Russia ultimately burrs responsibility for the victims and. Countless others targeted with chemical weapons since russia became involved in syria well the secretary of defense in the u. S. James mattis actually went even further than that suggesting that its not just chlorine attacks but also that sarin has been used in another chemical agent in these attacks although he did also admit that there will a new agreements that could go back and read those claims now the u. N. Is of course investigating the allegations all these attacks in syria on some of the areas in the country but it remains to be seen whether the probes will ever be able to identify any concrete evidence as to whether those attacks indeed took place and who indeed was behind them and of course whether they will be able to agree on. Find a result objective enough for everybody to agree on. The International Probe into Syrian Chemical Weapons stalled late last year until november it was handled by a body called the joint
Iranian facilities and we can now across live to our two guests joining us here on the program really marks a jerusalem based freelance journalist and middle east expert. In damascus or first to you or elaine what is israel saying to this. Well first of all multiple sirens have been heard across northern israel this morning as the Israeli Air Force confident that it did intercept and uranian drone launched from syrian territory into northern israel in response the Israeli Air Force have attacked iranian positions in syria and israeli fighter jet was shot down the two pilots managed to reject it to safety and here is what the Israeli Air Force Spokes Person tweeted about event the smalling. The idea has targeted the iranian control systems in syria that sent the u. S. Into israeli airspace massive syrian anti air fire one of sixteen crashed in israel pilot safe iran is responsible for the severe violation of israeli sovereignty event on going more to follow. Northern israel does still r
This is the first time we dont see them wash and black out and a little bit Opening Ceremony in the one nine hundred ninety two back then the athletes from the former soviet republic march under the i. O. C. Flag after the collapse of the soviet union also at todays ceremony the American Team consisting of exactly two hundred forty two athletes the Biggest National gorilla gays in the history of the Winter Olympics i can tell you that most people dont have that seeing around me are three or four perhaps the only reason why theyre a little bit disappointed is that theyre not inside that arena but believe it or not just meters away from where im standing right now locals are protesting instead of watching the Opening Ceremony of the olympics being glued to their t. V. And just a couple of hours ago i saw. Punchers flags being burned and the pepper spray being used by police. Just hours before the Opening Ceremony protests have erupted outside the Olympic Stadium as you can see this group
Insufficient evidence that those russian athletes had been doping this was the original cast in twenty cases the evidence collected was found to be insufficient to establish that an antidoping rule violation was committed yet concerned its been such an emotional roller coaster imagine for these athletes the real saw grafter months weeks years of preparation they had this glimmer of hope last week with the cast the big could go to the games represent their flag their country their of them etc. Although thats been overturned there are still legal routes appeals that could go down but of course the Opening Ceremony has now just finished the games are about to begin whatever Legal Options are available they simply wont have time now to buy just the fear. France is unable to confirm whether the Syrian Government has used chemical weapons thats what the countrys defense minister said in a recent interview when asked about a chlorine attack outside damascus. Well theyre designed. By. Absolute
And while Media Attention focused on the v. I. P. s that action at the Opening Ceremony it was revealed that not everyone was too happy about the unified korean team u. S. Spies president mike pence made headlines by not standing up as the korean team marched jury in this ceremony reports say he was one of the few who remained seated and did not applaud penn slater explains that explain that he came to south korea to cheer u. S. Athletes but still the recent friendly relations between the two countries are widely seen as a breakthrough after the countrys held their first talks in two years Hong Kong City universitys joseph chunk of Political Science professor believes the president ial invitation is a major step forward. This is a small prick freule. Moon of seoul korea understands that his people would like to see the beat escalation of tension in the Korean Peninsula the conditions normally will be cessation of Nuclear Power as an. Miss out on the part of north korea and north korea