Reporting on efforts to help the water crisis here we begin with a developing story out of syria where state television is reporting israel has carried out two airstrikes in damascus. This video is said to show the aftermath of the strikes. Syri syrias army said they caused damage, but nobody was hurt. Jane ferguson is monitoring the story from beirut. What more do we know . Reporter we know two airstrikes took place in and around the damascus area and in the area close to the International Airport as well as another area where there is a smaller airport nearby that those were both targeted in this attack. News came through. Attack just over two hours ago. Since then, a statement has been released by the syrian army who said that this, these attacks, were in response to what they called victories across syria in recent weeks in areas like aleppo, diazora and dera. They have responded with very strong lang saying that this is evidence that the israelis are supporting what they call terr
Antigovernment rallies in germany. Opening day win details later in the program. The u. S. Justice department has charged two u. S. Citizens with conspiring to carry out a coup against gambias president. Let me remind you what happened on december the 30th. A group of soldiers attacked the president ial palace in the capital and four people were killed. President yah yah jameamay returned to the capital and announced the attack was based on disdenlts from thedissidentsin the u. S. Rob reynolds, tell us about this. Two dissidents came back from gambia and were arrested by u. S. Authorities. Their names are papa foul and cherno njae. A texas businessman. He according to alleged coconspirators was to have assumed the presidency of gambia if the plot had succeeded. He also financed the operation and purchased weapons to be sent to gambia. The plotters were trying to overthrow, as you mentioned yaya jamae who has ruled gambia with something of an iron fist for 20 years as part of his polici
Senator mccain speaks at the National Press club in washington d. C. For the about 45 minutes. Senator john mccain, you know all about him. Just going to tell you just a little bit. Served in the u. S. Navy from 1954 to 1981. He was elected to the u. S. House of representatives from arizona in 1982. And the senate in 1986. He was the republican president ial candidate in 2008. He is now serving his fifth term in the senate. And Myron Belkind over here is our 107th president of the National Press club. He has had a 42year career with the Associated Press and he has covered many world leaders. Myron received his ba in 1961 from Ohio State University and an ms with high honors in 62 from Columbia University graduate school of journalism where he won a pulitzer traveling fellowship. When he retired in 2004 myron joined the National Press club and was asked to assume leadership of the International Correspondents committee. He worked to expand the Clubs International activities and also att
I think its completely crazy were doing substantive work on the 17th of december. I cant imagine were holding real conferences here right the week before christmas, but we are, but thats because theres so much to talk about, and im so glad to have you all come. Thank you, thank you all for being here. My name is john hamre, im the president at csis. I wanted to say special thanks to Julio Friedmann who is a friend. We have known each other for many years. Hes fortunately in town serving in government more directly. Hes a government guy, hes out at Lawrence Livermore labs but were so pleased he can be here leading at a crucial time when we need to be thinking through a lot of important issues. For a very strange reason, recently i have been doing some personal reading on the history of philosophy, and i was recently reading about Thomas Robert maltous, a british cleric who in the early 18th century who was a very provocative philosopher because he had very dark views about the future of
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