Thursday, September 07, 2017

Wednesday, September 06, 2017

Sanctions Against North Korea Is a Dangerous Dead-End


Veteran North Korea journalist Tim Shorrock explains that Russia's Putin is right that sanctions will not cause North Korea to back down on its nuclear weapons program. Negotiations that put U.S. military maneuvers on the table are necessary

Inside Story - What's the Fall-out from Scrapping DACA?


About 800,000 young people in the United States are now in legal limbo.

President Trump has scrapped the Obama era immigration programme known as DACA - or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

It protected young undocumented immigrants from deportation. Now Congress has six months to replace it.

Former President Barack Obama has called it "cruel and wrong," but Trump says he's upholding the constitution.

So, what does it mean for those who know no country other than the US? And is politics involved in this controversial decision?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra | Guests: Rina Shah - Founder & Principal of Rilax Strategies; Noor Zafar - Attorney at the Centre for Constitutional Rights; Joe Watkins - Republican Political Strategist.


Anti-immigrant Backlash: Can an Open Society Co-exist with Closed Borders?


Top US News & World Headlines — September 6, 2017


Piers Morgan Challenges Doctor's Claims That Homosexuality is an 'Aberration' | Good Morning Britain


Piers Morgan expresses his outrage as Dr Michael Davidson claims that he 'cured' himself of his homosexuality.

Jacob Rees-Mogg Admits That He Opposes Abortion and Same-Sex Marriage | Good Morning Britain


The man who is tipped by many to become the next Conservative leader talks openly about his thoughts on same-sex marriage and abortion.

Into the Deluge



Hurricane Harvey: The Devastation and What Comes Next »

Tuesday, September 05, 2017

Former President Barack Obama Says Ending DACA Is Cruel And Wrong | MSNBC


Obama Slams Trump for Rescinding DACA, Calls Move 'Cruel'


CNN: Washington (CNN) – Former President Barack Obama on Tuesday bashed his successor's decision to rescind an immigration order shielding some children of undocumented immigrants from deportation, calling the move "cruel" and "self-defeating."

Trump ends DACA, but gives Congress window to save it "To target these young people is wrong -- because they have done nothing wrong," Obama wrote in a post on Facebook hours after the decision was announced by President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. "It is self-defeating -- because they want to start new businesses, staff our labs, serve in our military, and otherwise contribute to the country we love. And it is cruel."

The lengthy statement is among Obama's most forceful since departing office. He sharply criticized Trump's motives and insisted rescinding the program -- called DACA -- was not legally required. » | Kevin Liptak, CNN Whit House Producer | September 5, 2017

Trump Administration Announces Plan To End DACA | The View


BBC: Sheikh Hamza Yusuf Talks to Mark Lawson (2012)


What Do We Know about North Korea’s Kim Jong-un? – BBC Newsnight


Some believe Kim Jong-un has pushed the world the closest it has come in years to nuclear conflict. But what do we know about the North Korean leader? Newsnight’s diplomatic editor Mark Urban reports.

US Options In North Korea Down To Binary Choice | Morning Joe | MSNBC


On Sunday, North Korea claimed it had successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb, which prompted South Korea to stage a simulated attack on North Korea. The panel discusses the latest developments.

What Dreamers Gained from DACA, and Stand to Lose



Read the New York Times article here

Jeff Sessions Announces End of DACA


The Obama-era program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks today on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals also known as DACA. Dreamers are people who were illegally brought to the United States as children who under the program were granted visas. President Trump and Jeff Sessions plan to end this program during this announcement.


Top US News & World Headlines — September 5, 2017


Inside Story - What to Do about North Korea?


North Korea latest and biggest nuclear bomb test caused an earthquake in China and Russia - and the political shockwave has reached all around the world.

Donald Trump described the north as a "rogue nation" which continues to be "very hostile and dangerous to the United States".

South Korea has started live-fire drills to 'strongly warn' its northern neighbour. And the UN Security Council held its second emergency meeting in a week.

But stiff sanctions have already been imposed - without stopping the missiles being launched or the test bombs being detonated.

So, what now? And does a military response risk the beginning of another world war?

Presenter: Jane Dutton | Guests: Isaac Stone Fish - Center on US-China relations; Victor Gao - China National Association of International Studies; Robert Kelly - International relations specialist