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REAL STRATEGIC NEWS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE #CBC : Israel Attacks Iran, Targets Military Base | Vantage with Palki Sh...
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hello namaskar this is first post and you're watching vantage with me py Sharma
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[Music] after days of speculation Israel has attacked Iran the target was Isfahan a
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city that has Iranian nuclear assets so what was the reaction will there be a Counter Strike
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what is the world saying and doing what will it take to restore peace or at least the absence of war in this region
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we'll discuss all of that meanwhile oil prices continue to rise and this has little to do with the conflict who is
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engineering a global oil crisis is why was Palestine denied membership
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of the United Nations how does it change their life India delivers a first batch of brahos missiles to the Philippines
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why is this significant also India votes in the first phase of the world's biggest election we'll bring you the
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highlights Joe Biden says his uncle was eaten by cannibals in Papua New Guinea true or false we'll tell you does France
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owe Haiti $200 billion is China sinking are camels the new cows all this and
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more coming up the headlines first Poland arrests a man over a
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suspected plot to assassinate the Ukrainian president the Polish national has been charged with aiding a Russian
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plan to kill volodimir zilinski Ukraine had tipped off Poland about this suspect
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since the Russian invasion Warsaw has been one of kev's staunchest
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backers another suicide attack in Pakistan targeting foreign workers all five Japanese Nationals survived the
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blast which took place in Karachi the suicide bomber was killed in retaliatory Fire by the police in recent months
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there have been frequent attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan Kenya's military Chief dies in
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a helicopter crash President William Ruto declares 3 days of morning the general was promoted just a year ago
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this is the latest military accident in Kenya involving a high-profile figure Croatia's Top Court bars its
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president from becoming the next prime minister on Wednesday parliamentary elections were held in the country president Zoran milanovich had campaign
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to become the new prime minister the court called his campaign illegal and a violation of the
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Constitution and the winner of beijing's half Mar marathon heay is stripped of
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his medal this comes after a probe into the controversial result three African Runners had slowed down near the finish
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line and allowed the Chinese athlete to win the race
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[Music] Israel has hit back no more speculation
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no more dissecting options Benin Netanyahu has launched air strikes on Iran the news trickled in this morning
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reports of explosions in the skies above Iran a bit like what Israel reported
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last week but this strike appears more limited it targeted a city in central Iran a city called ispahan it's around
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400 km south of the capital videos on social media showed
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explos ions in the sky which usually means one thing projectiles being shot down by the air defense but the
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specifics are not clear in public Israel has not even confirmed this attack but us officials did confirm it apparently
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they were informed in advance Israel is said to have shot missiles and drones at Iran did any of them hit again the US
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says they did but Iran is downplaying the whole thing their state media claims small drones were fired at them most of
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which were shot down you're seeing Isfahan which is in complete peace people are living their
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normal lives I think two or 3 hours earlier at midnight sounds were heard in Isfahan Sky based on the information we
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acquired several small drones were flying in the sky over Isfahan which were fired
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at so Iran says no biggie but they did take precautions this morning major
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airports in the country were closed most flights in the region were also diverted but later those restrictions were lifted
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Iran now says its airspace is open so the assumption is the strike was limited
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more symbolic than deadly but why is fahan it's a strategically important
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city you have an Airbase with fighter jets a missile production complex and key nuclear facilities in fact Isfahan
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is very close to Iran's natan's nuclear site just about 100 km but Israel did
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not Target it even the United Nations Atomic Watchdog has confirmed this they said the nuclear sites are fine so what
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was Israel hoping to achieve well this operation had two main goals one was was
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to establish deterrence Iran had launched missiles and drones at Israel so Israel wanted to say you can't do
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that if you do we will hit back that's the logic of deterrence the second goal was to display Israel's capability
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Isfahan is deep inside Iran it's not some remote Border Town so by targeting
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this city Israel is sending a message that nowhere in Iran is safe which
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brings us to the reactions how are Iranians reacting to the strike many of
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them have shaken it off some don't even believe that the strike happened they couldn't handle Gaza that is close to
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its borders attacking Isfahan that is ridiculous if Israel makes the slightest
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mistake the reaction from Iran would be more severe in a way that silences Israel and its Master the us
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forever what about Israel this morning Sirens ran across Northern Israel it
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turned out to be a false alarm but the danger has not passed along with Iran Israel also struck other targets
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explosions were reported in Syria and Iraq both countries host Iranian proxy groups plus the hisbah and Lebanon has
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stepped up attacks so the next few hours will be crucial Israel will be keenly
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watching for a possible response as for the people their reaction has been mixed
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some say the attack was necessary others fear what could happen next I think the
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attack in Iran is a necessary action in our environment which is much harsher
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than the jungle in Africa ER animals over there behave much nicer than human in this area I'm very
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sad that Israel attacked Iran and I'm afraid what will happen now what will be
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in Israel now to the million dollar question what happens next will they
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there be more escalation between the two sides well it seems unlikely at the moment and there are three reasons why
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number one Israel's Behavior there's no chest thumping no Grand statements in the media Israel has not even admitted
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to the strikes usually that means one thing Netanyahu considers the matter closed reason number two Iran's reaction
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to the whole thing their state media is downplaying the strikes most reports don't even mention Israel if they wanted
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escalation we would have seen the opposite more Israel blaming more rallying of public opinion and finally
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reason number three Global pressure us officials say they did not approve Israel's air strike most of the world
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says it's time to deescalate the United States has not been involved in any offensive operations uh what we're
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focused on what the G7 is focused on and again it's reflected in our statement
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and in our conversation is our work to deescalate uh tensions um to deescalate
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from any potential conflict significant escalation is not in anyone's interest what we want to see is calm heads
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prevail across the region it is absolutely necessary that the region stays stable and that all sides refrain
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from further action China opposes any actions that lead to tension and further escalation
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of the situation maybe today's strike will end
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this conflict maybe Iran will not retaliate but a new normal has been created one where Israel and Iran can
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strike each other basically the shadow war is not Shadow anymore it's out in
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the open and that spells chaos for all of West
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Asia it also means chaos in the oil markets West Asia produces a third of the world's oil if there is a war here
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oil supply will be the first casualty there would be a shortage and prices would go up in fact it's already
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happening there is a supply shortfall and this is before the war as in a wider Iran Israel
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war it is yet to break out we hope it doesn't but irrespective oil supplies are already under stress and prices are
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expected to remain high through the year at over $100 per barrel and this is not
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due to the conflict in West Asia this is a deliberate ploy to shrink supplies and
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it's being orchestrated by the US and OPEC two major players in the global oil Market their decisions and their actions
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are squeezing the pipelines let's start with OPEC that's the organization of petroleum exporting countries op it's an
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oil cartle with the world's biggest producers as its members there are 13 countries in OPEC they have almost 80%
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80 80% of the world's known oil reserves they produce 40% of the world's oil so
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you can say OPEC controls the global oil markets and their favorite tactic is
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production Cuts whenever OPC wants to make make more money they curtail oil
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supplies and that's exactly what they're doing right now in November last year OPEC met with its allies they decided to
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slash production significantly by how much 2.2 million barrels per day that
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represents 2% of the world's oil production so every day the global markets have less oil available their
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supply has reduced by 2% and they had a meeting again in March they decided to
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extend production Cuts till the month of June now this has pushed up Global prices
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since December the price of Brent crude has climbed by more than 20% that is opec's gift to the world and the
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Americans could make it worse through their sanctions they're going after oil producing Nations this month the US
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sanctioned Venezuela which is a major producer of both oil and gas American sanctions Target both Venezuelan oil and
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gas so they'll have a tough time selling it in the international market Venezuela will not be able to accept payments
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dollar which is a de facto currency for energy trade America's Next Target could
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be Iran there is growing speculation that the US could sanction Iranian oil this is over the attack on Israel last
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Sunday as punishment earlier this week the US Treasury secretary dropped some
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hints the attack by Iran and its proxies underscores the importance of treasury's
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work to use our economic tools to counter Iran mign
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activity sanctions on Iranian oil will only worsen the supply situation the US
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has already made it hard for the world to access Russian oil last month Indian buyers had to reject some oil cargos
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they came from a company called pjsc solcom flot now this is a major
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transporter of Russian oil last year this company delivered a fifth of all Russian oil purchases by India 1/ fifth
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of them but now Indian companies are wary of it it they do not want to take deliveries from this Russian supplier
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because it faces us sanctions this is what oil politics looks like a few powerful players hack
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the global market for their own gains OPEC wants to raise prices the United States wants to dictate who can sell oil
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to whom this must be called out because it bleeds the global economy especially
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countries like India that rely heavily on oil imports they're sensitive to price fluctuations OPEC and America are
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artificially cutting supplies and eliminating supplies from the market Mexico has halted some of its oil
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exports countries like Libya and Sudan are engulfed by conflict so they cannot boost supplies which leaves us at the
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mercy of OPEC and the US it's far from ideal our world is dealing with a slew of problems the last thing we need is a
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turmoil in the oil
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Market I know the situation looks hopeless but on the upside the world has seen far worse so this two shall
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pass the only question is how what will it take to restore peace in West Asia
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how can the region return to normal there is no Silver Bullet to fix this conflict but a few steps will help
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the first and most pressing one is this a seiz fire in Gaza the fighting has
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been going on for more than 6 months it has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians
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and that is the root problem here Israel has set itself a very ambitious goal in Gaza to eliminate the Hamas but experts
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say that could be impossible just consider the current situation Israel spent months fighting in the streets of
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Northern Gaza but then they moved South which gave Hamas time to reorganize
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Reports say they are reestablishing themselves in the north plus Israel's Army could be overstretched they have
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spent 6 months in Urban War zones and now they face threats from Iran and hisbah so Israel needs to take a call
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do they go ahead with the invasion of Rafa do they refocus on the North or do
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they pursue a ceasefire because one thing is clear the current strategy is not working Israel is nowhere near
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getting the hostages back dozens of them are presumed dead so a cease fire is the need of the hour it would reduce the
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pressure on Israel's government it would also put the focus back on Arab Israel
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normalization which brings us to step two more communication and shuttle diplomacy and this is very important
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during conflicts if communication is not clear there will be miscalculations and
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miscalculations lead to more conflict I'll give you two examples from this standoff first before Israel's
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strike on Iran's Consulate in Syria Reports say they told no one about it not even the
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Americans only moments before the attack did they alert Washington that to not to
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discuss but to inform that they're going to strike and Now official are regretting it they say the attack was a
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miscalculation the second example is before Iran's response thean says they informed the us about the impending
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attack and look what happened 99% of the drones were shot down so communication and calculation is key sometimes they
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avert conflict sometimes they can minimize the impact but Netanyahu does not seem
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interested so far he's ignored his allies and Partners at all stages whether it's the Gaza War or the war in
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Lebanon or now in Iran which brings us to the third
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step a possible reig in Israel netanyahu's popularity is nearing Rock
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Bottom around 76% Israelis want him to resign and you can see why he has no plan to get the hostages back he has
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started a seemingly endless war in Gaza he has triggered a conflict with Iran and he has alienated his Western allies
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so perhaps Netanyahu has to go perhaps a new leadership can give Israel a Fresh
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Start someone who can heal the country someone who can reassure Israel's allies
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which brings us to step four American policy must change right now it's rooted
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in hypocrisy the Americans give military aid worth billions to Israel Israel uses
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that to flatten Gaza then the same America offers humanitarian Aid to Gaza
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how does this policy make sense and finally step number five probably the most important step of them all a
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two-state solution Palestine must become a sovereign country because it would trigger a chain
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reaction Saudi Arabia would would likely recognize Israel armed Palestinian groups would lose their rallying
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call and a strong Arab Israel Alliance could
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emerge one that would surely deter Iran I know it's a long shot right now but
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it's also a short shot and some of these steps cannot wait because the events of this week have
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created a new equation in West Asia Iran says it could review its nuclear Doctrine publicly tan has ruled out
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making a bomb a nuclear bomb but a review could change that the regime could actively pursue a bomb same with
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Gaza and offensive in Rafa would be deeply traumatic it would force Arab states to abandon Israel completely so
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time is of the essence Israel needs to think Beyond ego and narrow political gains it needs to think about its future
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does it want to be surrounded by enemies and Rivals forever or does it want to live in
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peace now let's take a step back and look at what started this mess in West Asia the original conflict between
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Israel and Palestine another blow was dealt to the Palestinians yesterday this time at the
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United Nations the UN Security Council held a vote yesterday on the question of
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palestine's membership to the the UN 15 members of the security Council voted
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like this will those in favors favor of the draft resolution contained in
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document s224 SL 312 please raise their
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hand okay we been recorded 12 right okay
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those
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against thank you
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abstentions 12 Security Council Members voted to allow Palestine to join two members abstain that's Britain and
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Switzerland they chose not to vote and one loan security council member rejected the resolution that is the
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United States of America of course because of how the UN works the resolution was rejected the US used its
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veto and torpedoed Palestinian dreams of un membership after the veto the US said
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this the United States continues to strongly support a two-state solution this vote does not reflect
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opposition to Palestinian statehood but instead is an acknowledgement that it
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will only come from direct negotiations between the parties the US says it's strongly
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supports a two-state solution but it seems that strength did not extend to un membership if the US had not VTO the
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resolution Palestine would have become the 194th permanent member of the United
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Nations now remember this does not mean much not on the ground anyway un
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membership would not have created a new country called Palestine it would not have forced Israel to withdraw its
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troops from Gaza or even the West Bank for that matter nothing would have really changed on the ground nothing
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other than a symbolic victory for the Palestinians which they clearly
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knew this resolution naturally will not be the alternative for serious political negotiations that are time bound to
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implement the two-state solution or relevant Security Council and G resolutions and to resolve the pending
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issues between Palestinians and Israelis however this resolution will grant hope to the Palestinian people hope for a
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decent life within an independent state the Palestinian representative
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said it was about hope nothing else but that isn't what the US believes Israel
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did not believe it either after the vote Israel thanked the US for its veto and it criticized all the other Security
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Council Members I explained how the Palestinian Authority does not meet even
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the basic criteria that they have no authority over their territory and that
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the Palestinian author Authority is a terror supporting
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entity now the Israeli representative mentioned something interesting Palestine does not meet the basic
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criteria of statehood they don't have any authority over their territory passion which is true this is a map of
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Israel and the Palestinian territories based on the 1967 borders on the bottom
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left is Gaza the Palestinian Authority does not control that Gaza is ruled by Hamas then there is the other part of
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Palestine the West West Bank it's called that because it is located on the West Bank of the Jordan River this is the
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territory that the Palestinian Authority governs except it doesn't actually
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govern the area not independently the Palestinian Authority manages some Affairs in just these regions the rest
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of the area is administered by Israel they have controlled this area since the 7th of June 1967 so technically the
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Palestinian Authority is an authority only in name
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that is why Israel says it does not meet the Bas basic criteria of statehood and that is true there is no denying the
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reality but here's the catch this has not stopped the United Nations from recognizing a member before the UN
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admitted Ukraine in 1945 when it was still part of the Soviet Union it
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admitted Monaco in 1993 even though most of its governance was taken care of by
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France so there's definitely a precedent Palestine could have been made a member
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it's not something something the UN hasn't done before most countries think it is time to allow Palestine to have a
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seat at the table from across the world about 140 countries have already recognized the state of Palestine almost
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all the countries are in Asia Africa and South America India Brazil the Philippines Poland almost everyone is on
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board India supports Palestinian statehood only the West has not recognized Palestine yet admit us to
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membership it's an investment in peace no matter how much the Palestinians
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plead because the US holds disproportionate power at the United Nations because it has a veto Palestine
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will not become a UN
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member today is a significant day for India's aspirations as a major defense manufacturer the Philippines has
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received the brahmos missiles Manila now has an Indian Shield to defend itself against Chinese aggression the Indian
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air for made the delivery today the deal was signed 2 years ago the contract was worth $375 million some notable firsts
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come with this deal the brahmos is India's first major defense export and the Philippines is the first nation to
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get the brahos missile system Manila has bought three batteries of brahmos Now
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One battery of the system has two missile launchers a radar and a command and control center so the Philippines
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gets three sets of the system from manila's perspective the deliveries could not have come at a better time
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tensions with China are growing in recent months the pla the Chinese Army has become more aggressive they're
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targeting ships from the Philippines firing water cannons at them coast guards from both sides have clashed
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repeatedly on more than one occasion their ships have collided plus Beijing has been issuing threats and
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warnings the Philippine site on the one hand induced external forces to interfere in the South China Sea issue
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and intruded into relevant islands and reefs of China's ncha chinga on the other hand it activated its propaganda
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machine against China to Hype up the so-called the big bullying the small and played victim the Chinese side is
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strongly opposed to this the situation is dangerous and
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China's actions could trigger a conflict so Manila desperately needs an effective deterrent the brahmos could fit that
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role Manila could deploy the system in the west Philippines Sea that's where their forces clash with the Chinese this
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region is part of the China Sea dispute China has been trying to assert itself here it claims most parts of the West
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Philippine Sea Chinese ships are often seen here they try to disrupt the
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freedom of movement so deploying the brahmos in this region would defend Manila against Chinese ships the missile
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has been specifically calibrated for this Mission Manila has bought a shore-based anti-missile version of the
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brahmos meaning it can it can be deployed near the sea if the Chinese engage in aggressive
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behavior the brahmos can be pointed at their ships and this sale is just the beginning it's a foundation for a deeper
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defense partnership between India and the Philippines to begin with the brahos deal includes Clauses around training
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and logistic support India has trained military officials from the Philippines on the braho system it has off also
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offered spare parts so this pack creates long-term interdependencies it also creates
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opportunities for both sides to engage in joint military drills especially on the high seas since both militaries
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operate the brahmos and this could already be in the pipeline in 2023 Manila and New Delhi
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signed a pact about and I'm quoting enhancing Maritime cooperation that was
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a deal with today's deliveries they can Elevate their defense partnership and for India this also opens new doors the
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success of this deal will boost India's standing in defense exports Regional
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players like Indonesia Vietnam and Thailand have all expressed interest in the brahmos success with the Philippines
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can influence the outcomes of these negotiations in the long run these deals cement India's position as a net
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security provider in the region [Music]
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[Music]
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it's election season in India today was the first phase of voting 160 million people voted in 102
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constituencies it was mostly business as usual but some states saw bouts of violence too in Manipur for instance
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there were reports of vandalism and evm destruction but there were also some positive stories like2 year old woman
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casting her vote election commission officials using mules to set up polling boots
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it was truly a mixed bag a true picture of the world's largest democracy our next report brings you the
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highlights 28 States eight union territories 543 constituencies about a
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billion voters and six weeks this is the world's biggest Democratic exercise
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[Music] elections kicked off in India today this
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is the first phase of voting it covers a total of 21 states and 102
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constituencies 160 million people are eligible to vote in this phase until 5:00 p.m. nearly 60% voter turnout was
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recorded across the states voters headed to The Ballot Box as political leaders led by Prime Minister Modi and different
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parties urge citizens to cast their vote I
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sidan say m
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[Music] I am proud to cast my vote all voters should vote so which major States voted today
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the first is tamilnad all 39 constituencies went to polls it's a litmus test for the ruling BJP or bhara
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janata party they want to make inroads in the South and tamilnad is a big part of the mission meanwhile the ruling DMK
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aims to repeat its 20 19 performance and sweep the state once again other major
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states that voted today include Rajasthan utar Pradesh madya Pradesh West Bengal and
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Manipur 140 140
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the Northeastern State of Manipur has seen bouts of violence in the last few months it reported 68% voter turnout but
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there were several incidents of firing and vandalism there were also reports of Booth capturing and destruction of EVMS
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that's electronic voting machines but it's not just about numbers and violence India's elections are about
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its voters the 968 million people who will queue up to cast their
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votes from the world's shortest woman to a newly wed couple in Jammu and Kashmir
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from a 102-year-old woman in tamilnad to an ancient tribe in the Andaman today citizens from all walks of
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life showed up across the country to make their voices heard India's Election Commission says every vote counts and it
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isn't just a hashtag they are traveling to Great Lengths to make sure everyone can exercise their Democratic
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right this is the first phase of voting in India there are six more phases left
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434 more constituencies will go to polls in the coming days the voting will end on June 1st the results will be
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announced on June 4th in 2019 the BJP Le NDA Coalition secured a landslide Victory it won 353
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seats while the Congress and its Partners won just 91 seats this time the BJP aims to further
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its gains they are aiming for 400 seats meanwhile the opposition Alliance India
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is hoping to stop the ruling BJP but that's highly unlikely according to Trends and if the BJP wins it will be a
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record third term for Prime Minister nendra
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Modi world leaders must choose their words wisely they don't just speak for
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themselves they speak for a nation so the last thing you want is a gaff or an insult or Worse both but Joe Biden did
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not get the memo this week he visited a war memorial in Pennsylvania it is
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dedicated to soldiers of World War II among them was Biden's Uncle Ambrose J
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finegan he died fighting in the Pacific region as for how he died we let his
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nephew tell the story he flew those single engine planes as reconnaissance
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over War zones he got shot down in New
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Guinea and uh they never found the body because they used to be there a lot of cannibals for real in that part of New
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Guinea took a wild turn didn't it Biden says his uncle was flying over the Pacific his plane crashed in Papua New
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Guinea and then cannibals ate him you know what the sounds like a scary story
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your parents discuss at home a story you decide is true and then narrates 70 years later as
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president but why cannibals why not a legendary dog fight with Japanese fighter
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because Papua New guini did have cannibals some communities practiced it not because they did not have food but
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because it was tradition they would cannibalize dead relatives out of respect of course that does not happen
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today uh but let's come back to Uncle finegan if cannibals did not get him how
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did he die well here's what the US government says in 1944 Uncle Finnegan's
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plane was flying over the Pacific but at low altitude both engines failed so the plane's nose hit the water three men did
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not survive the crash and among them was Biden's Uncle his body was never recovered from the area but the
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statement does not mention cannibalism so Biden was wrong about two things the plane was not shot down it had engine
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trouble and his uncle was not cannibalized his body just went missing so Biden's story was all cooked up and
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not for the first time the US president seems to get confused a lot he's getting world leaders wrong he's getting cities
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wrong and he's is getting the date wrong listen
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in and I sat down and I said America's back and mean from Germany I mean from
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France looked at me and said uh said you
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know what why how long you back
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for all right God Save the Queen man
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harder than getting a a ticket to the Renaissance tour or or
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or ritage tour elect me I'm in the 20 20th century
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21st century and I made it clear to Israelis
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don't move on H [Music]
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I know what you're thinking nobody's perfect everyone mixes up names and places once in a while well two problems
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here one Biden is not just anybody he's the president of the United States a country that is deeply involved in two
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Wars so he cannot afford this and two it's not once in a while Biden keeps
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making such mistakes and some of them could have political consequences just consider the latest
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one Papua New Guinea is a country in the Pacific it's become a key strategic Battleground China is trying to make
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inroads there so Biden must be on top of his game he cannot afford to insult or
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offend their government and he certainly cannot accuse their ancestors of eating his uncle it's also perfect ammunition for
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his opponents look at what a recent poll found 60% Americans doubt Biden's mental
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capacity a recent investigation found his memory to be hazy and poor so the concerns are valid now Democrats will
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say Donald Trump is equally bad Trump will mostly most likely challenge Biden for the White House house and his gaps
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are world famous but Biden is the incumbent he's also 3 and a half years older than
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Donald Trump so the onus is on Joe Biden he must prove that he's fit to serve on
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we've always heard that election is All About Numbers well this time that number could be
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age our next story is about Haiti the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere a base for dozens of armed
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gangs who even forced their prime minister to resign Haiti always seems to be in a state of chaos it's been that
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way since it became independent back in 18004 but maybe that's not the country's
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fault completely a group of NOS has gathered in Geneva they're trying to form an independent commission to help
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undo a historic Justice they want France to pay a ransom that it took from Haiti
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back in the 1800s the price it extracted for haes Freedom how how much money does the
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Coalition want France to pay anywhere between 150 to $200 billion
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here's our report have you heard of the term War reparations it's a specific type of
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payment given by a losing country to the winner of a war this has always taken
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place in history Germany paid this to the Victorious allies after World War II and
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after World War I as well France paid this to Britain after Napoleon Was Defeated War reparations are a way for
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the losing sight to pay for the lives lost this is how it has always been the
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business side of War but what if the roles were reversed if the winner of a war had to pay the loser even if the war
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was justified if it was the morally right thing to do we don't have to
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imagine that scenario it's what happened to Haiti and the country has been suffering for 200 years because of this
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Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere it's a country in the Caribbean Sea it occupies half of an
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island Hispanola the other half is a different country the Dominican Republic
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where the people are on average 10 times richer than the Haitians what led to this Stark disparity simply put France
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Haiti was once a French colony called San doing France filled it with sugar
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and coffee plantations and slaves to work on them by the year 7 1989 90% of
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the people in San doing were slaves subjected to barbaric cruelty by the French colonizers so the slaves rose up
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to break their shackles they finally won their freedom from the French in 1804
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after fighting for over a decade the people even defeated Napoleon's Armada
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making a place for themselves in history but the joy was shortlived Napoleon was
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beaten in Europe as well the French monarchy was restored and they wanted their colony back France sent another
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Armada in 1825 500 cannons were pointed at the now free nation of Haiti and the French made
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them an offer at gunship Point pay 150 million Franks for your freedom or we'll
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enslave and kill you again let's look at a contemporary comparison the Louisiana
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Purchase the US actually purchased much of the present day South and Midwest from France back in the year 1804 more
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than 2 million square km of land about 77 times the size of Haiti how much did
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the US pay France 80 million Franks or $15 million 21 years later France forced
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Haiti to pay almost double this amount 150 million Franks now obviously Haiti
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did not have that kind of money so France made it borrow the money from French Bankers there were Banker fees
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and interest which meant Haiti was paying off the rent for 122 years the final payment was made in
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1947 that is when Haiti was free of the French debt so how much do you think the
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total debt was worth well that is a question that will be debated by a United Nations group the UN permanent
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Forum on people of African descent 20 NOS have come together they're asking
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the forum for justice they want France to return what it took from Haiti when you add interest it may be between 150
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to $200 billion France will deny this of course they have only ever acknowledged a moral
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debt that they owe Haiti never actual compensation Haiti is the poorest of its
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neighbors brimming with gang violence and a history of impoverishment the
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French robbery played a huge part in this mess and this time ptis should be the one paying
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our next story comes with a sinking feeling it's about China the second most populous nation in the world China is
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home to 1.4 billion people and now land is sinking underneath their feet a new
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study is out it's the first to measure subsidence across many parts of China
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and here is what it says Chinese cities are growing rapidly and with that they're also sinking nearly half of
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China's urban areas are sinking fast faster than 3 mm per year these areas
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have 29% of the country's population that's 406 million people
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living on slowly sinking land meanwhile 16% of the urban areas are losing more
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than 10 mm of elevation per year meaning 67 million people are rapidly
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sinking the numbers may seem small but they accumulate quickly in 100
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years a quarter of China's Coastal land will sit below sea level level and there are two parts to it one China is sinking
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and two the sea level is rising thanks to climate change and this makes a dangerous combination we don't have to wait for a
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century to witness the consequences they're already upon us with every little decline in elevation the country
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is at a greater risk of flooding you may remember the floods of 2023 that's when record rain drenched China more than a
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million people were displaced and dozens died if China continues to sink such
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scenarios will only wor it's a national problem but how did
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it occur there are two reasons first the infrastructure China has 600 million buildings 600 million their sheer weight
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is pushing down on the ground secondly China does not have enough ground water
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so cities are rampantly pumping water from the underground now parts of the underground are Hollow and this is
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causing the land to sink not just that the land is also collapsing we saw this last year in the
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city of theen streets suddenly split apart there were giant cracks and thousands of residents had to be
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evacuated theen is one of the fastest sinking places in China but it's not alone Beijing the capital city is also
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among the worst hit so shangi a major Center for finance and Manufacturing and
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this is not good news for president Xi Jinping but what has he done about it not very much it seems he fails to grasp
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the gravity of sinking land yes Beijing has introduced some new
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laws to control groundwater pumping shanga and surrounding areas have been limiting water withdrawal but other
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cities receive have received stepchild treatment plus China's coastal areas have built physical protection this has
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helped retain water but sinking land is not just a coastal problem China needs
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to focus on Urban cities as well some of which are sinking faster than coastal cities so they must act fast maybe learn
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from other nations like Italy the UK the US the Netherlands India Indonesia Thailand and Bangladesh parts of these
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countries are sinking as well and how are they coping well some nations are injecting water into the soil Venice and
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Italy is building seaw walls Indonesia's Jakarta is sinking rapidly so they're building a whole new capital city from
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scratch so the measures differ some are about prevention others are about accepting the reality of a losing game
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and starting a new one but whichever path China takes the decision must come
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before it has to choose whether to sink or
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swim that's not the end of problems created by climate change extreme weather is making it increasingly
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difficult to put food on the table or should we say milk and now people are
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adapting camels are equipped to handle extreme weather so many parts of West Asia and Africa are depending on camel
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milk in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia camel Dairy Mega Farms have been set up in East African countries
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including Kenya Ethiopia and Somalia Farmers have depended on cows for eons but they're gradually transitioning
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to camels what is behind the shift are camels the cows of the future here's our
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report camels may be the next cows don't worry we aren't talking about a body
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swamp simply put the ships of the desert are taking up more livestock duties
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across parts of Africa and West Asia camel milk is in high
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demand in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia camel dairy farms have been set up where they have tens of thousands
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of camels and these Mega Farms are producing camel milk on an industrial
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scale in Africa too camels have arrived to replace the cows people are transitioning to camel
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milk especially in Kenya and the Horn of Africa which consists of jibuti Atria
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Ethiopia and Somalia for centuries these nations have depended on cows for their milk so much
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so that they outnumber camels 10 to1 but cows are no longer having their movement
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pardon the pun various nations are in different stages of transitioning the shift has
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been happening for about five decades and now governments are speeding up the process Regional governments are
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purchasing camels from Traders and then Distributing them across the lowlands in both West Asia and Africa
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cows are part of sedentary farming where livestock agriculture happens in a single location year after year but
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camels have so far resisted it why is that changing there are various
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reasons let's start with West Asia it has eyes on the global market for camel
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milk which is growing rapidly it's worth $2 billion but by the end of this decade
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it's a expected to stand at $13 billion herders in arid regions of Saudi
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Arabia and the UAE have always depended on camel milk but this new marketability
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is because of its taste and health benefits to those who've tried camel milk and found its salty taste
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disturbing here's a fun fact fresh camel milk often comes with a milder taste
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that becomes sweeter in particular seasons and camel milk is a healthier alternative to cow sheep or goat milk
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it's high in vitamin C and low in fat so in West Asia money-making opportunities
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are driving this change but so is pragmatism with climate
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change the food industry is adapting and among mammals camels are almost singularly equipped to handle extremes
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and many people are betting on that including East Africa it has been breathing a drought
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for 3 years now whose severity has become 100 times worse due to CL climate change now grazable land is shrinking
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water sources are drying up and cows are dying in the Horn of Africa the drought
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has killed 80% of the cow population this has shattered millions of
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livelihoods all my cattle are dead the field they used to graze from is now filled with carcasses the drought now
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has got to the level of taking our lives before the drought I had plenty milk and
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meat now nations are looking to camels to save the day because camels can go up
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to 2 weeks without water as opposed to a day or two for a cow they can also lose
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30% of their body weight and still survive that's one of the highest thresholds for any large animal plus
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camel milk is a comparable substitute for cow's milk and it's healthier plus a
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camel requires less food and water than a cow to produce the same amount of milk which is why camels are often called The
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Miracle species so whether it's about more money or M survival countries are increasingly
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hoping for their own Miracle now it's time for Vantage shorts
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images that tell the story in Dubai Drone footage showed a flooded Highway with submerged Vehicles days after
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torrential rain hit the city in Bucharest the Romanian circus performed at the city's airport and three Russians
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set a world record for parachuting from the earth Stratosphere to the North Pole finally we're taking you back in history
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on the this day in 1975 India's first satellite arabat was launched it was
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launched by a Soviet rocket initially the satellite was supposed to be launched with the help of the US but in
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1971 then prime minister indraa Gandhi received a message from Moscow the Soviet Union offered to assist India in
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the launch in the end India decided to take them up on their offer we're leaving you on that note thanks for
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watching have a great weekend
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April 13th late Saturday
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night over 300 missiles and drones made their way towards Israeli
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soil Iran launched its first ever direct attack at its fo Israel
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Israeli fighter jets swung into action as they roared across the North in defense Israel says it had successfully
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foiled the attack with its Iron Dome bringing down 99% of the Iranian missiles and
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drones after more than a decade of Shadow war and simmering tensions the attack has brought the two countries to
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the brink of an allout conflict and it has pushed West Asia deeper into crisis
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The Man Behind this attack is none other than the supreme leader of Iran ayatullah
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Ali he has led the Islamic regime for over three decades no other figure in
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Iran carries as much Authority and stature as he does the Supreme Leader is the head of state and commanderin-chief
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he is empowered to command the armed forces and even Declare War and
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Peace he controls the Islamic revolution guard Corp or the irgc so a decision to strike Israel
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could not have gone forward without kamani stamp Reports say the irgc presented Kini with several options to
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strike Israeli interests including one that included a direct attack with medium-range
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missiles hours before Iran launched its attack Ali kamini put out a message on X
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and reiterated what he had said just a few days ago Israel will be
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punished that's go
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for islami [Music]
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but Ali kamini did not gain a firm grip on power overnight in 1962 the
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23-year-old Ali kamani joined the religious opposition movement of ayatullah Rah
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Ki The Young Ali K became a devout follower of K in 1979 K's government
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overthrew Muhammad RZA Pahlavi ending the Sha's rule from 1981 to 89 Ali heni served as
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the President of Iran becoming a close Ally of the first supreme leader Rola
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k a decade after the Islamic revolution when the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran died in 1989 it left a brief
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vacuum in the seege of power shortly before his death Ki had a
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fall out with his chosen Heir Hussein Ali montazeri so there was no agreed
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upon successor at the time Ali Kini was not
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even the most senior political or religious figure in Iran or even an Ayatollah yet he took over the clerical
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Throne to facilitate this the Assembly of experts a group of senior clerics
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that picks the supreme leader amended the Constitution to allow for a supreme leader with less than Stellar religious
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credentials Ali keni was elevated overnight from the clerical rank of haat al-islam to Ayatollah Iran's
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Constitution was also changed to abolish the post of a prime minister and vest greater Authority in the
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president since then Ali keni has has found several ways to increase his
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influence he managed to develop a cult of personality his supporters describe
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him as a Divine gift to mankind formally or informally the executive the legislative and the
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judicial branches of the government all operate under his absolute
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sovereignty he controls Iran's security military operations and nuclear activity
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his views also shape all of Iran's foreign policies
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Ali Kini had already set the tone for his leadership back in 1981 when he was president and he stands by it till
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date the elimination of the state of Israel and a Resolute opposition to the United States remain his ultimate goals
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he has even repeatedly called Israel a cancerous tumor that must be removed from the
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region never ever ever in my life in 2018 when former US president Donald
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Trump abandoned the 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions the ayatullah told Washington
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that it had made a mistake he said America should never be
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trusted in 2020 the US killed powerful Iranian General kasim suani in a drone
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strike General suani was a close Ally and a friend of Kam fuming over the
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attack the Iranian supreme leader promised severe revenge in retaliation
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Iran fired ballistic missiles on two Iraqi bases hosting US
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forces ayatullah Kini called this a slap on the face for America he said it's
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important to end the corrupt presence of America in the region the Islamic Republic has even been ramping up its
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production of Highly enriched uranium last year kamini once again set Iran on
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course for acquiring nuclear arms warning world powers that they cannot stop his regime if it desires to build
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the bomb while ayatullah Ali keni remains on
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course for a head-to-head collision with the West troubles for him on the domestic front have only been rising
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exponentially people in Iran are growing increasingly frustrated with the regime
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there have been multiple uprisings against the supreme leader in the last few years but he has been playing his hand
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at quashing descent even more [Applause]
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brazenly in 2009 protests erupted in major Iranian cities during the
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presidential election protesters said the election was rigged there were violent protests and clashes
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demonstrators chanted death to dictator and ripped down posters of Kam several
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protesters were arrested and tortured from impeachments to
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inaugurations if it's a political story we are on the scene the race for the White House is heating up we're beating
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Biden how dare he say that if it's breaking news we're live with the latest coverage from the White House the state
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department and Capitol Hill we know the issue but above all we know the players
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to bring you the latest in-depth analysis on all the key stories that we're covering I'm Eric ham join me from
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Washington here on first post America
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[Music] hello and welcome to first post America
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your Global pit stop for the latest news and headlines from the United States and around the world I'm Eric ham coming to
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you live from the nation's capital in Washington DC we'll get you a round up of all the day top stories but first
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let's take a look at the headlines one man arrested in Poland
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over an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine's president vlodimir
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zalinski lawyers and Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial
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