Thats correct in last july about 8 months ago august on and dime if entered into an agreement we have been into numerous agreements with the with the i. M. F. Before but since the agreement that has been a dramatic improvement in pakistans economy and we are moving swiftly towards Economic Stabilization so youre taking 6000000000. 00 from washington in return for privatizing and selling off pakistan well thats thats the political rhetoric thats usually associated around any i. M. F. Program in any most of the countries but thats thats not what it is. Its 6000000000. 00 plus theres a multilateral funding involved so in reality its about 35. 00 to 38000000000. 00 and its about reducing deficits increasing pakistan stack space improving the exporters competitive ness improving the way we manage or have managed Exchange Rate in the past its about opening up and liberalizing they call me. So its a host of other things well weve had theyre gonna neo liberal talk year in britain for years wer
Objectives of removing the taliban regime which on pleased to say is. Largely now achieved just in the 1st decade and a half of the war 14000 u. K. Soldiers predominantly working class needed medical care and thousands of nature soldiers have been killed there since the usa began the longest military war in its history u. S. Combat casualties and 21000 are at their highest for 5 years if you have been counting the human and financial cost of increased heroin on the streets of nato nations but dont trump came to power vowing to bring soldiers home and this week a peace deal was signed in qatar before washington again areally bombarded the country neighboring pakistan had warned washington against those who might spoil any Peace Process joining me now from islamabad is a member of pakistani Prime Minister among khans cabinet ahmed as our thanks so much for joining us well major nations that may be focusing on the Economic Impact of coronavirus you going to afghanistan on the border India
Coronavirus outbreak. This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] committee will come to order. Without objection, all members will have five days to submit statements, extraneous material, and questions to the record subject to the length, limitation, in the rules. Well begin, mr. Secretary, thank you for meeting with us this morning. Weeks ago, we invited you to testify about american policy toward iran, iraq, and the use of force. No one doubts that Qasem Soleimani was a dangerous terrorist, but its important that we look at Foreign Policy in terms of whether it makes americans safer and advances our interests. Weeks later weve seen attacks that have injured more than 100 Service Members, the need to move thousands more personnel back to the region, and derailment of our relationship with iraq and a setback in the fight against isis and iran, again, pushing headlong toward a Nuclear Weapon. You promised the American People that they would be safer and iran would be deterred. So by
Week our troops stationed in tough neighborhoods around the world are caught in the political crossfire here at home but 1st the patriot act sailed through congress after 911 now it is about to expire. Im home and cook in washington this is the big picture. When this did not get much Media Coverage the new Expiration Date is march 15th will Congress Really up the patriot act should they lets ask. Author of battlefield america the war on the American People and a government of wolves the emerging American Police state constitutional attorney Rutherford Institute president syndicated columnist and host of the podcast freedom under fire john w. Whitehead and we also welcome the author of everyones crazy except you and me and im not so sure about you americas favorite contrarian cuts loose legal and media analyst and r. T. E. Contributor lionel gentleman welcome back to the big picture thank you thank you in the foggy fearful aftermath of 911 only one u. S. Senator voted against the patrio
World now does it is very good news to the world from here. That one many governments around the wall declare that the fight against terrorism is their number one priority this hasnt. Been the c. E. O. Has continued with the attacks have continued we have to wonder why is this the case. Was. Thrown out. For the past 20 years ive been working on the question of Political Violence and terrorism its persistence in our lives in our times in our societies begs the question why. Could it be that the policies governments think will prevent violent extremism might actually be making things worse in the aftermath of the 911 attacks on the United States in 2001 you could visibly see that the world has been securitized a certain architecture of things has materialized literally there is a certain presence of the state security that has been creased. The militarized presence has really transformed the scene of the world around us. There has been new legislation that has increased powers of surveil