International im calling brain moscow with your hourly updates 1st off a wide reading reaching into mystic Surveillance Program could be back on the cards in the u. S. The Trump Administration is calling on lawmakers to permanently reauthorize the National Security agency to use it the request was made in a letter sent to congress on thursday signed by the now former National Intelligence director dan coats additionally his appeal also revealed that the controversial Call Detail Records Program had actually been suspended and collecting more information that was legally allowed spying program falls under a section of the usa freedom act which is set to expire in december more on all this now with kind of more than. The Trump White House is speaking up about a high profile n. S. A. Program that allows the recording of americans phone calls and personal messages dan coats the outgoing director of National Intelligence is urging congress to reauthorize the law before it expires at the end of the year now dan coats has confirmed that the n. S. A. Has put the program on hold however he says its necessary to have the ability to get the Program Going again if needed as Technology Changes our adversaries trade craft and communications habits will continue to evolve and adapt in light of these dynamic environment the administration supports reauthorization of this provision as well a coalition of privacy and Civil Liberties advocates sent a letter of their own to the u. S. House Judiciary Committee and said of renewing the program they called for meaningful surveillance reform the governments implementation of the program further demonstrates both the privacy threats posed by the program and its lack of efficacy it is highly concerning that it took almost 3 years to detect the fact that the n. S. A. Was collecting records even beyond the broad authorization provided under the program the n. S. A. Should not be permitted to resume this program now the freedom act gives the n. S. A. The ability to build a network with the Telecommunications Companies to record the phone calls and personal messages not just of the suspects but of anyone that they are in contact with. Voted to allow it to proceed for the. I will vote against that it is better than the usa patriot act but it doesnt go far enough in my mind in protecting our Civil Liberties we find that were spending resources for no benefit in terms of Public Safety in real just in terms of freedom and liberty and this is why i voted against the freedom act when they said it would fix the problems inherent in the patriot act just stop spying on innocent americans instead of trying to make it legal. When the freedom act came down it was a way to try to ease americans and say no no were going to make sure we work out the kinks but i think americans know better than that because and thats what dan coats is saying here is that anything the n. S. A. And sometimes the n. S. A. Just gets surveillance information thats just hundreds and pages of nothing and theyve actually come out saying that it doesnt really help resolve or solve any terrorism or investigate terrorism activities so because of this though now they can send that or they can decimate that disseminate that information out to the cia to other players to the f. B. I. And to people who might not have the knowledge of who really is a threat which is going to put a lot of americans at risk certainly these privacy violations so yes youre allowed to surveil youre allowed to keep your country safe from terrorism from these kinds of acts but at the rate that it infringes on the privacy rights of people who have absolutely no known ties to terrorism thats where it gets a little bit tricky. U. S. Justice department has issued a warrant calling for the seizure of an iranian oil supertanker released by gibraltar on thursday the document says that the ship the oil its carrying a nearly 1000000. 00 in cash is subject to forfeiture for violating u. S. Sanctions on iran the war and also sites bankrolled Money Laundering and terrorism related statutes it alleges additionally that irans revolutionary guard some lawfully attempted to make use of the United StatesFinancial System to support illicit shipments of oil to syria. Earlier irans top diplomat sharply criticized the u. S. For attempting to block thursdays release of the ship which was 1st seized by British Royal marines off the coast of brazil to last month. Having failed to accomplish its objectives through its economic terrorism including depriving Cancer Patients of medicine the us attempted to abuse the legal system to steal our property and the high seas this piracy attempt is indicative of trumpet ministrations contempt for the law having performed small maneuvers on friday the vessel remains stationed in his waters as the captain reportedly no longer wants to keep command of the ship to drop his chief minister says the detention was lifted after the british overseas territory received a formal written assurances from iran that it would not ship oil to syria in violation of the use sanctions. The grace one is therefore released from detention under the sanctions act by operational law on the 30th of august i received assurances from the republic of iran that if released the destination of the grace one would not be an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions i welcome that assurance the iranian authorities deny that the greatest one was ever shipping all to syria to retrieve the sanctions 2 weeks after the vessel was impounded iran seized a british flag tanker in the strait of hormuz claiming that it had violated International Law the us then later announced its intention to create a Naval Coalition to combat so named iranian aggression in the strike middle east analyst after c. R. B. Thinks the us may have overplayed its hand with its british allies im. Very skeptical that the u. K. And gibraltar off the shores will heed the call by the us car meant to continuing pounding the tank here and you know despite their legal fight thought it is this safe bet that given the fact that iran is also holding a british tank this is part of a. War whereby the release of the. Will be followed shortly immediate future by the release of the british tank held by iran we know that. Garmin and their boys john saw that as well as those india brought are. You know annoyed by this lingering crisis and they want to wash their hands well with the us is trying every trick in the book to linger duce crisis and to keep you as part of this so called time. Escort for their oil tankers passes through the strait of hormuz and the users worries that once this crisis weve been in iran and the u. K. Is resolved then the u. K. Will pull out and yours will be a coalition one. A 9 year old german go has been told by a berlin court that she can join the countrys most prestigious boys choir breaking down the case on the debate that its triggered has saskia taylor. Nobody likes rejection and no one wants to hear about not good enough but it seems for one family in germany no just isnt option picture a 9 Year Old Girl who just wanted to sing her mother says shes got the voice of an angel and that the best place in the city for her training is the bilin state and cathedral choir set up in the 15th century its one of the oldest and most renowned choirs in the country and its pretty much just got 2 rules you have to be over 5 to addition czech and youve got to be a male ah undeterred though the girl apply twice and was rejected both times but try try try again 3rd time lucky she got back from all dition before the door was once again slammed in her face but the choir is adamant agendas got nothing to do with the acoustic pattern of a choir is part of its artistic freedom the rejection was not predominantly about her gender and she would have been successful had her voice matched the desired sound characteristics of a boys choir out unsurprisingly of the decision struck a wrong chord with the girls mother who is now taking the choir to court over gender inequality she says shes got a letter from the dean of berlins university of the arts which the choir is affiliated to and which is threatened that aggarwal never sing in a boys choir also argue that as an institution receiving state funds rejecting female singers contravenes germanys gender Discrimination Laws now many have weighed in on the side of the choir saying that mixing it would bring an end to its traditional sound nobody has said girls can sing as well but the tumble is different and judging that should be left to the musicians and musicologists anyone who wants to intrude. Misunderstood gender equality here 2nd fries is a cultural essence this standoff between gender equality and autistic freedom isnt exactly new Music Professionals and academics alike have been debating the anatomical differences of boys and girls voices for years saying the former has a purity the law to just cant attain and just last year the famous british soprano signal Lesley Garrett called out all boys choirs for being stuck in the past backward looking traditionalist argue that theres an exclusive purity in the boys voice but i think thats just nonsense its an excuse to hang on male privilege and perpetuate a dominant male gender stereotype and male power but not ready to dump the carrot secure in his choir rolled out a very diplomatic answer we recognise different tasks to contribute to the tower female singers make to the choral scene here at cambridge were especially proud to follow mixed voice choir kings voices which was formed 20 years ago precisely to give women students the opportunity to sing choral music in the chapel we all know parents will do anything for that children but trying to shake up an institution that hasnt changed in over half a millennia now about dedication. U. S. Congresswoman who said she was planning to visit her grandmother in the west bank has stated chilled there wont be making the trip despite israel granting rushing to tally the visa on humanitarian grounds overturning an earlier decision to deny her entry the Democratic Party representative whose declared repeated support for the controversial a Boycott Israel Movement had this to say about her fight for palestinian right. But a number of my colleagues theyre talking about 70 to. Norman a little or no need. For. Israels original decision to ban rashid to leave as well as representative came shortly after President Trump tweeted that the past should not be given entry israel then reiterated that foreigners who publicly call for a boycott of the country will be stopped from coming in the netanyahu government treatment of the 2 american muslim lawmakers has provoked reaction in washington as well. Israel doesnt advance its case as a taller and democracy or and they vary in a u. S. Ally by barring elected members of congress from a visit in because of their political views i strongly condemn this decision by the Israeli Government which undermines the ability for our 2 allied countries to have the frank open and its times difficult discussions that we must have in order to ensure israel remains secure and democratic nation israels analysis and treaty congresswoman and omar is beneath the dignity of the great state of israel what is worth noting that critics of israel could not also face penalties within the us itself the anti boycott act which was passed 2 years ago allows states to cut ties with contractors who support sanctions against the country it was designed to combat the b. D. S. Will be a boycott divestment and sanctions group which targets israel over its building of settlements in the palestinian territories critics of the legislation argue that it violates the u. S. Constitution which states that political boycotts are protected by the 1st amendment we call the thoughts of the new york politician. I think it is a double standard but actually what is interesting about this is that the fact that there is sort of this retaliation is tarnished meant for individuals businesses that are joining. The thoughts of violation of. Every american i mean were allowed one any or all or all politically with issues that are equal i think with some seeds you. Really got a lot of elements. That friends. Although it was not part. Of the hong kong now where the 11th consecutive weekend of demonstrations its Underway Police and protesters faced off earlier in one of the citys busiest shopping districts rallies were held both in support and in opposition to the authorities in the chinese semi autonomous territory months of prodemocracy protests were originally calling for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition build but a sense adopted a much broader set of demands those include the resignation of hong kong leader kerry lamb democratic elections and an inquiry into alleged Police Brutality concerns are growing though that the Ongoing Campaign is putting the citys special status in jeopardy and risking intervention from china. Though without the international was a stark warning over the rise of the far right from germanys police chief will take you through that among all stories after the break. What holds us in studio is a little. Bit put themselves on the law on the big get accepted or rejected. 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Feet its quite vociferously again it just feels like its one of those stories that come up now and again go to completely verify it it sounds like even other companies that have been cited in terms of involvement have made it very clear they dont even have contracts in. One of the countries involved so it looks like the story is unfo