[inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i want to call the meeting to order . Sure. You want me to introduce you . No. I think were going to start now. Thanks for all of you for coming. My name is jonathan landi, National Security and intelligence correspondent for Mcclatchy Newspapers for another week 1 2. And, again, thank you for coming. To the release of this new report sets out recommended pathway for the Kurdistan Regional government to take to what many believe is inevitable independence from iraq, for iraqikurdistan. The full report is on the web. I think you guys have got the executive summary. The report was prepared by a Task Force Organized by the program on peacebuilding and rights of Columbia Universitys institute for the study of human rights. The task force chair, to my immediate right is ambassador nancy soderberg. Her Foreign Policy resume is extensive
Irans government in the dialogue on postindependence political issues such as boundaries, terms of recognition and economic issues. Our recommendations to the International Community include understanding that i Iraqi Kurdistan is moving towards independence. Work with the Kurdistan Regional government and iraq and other neighbors to support the development of a transparent roadmap and timetable for the possible decision by the iraqi kurds to separate from iraq transparency would enhance stable postindependence relations. We should also provide direct assistance to Kurdistan Independent High Electoral Commission so that the design and conduct of any referendum on independence beats in the national standards, and we should dispatch monitors to verify that the referendum is a free and fair. Secondly i wanted to touch base on the need for a stronger effort against isis in the region. The kurds are key to the fight against isis both in syria and iraq. We were all impressed by the u. S. Eff
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
Buffalo, new york. On book tv will visit the mark twain room at the buffalo and here he county public library. The centerpiece our pages of the original handwritten manuscripts of adventures of huckleberry finn. Then occurrence the grain, about the history of its first ward. The irish settled here because they were desperate. They came across the atlantic and the famine and years after and still were not great. It would take maybe one relatives of find out about these plentiful jobs along the waterfront. Working in the Grain Elevators or in the mills. Work we go back to ireland that you want to come to buffalo. You would have steady employment. Neighborhoodthis called the first ward. It has to say because when buffalo was first created in 1832 as a city it was divided into five political wards. This area along the waterfront along the river has always been the first four. On American History tv. On september 6, 1901, president William Mckinley was assassinated in buffalo. Tour the Buff
We saw a rally in asia and the u. S. Yesterday. Crude oil pushed up higher than one percentage point. There is hope that the commodities market can start to lift from its lows. Copper and metals are up 9 10 of 1 . The u. K. Gdp will come out later today. That is pushing a little bit higher. We are close to near eight month lows when it comes to the pound. We have had a downward trajectory for the pound to the dollar this year. Lets look at the stocks. They were interesting mma stories this morning. 2 1 . Ta pushes up 1 mittal is up 3 . Look out for steel producers. Thank you, caroline. Hong kong for a look at the asian session. Nejra were still looking for that santa claus rally in asia. We some modest gains across the board. It was really this Holiday Themed volume we have seen across the region. Take a look at sydney stocks. By one half of 1 . Traders have already taken off for the holidays. Mainlandomes to markets, we thought a little bit of a dip. We had some honest gains. Lets tak