Tuesday, July 03, 2018

What If NATO Members Ignore Trump's Call on Spending? | Inside Story


Leaked letters are said to show the U.S. President's increasing frustration with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Donald Trump accuses allies in the military alliance of failing to adequately pay for their protection.

The New York Times says Trump wrote to NATO members, including the leaders of Belgium, Canada and Germany. In his letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel, he warned that what he called Germany's continued under-spending on defence undermines the security of the alliance.

Will NATO members heed Trump's call? And is the North Atlantic alliance still relevant?

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam | Guests: Peter Galbraith - Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia & former UN envoy to Afghanistan; Marko Nihkelson - Estonian Member of Parliament & head of the Estonian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; Fabrice Pothier - Former Director of Policy Planning at NATO


Sickening Troublemaker Farage on Fox Business Stirring Trouble for Angela Merkel, the EU


Nigel Farage, European Parliament member, on Europe’s migrant crisis, Angela Merkel and Brexit.

Trump Regretting North Korea Deal


Trump is backpedaling on the North Korea deal he was so proud of. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

#democracynow : Top US News & World Headlines — July 3, 2018


Europe Migration Crisis: Austria's Kurz Building Bridges? | Al Jazeera English


On Sunday, Austria takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. It means Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will temporarily lead an institution struggling to find a united front on migration. Kurz is pro-European but has taken a tough line on immigration in the past. So what direction will the bloc take with Austria at the helm? Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Oberndorf bei Salzburg.

French Muslims Apprehensive and Alienated


Obama Speechwriter on Trump's "Healthy Regard for Dictators"


Ben Rhodes played a key role in crafting both the Iran deal and the historic thawing in relations between the US and Cuba - and was by Obama's side on all but one of his overseas trips. Here he gives his views on the world after Obama.

Rhodes was deputy foreign policy advisor and speechwriter for the Obama administration, joining the Obama campaign as a speechwriter when he was just 29 years old. Rhodes stayed on for the full eight years of his term, tasked with the role of interpreting and explaining Obama's vision for the world.

In a new book, he reveals that after the election of Donald Trump, Obama wondered whether his presidency came too early, for a world that wasn't ready.


Monday, July 02, 2018

Conservatives’ Civil War over Brexit?


"Pipe down" and "Put a sock in it" - the playground insults from senior Tories were flying on Twitter today in response to arch-Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg's warning that the Prime Minister must deliver the Brexit she promised or risk the collapse of her government.

It feels as though an out-and-out civil war is in full swing within the party as battle lines are drawn in the run-up to Friday's crucial meeting at Chequers, where Theresa May will thrash out the government's Brexit policy with her cabinet. Two Conservative MPs, leading Brexiteer John Redwood, and Simon Hoare, who earlier today tweeted that Jacob Rees-Mogg's warning to the Prime Minister was "blackmail" and "hectoring nonsense", give their views.


Fascism in Italy: The Hipster Fascists Trying to Bring Mussolini Back into the Mainstream


In this short documentary we meet the small, fascist party that runs a youth hostel, a medical centre and a food bank - but only if you're Italian.

#democracynow : Top US News & World Headlines — July 2, 2018


Italy's Salvini Calls for European Anti-refugee Alliance


Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has called for the formation of a Europe-wide anti-refugee alliance. Addressing the annual gathering of his League Party, Salvini said he is thinking of a European alliance which unites all the free movements that want to defend their borders.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

The World This Week – EU Migrant Divide; Trump's Supreme Court; Mexico Elections; World Cup: #LetHerWork


Trump Pursues Israel ‘Peace Plan’ to Break off Gaza, Without Input from Palestinians


While US President Trump reportedly hopes to use Gulf funding to pressure Egypt to take over Gaza, splitting it from the West Bank, expert Phyllis Bennis warns no Israel peace deal is possible when "there is no Palestinian voice" involved.

Antisemitism Pushing France's Jews to Consider Israel Move


A wave of hate crime against Jews is forcing many to take extra security measures. Some are even considering what had once been unimaginable to them -- moving to Israel.

Nicola Sturgeon: UK Lacks Realism in Brexit Negotiations | DW English


Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon discussed the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU during an interview with DW. She said the Tories' accusations that the SNP was "weaponizing" Brexit to undermine negotiations were "nonsense."

How Brexit Has Reduced Northern Ireland to Culture Wars


Friday, June 29, 2018

Exclusive: Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, on Skripals, Trump 'Kompromat' (compromising material) Claims and Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)


Exclusive Channel 4 News interview with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He accuses Britain of 'extermination of the evidence' in the Skripal poisoning and of 'all kinds of tricks' to change the rules of the OPCW.


#antisemitism : Anti-Semitism Incidents Fuel Migrant Debate in Germany


After a spate of antisemitic attacks Germany's 100,000 strong Jewish community is becoming increasingly anxious about a new wave of hate crime. There are fears that it may be linked to an upsurge in migration from Muslim countries hostile to Israel.

Trump to Macron: Why Don't You Leave the European Union?


In a story for the Washington Post, CNN political analyst Josh Rogin reports that during a private conversation, President Trump suggested to French President Emmanuel Macron that France leave the European Union.

#bbcqt : Question Time – June 28, 2018


This week's Question Time, filmed in Exeter, where panellists focus on key issues such as Heathrow expansion and Brexit. All rights go to the BBC and Mentorn Scotland.

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Donald "Roach Restaurant" Trump Attacks "Dirty" Red Hen


Trump is legendary for his projection, even among Republicans. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down.

Saudi Women Hit the Road as Kingdom Overturns Ban on Female Driving


A Brief History of Fat, and Why We Hate It


Fat is a complex organ, as essential as the heart or liver. Why do we hate it? Produced by the Science Communication Lab.

#democracynow: Top US News & World Headlines — June 27, 2018


Lawmaker: I Won't Delete Retweet of Nazi Sympathizer


CNN's Chris Cuomo questions Rep. Steve King (R-IA) about retweeting a message from a self-described Nazi sympathizer who has expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler.


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”Dave Rubin Is a Clueless Fraud”


Dave Rubin is one clueless guy! Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

#F24Debate: The Migration Crisis: An Unholy Rift


Keith Ellison: Court Tailored to Trump's Ugly Philosophy


Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress, reacts to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Trump's travel ban, saying Trump has "his Supreme Court tailor-made to his ugly philosophy."

US ‘Isolated’ as Iran Moves Closer to EU & Russia – Professor


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned Iran will ‘face the wrath of the world’ if it pursues nuclear weapons. Meanwhile the top diplomats of Germany, United Kingdom, Russia and France are scrambling to rebuild the nuclear deal the United States abandoned in May. Dan Kovalik, professor of international human rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, joins Manila Chan to discuss.

Obama Adviser to Democrats: Don’t Follow Trump to the Bottom


Former Obama adviser David Axelrod discusses Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) call to confront Trump officials.

#democracynow : Top US News & World Headlines — June 26, 2018


How Mitt Romney Plans to Take on Trump


CNN's Dana Bash reports on Mitt Romney's complex approach to President Trump as he runs for senate in Utah, saying he is ready to speak out against Trump if he disagrees, but recognizes it's Trump's Republican Party.

Dan Rather: Trump Not a Descendant of Some God


Journalist Dan Rather says Trump's call to take away due process for undocumented immigrants is contrary to American ideals and classic authoritarianism.

Monday, June 25, 2018

Sanders Speaks about Being Asked to Leave Restaurant


White House press secretary Sarah Sanders addresses being asked to leave a Virginia restaurant, saying "calls for harassment and the push for any Trump supporter to avoid the public is unacceptable."

'One Man Rule' for Turkey after Erdogan's Election Win?


Turkey has become a "one-man regime" - the words of President Erdogan's main rival after losing yesterday's election by ten million votes. The Turkish leader wins another five years in office, in what is seen as the country's most important poll in decades.

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad | Full Interview with Russian NTV


Erdogan Almighty: Turkey Elections Hand President Enhanced Powers


What Will Erdogan Do as Executive President? | Inside Story


Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dominated Turkey's political scene for the past 16 years, and looks set to continue for many more to come. His re-election on Sunday makes him Turkey's first executive president. That means he has new, expanded powers because of changes to the constitution approved in last year's referendum.

His main opposition rival accepts the result - but Muharrem Ince says the election was unfair, and warns Erdogan's 'one man rule' is a danger to Turks. So how will the balance of power be changed?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan | Guests: Enes Bayrakli - Professor of International Relations, Turkish-German University; Selim Sazaka - Fellow at the Century Foundation focusing on Turkey's foreign policy in the Middle East; Ege Seckin - Turkey specialist, IHS Markit financial services company


#brennpunkt: Wie viel Türkei braucht Österreich?


Lehnt sich Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan vor den Türkei-Wahlen zu weit aus dem Fenster? Und ist der neue selbstbewusste Kurs der österreichischen Bundesregierung nötig - oder zu riskant? Darüber diskutierte krone.at-Kolumnistin und #brennpunkt-Moderatorin Katia Wagner mit Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), Juristin und Sektionschefin im Integrationsressort des Außenministeriums Susanne Raab, Chef des Türkischen Kulturvereins Birol Kilic und Leiter der Landesverteidigungsakademie Brigadier Walter Feichtinger.

Achim Steiner: "The World Won’t Improve on Its Own" | DW English


"We are living in a political moment in which nationalism, protectionism, and withdrawal have become a great temptation," says the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner. On DW Interview, he praised Germany’s role in the refugee crisis.

Lebensborn erklärt | Historische Ereignisse mit Mirko Drotschmann


Lebensborn – eine geheimnisvolle Einrichtung im Dritten Reich, um die sich bis heute viele Legenden ranken. Waren das geheime Bordelle für potente SS-Männer? Begattungsheime für blonde deutsche Frauen ? Wie die „arische Rasse“ mit Hilfe der Lebensborn-Heime vergrößert werden sollte und wie es den Kindern aus diesen Heimen erging, darum geht es jetzt.

Top US News & World Headlines — June 25, 2018


Trump: Deport Immigrants without 'Judges or Court Cases'


President Donald Trump on Sunday called for the US to deport people without judicial proceedings, referred to an invasion by "these people" and railed against standing immigration laws.