welcome to the programme. iraq s president has said an early election could resolve the political unrest gripping the country. to those who have taken their eye off iraq, the violence that broke out in baghdad yesterday, might have looked like a sudden eruption of rage. in fact, the sectarian anger has been simmering for years. the country is riddled with corruption, it has not had a functioning government since the october elections and the spiralling cost of living is pushing iraq towards an existential crisis. the spark that ignited these protests yesterday was the sudden announcement by the shia cleric, muqtadr al sadr, that he was withdrawing from political life. sadr has been a major player in iraq since 2003, when his supporters known then as the mehdi army, began attacks on coalition troops. in october, the sadrists won the most seats in parliament but refused to form a coalition with the mostly shi ite iran backed parties. injune, sadr asked all of his mps to resign
house oversight committee on gun violence. there have been nearly 250 mass shootings happening nationwide so far this year and the hearing takes place just weeks after the mass shooting in buffalo, new york and uvalde, texas. a fourth grader who covered herself in blood and played dead to survive the massacre is also scheduled to attend the hearing. caroline maloney from new york is here. what can we expect to hear during the hearings? this can be an opportunity to listen to people who know more about gun violence than anybody, because they ve experienced it. a mother lost her son doing his job in buffalo. an 11-year-old girl saw her teachers and fellow students murdered. it would be a parent who was just celebrating making the honor role. hours later a pediatrician lost five of his patients in one day. we hope their heart wrenching stories will open the minds and hearts of the members of congress to vote for the protecting our kids act, which would move forward some form o
providing the space for iraq is to do this kind of political arm twisting and the skirmish, violence skirmish as we saw yesterday. the international community is making possible if not subsidising this kind of political turmoil. they should use that leverage to make sure that the political process works for the iraqi people, otherwise the protesters of 2019 may come back and this time not peacefully but violently. this time not peacefully but violentl . ~ this time not peacefully but violently- this time not peacefully but violentl . ~ , ., ., violently. we should care what ha ens violently. we should care what happens in violently. we should care what happens in iraq. violently. we should care what happens in iraq, particularly. violently. we should care what. happens in iraq, particularly the violently. we should care what - happens in iraq, particularly the uk in the united states, but one of the other reasons that matter so much at this time is because iraq contributes about 8
elected in 2019. now after a heavily funded recall and rising crime in this city and cities across the nation, san francisco voters have tossed him out of officer. the nation is watching. the progressive reforms that helped elect san francisco s district attorney in 2019 may have caused those same voters to toss him out of office last night. people should hold all of us to a higher standard. he pushes against what he calls mass incarceration. the successful recall vote was not a surprise. polls showed voters were concerned about a city in decline, homelessness and crime
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