Recorded this event in november of 2017. We are fortunate to have an old friend with us, richard schroeder, a former officer with the cia clandestine service. He began his career under the cia in 1972. After two years in the army as an Intelligence Officer for the army stuff in washington, the u. S. Military command in vietnam. He consults on National Security and teaches that georgetown. He is a founding Advisory Board member here at the International Spy museum. He is the author of a new book, the foundation of the cia, harry truman, the missouri gang, and the origins of the cold war. You are not here to listen to me talk. Rick, come on up. [applause] thank you for coming out when you could be over at the Christmas Market across the street. As vince said, i have been a cia officer for running on to 50 years now. For the last 20 years, i have taught intelligence courses at Georgetown School of foreign service. In teaching at georgetown, i have discovered, as well as from participating
Power struggle. A new Opposition Controlled National Assembly is sworn in in venezuela, but not all members are allowed to take their seats deadly journey. Dozens of refugees drowned trying to reach greece when two boats sank in rough sees. Rough seas. Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera Americas International news your. We begin with a deepening diplomatic divide between saudi arabia and iran. The Saudi Arabia Foreign minister says the severing of diplomatic ties with iran will not affect the peace talks in syria. The two nations opposing sides in the negotiations. Saudi arabia wants the syrian president and iranian ally Bashar Alassad to have no future role in syria. More of saudi arabias allies are following the kingdoms lead. Kuwait recalling the ambassador for iran, and bahrain stopped flights there police fired shotgun and pellets at protesters in the tiny gulf state of bahrain. Day four of protests following saudi arabias execution of 47 people, including the shia
Good evening, everyone. A day that europe wanted to open their door to migrants. We have been dealt a sobering lessons in how to erect barriers. Flashpoint, germanys border with denmark. Trying to cross the border by train, 100 are still on one of those trains. Denmark these men tried to make a break for it. They tried to stop the train the previous night. Authorities wanted to register the migrants but many refused to get off the train. We hope we can solve this problem and convince remaining passengers to leave the train. And we can register them and let the officials do their job. Some migrants had agreed to go with authorities the night before. They were transported to Reception Centers and buses. Others stayed on board hoping the train would continue north. Most hoped to make it to sweden. Danish authorities have stopped the trains and close the border to pedestrians. Just across the german border, 300 migrants left the danish Registration Center and started walking to sweden. The
In india, five men have been charged with the gang rape and murder of a woman. Police are investigating if a sixth suspect is believed to be a minor. They are accused of beating and a gang raping a woman who later died in the hospital. The police have described the attack as well planned. It has sparked angry protests across the country. Protesters observing another did candlelight vigils for the 23yearold victim. The level of shot dead and an anchor is intense calling for them to face the death penalty. This woman says it should be a very severe punishments about all the men of india should be aware they will not treat women the way they treated her. The suspects including this man are accused of raping and torturing the victim for nearly one hour in a moving bus. According to testimony, the bus driver also attempted to run your rover. The sixth alleged attackers thought to be 17yearold and will likely be prosecuted in juvenile court. They have not reveal the victims identity. The nam
Welcome to the journal here on deutsche welle. Coming up in the next half hour, french and Malian Forces receive a heros welcome in timbuktu. Then at egypts military warns the central state faces collapse if there is no end to ongoing rising protests. As brazil mourns the hundreds who died in the nightclub blaze, questions being raised about Public Safety. French and Malian Forces have strengthen their hold on timbuktu a day after the evicted islamist forces. The militants left behind a trail of destruction in the United Nations World Heritage site, looting tombs and burning into documents. Residents have welcomed the soldiers with open arms. Just days ago, the islamists still controlled timbuktu. Now their flag has come down. Soldiers and civilians are celebrating. I dreamt of this day. Mali is being reborn. Most residents of the ancient trading town were relieved when paratroopers arrived. Timbuktu has been in the hands of islamists for 10 months. For 10 months, the islamists enforce