Day. With the top stories from the past 7 days and right up to the moment developments as well welcome to the weekly an R T International a tense wait this seems to have finally chosen its next leader joe biden is on course to become the 46. 00 president of the United States after Media Projections say he secured 290. 00 Electoral College votes thats well above the vital figure of 270. 00 but donald trump appears out of the election was rigged readying lawsuits in the coming week r. T. America has been sworn breakstone came to be. Joe biden has officially become the president elect for the United States it was saturday when that announcement was made by a number of media organizations after biden secured more than 270 electoral votes enough to put him over the top he spoke in wilmington delaware tonight alongside the 1st Vice President of the United States come all the harris 1st woman ever to ascend to the position of Vice President heres what harry had to say in introducing the new p
Protesters against the disputed president ial election result in Bennett Bruce refused to back down despite another police crackdown. And argentina and mexico proclaim and an unmarked deal to produce a Coronavirus Vaccine for the whole of latin america. And im we are hearty and doha with sports well tell you whos the latest club to make footballs the European Champions League semifinals as we look ahead to a mouthwatering match up lee up lionel messi is in barcelona against fellow 5 time champions at bury munich. In a surprise announcement israel in the United Arab Emirates have struck a deal to normalize relations the move which u. S. President trump helped to broker only 2 full diplomatic contacts between the 2 the agreement agree its a hoax to israels plans to annex areas of the west bank which were part of the white house proposal announced earlier this year Benjamin Netanyahu says annexation is still on the table is the 1st time israel has normalized relations with an arab country
Podcasts. In our final program looking back for president george w. Bushs decision to increase troop levels in iraq, scholars offered their analysis of the surge. From Southern Methodist university this is almost two hours. So its my pleasure to introduce the chair of this panel who is the executive director of the center at the university of texas at austin. And he has, i think, not unique but certainly worth while perspective, duel perspective of being a person who has both studied Decision Making in the white house and been part of Decision Making in the white house. He was a valuable member of really making the Network Connections and the interviews that are the underlying factor and underlying base of this project work. Will, i thank you for. That i turn the mike over to you. Thank you very much, jeff. Im honored to be moderating this panel here with four very dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern afoot that as a moderator i may let i got to my head and try toint
Sti perspective of a person who has studied decisionmaking in the white house. And a valuable member of really making the Network Connections and the interviews that are the underlying factor and underlying base of this project work. Will, i thank you for that, and i turn the mic over to you. [ applause ] all right. Thank you very much, jeff. Im honored to be moderating this panel here with four very dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern afoot that as a moderator i might let it go to my head and try to interject myself too much in the discussion. So ill be sitting down there while they make their presentations and come back up here during q and a time. You have the detailed bios of each of the speakers so i wont repeat those. First here is professor richard immerman. His bio says he recently retired from temple university. And that may be technically correct. I know richard well, richard does not know the meaning of the word retirement. Were Close Friends on the state
Covert 19 a controversial bill that critics say would practically end Online Privacy makes its way through the u. S. Congress. Either thanks for joining us this is r. T. International. Its not just people that are self isolating the world over because of covert 19 countries as a whole russia has become the latest to close its borders to foreigners joining the likes of canada the us and others European Unions also restricted access to the block. To limits district of the very we are treated to enforce external borders both close. To improve which to action of essential travel to the e. U. Folk preview it or to do this. Put the entire country of 67000000 people on lockdown army troops have been seen in the streets of paris large numbers of Police Officers have been deployed to ensure compliance. Reports on the nationwide quarantine. France is now we all look to break to look down that would be in school the government is talked about applying 100000. 00 Police Officers to set up fixed po