Memorial, israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. The people of israel bow their heads for the departure of ariel sharon, the former Prime Minister. A warrior. I believe he was one of the greatest military leaders we had in modern days. We will get reaction from noam chomsky. Israeli historian avi shlaim, and Rashid Khalidi. Ariel sharon began his career as a military commander with atrocities in 1953 and continued through masterminding the lebanon war in which 50,000 became casualties. He ended his career as the architect of the israeli expansion in the occupied territories of the west bank, largely his handiwork from 1977 onward. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Hundreds of thousands of West Virginia residents are on their fifth day without safe cap water after a Chemical Spill in the elk river. The Company Freedom industries leaked up to 7500 gallons of an agent used in coal extraction on thursday
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. We begin with the escalating crisis in iraq. The Central Government is steadily losing control of its territory. The group known as isis captured mosul and tikrit. Yesterday, it seized a city to the west of mosul. Graphic images emerged of a massacre carried out by isis as it continues its march toward baghdad. The administration has considered opening a dialogue with iran to assist in the reconciliation effort. Joining us, journalist robin wright and les gelb. You are in iraq a month ago. Tell me what was going on and what happened to cause this to move so rapidly. It had been long planned and carefully thought out. Go ahead. This is the greatest threat we have had in the last century. The jihadis are well disciplined, wellfinanced, and welltrained. They have a game plan. I think they surprised the outside world largely because of the timing, the swift headway they made through northwestern iraq. I think we have always known, fo
Facilities in the peninsula have increased in the last week. The current president has held talks with his turkish counterpart and the un 60 general innovative the was impacts on global fee prices and risks to europes Largest Nuclear power plants were high on. The agenda has been, shall, multiple times. And they are phase of a possible nuclear disaster. So theres a moment here to see jim. It is unacceptable. The russia is intentionally bringing us on the verge of radiation catastrophe on a global scale. Weve agreed with mrs. Secretary general with parameters for the possible visit, often a mission whos ever reach a Nuclear Power plant in the legal way that involves their movement through territory, which is free of the occupying forces. The u. S, as israel will provide more details about why it shut down 7 palestinian engineers in the occupied westbank on thursday earlier. Israel said some of the groups have funneled donna aid to sting and faces the organizations deny this has been a 1
Are withering crops in the fields. Reservoirs that supply hydro power at half their normal levels. You and chief continued to cherish, has called at for the russian held Nuclear Power plant in southern ukraine to be demilitarized. He says, the facility in its operation belongs to ukraine. But moscow says the proposal is unacceptable. What is true is that the feel demilitarize as we propose the plant, the problem will be solved. And obviously, the electricity from south florida is ukrainian electricity. And its necessary, especially during the winter ford of ukrainian people. And these people must be fully respected. An air strike has hit a market in northern syria, killing at least 15 people. Authorities say a local market in a city of our babb was targeted. The area is under the control of turkey backed opposition to fighters. Syrian Government Forces have been accused of carrying out friday attack in retaliation for a recent raid. The mayor of a city in new zealand hit by major flood
Important that our messages are conveyed directly at the ambassadorial level in tell of eve. 3 major u. S. Pharmacy chains have an order to pay 650000000. 00 to, to counties in the state of ohio to address the damage inflicted by the opioid epidemic. A court found pharmacies run by c vs walmart, and walgreens. Help create a public nuisance by over supplying addictive painkillers. Rosen jordan as more from washington d. C. The 3 retailers were, were sued by the counties of a lake. And trumbull, thats east of a call of cleveland, the largest city in ohio, and a jury back in november almost 9 months ago, found the 3 retailers guilty of basically dumping opioid medicines in those 2 counties. A came out during the trial that between 20122016, some 1400000000 pills were sold through those 3 retailers. Thats 400. 00 pills per person. Thousands of people in argentina demonstrating against the rising cost of living. Trade unions are demanding higher wages, as well as unemployment and poverty be