Syrian refugees in the wake of the paris attacks we , will speak to Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watchs emergencies director. Just back from months in the balkans and greece speaking to refugees escaping the wars in syria, afghanistan and iraq. , then to congresswoman barbara lee of california. September 11 changed the world. Our deepest fears now haunt us. Yet im convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of International Terrorism against the United States. Amy that was 14 years ago when congresswoman barbara lee stood alone voting against the u. S. Invasion of afghanistan. Now she is calling on congress to repeal the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for military force saying they have used as , blank checks for endless war. She will join us from washington. Then to paris. Climate activists are preparing for a massive march ahead of the u. N. Climate talks. Will authorities allow it to happen . All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In france today, at least seven people have been detained and two have been killed after a series of gun battles and a police raid on an apartment in a northern suburb of paris. Authorities said the operation targeted a belgian man accused of masterminding the paris attacks that killed 129 people friday. Abdelhamid abaaoud was initially said to be in syria. Early this morning, French Police stormed an apartment in st. Denis, where a woman reportedly killed herself by detonating a suicide vest. A second suspect was killed, reportedly from gunfire and a grenade. At the time of this broadcast, Authorities Say its unclear whether abaaoud was in the apartment. French interior minister discussed the operation. Since 4 00 this morning, French Special forces police have carried out an operation to neutralize terrorists. Seven people were arrested. Two people have died, including a woman by explosives. Amy five Police Officers were wounded and a police dog was killed in the hourslong operation. Meanwhile, authorities in belgium have charged two men with assisting salah abdeslam, a second fugitive suspect in the paris attacks, by driving him to brussels. Abdeslams family has called for him to turn himself in. Amid Security Fears tuesday, authorities in hanover, germany, abruptly canceled a soccer match following a concrete tip about a planned bomb attack. Two air france flights bound for paris from the United States were diverted over reports of bomb threats. France, russia, the United States have launched fresh airstrikes against the Islamic State in syria. A u. S. Based Human Rights Group russia of bombing at least 10 medical facilities in syria last month. Physicians for human rights said totalonicled 16 attacks on medical facilities in syria in october alone, the worst toll to date. Fridays deadly attacks in paris have set off a storm of calls to close borders and reject refugees fleeing syria. In the United States, House Speaker paul ryan and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell have called for a pause in the u. S. Program accepting Syrian Refugees, and governors of at least 27 u. S. States have said they will not accept Syrian Refugees. The white house held a conference phone call with 34 governors tuesday to try to and president obama said attempts to block refugees are offensive and contrary to american values. We are open to hearing actual ideas, but that is not really what has been going on in this debate. When candidates say, we want to admit threeyearold orphans, that is political posturing. When individuals say that we should have a religious test and that only christians proven christians should be admitted, that is offensive and contrary to american values. Amy that is president obama speaking in the philippines today. Well have more on Syrian Refugees with Peter Bouckaert of Human Rights Watch and california Congressmember Barbara Lee after headlines. It remains unclear exactly how the upheaval in paris will impact the United NationsClimate Change summit, which opens in paris november 30. Environmentalists from around the world have planned a massive march with 200,000 people expected the day before the talks begin. Ahead of the summit, the u. S. Senate voted tuesday to block president obamas new regulations to cut Carbon Emissions from coalfired power plants. This all comes after last month shattered records becoming the , warmest october ever recorded worldwide. Well have more on the paris climate talks and the outlook for protests later in the broadcast. In nigeria, at least 32 have been killed in a suicide bombing at a crowded market in the northeastern city of yola. Its the latest in a series of deadly attacks attributed to the militant group boko haram. The attack comes just days after the nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari visited the area and deemed boko haram very close to defeat. The Obama Administration has announced approval of a 1. 29 billion arms sale to saudi arabia, despite reports of possible war crimes in yemen. The state Department Approved the sale of tens of thousands of bombs, as well as munitions and other weaponry produced by boeing and raytheon. The weapons replenish stocks used by saudi arabia in its u. S. Backed Bombing Campaign in yemen, where Amnesty International has warned of apparent war crimes by the saudiled coalition. Meanwhile, executions in saudi arabia have reached a 20year high with more than 150 people executed this year. In the United States, a new report reveals at least 100,000 women in texas have attended to selfinduce an abortion. The groundbreaking study by the texas policy evaluation project comes as the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a sweeping taxes texas antichoice law. Since the law passed in 2013, about half of the states 41 Abortion Clinics have closed. The study found as many as 240,000 texas women have tried to end a pregnancy without medical assistance, citing restrictions including a lack of funds to travel to a clinic or the fact their local clinic had shut down. In kentucky, the states last remaining fulltime Abortion Clinic has been vandalized for the second time in less than a month. Last week a man threw a rock through the glass door of emw womens surgical center, just two weeks after another man hurled himself into the clinics window, shattering it. The clinics executive director told Insider Louisville were not angry, were not afraid, were just really sad that the mentality out there isnt more understanding and compassionate for women. A spanish judge has issued an arrest warrant for israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and seven other former and current israeli officials over the deadly israeli raid on the 2010 gaza bound aid flotilla. Nine people were killed when israeli commandos stormed the mavi marmara in international waters, a 10th died after four years in a coma. The case against israeli officials in spain emerged after spanish activists on board the flotilla sued netanyahu. The judges move means netanyahu could be detained and questioned if he steps foot in spain. President obama faced protests over the role of the u. S. Military as he arrived in the philippines for the apec summit. His visit comes as the philippines Supreme Court considers a constitutional challenge to a military deal that would grant u. S. Troops broad access to military bases in the philippines. Diego torres was among the activists who gathered to oppose obamas arrival in manila. Today obama will arrive in the philippines, and this is our welcome for him, a protest that rejects his presence because we do not want the leader of the United States, the chief architect of aggression and cruelty toward many nations around the world, to land in the philippines. Amy the Norwegian OilCompany Statoil has announced its ending its Arctic Drilling program. While its stakes in the arctic dont expire until 2020. The move comes after shell walked away from its Oil Drilling Program in the arctic after spending 7 billion on it. Republican president ial candidate ben carsons own advisers have acknowledged he is struggling to comprehend Foreign Policy. Carson, who is the leading republican candidate in some polls, has blundered on the topic of Foreign Policy, including wrongly claiming china is involved military in syria. Speaking to the new york times, a top carson advisor said nobody has been able to sit down with and have him get one iota of intelligent information about the middle east. Meanwhile, louisiana governor bobby jindal has ended his campaign for the republican president ial nomination. After failing to gain much traction, jindal said tuesday it was not his time. We announced today were suspending the president ial campaign. Look, i am honored to have had a chance to run for the president of the United States. My parents and their 45 years ago in search of freedom and opportunity. Never in a million years with a have imagined i would be governor, much less on for president. This was in our time. Amy and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman with juan gonzalez. Juan welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. Fridays deadly attacks in paris have set off a storm of calls to close borders and reject refugees fleeing syria where over 4 Million People have already fled to escape the wartorn country. Less than 24 hours after the paris attacks, polands incoming European Affairs minister said poland would pull back from a European Unionwide commitment to relocate refugees. The antirefugee sentiment was quickly echoed by other rightwing leaders across europe. In france, marine le pen, the head of the National Front party demanded a immediate halt of all intake of migrants in france. In the netherlands, geert wilders, the head of the Peoples Party for freedom and democracy, called on the countrys Prime Minister to close the borders entirely. Amy meanwhile, in the United States, House Speaker paul ryan and Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell have called for a pause in the u. S. Program accepting Syrian Refugees, and governors of at least 27 u. S. States have said they will not accept Syrian Refugees. A syrian passport which appears to be fake was found near the body of one of the paris attackers, whose fingerprints matched someone who passed through greece and the balkans. But all the attackers identified so far are european nationals. Amy president obama said any attempts to block entry of Syrian Refugees to the United States is offensive and contrary to american values. When are not well served in response to a terrorist and intofend fear and panic. We dont make good decisions if hysteria or an exaggeration of risks. And i think the refugee debate is an example of us not being well served by some of the commentary that has been taking place by officials back home and in the media. Hearing are open to actual ideas, but that is not really what has been going on in this debate. We wanteddates say, wont admit three euros orphans, that is political posturing. When individuals say we should have a religious test and that only christians proven christians, should be admitted, that is offensive and contrary to american values. More morek of a potent recruitment tool for isil than some of the rhetoric that has been coming out of here during the course of this debate. Amy that is president obama speaking in the philippines. For more were joined by Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watchs emergencies director. He has spent the last few months in the balkans and greece speaking to refugees coming mostly from syria, afghanistan and iraq. , posting messages and images on twitter bouckaert has helped expose the realities of life for refugees fleeing violence at home. He was one of the first people to share images of aylan kurdi the threeyear old syrian boy who had drowned off a turkish beach. Peter bouckaert, welcome back to democracy now as you come back just in the the two days, dealing with refugees, documenting what is happening on the ground, your response to what is being said in the United States about not accepting refugees . It is morally referenceable and factually wrong to equate these people with terrorists. They are fleeing from the terrorists and phase horrors of iraq, syria, and afghanistan. Many are tried to bring their families to Better Future in europe and they should be welcomed. They will contribute to our society and have a right to asylum. They should not be having to risk our livesiation on this joy just to get what is legally their right. Juan you have interviewed many of the refugees. Could you talk about some of their experiences and what they have told you about what they are fleeing . Some actually fled after being subjected to bombings from western powers as well. Yes my many of them have come directly from syria. They have tried to state in syria for as long as possible. It is not like this was their first choice. They really love their country. They face bombing from the west and from russia as well, especially by the alassad regime. Many have lost family members to those bombings. I have met a lot of young men and women who have lost their legs and other limbs to these bombing raids, and who have been carried this whole journey to safety in europe. Amy i would to turn to comments made by House Speaker paul ryan regarding admitting Syrian Refugees to the u. S. The National Defense bill i will sign later today requires the president to come up with a plan for defeating isis, not just containing, but defeating isis. The containment plan is not enough. That has failed. In addition, the majority leader and our Committee Chairs are developing a plan to address the syrian refugee crisis. Our nation has always been welcoming him a but we cannot let terrorists take advantage of our compassion. This is a moment where it is better to be safe than to be sorry. So we think the prudent, the responsible thing is to take a pause in his budget aspect of this Refugee Program in order to verify that terrorists are not trying to infiltrate the refugee population. In the end, the ultimate solution to this crisis is a strategy to defeat isis. All of this rises above politics. This is not about politics. This is about national security. And so we will invite all of our colleagues, republicans and democrats, to work with as quickly to address the urgent nature of the situation. Amy can you talk about what paul ryan is calling for . I think it is absolutely misguided. Yes, there is a struggle to defeat isis, but it is not just a military struggle, it is a struggle for the height hearts and minds of the people of the middle east. And that struggle is the most important component of what we have to accomplish. And by shutting the door on the refugees fleeing from isis and from the horrors of the war in syria, were doing no favor in terms of winning the hearts and minds of these people. The reality is that any syrian refugee coming to the United States already goes through four Different Levels of security review by different u. S. Agencies, so the danger of anybody coming in under the guise of Refugee Status and being a terrorist is absolutely miniscule. We admit 70,000 people already every year, many of them from iraq and some are you, and there has not been a single incident of a person turning out to be a terrorist. Juan can you talk about the reaction in europe to the refugees, both before the attacks in paris and now subsequently afterward . I think one of the reasons why these two cr