could force of the revolutionary guards doesnt look like deescalation however washington insists its actions were a defensive measure at the direction of the president the u. S. Military has taken decisive defensive action to protect u. S. Personnel abroad to buy killing costumes still in money this strike was aimed at deterring future iranian attack plans the iranians are already promising revenge for the Supreme NationalSecurity Council of iran held an emergency meeting on friday and announced that they had made difficult decisions at the right time and place then jens will be extracted the south of aggression by the us i mean they should they should expect anything as it is a lot of this this aggression the International Community is now gripped by fear that we could be on the brink of war there is no justification under International Law or moral law our constitution is just aggravation and the fact that were there in. Away as a guest and have an embassy there weve never had been given any authority to do what we did i think its morally wrong and if theyre doing this to make us safer they said that we had they had to do this to make american safe complete nonsense i feel less safe because there will be retaliation and expansion and who knows what is going to lead to. Washington says its an ally of the Iraqi Government and its working in iraqs best interest however baghdad is completely happy with this move the assassination of an Iraqi Military commander is an aggression on iraq as a State Government and people its a flagrant violation of iraqs sovereignty and dangerous escalation that triggers a destructive war in iraq the region and the world it violates the conditions authorizing the presence of u. S. Troops on iraqi soil the iraqis dont consider this to be a particularly friendly gesture what does he want to restart the war again among the shia who dont want this to happen what has happened is a blatant violation of iraqi sovereignty the fact that hes a high state official in a government that were not at war with weve crossed the rubicon not only in tehran but in moscow beijing pyongyang caracas they all have to sit there and say to themselves all right the americans tell feel entitled to kill anybody and our government because of what disagreements over syria or whatever else. The International Response has been vocal china says it is concerned turkey is angry and syria accuse the United States of spreading instability its a pity to see. The great bulk of the United States used. To kid somebody. The way gangs do it but not everyone agrees though israel says job well done. President rogue deserves all the credit for acting swiftly force for the size of your business with the United States in this to a struggle for spruce security and so forth americas nato allies are not thrilled at all we have woken up to more dangerous world the us action did not make it any easier to reduce tensions parties to deescalate for the conflict is in none of our interests. They didnt exactly go over well at home either American Media has echoed all sorts of allegations about solid money most americans had never heard of before saying he is the new face of terrorism and evil but democrats say that trump is rushing the country to war without congressional approval the risk of a much longer military engagement in the middle east is acute. And immediately. This action may well have brought our nation closer to another endless war exactly the kind of endless war the president promised he would not drag us into now donald trump is defending is he says he saved lives and that hes protecting the country however in some of his responses hes actually said that solomonic should have been killed years ago so why now is perhaps donald trump trying to play the card of being a National Savior in the lead up to an election i dont foresee the iranians making a rash choice because they understand the neo cons who are behind chums policy and trump him so funny iran they dont want anything more than to have iran do a very who are high profile strike back the us Propaganda Machine is in high gear demonizing stolen money who 99. 9 percent of americans had never heard of 2 days ago. Is worse than hitler killing americans left and right none of this is true none of this is supported by facts but the Propaganda Machine is on high high high alert and americans are being prepared for another war so i dont see the iranians taking the bait on saturday the Iranian Military warned that it has dozens of potential targets for reprisal attacks President Trump made clear his position as well. The strait of hormuz is a vital point for the west and a large number of american destroyers and warships cross their crucial american targets in the region have been identified by iran some 35 u. S. Targets in the region as well as to leave are within our reach let this serve as a warning that if iran strikes any americans or American Assets we have targeted 52 iranian sites and those targets and iran itself will be hit very fast and very hard the usa wants no more threats. It has not taken long for the Iraqi Government to react either in iraq a military spokesperson has announced of the country will limit the action of American Forces on its soil in light of recent events from now on that the u. S. Will be able to conduct military operations only with iraqi consent he also called the drone attack and that took general solomonic to life a stab in the back middle east expert at him and gave us his assessment of events. You want us to do well do you want to assume the parliament or government the role of u. S. Forces will they rise will drop as one of them for the. Traditional. Intelligence agency. The middle east expert to see if we dont really going to be seen. And if we pull this little influence. For you most position. President trump wanted your program to the wrong so this may be a chance if that. Were all meanwhile protesters have been marching in around 70 American Cities with one of the biggest rallies having taken place in new yorks times square several 100 people waves iranian flags and to help portraits of general sell the money they are urged or they have urged the us to leave the middle east activists from the groups veterans for peace the Anti War Coalition and other pacifist organizations were also present earlier hundreds gathered outside Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumers apartment block shouting no war with iraq. And people are rallying in iraq the city of najaf where the coffins of general of the money and the deputy leader of Iraqs Popular Mobilization forces muhammad ali abraham may have arrived earlier in the capital baghdad where the assassination took place thousands of militia men and supporters chanted america is the great satan during a funeral procession solmonese body is due to be returned to iran on sunday. The number of dead caused by bushfires in australia has risen to 23 with 6 people also missing in 2 states New South Wales and victoria the nations largest warship is being sent to help with evacuations from the fire. Yes 3000 reserve troops have also been called up on saturday hundreds of fires broke out damaging power lines and cutting off electricity skies turn red in the southeast of the country after wildfires intensified because of strong winds the 1st outbreaks started back in september amidst record temperatures so far around 1500 homes have been destroyed. A scandal is rocking our media where a criminal network has been uncovered which for over 20 years forced mothers to give up newborns against their will to be sold for adoption abroad for motion. This is a story with many children involved but it is not one of these typical happy ending tales a team might expect to hear during Holiday Season and investigation is on to go in now in armenia into an alleged black market Adoption Network believed to have been operating for years to citizens of the republic of armenia using their contacts in one of the republican obstetrical institutions organized the adoption of more than 3 dozen children more than 30 babies to italy and there were also cases of adoption by u. S. Couples one of the victims has been trying to achieve justice for almost 2 decades already her name is susanna she says 20 years ago doctors pressured her to give up her daughter stella threatening to report her case of a 16 year old mother to police and her father she signed papers refusing her rights. Because i held my baby in my arms after he was born i stayed in the hospital for another 2 days or so but i didnt see him ever again they told me that he was born prematurely and didnt survive i was given some peoples to sign but it was too weak to understand what i was signing in december the armenian authorities detained the countrys chief ops attrition who sits on the accuses of threatening her and all their friends. Scholz as part of the probe it does make a better man was released several days later due to lack of evidence it sparked public outrage mad custodian a lawyer who has represented susanna since 2013 has his explanation for 7 years we were shouting about it at every corner this is a mafia that is stronger and more powerful than the one controlling drug traffic i can say there were relatives of the rulers involved in 2017 Human Rights Watch released 102 page report titled when will i get to go home documenting thousands of cases of children in armenia needlessly often forcefully isolated separated from their families and placed to institutions more than 90 percent of them have at least one living parent and said they International Ngo then tried to draw attention to disturb in inaction by authorities the government over minya has made some bold commitments to reduce the number of children in institutions but needs to make sure those promises backspaced serious sustained action 2 years later last september the authorities noticed that 4 times as many children went to foreigners rather than to locals and started investigation all adoptions have since been suspended in armenia which might be a good news though changes little for those who believe their kids were wrongfully given away years ago but. There must be a legal solution so that we could do validate the doctrine of the child its about selling children i will do everything i will not go down there must be a fair trial. The anger is palpable and friends over divisive Pension Changes and an american banker awarded frances highest order is raising eyebrows for his alleged links to the proposal that is right after a break this is our international. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy to let it be an arms race in this very Dramatic Development only. I dont see how that strategy will be successful very critical. To sit down and talk. More. International now france has revealed the nominees for its highest state award the legion of honor but some of the names are causing more than a little consternation including the head of the French Branch of an American AssetManagement Company the countrys controversial Pension Reforms blackrock is one of the Worlds LargestAsset Management firms and has operated in france 2006 last summer and apparently pushed to for privatizing part of the french Pension System with a us style format it is accused of trying to take advantage of the countrys deeply divisive reforms which have led to crippling strikes looks at whether the company could cash in if the reforms get through. To be awarded france is a legion of own a medal is to receive the countrys highest award so no doubt this years recipients were pleased as punch to know that theyd been given the nords when the list was announced one day in provoked oh i am appreciation it was that the visual. Head of the French Branch of the american Management Company black rock noisy well critics accused of trying to cash in on the controversial Pension Changes that are currently being pushed through by the french government. Directly benefit from the pension reform. The chose to honor the lead of blackrock france is nothing but an antidote blackrock is simply the dark side of the pension reform john transource you believe president of blackrock france is promoted to officer of the legion of warner on january the 1st as a reward for pillaging of our pay as you go passions the presentation of the legion of honor it is on france was to release a provocation it reveals the close ties that exist between the graun and the world of finance hes selling the retirement system to american person fans its a big deal strikes against pension reform and now into their 5th week its the longest running strike in half a century across problems people have taken to the streets to let the government know that plans to merge 42 different Pension Plans into one you system at the same time as raising the age of retirement are not welcome. On pension reform lose and everything and the next issue is the form of Social Security and social protection and. We are not at all in favor of the status quo we are in favor of proving this system but not tearing it down and we will go on it until it is withdrawn and improved but has already come under fire officers accused of attacking french pensions now its alleged to have provided recommendations to the government in regards to reform and way and it will benefit from any privatization of frances redistributive pay as you go Pension Schemes something the government and but cork is at pains to deny in no way who sought to and influence on the current Pension System citron what dispatches the French Market is a box of trees from player clark to stop talking nonsense. And there is a big but in an internal document unveiled by french t. V. In many t. Last month that books of. Treats is a lot bigger than the secretary of state to my time do you believe it outlines the high end market value in france and how black orchid wanted a piece of the pie critics say this stowing the legion of honor on black ops manning fronts is a rule of the pillage of the country social retirement system and while black rock perhaps isnt as well placed as others to take a huge slice of french Pension Savings it certainly is primed and ready to jump into the market or a lot of people are afraid that the complete pressure of Pension Scheme is going to change that this is just a 1st big step to go to something more. Totally funded scheme which is the true whats going to do in france and this is obviously from a political point of view very bad time in the middle of these message strikes which is were going this is overdue strikes are going on for practically or a month records now a lot of satisfied a lot of people who are very tired of these strikes around if it was said that they will stop destroying us until the government draws back from its initial its giving the impression that there is a plan b. That there is something created by the government is actually just laying down the grounds of the 1st product but theres something worse coming out. This time of year is known as the season to give and for one toddler from florida is proving to be life changing she was born with a prominent facial birthmark but now a russian benefactor has come to her familys aid. Ah see. The. 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