Islamic state as you are. We think something needs to be gone. So the administration in response to all of this adopted a sort of watch and wait. Is sort ofnk it Wishful Thinking posture. Speeches, one in Early September and another in mid september. Heecially the second one, stated very specifically what it was he wanted to do. Newanted to form a coalition that would fight against the Islamic State. Includethat it had to the Syrian Armed Forces because they were the only ones capable of defeating on the ground to be the ground force to defeat the state. There was some rational in this usis. It is almost a mere image of the policy that the obama has had in iraq. The localo Bolster Forces and to use a lot of guysrikes to hit the bad and go in and occupy a territory guys to force the bad vacate. Of course the Administration Wisdom of doing military andian inecially not with assad charge. But they decided as a result of was worth talking to putin. The u. S. Member that has subspended all
In a major victory for human righ activists, a former Guatemalan Police chief has been found guilty for ordering the Spanish Embassy to be set on fire in 1980. 37 peasant activists and student organizers died in the fire. We will speak to Nobel Peace Prizewinner Rigoberta Menchu. Her father died in the massacre. We have been denied the truth for 35responsibility for mr. Garcia is clear and also that of all of the people that remained in the hearing, many of whom have already died, but also responsibility of the state. I think this is what makes us the most happy and due process makes us happy, too, because we have the patience to reach this moment and we are really excited. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Islamic state militants have posted a new video threatening to execute two japanese hostages. The militants demanded japan pay a 200 million ransom without 72 within 72 hours, the same amount Prime M
Has been abducted. Will the Yemeni Government be overthrown in a coup . We will speak to journalists iona craig and Jeremy Scahill. Then to guatemala. In a major victory for human righ activists, a former Guatemalan Police chief has been found guilty for ordering the Spanish Embassy to be set on fire in 1980. 37 peasant activists and student organizers died in the fire. We will speak to Nobel Peace Prizewinner Rigoberta Menchu. Her father died in the massacre. We have been denied the truth for 35 years and today, the responsibility for mr. Garcia is clear and also that of all of the people that remained in the hearing, many of whom have already died, but also responsibility of the state. I think this is what makes us the most happy and due process makes us happy, too, because we have the patience to reach this moment and we are really excited. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Islamic state militants ha
Has been abducted. Will the Yemeni Government be overthrown in a coup . We will speak to journalists iona craig and Jeremy Scahill. Then to guatemala. In a major victory for human righ activists, a former Guatemalan Police chief has been found guilty for ordering the Spanish Embassy to be set on fire in 1980. 37 peasant activists and student organizers died in the fire. We will speak to Nobel Peace Prizewinner Rigoberta Menchu. Her father died in the massacre. We have been denied the truth for 35 years and today, the responsibility for mr. Garcia is clear and also that of all of the people that remained in the hearing, many of whom have already died, but also responsibility of the state. I think this is what makes us the most happy and due process makes us happy, too, because we have the patience to reach this moment and we are really excited. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Islamic state militants ha
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Charlie john brennan is the director of the cia and announced the agency will have a major overhaul. Changes will include the creation of a new directorate of Digital Innovation with a mandate to exploit digital advances. Missions will team spies and analysts. This comes as the United States faces complex threats to National Security. I spoke with john brennan at the council for Foreign Relations and here is that conversation. You emphasize more than once the relationship with intelligence agencies around the world. Is that in any way a fallout from the snowden disclosures . John it reflects how complex the world is and how we have to rely on not just partners in the government but we have to rely on partners overseas because the world is a big place. As capable as the cia is we need to work with services that have eyes and ears on the ground to stop terrorists and proliferators. That is a critically important component of this n