Have been injured or killed so far this year. We will speak with jeremys cahill, author of dirty wars the war is a battlefield about the crisis in the middle east, blackwater on trial, and more. And iraq veterans against the war. It has been personal, we have been transformed in our own lives. Each of our stories is important and people need to understand the reality and the human cost of war and occupation. A group of veterans came back from combat to form iraq veterans against the war. A decade later, the group is now organizing against another war in iraq. All that and more coming up. To democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Australia has become the latest country to join the usled military campaign against militants from the Islamic State in the iraq and syria. Prime minister tony abbott said australian planes will take art in air strikes and special forces would be deployed. Turkeys parliament has also authorized the government to order milit
In paris wednesday to the moment today when French Police stormed a Kosher Grocery store freeing many hostage bus discovering four more innocent victims. Tonight, all three suspects are dead. Brothers said kouachi and Cherif Kouachi, the men behind the massacre of 12 people at the magazine Charlie Hebdo and Amedi Coulibali who acted in what the president called an act of antisemitism. His girlfriend Hayet Boumddiene is at large. Police say she is an accomplice. We have extensive coverage and will start with Elizabeth Palmer at the seen on the store. Reporter after a tense standoff that lasted five hours Police Commandos suddenly swung into action. First with percussion grenades brakt blasts reporter then storming both doors of the supermarket. A burst of heavy gunfire followed. With at least one body visible on the floor, the s. W. A. T. Team officers facing return fire went in. For a few seconds, it was a maze. Then this was the moment the hostagetaker was shot. Scheming screaming and
Young women will be deterred from coming to Silicon Valley. Im ali velshi and this is real money. Talk is cheap. But war is not. So before we discuss whether all the talk at this Weeks White House summit on countering extremism will produce any meaningful results we need some context and a reality check. Last week president obama asked congress to authorize war against i. S. I. L. This is the Violent Group thats taken control over large parts of iraq and syria. Responsible for the death of James Foley Stephen kassick and rebecca mueller. President obama said we also have to commit to confront the violent extremists, the rue crueters and enablers who may not directly engage in terrorist acts themselves but who radicalize and night those incite others to do so themselves. Remember this is still washington were talking about the place where everything is fought for political gamesmanship. Republicans are faulting the president for not using the word aislammist extremism. Calling about Com
Plus former australian guantanmo bay detainee welcomes a report striking down his terrorism conviction. Libyas u. N. Recognized government has asked the Security Council to lift an arms embargo to fight against isil as well as other armed group. Reporter diplomats address the u. N. During an emergency session. The arms embargo was imposeed by nun in 2011 to protect civilians from libyas former leader muammar qaddafi. Libyas foreign minister has appealed for International Help to rebuild the army. And egypt is supporting libyas request. Its also asking for a navel blockade to stop weapons shipments to fighters. But the councilmembers seemed cautious about arming libya. Our diplomatic he editor james bays explains. Reporter egyptian foreign minister came to the United Nations spends two days trying to lobby diplomat on his his countrys initiative. First trying to persuade thome prison sisis idea. That there should be an military i want sense in libya backed my egypt and the United Nation
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