First time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Israels intensifying Military Assault on lebanon has involved everything from Booby Trapped electronic devices to bunker busting bombs. As the Death Toll mounts, prime Minister Netanyahu says the target isnt the people of lebanon, its the armed militant group hezbollah, which continues to fire rockets into israel. So what, if anything, can the lebanese Government do to stave off a Gaza Style Catastrophe . My guest is lebanons economy minister, Amin Salam. Is his Government the very definition of powerless . Minister Amin Salam in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. Pleasure being with you. Thank you forjoining me. War is happening to lebanon, war is happening to lebanon, minister, and yet war minister, and yet war is the last thing that is the last thing that lebanon wants. Lebanon wants. How does that make how does that make you feel right now . You feel right now . You said it, stephen. You said it, stephen
Minister amin salam in beirut, minister amin salam in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. In gaza, through diplomatic thank you, stephen. Thank you, stephen. Pleasure being with you. Pleasure being with you. Thank you forjoining me. Thank you forjoining me. War is happening to lebanon, war is happening to lebanon, minister, and yet war minister, and yet war is the last thing that is the last thing that lebanon wants. Lebanon wants. How does that make how does that make you feel right now? you feel right now? you said it, stephen. You said it, stephen. It s the last thing we need. It s the last thing we need. It s the last thing we would it s the last thing we would have wanted to happen have wanted to happen and we were hoping and praying and we were hoping and praying and doing our best for the past and doing our best for the past year, since the war started year, since the war started in gaza, through diplomatic channels, through every channel possible, to avoid going i
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Here on msnbc , it will be the broadcast premiere of the first feature documentary from my production company for the movie is called from russia with lev. It is probably speaking about the first trump impeachment. We made the film with director billy corbin, and produced offered spellman. We made it with them in large part because they are very, very funny. As disastrous and terrible as this scandal was, what trump did to get himself impeached the first time is forgotten but it was really terrible. In equal measure to how terrible it was, it was also ridiculous and stupid and hilarious. That story is the story of the film. It starts at 9:00. We have a normal show this hour with lots of news to get to. I have a couple of good guests that i m looking for to talking to. Stories that are developing right now live as we speak. As soon as this hour is over, at 9:00 p. M. Eastern it will be the movie. Just you know what you re in for, if you do not mind, i will show you the trailer for the m
Here for the debut of my new movie. The movie is called with love from lev. The and we made it with them in large part because, they are very, very funny. And, as disastrous and terrible as this scandal was. What trump did to get himself impeached the first time is basically forgotten now but it was really terrible. But in equal measure to how terrible it was it was also ridiculous and stupid and hilarious. And so, that story is the story of the film. Any way it starts at 9 00. We have a normal show for you this hour. Lots of news to get to. I have a couple of really good guests i want to talk to you. We have some stories that are developing live as we speak. But as soon as as this hour is over. Its going to be the movie and just so you know what youre in for if you do not mind. Im going to show you the trailer for the movie right now. And its only two minutes. Well just do that and then well jump right into the news but i just want you to see the trailer. Two minutes. Here it is from