Mehdi Hasan is here to warn you about a growing threat to the laws and values of the United States from a group of religious extremists and fanatics.
No, he's not talking about so-called jihadists or Islamists, or to “creeping Sharia.” Mehdi is referring to what he like to call the “Christian Taliban” — those Bible-thumping fundamentalists who are bent on theocratizing the U.S. government.
There's the attorney general of the United States, Mullah Jeff Sessions, who wants Sharia law, but of the biblical variety. And there's Mullah Ted Cruz, who calls himself a Christian first and an American second.
As in the Middle East, to really politicize religion, you need a bunch of politicized clerics. Caliph Donald Trump can call on some of America’s finest to make the case for Christian supremacism.
Mullah Robert Jeffress said God gave Trump the authority to “take out” Kim Jong-un. Mullah Jim Bakker says we have to “obey” Trump because God “had him elected.”
If that isn’t the language of theocracy, of zealotry, then what is?
The United States has announced it's leaving the UN Human Rights Council. It calls the 47-member body 'hypocritical' and 'self-serving'. The decision follows months of threats by President Donald Trump.
The United States has long had a conflicting relationship with the UNHRC and says it has to be reformed. President Trump has recently faced widespread, and vociferous condemnation for his zero tolerance immigration policy, that's separating children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
So, how will this decision impact the global fight to protect human rights? And will this further isolate the U.S. on the world Stage?
Presenter: Peter Dobbie | Guests: Guillaume Charron - Director of the global advisory group, Independent Diplomat; Rosa Freedman - Professor of Law and Global Development, University of Reading; Mohammed Cherkaoui - Professor of Conflict Resolution at George Mason University
CNN's Jake Tapper breaks down President Donald Trump's decision to back down from his administration's practice of separating immigrant families at the US-Mexico border.
First lady Melania Trump's former immigration lawyer Michael Wildes criticizes the Trump's administration zero-tolerance border policy that has separated children from their families.
While appearing on Fox News, Corey Lewandowski dismissed the story of a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who was reportedly separated from her mother after crossing the border illegally. The former Trump campaign manager responded "womp womp."
CNN's Anderson Cooper breaks down President Donald Trump's meeting with lawmakers at Capitol Hill over his administration's policy of separating immigrant families.
CNN's Jake Tapper says President Donald Trump is employing some of his harshest rhetoric since the opening of his campaign when describing immigrants coming to the United States.
The controversial topic of legalised cannbis use for medicinal purposes has divided many members of the public, as well as senior politicians. Journalist Peter Hitchens tells Alexis Conran that it should not be legalised as it will do more harm then good, and clashes with Saira Khan.
Conservative commentator Scottie Nell Hughes and Democratic Congressman Vicente Gonzalez join Newsnight’s Evan Davis to discuss the US’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy of splitting up undocumented immigrant families stopped at the Mexico-US border.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration's immigration practices, but said "we do not want to separate children from their parents. We do not want adults to bring children into this country unlawfully, placing them at risk."
Outgoing UN Human Rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has made his final address in Geneva. The outspoken Jordanian royal was the first Muslim to lead the UN human rights body. Al-Hussein chose not to seek a second term because of frustration with the ineffective UN Security Council. Al Jazeera's Charlotte Bellis reports.
President Trump is doubling down on falsely blaming Democrats for immigration policy, even after Attorney General Jeff Sessions turned to the Bible to defend the practice of separating migrant children from their parents. Michael Eric Dyson, author of “What Truth Sounds Like,” tells Alex Witt why this was a “misuse of scripture.”
The arguments over who should take responsibility for refugees arriving in Europe are heating up again. EU leaders have long been divided about how to handle the migrant crisis, which is being highlighted by the grueling voyage undertaken by 630 migrants now in Spain. They were stranded at sea for more than a week because of a diplomatic row. Italy and Malta refused to accept them after being rescued from overcrowded dinghies off the coast of Libya.
After much debate, the new Spanish government allowed the charity ship Aquarius and two other vessels to dock in Valencia. Anti-immigration sentiment has increased in Europe with right-wing parties who want tougher rules making gains in Austria, Germany and Italy.
There is widespread agreement that the EU needs to overhaul asylum and immigration laws, but disagreement on how. An EU summit is due to discuss new rules in Brussels at the end of this month. Can they overcome their deep divisions?
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam | Guests: William Lacy Swing - Director General, International Organization for Migration; Francesco Galietti - Head of Policy Sonar political risk consultancy
Susan Rice. a national security adviser to former President Obama, says that North Korea's Kim Jong Un won the summit with President Donald Trump, because Kim was able gain prestige and got Trump to end “war games” on the Korean peninsula while committing to less than previous North Korean leaders.
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) talks to Chuck Todd about his primary loss to an opponent who more full embraced President Trump
Lawrence recaps today’s once in a century development : Donald Trump’s campaign chairman went to jail today, and Donald Trump, in anticipation of that, went to the White House lawn and lied- about Paul Manafort, about the Mueller investigation, and more.
Lawrence O'Donnell reacts to Donald Trump's lie about the parents of American soldiers killed in the Korean War and explains that Donald Trump's lying is unique in American history.
The Trump administration will reportedly withdraw the United States from the U.N.'s Human Rights Council. Reuters reports the decision is “imminent” and comes after the U.N. General Assembly voted 120 to 8 on Wednesday to condemn Israel over its massacre of Palestinians protesting nonviolently against Israel's occupation. We speak with Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. He will speak in front of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva next week about poverty in the United States.
An anti-terrorism probe has been launched in Austria after the county's chancellor Sebastian Kurz received death threats. It's believed the threats are linked to the government closing seven mosques and expelling dozens of imams over alleged links to extremism
A group of top Democrats are demanding the Trump administration present a plan to Congress to address growing poverty in the United States, following an excoriating report by the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty, Philip Alston. Alston slammed the Trump administration’s policies for worsening the state of poverty in the United States. The report details how 40 million Americans live in poverty, and 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty. It also details how the United States has the highest rate of income inequality among Western countries and one of the lowest rates of intergenerational social mobility. We speak with Philip Alston, the U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty. He will be presenting his report next week in Geneva.
Filmed at the Royal Geographical Society on 15th April 2014.
The First World War is not called the Great War for nothing. It was the single most decisive event in modern history, as well as one of the bloodiest: by the time the war ended, some nine million soldiers had been killed. It was also a historical full stop, marking the definitive end of the Victorian era and the advent of a new age of uncertainty. By 1918, the old order had fallen: the Bolsheviks had seized power in Russia; the German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires had been destroyed; and even the victorious Allied powers had suffered devastating losses. It was supposed to be the war to end all wars. And yet barely two decades later, the world was again plunged into conflict. Little wonder then that historians still cannot agree whether Britain's engagement was worth it.
For some, the war was a vitally important crusade against Prussian militarism. Had we stayed out, they argue, the result would have been an oppressive German-dominated Europe, leaving the British Empire isolated and doomed to decline. And by fighting to save Belgium, Britain stood up for principle: the right of a small nation to resist its overbearing neighbours.
For others, the war was a catastrophic mistake, fought at a catastrophic human cost. It brought Communism to power in Russia, ripped up the map of Europe and left a festering sense of resentment that would fuel the rise of Nazism. We often forget that, even a few days before Britain entered the war, it seemed likely that we would stay out. H. H. Asquith's decision to intervene changed the course of history. But was it the right one?
This week's Question Time, filmed in Caernarfon, with topics such as the final Brexit deal dominating conversation. All rights go to the BBC and Mentorn Scotland
