Logical what 1st ending the presence of Foreign Forces as an emergency measure and making arrangements for that secondly to go back to the draft decision that was put forward to the parliament before the current government took office. But all kurdish representatives boycotted the session and most of the sunni m. P. s were in there the emergency session of parliament is a reminder of the deep ethnic and sectarian divisions in iraq being so nice shias and kurds at least one commander of the. Group has said that if the Parliament Fails to cause a decisive resolution against the u. S. Presence in iraq on sunday all future sessions will be worthless. A powerful cleric who heads one of the leading blocs in parliament criticized the decision as a weak one so theyre called for the shutting down of the u. S. Embassy on socalled resistant groups inside and outside iraq to form urgency battalions similar sentiments were echoed by other shia majority political blocs. This is a real test for loyal
Embassy compound Iraqi Security forces calling it a rocket attack near the celebrations area inside the green zone the another incident happened in the neighborhood in a residential apartment off baghdad and the 3rd incident and north of baghdad inside i have been province and ill balad base where some store rooms were headed and weve also heard from one leader of the militia has been has been our brigade which has been deemed as a terrorist organization by the United States that all iraqi forces should distance themselves from u. S. Bases from sunday on birds so it is a state of high alert for Iraqi Security forces as they brace themselves for what they expect is going to be some sort of a reaction and weve also seen a flurry of diplomatic activity to try and deescalate the situation in that region this is being spearheaded by others foreign minister who went to the iranian capital and met not just the president but his counterpart as well iran insisting that this attack which happene
Seriously. You are never too young to have an opinion so let your voice be heard now. For more information go to our website, studentcam. Org. Senator Bernie Sanders of 2020 democratic president ial candidate spoke with College Students and others at a town hall on the campus of Simpson College in iowa. [applause] thank you. Thank you all very much for coming out this afternoon. And let me thank those who have already spoken, sylvia, doctor libby and chris thank you very much. [applause] what i want to do is dual format a little bit different than i usually, so want to involve you in the discussion. Id want to give you a long speech, ill limit it to three hours. [laughing] i want to touch on that are so many issues out there but a want to touch on some of the very essential issues, get your thoughts on it. And a want to start up with the issue of money and politics. If you run for president of the United States or governor, or send for that mattermatter, its an expensive proposition. M
Going straight to. The Iraqi Parliament has approved Prime Minister abdul mahdi his resignation comes after weeks of protests from more than 400 people were killed across the country hell stay on to lead a caretaker government but attention now turns to who will replace him so manifold and reports now from baghdad. After only 13 months in office iraqs of bethels Prime Minister added up that he has officially stepped down yet his succession is mired in uncertainty according to the constitution the president is supposed to take up the office of the Prime Minister until a replacement is chosen but instead of the mahdi is staying on as part of a caretaker government. The largest bloc in Parliament Led by shiite cleric mulcted out of sudden must now nominate every placement within 15 days. Its a murky and often lengthy process that requires consent from shia sunni and kurdish parties as well as regional and global power brokers 7. More than ever the choice would have to be accepted on the s
A journalists. Making themselves heard protestors across latin america hold simultaneous demonstrations. The white house says it will not take part in the next step of the impeachment inquiry into u. S. President donald trump he had been given a sunday deadline to say whether he would send legal representation to a hearing on wednesday well the white house says it will respond separately regarding a 2nd hearing which has a friday deadline the u. S. President is under scrutiny for asking ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son in exchange for military aid. So lets take a look at what will be a big week ahead in the impeachment inquiry into the us president will members of the House Intelligence Committee receive a copy of the impeachment report and will outline the findings of its investigation into trumps dealings with ukraine theyll have 24 hours to review the report they will then be a vote on tuesday afternoon to move it forward to the next stage that being proceedings in the H