This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. I am passed debate happening now in the British Parliament as the nation considers launching airstrikes against isil in syria. Prime minister David Cameron is using some Strong Language to make his case. He says britain is in danger from terrorists plotting to kill and radicalize british children. Stiff opposition is coming from lawmakers who want more details on the plan. Theres a time when already too many aircraft of facing too few targets. What concerns many of us is the lack of a comprehensive strategy, both military and nonmilitary, including an exit strategy. Dana lewis is live in london. How is Prime Minister cameron trying to make the case for conducting airstrikes in syria . Hes making it in very vivid materials. That is essentially to say we either hit them there or they hit us here, and that is resounding with british m. P. s and certainly having an effect on the british public. He has used very strong rhetoric today. He sa
In baltimore, it is a mistrial for officer william porter. One of Six Police Officers charged in the connection of the death of freddie gray. Porter was charged with involuntary manslaughter, seconddegree assault, Reckless Endangerment and misconduct in office, but after three days of deliberation, a jury failed to reach a verdict. John, what happened in court today . Reporter tony, good evening, and it was this afternoon that the word came through, baltimores trial of the century, the first of six individual trials of six individual Police Officers in, e jury had a mistrial. They couldnt come to a verdict against officer porter, the most serious which was manslaughter. And the judge set the jury home. And what happened, its a very small protest going on for most of the day outside of the courthouse, but almost immediately, that got much bigger to the point that the traffic was blocked, and then the sheriffs from the courthouse were wrestling with a very loud protestor. They were wrest
What started as a hashtag is a movement. From the streets of missouri, baltimore, new york and heard. There is a specific problem that is happening in the Africanamerican Community that is not happening in other communities. And that is a legitimate issue that we have to address. Joining me now is patrice, founding the black lives matter movement, after the acquittal in 2013. And was one who coined the hashtag black lives matter. Good to see you. Thank you for being with us. I want to start by asking you. Because that slogan is popular. Why does black lives matter need to be exclusive . The goal, obviously, is to value lives that you didnt think were valued. So why not broaden it. Do black lives matter more than other lives. I think thats a great question, a question that we often get, which is why are we just talking about black lives, from slavery to the black crouse to jim crow, to what some call the new jim crow. Black people are at the bottom. When we deal with the issues of black
Of london. Lawmakers beginning 10. 5 hours of debate, over whether to take part in air strikes against i. S. I. L. In syria. Protesters are saying a resounding no. Good morning, welcome to your world, im del walters. Im stephanie sy. Parliament plans to vote on aggressive action against i. S. I. L. In syria. If the m. P. S vote yes, british fighter jets could be fighting within days. Dana lewis is in london. Good morning. The british Prime Minister David Cameron is pushing for military action. He has been defeated on the issue of syria and spoke a few minutes ago. What did he have to say . First of all, they are saying they could start the bombing within a matter of hours of vote being taken. Now its expected to be one. Around 10 oclock local time tonight. One of the first things the Prime Minister said, and you know that the British Parliament is about a lot of rhetoric and theatre. He says he has no longer going to refer to the group as other allies changed their term knollingy as we
Heard. There is a specific problem that is happening in the Africanamerican Community that is not happening in other communities. And that is a legitimate issue that we have to address. Joining me now is patrice, founding the black lives matter movement, after the acquittal in 2013. And was one who coined the hashtag black lives matter. Good to see you. Thank you for being with us. I want to start by asking you. Because that slogan is popular. Why does black lives matter need to be exclusive . The goal, obviously, is to value lives that you didnt think were valued. So why not broaden it. Do black lives matter more than other lives. I think thats a great question, a question that we often get, which is why are we just talking about black lives, from slavery to the black crouse to jim crow, to what some call the new jim crow. Black people are at the bottom. When we deal with the issues of black people, well deal with the country. Part of the issue is the targetting or what some said some