Were released Political Prisoners. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us and u. N. Back tribunals has convicted a Senior Member of the Lebanese Militant Group hezbollah for the assassination of the countrys former Prime Minister rafik hariri a court in the hague said salim orchestrated the 22005 operation to kill riri with a massive truck bomb but the tribunals cleared 3 other defendants finding they had no links to hezbollah leadership or aries assassination up ended life in lebanon setting the stage for years of unrest. A suicide truck bomb blasts ripped through beirut some valentines day 2005 an explosion so powerful it was hurt and felt across the city 22 people lost their lives that day. Including the targets of the attack. Lebanons former Prime Minister rafiq hariri it was an assassination that transformed lebannon removing an influential sunni muslim leader and allowing shiite forces led by the militant group hizbollah to come to dominate lebanese political life now ove
Regulator devastates. Striking back in china orders the us to shut its consulate general and the city of chengdu in retaliation over the closure of its own consulate. As the u. S. Secretary of state ratchets up the pressure by calling on the world to gang up on quote this new tyranny. Several people aboard a passenger plane are injured after the pilot is forced to make a dangerous maneuver were going to encounter with a u. S. Fighter jet. Watching our international bring your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. The u. K. His Opposition Labor Party is pushing for arties broadcast license to be revoked and a letter to the countrys t. V. Regulator off com the watchdog is supposed to be independent and immune from political pressure. To have takes us through the development. These must be some sort of record in order vanitys history it has done less harm if any both immediate and long term to Great Britain to the british people and britains future than o
Of minds members of a Mexican Drug Cartel for their weapons during the president s visit to their stronghold. This could be a new means of transportation in the face for sure but for some a little scary when we go inside what could be the future of Long Distance travel in europe they call it the hyperloop. And sport Lewis Hamilton clinch is home position for the hungary and grand prix the defending formula one World Champion will start at the front of the grid for the 90th tie his career. For one were looking at libya where a team from the International Criminal court is now on the ground tasked with investigating a warlord of a possible war crimes investigators from the i. C. C. Are in tripoli now looking into acts committed by forces loyal to come. After that is expected to include a visit to the mass graves found in tucker who now last month the 3 person team will also investigate booby traps left behind during a retreat by half his fighters residential areas south of tripoli the i.
Largest number of coronavirus cases in the u. S. Its a passing new york. Cemeteries are overflowing in the hospitals running out of space desperation in bolivia and the government wants the virus will reach its peak only in august. So then he has been criticized for his response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic and the demands for Racial Justice following George Floyds death with just over 3 months to go before the president ial election donald trump is taking action and talking tough on 2 other fronts his administration has ordered chinas houston consulate to be shut down in the latest move against beijing and in the past couple of hours the president has announced that hundreds of federal Law Enforcement officers will be sent to the cities of chicago and albuquerque to combat what he calls rising crime state governors and city officials all democrats say they. Its a political stunt the announcement follows a night of violence in chicago which included a gun battle between gang m
You will hear from former secretary of state George Shultz and condoleezza rice, economist thomas foale, kissinger biographer and historian Neil Ferguson, former george w. Bush Administration Justice Department Official john yoo mac and shelby steele. At first, heres a portio here f the interview with George Shultz secretary of state during the reagan administration. He talked about his book is use on my mind. Host you right when it comes to terrorism, we in this country must think hard about the moral stakes involved. If we truly believe in our Democratic Values and way of life, we must be willing to defend them. Passive measures are unlikely to suffice. Means effective defensive deterrence must be considered and given the necessary political support. Guest you say if you have a lawenforcement approach you say okay let a terrorist attack happen. But then we find out who did it, and the drivein in the u. S. Court and if we make them guilty for the endless appeals because the jail. Whil