Our Early Warning president obama to fully comply with International Law and stay out of syria unless Bashar Alassad gives his permission. Josh earnest either clinton or would not confirm that folks in russia had this happen or that coordination is in our future. I havent been in that conversation. Not on a particular topic. I will observe that there have been areas where the United States has been able to work in a coordinated fashion and in a mutually beneficial fashion to advance our interests in the interest of russians as well and i certainly wouldnt rule out these kinds of conversations and i just dont know if this conversation is taking place in this way or not. Ashley blockbuster allegations from a state Department Official and Hillary Clinton and her allies at the center of a massive vanguard of coverup. One of the top deputies revealing incriminating documents. Former army vice chief of staff jack keane and army forces member randy forbes are among our guests here tonight and
Children of Islamic State fighters we follow a man hoping to retrieve his grandson from an iraqi prison and save him from childhood behind bars. And poland backs legislation making it a crime to claim polls were complicit in the holocaust israel has sharply condemned the move saying no law would change the facts. Im brian thomas a warm welcome to the show on just over half of germans thank chancellor on the macro should stay on at the countrys helm but polls indicate her Approval Rating is sinking more than four months after Germanys National elections she still has not managed to form a new government and germans are losing patience the numbers while they are even worse for her potential Coalition Partners the social democrats germanys Largest Center left party is looking at its lowest Approval Ratings ever. Germanys social democrats need to regroup theyre still the second Largest Party in parliament but their standing has been flagging since the partys poor Election Results last sept
seeking influence and control. he brought his troops up to the capital short of the capital and then withdrew them and stayed occupied in a smaller portion of georgia. same thing in ukraine. after the people ran out his stooge who had a close association with russia and he annexed crimea and moved into eastern ukraine he could have toppled the anti-russian government and installed his own government. but that would have meant ownership. a lot of consequences go with that. the other thing is that he hasn t prepared, bill, his population for the increase in casualties would go with a full-out invasion and occupation of ukraine. actually he is still telling his domestic audience what he is telling us. we have no intention of conducting an invasion. another thing is a huge international pushback for him in taking over a sovereign
ordered to kiss their families goodbye, put on a uniform, grab a gun and stare down a russian invasion. dana: we had general jack keane earlier. he had done a lot of thinking about this as well and why he thinks putin may not invade. he has broken from the soviet union model. we saw that in georgia. he didn t seek ownership. a huge international pushback for him in taking over a sovereign country that is a fledgling democracy. and economically that would have impact on him even without the sanctions that the united states intends to impose. dana: what is your take on that, nolan? i think based on the rhetoric we hear from moscow, diplomatic messaging, propaganda and i think many would agree russia s aims in ukraine are maximalist.
Beijing’s Crackdown Runs Into Hong Kong’s Rule of Law
Pushback against politically motivated prosecutions is emerging from lawyers, judges, and the principles of Hong Kong’s common law system itself.
January 27, 2021
Police detain protesters after a protest in Causeway Bay before the annual handover march in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July. 1, 2020.
Credit: AP Photo/Kin Cheung
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Even as the Hong Kong government is increasing penalties for political speech and civic activism, including under the National Security Law enacted last June, the authorities are encountering some constraints on their ability to run roughshod over Hong Kong’s long-respected legal system.