It does ring a bit cold war ish to russia however were beyond cold in terms of the cold war the rhetoric is much more aggressive much more recent for us the agenda is much more pernicious and its become a centerpiece of u. S. Partisan politics the whole russia gate issue. Trouble also announced he had signed an executive order to keep the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center open that is despite get mo becoming a tourist for various human rights abuses including torture trumps predecessor barack obama vowed to close the facility back in two thousand and nine but was blocked by congress and never able to deliver on that promise. In the past we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists. Only to meet again on the battlefield including the isis leader. Who we captured who we had who we released. So today im keeping another promise i just shot. Prior to walking in an order directing secretary man to reexamine our military detention policy and to keep open the detentio
Rebel held these just hours after the u. N. Approval cease fire. As the Winter Olympics close in south korea a north korean delegation there says its ready to open talks with the u. S. Over its Nuclear Program. The holiest site in christianity is closed off in protest against socalled discrimination by the Israeli Government. And im tatiana. With all your sports now with no russian flag at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony for russias games ended on a cold night in the mens right hockey final inbox and more later in the park at. Least twenty people have been killed in syria and russian airstrikes in the rebel held area of eastern huta this video is said to show the aftermath of one of the strikes in the town of duma rescue workers are taking a child found the trapped in the rubble to hospital Syrian Government troops launched a new ground and they are offensive on who just hours after the u. N. Security Council Adopted a resolution demanding a ceasefire well eastern who to encompass
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Bombardment a man a woman and their son were killed in that incident. There were eleven of us in my vehicle only i survived the other ten people including my parents and cousin all killed why didnt they see the children and women while they were carrying out the bombing why do they say theyre able to detect everything on the ground from the air and then when they observe people on the ground why do they target us. Over the last year the United States dropped more than four thousand bombs in afghanistan its reported that twice as many airstrikes were carried out in the space of just a few months compared with the last two years combined Robert Naiman the director of the great just Foreign Policy says washington apparently has no strategy to end the longest war in u. S. History. There is no way to do this kind of bombing without producing civilian casualties the main problem is the escalation the fact that the trumpet ministration has no political diplomatic strategy to end the war just
Everyone my names peter w. Watching aljazeera live from my headquarters here in doha also coming up out of the inner circle reports the u. S. President s son in law is being excluded from top secret security briefings. Scars from massacre three decades ago in zimbabwe will meet the people still demanding justice from Robert Mugabes time in power. And the fight to blanket smothering big chunks of britain and europe why scientists are calling it. Our top story a second attempt to impose a humanitarian ceasefire on a rebel held enclave in syria is due to begin in the coming hours russias partial truce is planned to allow aid in and get the injured out of Eastern Ghouta close to the capital damascus the first attempt on tuesday. Fail to stop the onslaught of some a binge of a house the story. Thanks when the bombs stop its the stand to see whats left of the home day one of the five hour ceasefire brought that he comforted the people trapped in besieged Eastern Ghouta. Theres no food or wat