It is a case that hes gone beyond anything thats acceptable. The question is, can you follow the path of what jessica was raising. Is the fatigue and the sense of threat from isis enough to create some kind of convergence there. I dont know. The short answer is i dont know the answer. Im a big believer this also goes back to one of the points that sam used to also raise. If theres one thing that guided sam more than anything else, it was that he said, dont fall in love with your own ideas. And if you think youre right, thats fine. But why dont you test your ideas . What do you lose if you test your ideas . The short answer is, you dont lose a lot. So id be quite open to testing certain things, but i also know that if it looks like we shouldnt assume necessarily that having the sunnis with us is a given if it looks like were drawing too close to the iranians, which has clearly been a sensitivity for the obama administration. If we want sunni tribes, by the way, not just in iraq but in s
Tikrit is strategically important, lying between baghdad and mosul, the militants largest stronghold. Tsunami muslims make up most of the population. Many residents felt oppressed under the previous shiadominated government and have come to support the sunnidominated group. Prime minister Hader Al Abadi has called on sunni residents to lay down their arms and break away from the group. The militants posted a video on monday showing they will killing four tikrit residents. They claim the four were in secret contact with Government Forces. Cairo has been hit by a car bomb that exploded in front of a courthouse. Police believe islamic extremists are responsible. Reuters reports that two people were killed and nine wounded. Authorities say Police Officers are among the casualties. The blast occurred at the countrys Judicial Center which has busy shopping streets nearby. Local media say one Islamist Group has claimed responsibility. Egyptian officials are facing an increasingly unstable sec
Important, lying between baghdad and mosul, the militants largest stronghold. Tsunami muslims make up most of the population. Many residents felt oppressed under the previous shiadominated government and have come to support the sunnidominated group. Prime minister Hader Al Abadi has called on sunni residents to lay down their arms and break away from the group. The militants posted a video on monday showing they will killing four tikrit residents. They claim the four were in secret contact with Government Forces. Cairo has been hit by a car bomb that exploded in front of a courthouse. Police believe islamic extremists are responsible. Reuters reports that two people were killed and nine wounded. Authorities say Police Officers are among the casualties. The blast occurred at the countrys Judicial Center which has busy shopping streets nearby. Local media say one Islamist Group has claimed responsibility. Egyptian officials are facing an increasingly unstable security situation. Last we
Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe remains popular, even after he announced his plan to raise the consumption tax. A proposal was made on the countrys nuclear program, meeting with delegates from six major powers for the First Time Since president Hassan Rouhani took office in august. The two days of talks are happening in gin eve a. Participants include Mohammed Sareef and Foreign Policy chief ashton. Envoys from the u. S. , russia, china, france, and germany are there, too. Ashtons spokesperson said zarrif gave a 30minute presentation to explain tehrans ideas. They propose to accept tougher inspections, in exchange they want western powers to ease economic sanctions on them. The u. S. And other nations have demanded the iranians stop enriching uranium close to weapons grade. They say only then would they ease sanctions. A large and powerful typhoon is churning toward japans biggest metropolis. Residents of tokyo and the surrounding area are preparing to take cover from heavy rain and
First time since president Hassan Rouhani took office in august. Envoys from the u. S. , russia, china, france, britain, and germany are there, too. Ashtons spokesperson said zarif. For the first time participants spoke in english. Zarif laid out his ideas in an hour long power point presentation. Iranian sources say they propose to accept tougher inspections on their nuclear facilities. They want to ease sanctions crippling the economy. Other nations have demanded the iranians stop using uranium close to weapons grade and say only then would they ease sanctions. Residents of japan gets soaked by rain. The storm wipha knocked down tree, cut power to thousands of homes and delayed people on their way to work. Officials at the Japan Meteorological Agency say the typhoon was moving northeast at 65 Kilometers Per Hour. Wind speeds at center 126 Kilometers Per Hour. Weather experts say wipha could be the strongest typhoon to hit tokyo in a decade. Still theyre calling on people to stay home