General joseph votel, who is in charge of u. S. Central command. He talks about his role as centcom commander and how partnerships in the middle east are important to u. S. Interests. Hosted by the National Council on u. S. Arab relations. This is 25 minutes. [ applause ] thank you, bill. Thank you. Im conscious that i am the second introducer and the final act before the main event, so i promise, ill be brief. But let me start with bill. And thank you for that lovely introduction, but i want to go and give a special thankyou to dr. John duke anthony. Dr. Anthony has been one of the most active proponents for bringing people who care about this region together, not just through this conference, but all the time. And the leadership that he and the council have displayed have really helped bring together the u. S. And the arab world, particularly the arabian gulf. The great pramst that have been organized by the National Council, such as the Model Arab League and the the study abroad pro
Welcome to bbc news. The white house has defended President Trumps response to the violence in Charlottesville Virginia after the biggest gathering of White Nationalist groups in america for decades. A 20 year old man has now been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against the far right rally. 19 other people were injured. After President Trump spoke of violence on many sides, a spokesman clarified today that his condemnation included White Supremacists and neo nazis. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. After a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo nazis and White Supremacists. The Virginia Governor went from row to row, Hugging Worshippers in this baptist church, promising to keep politics out of the pulpit but there was a message he felt he had to give. It is political in that the political rhetoric in this c
Welcome to bbc news. The white house has defended President Trumps response to the violence in Charlottesville Virginia after the biggest gathering of White Nationalist groups in america for decades. A 20 year old man has now been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against the far right rally. 19 other people were injured. After President Trump spoke of violence on many sides, a spokesman clarified today that his condemnation included White Supremacists and neo nazis. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. After a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo nazis and White Supremacists. The Virginia Governor went from row to row, Hugging Worshippers in this baptist church, promising to keep politics out of the pulpit but there was a message he felt he had to give. It is political in that the political rhetoric in this c
Welcome to bbc news. The white house has defended President Trumps response to the violence in Charlottesville Virginia after the biggest gathering of White Nationalist groups in america for decades. A 20 year old man has now been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against the far right rally. 19 other people were injured. After President Trump spoke of violence on many sides, a spokesman clarified today that his condemnation included White Supremacists and neo nazis. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. After a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo nazis and White Supremacists. The Virginia Governor went from row to row, Hugging Worshippers in this baptist church, promising to keep politics out of the pulpit but there was a message he felt he had to give. It is political in that the political rhetoric in this c
Welcome to bbc news. The white house has defended President Trumps response to the violence in Charlottesville Virginia after the biggest gathering of White Nationalist groups in america for decades. A 20 year old man has now been charged with murder after a car was driven into a woman who was part of a demonstration against the far right rally. 19 other people were injured. After President Trump spoke of violence on many sides, a spokesman clarified today that his condemnation included White Supremacists and neo nazis. Our correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. After a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo nazis and White Supremacists. The Virginia Governor went from row to row, Hugging Worshippers in this baptist church, promising to keep politics out of the pulpit but there was a message he felt he had to give. It is political in that the political rhetoric in this c