Hatred where little to none had previously existed. What we begin to see happening last november in response was a reactionary backlash by selfdefense gangs. Since then retaliatory outreaches contributed by antibalaka has escalated and muslim civilians what nothing to do with balaka became targets. As in the case, whole neighborhoods in the capital city and whole villages have been cleansed of the Muslim Populations. As well hear from our witnesses there are numerous causes could shoot to grievances including a fight to control conflict minerals. In mining area and thus there are economic motives at work there as well. Insofar as conflict can be described as religion on one level its also true religious fervor and dedication that provides the greatest hope of peace and reconciliation in the Central African republic. Some of you will recall how a few months ago three great religious leaders came to washington as well us to new york, the United Nations, meeting with people both sides of
Welcome to this week in defense news, im vago muradian. For the first time in two years, the pentagon should get real budgets of 500 billion a year instead of funded through continuing resolutions. It is also going to get 30 billion in sequester relief. And cut the cost of living adjustments by 1 for working age military retirees, in part to do so. D. O. D. However still faces 70 billion in automatic spending cuts over the next two years. And more cuts are likely as lawmakers work toward a broader deal to cut americas 13 trillion debt. Meanwhile talks with iran with the nuclear program, to give it up, in exchange for repealing crushing sanctions could change the regions security dynamic as china raises tensions across the pacific by trying to enforce the claims to the east china sea. Joining us today to discuss these issues and more are four of washingtons top defense analyst, all of whom happen to be listed on defense newss 100 most influential people in u. S. Defense. Mackenzie eagla
The work that was done during that tsunami in 2004 by crs. It is great to know that you were there making sure that happen because otherwise it would have been far worse than it actually was. I would like introduce ms. Madeleine rose is an advocacy advisor for mercycorps an aid agency. She leads mercycorps portfolios on subsaharan youth programs, counterterrorism, and humanitarian access, countering violent extremism and atrocity prevention. She has also worked for the committee on National Legislation in congress at the United Nations and with Community Based organizations in south africa and for netapp. We will then hear from mr. Caspar i hope i am pronouncing that correctly. Who is the ugandabased field researcher for the enough project. We had John Pendergrass here many times. His work focuses on the Lords Resistance Army and includes on the Ground Research and remote areas of uganda, south sudan, and the Central African republic that have been most affected by the lra crisis. His
Union to discuss the deployment of additional african troops from rwanda, and we hope that that will take place very soon, and we are positioned to move those troops quickly. But at the e. U. Presence will go from 100 at present to 500 present so that will bring us up to close to 9000. Military plan is the pentagon and the u. N. Said that is a sufficient force with a robust mandate to bring some peace to these people who suffer . Let me answer the question differently mr. Chairman. Spin terms of displaced members we have seen the number declined from 500,000 to 200,000 which is not to suggest that the situation is not atrocious and the removal of the muslims and the light of the muslims continues to those numbers so i dont want to be misleading but the fact that the number of internally displaced people is declining i think shows the French Forces are having impact and we get these police trained we are hopeful those numbers will be sufficient to restore security. I think we will have
Ah, the very will welcome to you. This is on the international with the latest world news update is good to happy with us up to 15 years in jail for receiving brides and war. So thats the punishment for People Living in pro russian regions in case they accept to any humanitarian aid from moscow. According to a new ukranian law, all tease were among calls where it brings us the details from don. Yes. Basically at the moment. So if a person in ukraine receives any type of humanitarian aids from a russian organizational from a russia that person could face up to 15 years in prison. Of course, we all know that senator, in catastrophe is a situation is very dire right now in ukraine, and many people are depending on humanitarian aid that comes from russia in major part. And theres still not really clear how this so law would be implemented and how in a law enforcers would prove that the person indeed received humanitarian aid from russia. Of course, in the recent weeks, weve seen a how ukra