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Hundreds of civilians have been killed and injured since the u. S. Backed offensive began in june. Then as thousands of muslims march against violence after last weeks barcelona van attack , we will speak to prominent muslim scholar tariq ramadan. And we will look at President Trumps warning to pakistan. Trumka we can no longer be silent. The taliban and other groups that pose a threat to the region and beyond. Amy all of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In charlottesville, virginia, residents cheered and celebrated as wororkers covered two confederate statues one of general robert e. Lelee and another of general Stonewall Jackson with black fabric on wednesday in order to mourn the death of heather heyer, who was kikilled by a neonanazi duringa white supremacist rally in charlottesville on a ....
Both as what is commonly seen as the threat on the eastern flank with russia, but also where necessary to assist allies in threats in the southern border to include terrorist threats, et cetera. I think nato is in a position today where we have capability, but obviously since the wale summit, we realize there has to be change in order to meet the new environment that we see this europe today. And were not completely ready to meet that new environment as a may toe alliance, are we. No, sir, were not. And the secretary general said this with regard to afghanistan. He said we have been able to prevent that afghanistan becomes a safe haven for international terrorists. Do you agree with that . Senator, i believe that we have changed the conditions in afghanistan, but i also believe we have much work to do to realize our objective of a stable economic afghanistan that is no longer a safe haven. He said weve been able to build a National Un ....
Even though it may not have been covered in the news, when it was drafted in committees, it was passed unanimously, there has been a growing consensus. Even though you may not have been hearing it in the news, you may not hear them talk about crimea any more, these are discussions happening in the halls of power. We need to keep pushing the leaders of this country especially to do something. These offensive weapons the discussion whether they can be offensive or defensive the weapons really cannot be used in an offensive measure unless you put them in concert with others. The list of supplies for ukraine that theyre asking are not primarily weapons. Theyre counter radars, secure communication, theyre field hospitals and medical helicopters, in addition to these antitank weapons. Now the antitank weapons. If they were to get 1,000, we can go war heads but not a thousand javelins. There is something wrong with that. There is a long list of countries lining up for pentagon support, for wh ....
If it comes to that and my opponent is not doing that and that is one of the important issues of this race. Paul davis is ahead of brownback of 42 why is this so close . A very different dynamic with the senate race on National Issues but the reason is built around competency or execution. And is of very aggressive program. And the effect is to blow a sizable hole in the states budget without the boost he suggested. For that reason is because people are worried about education or transportation they have gotten a lot of traction out here. But the governor is also a fixture of kansas politics just like roberts known each other for a quarter century it would be a very republican state with a bill to the advantage but search of the unrest with some voters in kansas that you can see the types of campaigns we looked at that has a very dramatic effect on the futures. For the Kansas ....
You know, id always heard a little bit about the lusitania, but i didnt really realize that there was a human drama at the core of that story as poignant, as moving as anything youd find with the titanic, but also that it was a story which had deep political ramifications. It was a story of an event which really changed the nature of warfare. Cspan the titanic was sunk in 1912. Guest thats right, just three years earlier. Cspan the lusitania was owned by what company . Guest it was owned by the Cunard Company. Shed been built up in scotland, on the river clyde, by the john brown company, launched 1906, made her Maiden Voyage 1907, and really was the technological marvel of her age. It wasnt just that she was a uniquely beautiful, elegant ship, with suites and public rooms, you know, modeled on the grand palaces of europe, like versailles and fontainebleau. She was also very te ....