Influence, blood money, body of lies and most recently, the quantum spy. This is part of our 2018 special fiction addition of indepth. Host David Ignatius, whats the premise of the quantum spy. Guest the us is locked in a new Manhattan Project race to build a piece of technology that is world changing, that is the quantum computer and our principal rival in that race is china. I told you as far as simply the facts, the the quantum spy is a novel that imagines characters who involve intelligencebattles , and other secrets about this world changingtechnology. Principally its the story of my hero orest chang. An officer who is asked to penetrate the Chinese Intelligence Service and in the process learned things about himself, things about the cia, they do not how the world works that shake him to his foundation and we also see in this novel how the Chinese Intelligence Services , not so familiar to readers as five fiction. We all feel weve been in Moscow Center with carla and the russian
After nearly 30 years in prison Jonathan Pollard is being paroled. Pollard, an american citizen was sentenced for life for spying on israel. And critics say that hes a traitor who should remain in prison. And Mike Viqueira joins us live from washington d. C. And did the white house play a role in getting pollard paroled . It insists that it did not. And senior officials in the department of justice say that this was a mandatory parole, dick tainted by the laws of the time in 1985 when Jonathan Pollard was arrested, when he tried to enter in washington d. C. Passing off what was described as an incredibly large quantity of classified information. And sparked fierce passions ever since erica as you know. But at the time, the laws in 1985 stated, under the sentencing guideline that an individual convicted of this crime would be released after 30 years mandatory parole unless there was something that they had done in prison, behavior that would have mandated them staying longer, and pollar
And safe behind bars. Translation im worried that once im outside doors will be shut opportunities for a new life will be closed how prison is a refuge for young women trapped in el salvadors vicious gang wars good evening, im antonio mora this is it Al Jazeera America. We begin in washington. For the second time president obamas top cabinet secretaries were on capitol hill defending the iran nuclear deal. Secretary of state john kerry testified with Energy Secretary ernst monnees, and treasury secretary jack luce facing the senate last week. House lawmakers grilled the trio questioning the decision to lift sanctions on iran. Kerry hit back, saying sanctions would not prevent iran Building Nuclear weapons. Libby casey reports on the contentious hearing. Reporter round two on capitol hill for the chief negotiators and pitch men for a deal not sitting well with republicans or top democrats. As i condition to review the deal theres a number of issues i find troublesome. Secretary of state
Proud of what hands i get a medical miracle. An 8yearold boy is the first child to get a double hand transplant and most wanted an american dentist the target of International Outrage after a hunt for big game ends in the killing of a lion known as a legend in the wild. Good evening, im antonio mora this is al jazeera america. The United States and israel will soon close the book on an infamous and contentious spy scandal that has been a thorn in relations. It was announced pollard will be paroled later this year. He spent more than 30 years in prison after being caught spying in israel. Patty culhane looks apt the story and how it affects politics today. It was a case rocking israeli relationships. A navy analyst sentenced to live in prison since 1987 since selling israel thousands of documents. It was a serious effort by the Israeli Government to penetrate our intelligence community, and it was successful, and i dont like it. That former Vice President dick cheney telling u. S. Spies
Ignorance as he is hit with Death Threats. Good morning. This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im paul beban. A key u. S. Ally in the fight against isil is stepping up its attacks against kurdish fighters. Turkish jets targeted the kurdish rebel group the p. K. K. Inside turkey today. So far turkey has only attacked them in iraq. The move comes days after turkey stepped up airstrikes against isil. Bernard smith is in turkey in the kurdish city. How is that move by turkey complicating the fight against isil . We already know that in fact the u. S. Has said that the introduction of turkey into this fight against isil, turkey allowing the u. S. To use bases in turkey is a gamechanger, because it means u. S. Fighter jets dont have to fly hours away down from the gulf and now just a couple of hundred miles to hit isil targets in syria. The concern of the u. S. And nato partners is if the p. K. K. Gets drawn into the fight with turkey turkey and the p. K. K. Start fighting all o