Transcripts For ALJAZ The Listening Post 2019 Ep 38 2024071

Rightly draw the attention to this important issue we continued to be engaged in hope to debug on the block the situation there with which so i discoursing the problem well. Im not going to attribute responsibility for a non emergence of consensus around a diplomatic deal but i think in any other situations i think we are very much committed together with the u. N. To make these agreements these tentative agreements in stock on these areas which have been identified those Priority Areas happen and the detention Exchange Program according to all my organization and would be of course very important confidence building step. Which hopefully would east tensions in other areas as well lets move to another conflict in the middle east to syria. Which is i know is your largest operation in the world currently we heard consistently over a war thats lasted 8 and a half years from World Leaders there is no military solution in syria and yet we watched one play out assad is carried out with the help of the russians and a military solution are you dismayed that a series of deescalation zones were picked off one by one we certainly have witnessed the same discrepancy and i have myself. Highlighted in public statements the same discrepancy over the last couple of years step for 8 years we have heard political leaders talking about the fact that there is no military solution while pursuing on the ground military solutions in syria i see or see as a humanitarian organization doesnt pronounce itself on the justification or not of military operation we are concerned about how these military operation anaconda you were once diligence decide to go to war and in that sense we have even more been this stressed by the. Repetitive violations of International Humanitarian law in the conduct of us still it is in the use of weapons in the treatment of detainees so syria unfortunately has been and has become an emblematic conflict where the last couple of years were the balance between the respect in this respect has been very unfavorable in terms of the treatment of civilians the treatment of detainees. And i think we we can only hope that. In a foreseeable future we we find that least ceasefire type arrangements which give reprieve to the civilian population. Which has so much suffered in that syrian context particularly in italy because many from other parts of syria fled to it live there are 3000000 people there it looks like it might be the last the most bloody battle of the war there weve seen consistent attacks on hospitals a medical centers that can only have been carried out by the Syrian Government and the russians i know you dont like to talk about specifics but attacks on hospitals and medical centers is that clearly against the geneva conventions and well its certainly not thats as far and to the extent that hospitals are used stands hospitals not as bases for military operations and so each case has always tall be looked at very specific ali having said that we are concerned that. The syrian conflict again has been. At the top of those conflicts in which military attacks have been laid against humanitarian installations hospitals medical workers ambulances which have been particularly hit with regard to your special role looking after prisoners in conflict in syria let me ask you about those 1st those that are held in assads prisons because there are so many families who dont know what has happened to their loved ones with the been tortured whether they be murdered what statistics do you have what access do you have we do visit detainees in syria which have been. Under a d or 40 tees off the civilian military soft ministries of the ministry of interior so we use we do visit regular detainees in. Here in detention facilities in syria but we do not. Access to those who have been detained in the context of the hostilities in syria by the armed forces or or other Security Services so this is an issue which remains of big concern in terms of access and thats also the reason why i. C. R. C. As an observer participates in the stunna talks and in the working groups on detainees and missing people we are particularly concerned and i see it myself when visiting those contacts to see how much distress the insecurity about where people are is imposing on so many so many syrians so we have seen syrians flooding i. C. R. C. Is office is over the last 2 years in particular since there has been in certain parts of syria a little bit of a reprieve on military hostilities they have contacted us they are looking for dear missing relatives which are either dead or in detention to which we have not access not access yet hopefully the other population of prisoners i want to focus on are those that were part in syria and iraq of i saw some of those have ended up in custody i know you went to the al whole camp recently perhaps you can describe the conditions theyre being held in and how concerned you are. Well as you know there are those who have been fighters or suspected fighters and i. C. R. C. Has in iraq and northeastern syria. Some not complete access to those who are detained in prison and there are those who are relatives of. Families of foreign fighters which are at the present moment in big numbers in the whole camp and we dont know where to go no one will take away many other country thats right and still 90 percent of those in the whole are syrians in the rockies and i. C. R. C. Has been able to access the camp to mount the humanitarian operation together with partners of the movement with the norwegian red cross we have been able to build a hospital we are cooking 20000 meals a day in a whole camp for the inhabitants but it remains a very dire situation for all those who are stuck at the present moment in a hole and thats the reason why we encourage all countries to make the best they can a breeding ground for further extremists well certainly it has been our view ill treatment in detention and insufficient access for humanitarian act to restore facilities like the ones in the hole in the insufficient possibilities to scale and speed up humanitarian assistance is creating conditions which are certainly not favorable to reconsider the asian told positive reintegration of those who are dear so we are constantly appealing. To the International Community and the respective governments in the region to deal with this important issue to give a perspective to those who are detained to. Give more access and more facilities to humanitarian organization and for those. Foreigners who are dear to be taken back by their countries of origins and either adjudicated or liberated depending on what. The exact situation of each one is i was surprised when looking at your figures for prisoners around the world at the place where you have the most missing people potentially being detained its on another continent its in nigeria well the numbers of 22000. 00 is that right thats right and its in terms of statistics of people having come to the i. C. R. C. And looking for people missing its indeed the largest figure. Per country that we have seen emerging its not so surprising when you look at the landscape i have highlighted for a long time that the i. C. R. C. Is concerned by the by the dynamic of violence war and displacement in the sahara in the late chart basin and i think its just a lack of attention and visibility of conflict region. Through the International Community which is of concern is one once you look at what has happened over the last couple of years in that region you are a weirdo. Millions have been displaced as they have in the middle east with almost no visibility and sometimes with little access and little humanitarian response that that is happening so is the problem that the International Community initially saw this is a mali problem they put 16000. 00 u. N. Peacekeepers in mali and the problem is now gone from mali still there too but its spreading a lie. To suggest and offer a yes the International Community thought it was a mali problem and probably the International Community also thought it was an exclusively security problem and i think a lot of time and then the g. And the resources have gone into creating the g 5 hell in creating the Multinational Task force around the lake chart and to find the military response to all some of the insecurity emerging over the last couple of years and while when you visit the region it pops to your eyes that there are these longstanding developmental. Reasons which contribute to the fragility of this complex that there is Climate Change in my gratian and population displacements which comes on top of a very war torn and violent situation in which we find ourselves so i think its really a very selective view with which the International Community has looked. In continent and theres a hell and late charge in particular the europeans only look through the eyes of migrants coming to them and maybe insufficiently look at the complexity of the origin of fragility and population displacements in the sahara in the lake chad you mentioned Climate Change we normally deal with that as an environmental problem but how much of a problem is a driver for conflict do you see in the future when you look at the list stuff countries most race from Climate Change and you look at my priority list of conflict war and violence these almost match 8 of 10. Places in the world which are Top Priorities to i. C. R. C. To respond to war at the same time most fragile in terms of. Climate change so there is obviously a link between Climate Change induced fragility and violence induced fragility we see it visible in the sun held because the changing rainfall patterns have fundamentally changed the behavior of cultural lists and pastoralist people start to move toward. Lands which have been. In the in other productions circles of what the herders steer them so herders farmers encounter in a difficult sector and in an increasingly narrow space because of Climate Change induced Population Movement so this too the complexity of the situation and certainly demands some new forms of humanitarian response we are looking for instance at the present moment what means an adaptation to changing rainfall patterns as what does it mean for a humanitarian organization like us and we try to see how we can strengthen the resilience of communities the productive capacities sort of all new crops and new ways of doing business and the wing and go into the field so we look at new forms of human and therion assistance which is more adapted to the double challenge of violence and Climate Change peter maer a president of the International Committee of the red cross thank you for talking to al jazeera thanks a lot. I. And 1982 egypt and israel built on that drive away between the neighboring community as a sinai and gaza. Aljazeera world has passed on stories from those who are among the light of the division. Gaza sinai and the war. On al jazeera. What are you protesting about how does things when theyre on line well i think directly explained. This is an attack on Academic Freedom and on our ability to research and teach freely is a dialogue myanmar is not making it very welcoming for people to come back everyone has a voice Climate Change is real the discussion is real and im here to talk about the solutions on aljazeera. More violence in hong kong as antigovernment protesters defy a ban on wearing face masks. Jordan this is live from doha also coming up. Protesters are back on the streets of lebanon for a 4th consecutive day to pressure the government to fix the economy. Is forced to send a letter to the e. U. To delay briggs it but says he didnt sign it. We did the make or a now in the economy and how to beat jetlag is the 1st of a nonstop flight from new york to australia pushes the limits of and youre. Welcome to the program Hong Kong Police off gas at protesters throwing petrol bombs as thousands of prodemocracy activists rally against a ban on face masks the demonstrations began 5 months ago sparked by an extradition bill which was later scrapped but protests of widened calling for more democratic rights when i joined brown joins us live now from Hong Kong Adrian so theres clearly a big turnout on the streets of hong kong today with reports of some clashes already tell us whats been happening agent. Well down at the moment not just off nathan road which is the busiest summer affair in hong kong and the police have just regained control of this section of nathan note following an afternoon of running street battles with protesters the police have been firing tear gas theyve also been using water cannon laced with blue dye thats been fired several times a softer noon and this is really been some of the worst violence i think of recent weeks this was a major demonstration i would estimate tens of thousands of people actually taking part in a protest against that ban on face mass it was imposed by the government several weeks ago but of course for the people taking part in this march today there was always going to run the risk that they would be arrested because not only is it now effectively against the law to wear a face mask in a protest or indeed in public whatsoever it was also against the law to take part in this protest today an unauthorized protest but many many people did and many people did knowing full well the risks they were going to take now one thing that strikes you down when you walk along the road is just about every single shop in this very busy street for i would apologize for that if we can go back to agent down a bit later in the program but lets move on shall we finale because protesters demanding political reform in lebanon that been given an unexpected boost the head of the christian force his party some asia has asked his ministers to resign from government but the crowds of back out on the streets for a 4th day demanding deeper political change tens of thousands have been demonstrating calls lebanon since thursday to protest against tax increases and alleged political corruption well lets get the latest now from santa in beirut zain a last night was the biggest protests weve seen so far whats this telling us about the momentum of the demonstrations so far. Well daryn it keeps growing ok for a look behind me thousands of people back on the streets not just here in the lebanese capital in front of the Government Palace but across the country people taking to the streets saying that they wont back down they want the government to resign they want early elections so this defiance is only growing a message really to the Ruling Alliance which has 1st so far refused to resign and now what we understand the Prime Minister saddam had easy holding a flurry of meetings with the ministers behind closed doors trying to put together a new budget a new budget for 2020 that will not involve imposing taxes on people the protest really was triggered by the 5 reports that the government intended to impose yet more taxes in order to raise revenues to cover for the expenditure and to cover for the huge budget deficit people here say politicians are corrupt they flamed them for mismanagement and thats why they want the political elite to leave Office Politicians who have been in power since the days of the civil war in the 1980 s. People here want change but the biggest question is how much can they really achieve this is a Spontaneous Movement while tens of thousands of another say hundreds of thousands are on the street hundreds of thousands remain in their homes people who are still loyal to the Political Parties people who still benefit from the Political Parties who have been exploiting state resources in order to support to get support from their theres support base really so the situation its chaotic nobody knows what will come next but the message here is one of defiance. And the political fallout to stop it already because the head of the Lebanese Forces party some amounts of his ministers would resign from the government what impact does not like to have do you think. Well he has 4 ministers in the 30 member cabinet if they reside if Prime Minister how do you accept the resignation i mean that the government will be toppled he is in the opposition he was once an ally of the Prime Minister but has since turned against it he believes that the Prime Minister has been too accommodating with the pro iranian has kept people here are seeing this movie really as hypocritical too little too late for this part of the political establishment he was in power since the days of the civil war they believe that hes riding on the wave of popular anger in order to push his own agenda because there are politicians 11 on who want the balance of power to change they dont want that has fallen that alliance to be the majority in government they dont want them to be the majority in parliament so yes this is a Spontaneous Movement there is anger people cannot no longer support themselves people cannot pay for tuition fees but public funds are playing behind the scenes to try to change the balance of power in the country Political Parties and levon on are allied with foreign powers and the message here if you look around nobodys carrying a party flag theyre carrying the lebanese flag they are telling politicians your loyalties should be to leaven ought not to outside powers but change will be in a difficult in a country really which political system is based on a sectarian a power sharing agreement and those in power 2 they control the army they control the Priority Areas<\/a> happen and the detention Exchange Program<\/a> according to all my organization and would be of course very important confidence building step. Which hopefully would east tensions in other areas as well lets move to another conflict in the middle east to syria. Which is i know is your largest operation in the world currently we heard consistently over a war thats lasted 8 and a half years from World Leaders<\/a> there is no military solution in syria and yet we watched one play out assad is carried out with the help of the russians and a military solution are you dismayed that a series of deescalation zones were picked off one by one we certainly have witnessed the same discrepancy and i have myself. Highlighted in public statements the same discrepancy over the last couple of years step for 8 years we have heard political leaders talking about the fact that there is no military solution while pursuing on the ground military solutions in syria i see or see as a humanitarian organization doesnt pronounce itself on the justification or not of military operation we are concerned about how these military operation anaconda you were once diligence decide to go to war and in that sense we have even more been this stressed by the. Repetitive violations of International Humanitarian<\/a> law in the conduct of us still it is in the use of weapons in the treatment of detainees so syria unfortunately has been and has become an emblematic conflict where the last couple of years were the balance between the respect in this respect has been very unfavorable in terms of the treatment of civilians the treatment of detainees. And i think we we can only hope that. In a foreseeable future we we find that least ceasefire type arrangements which give reprieve to the civilian population. Which has so much suffered in that syrian context particularly in italy because many from other parts of syria fled to it live there are 3000000 people there it looks like it might be the last the most bloody battle of the war there weve seen consistent attacks on hospitals a medical centers that can only have been carried out by the Syrian Government<\/a> and the russians i know you dont like to talk about specifics but attacks on hospitals and medical centers is that clearly against the geneva conventions and well its certainly not thats as far and to the extent that hospitals are used stands hospitals not as bases for military operations and so each case has always tall be looked at very specific ali having said that we are concerned that. The syrian conflict again has been. At the top of those conflicts in which military attacks have been laid against humanitarian installations hospitals medical workers ambulances which have been particularly hit with regard to your special role looking after prisoners in conflict in syria let me ask you about those 1st those that are held in assads prisons because there are so many families who dont know what has happened to their loved ones with the been tortured whether they be murdered what statistics do you have what access do you have we do visit detainees in syria which have been. Under a d or 40 tees off the civilian military soft ministries of the ministry of interior so we use we do visit regular detainees in. Here in detention facilities in syria but we do not. Access to those who have been detained in the context of the hostilities in syria by the armed forces or or other Security Services<\/a> so this is an issue which remains of big concern in terms of access and thats also the reason why i. C. R. C. As an observer participates in the stunna talks and in the working groups on detainees and missing people we are particularly concerned and i see it myself when visiting those contacts to see how much distress the insecurity about where people are is imposing on so many so many syrians so we have seen syrians flooding i. C. R. C. Is office is over the last 2 years in particular since there has been in certain parts of syria a little bit of a reprieve on military hostilities they have contacted us they are looking for dear missing relatives which are either dead or in detention to which we have not access not access yet hopefully the other population of prisoners i want to focus on are those that were part in syria and iraq of i saw some of those have ended up in custody i know you went to the al whole camp recently perhaps you can describe the conditions theyre being held in and how concerned you are. Well as you know there are those who have been fighters or suspected fighters and i. C. R. C. Has in iraq and northeastern syria. Some not complete access to those who are detained in prison and there are those who are relatives of. Families of foreign fighters which are at the present moment in big numbers in the whole camp and we dont know where to go no one will take away many other country thats right and still 90 percent of those in the whole are syrians in the rockies and i. C. R. C. Has been able to access the camp to mount the humanitarian operation together with partners of the movement with the norwegian red cross we have been able to build a hospital we are cooking 20000 meals a day in a whole camp for the inhabitants but it remains a very dire situation for all those who are stuck at the present moment in a hole and thats the reason why we encourage all countries to make the best they can a breeding ground for further extremists well certainly it has been our view ill treatment in detention and insufficient access for humanitarian act to restore facilities like the ones in the hole in the insufficient possibilities to scale and speed up humanitarian assistance is creating conditions which are certainly not favorable to reconsider the asian told positive reintegration of those who are dear so we are constantly appealing. To the International Community<\/a> and the respective governments in the region to deal with this important issue to give a perspective to those who are detained to. Give more access and more facilities to humanitarian organization and for those. Foreigners who are dear to be taken back by their countries of origins and either adjudicated or liberated depending on what. The exact situation of each one is i was surprised when looking at your figures for prisoners around the world at the place where you have the most missing people potentially being detained its on another continent its in nigeria well the numbers of 22000. 00 is that right thats right and its in terms of statistics of people having come to the i. C. R. C. And looking for people missing its indeed the largest figure. Per country that we have seen emerging its not so surprising when you look at the landscape i have highlighted for a long time that the i. C. R. C. Is concerned by the by the dynamic of violence war and displacement in the sahara in the late chart basin and i think its just a lack of attention and visibility of conflict region. Through the International Community<\/a> which is of concern is one once you look at what has happened over the last couple of years in that region you are a weirdo. Millions have been displaced as they have in the middle east with almost no visibility and sometimes with little access and little humanitarian response that that is happening so is the problem that the International Community<\/a> initially saw this is a mali problem they put 16000. 00 u. N. Peacekeepers in mali and the problem is now gone from mali still there too but its spreading a lie. To suggest and offer a yes the International Community<\/a> thought it was a mali problem and probably the International Community<\/a> also thought it was an exclusively security problem and i think a lot of time and then the g. And the resources have gone into creating the g 5 hell in creating the Multinational Task<\/a> force around the lake chart and to find the military response to all some of the insecurity emerging over the last couple of years and while when you visit the region it pops to your eyes that there are these longstanding developmental. Reasons which contribute to the fragility of this complex that there is Climate Change<\/a> in my gratian and population displacements which comes on top of a very war torn and violent situation in which we find ourselves so i think its really a very selective view with which the International Community<\/a> has looked. In continent and theres a hell and late charge in particular the europeans only look through the eyes of migrants coming to them and maybe insufficiently look at the complexity of the origin of fragility and population displacements in the sahara in the lake chad you mentioned Climate Change<\/a> we normally deal with that as an environmental problem but how much of a problem is a driver for conflict do you see in the future when you look at the list stuff countries most race from Climate Change<\/a> and you look at my priority list of conflict war and violence these almost match 8 of 10. Places in the world which are Top Priorities<\/a> to i. C. R. C. To respond to war at the same time most fragile in terms of. Climate change so there is obviously a link between Climate Change<\/a> induced fragility and violence induced fragility we see it visible in the sun held because the changing rainfall patterns have fundamentally changed the behavior of cultural lists and pastoralist people start to move toward. Lands which have been. In the in other productions circles of what the herders steer them so herders farmers encounter in a difficult sector and in an increasingly narrow space because of Climate Change<\/a> induced Population Movement<\/a> so this too the complexity of the situation and certainly demands some new forms of humanitarian response we are looking for instance at the present moment what means an adaptation to changing rainfall patterns as what does it mean for a humanitarian organization like us and we try to see how we can strengthen the resilience of communities the productive capacities sort of all new crops and new ways of doing business and the wing and go into the field so we look at new forms of human and therion assistance which is more adapted to the double challenge of violence and Climate Change<\/a> peter maer a president of the International Committee<\/a> of the red cross thank you for talking to al jazeera thanks a lot. I. And 1982 egypt and israel built on that drive away between the neighboring community as a sinai and gaza. Aljazeera world has passed on stories from those who are among the light of the division. Gaza sinai and the war. On al jazeera. What are you protesting about how does things when theyre on line well i think directly explained. This is an attack on Academic Freedom<\/a> and on our ability to research and teach freely is a dialogue myanmar is not making it very welcoming for people to come back everyone has a voice Climate Change<\/a> is real the discussion is real and im here to talk about the solutions on aljazeera. More violence in hong kong as antigovernment protesters defy a ban on wearing face masks. Jordan this is live from doha also coming up. Protesters are back on the streets of lebanon for a 4th consecutive day to pressure the government to fix the economy. Is forced to send a letter to the e. U. To delay briggs it but says he didnt sign it. We did the make or a now in the economy and how to beat jetlag is the 1st of a nonstop flight from new york to australia pushes the limits of and youre. Welcome to the program Hong Kong Police<\/a> off gas at protesters throwing petrol bombs as thousands of prodemocracy activists rally against a ban on face masks the demonstrations began 5 months ago sparked by an extradition bill which was later scrapped but protests of widened calling for more democratic rights when i joined brown joins us live now from Hong Kong Adrian<\/a> so theres clearly a big turnout on the streets of hong kong today with reports of some clashes already tell us whats been happening agent. Well down at the moment not just off nathan road which is the busiest summer affair in hong kong and the police have just regained control of this section of nathan note following an afternoon of running street battles with protesters the police have been firing tear gas theyve also been using water cannon laced with blue dye thats been fired several times a softer noon and this is really been some of the worst violence i think of recent weeks this was a major demonstration i would estimate tens of thousands of people actually taking part in a protest against that ban on face mass it was imposed by the government several weeks ago but of course for the people taking part in this march today there was always going to run the risk that they would be arrested because not only is it now effectively against the law to wear a face mask in a protest or indeed in public whatsoever it was also against the law to take part in this protest today an unauthorized protest but many many people did and many people did knowing full well the risks they were going to take now one thing that strikes you down when you walk along the road is just about every single shop in this very busy street for i would apologize for that if we can go back to agent down a bit later in the program but lets move on shall we finale because protesters demanding political reform in lebanon that been given an unexpected boost the head of the christian force his party some asia has asked his ministers to resign from government but the crowds of back out on the streets for a 4th day demanding deeper political change tens of thousands have been demonstrating calls lebanon since thursday to protest against tax increases and alleged political corruption well lets get the latest now from santa in beirut zain a last night was the biggest protests weve seen so far whats this telling us about the momentum of the demonstrations so far. Well daryn it keeps growing ok for a look behind me thousands of people back on the streets not just here in the lebanese capital in front of the Government Palace<\/a> but across the country people taking to the streets saying that they wont back down they want the government to resign they want early elections so this defiance is only growing a message really to the Ruling Alliance<\/a> which has 1st so far refused to resign and now what we understand the Prime Minister<\/a> saddam had easy holding a flurry of meetings with the ministers behind closed doors trying to put together a new budget a new budget for 2020 that will not involve imposing taxes on people the protest really was triggered by the 5 reports that the government intended to impose yet more taxes in order to raise revenues to cover for the expenditure and to cover for the huge budget deficit people here say politicians are corrupt they flamed them for mismanagement and thats why they want the political elite to leave Office Politicians<\/a> who have been in power since the days of the civil war in the 1980 s. People here want change but the biggest question is how much can they really achieve this is a Spontaneous Movement<\/a> while tens of thousands of another say hundreds of thousands are on the street hundreds of thousands remain in their homes people who are still loyal to the Political Parties<\/a> people who still benefit from the Political Parties<\/a> who have been exploiting state resources in order to support to get support from their theres support base really so the situation its chaotic nobody knows what will come next but the message here is one of defiance. And the political fallout to stop it already because the head of the Lebanese Forces<\/a> party some amounts of his ministers would resign from the government what impact does not like to have do you think. Well he has 4 ministers in the 30 member cabinet if they reside if Prime Minister<\/a> how do you accept the resignation i mean that the government will be toppled he is in the opposition he was once an ally of the Prime Minister<\/a> but has since turned against it he believes that the Prime Minister<\/a> has been too accommodating with the pro iranian has kept people here are seeing this movie really as hypocritical too little too late for this part of the political establishment he was in power since the days of the civil war they believe that hes riding on the wave of popular anger in order to push his own agenda because there are politicians 11 on who want the balance of power to change they dont want that has fallen that alliance to be the majority in government they dont want them to be the majority in parliament so yes this is a Spontaneous Movement<\/a> there is anger people cannot no longer support themselves people cannot pay for tuition fees but public funds are playing behind the scenes to try to change the balance of power in the country Political Parties<\/a> and levon on are allied with foreign powers and the message here if you look around nobodys carrying a party flag theyre carrying the lebanese flag they are telling politicians your loyalties should be to leaven ought not to outside powers but change will be in a difficult in a country really which political system is based on a sectarian a power sharing agreement and those in power 2 they control the army they control the Security Forces<\/a> so that here what these people have except their voices theyre now calling for a general strike on monday and banks will remain closed on monday paralyzing the country putting more pressure on the government or it says in a hole to the in beirut say no thank you. Now turkey says one of its soldiers has been killed in Northern Syria<\/a> it says it happened during a Reconnaissance Mission<\/a> and comes despite a truce in the area attacked hes president has vowed to press on with his offensive in Northern Syria<\/a> and crush Kurdish Forces<\/a> if they dont withdraw from a proposed safe zone under a deal brokered with the u. S. Kurdish fighters have to leave an area 32 kilometers deep into syria meanwhile the u. S. Says its moving all of its forces withdrawn from Northern Syria<\/a> into iraq to prevent a resurgence of eisel but as the latest from some your foot in eastern turkey lets not forget that the initial announcement to withdraw all u. S. Forces for more than syria was made by President Trump<\/a> in december 2018 there was a delay and then we saw on october the 7th this announcement by President Trump<\/a> that some forces some u. S. Soldiers should withdraw from that area close to the border it was literally a couple of days later that we saw this Turkish Military<\/a> offensive start on the kurds accused the u. S. Of stabbing them in the back lets also not forget that those forces the kurds were in the words of the u. S. Led coalition highly successful in the battle against arsenal in recent years and certainly it seems now that the u. S. Are going ahead with pulling out what is believed to be just under a 1000 u. S. Troops and they have a listen to what the u. S. Defense secretary has to say about that. Certainly will be discussed the military level is what does the next phase of the counter isis Campaign Look Like<\/a> and and i know thats at the top concern of mine 2nd only to protection of our forces coming out of syria but weve got to work through those details and thats again a principal reason why ill be meeting with our allies and partners this week now voters in bolivia and the next president later on sunday after 14 years in power ever morale is a fight on his hands to get reelected his rival as the former interim president is attracting support by condemning what he calls his dictatorial leadership and has more now from the us. In past years elections were a walk in the park for ever more rallies bolivias 1st indigenous president but this time around hes full of things wrong comfortably close oh hes Campaign Slogan<\/a> is a secure future and the socialist policies have always managed to keep the economy growing one of the highest rates in latin america while still so cutting poverty through social programs and only look the way he says if reelected plans to keep on doing the young people. The feat one we would like to give 5 more years of i experience to bolivia so that it continues to grow economically to finish a great project plans like construction of roads and airports. But for the 1st time in a while theres a credible challenger. A former journalist and prominent intellectual and hes attacking his achilles heel hes questionable commitment to democracy. I was 13 years almost 14 and theres too much its too much injustice too much corruption and too much authoritarianism thats leading his towards a dictatorship. If you started with morality his latest reelection bid after 3 terms in power he needed to change the constitution to run again. He called referendum to let the people decide now really they said no then he did it anyway. And then outraged many and although there are 8 opposition candidates mrs become the figurehead for the discontent but analysts say the former interim president bolivias loss leader before morale is a few policies of his own. It was that they feel that they were doing for him even though he hasnt done enough its a protest vote not a convinced vote he doesnt have a Political Party<\/a> he hasnt done a campaign if you show no kind of turn he wouldnt be 8 points down hed be neck and neck and maybe even beating it will morales a moralist does seem more vulnerable than ever before environmentalist say the recent violence which burnt down 5000000 hectares of forest helped along by his governments allowance of slash and burn. Allegations of corruption who also tainted his movement to Socialism Party<\/a> but so far theres only one favorite ever more rallies is still the from want to hear and thats because of his handling of the economy which has consistently grown and poverty which has been significantly cut thats why a lot of people still support him but theyre all question marks about his approach to democracy itself and thats where his rivals a gaining ground in. Sundays vote may not be enough to see moralise home at the latest polls are right this could be close enough to go to a 2nd round. John home and. Let pass the time for a short break here and when we come back. Chiles government cracks down on protests well have the latest from santiago on whats called the demonstrators so worked up plus why refugee women in jordan got to learn to be plus more that students. Hello satellite evidence added to whats been reported on the ground concerns a few showers around java city jakarta set to 3 days with a significant rain now its not going to be very obvious to be honest the white top clouds which a guarantee thunderstorms have been around borneo soloway sea back towards central sumatra singapore kayo as far North Central<\/a> time and and that rain is too repeatable to regular showers in java not yet with the breeze coming in from this direction the rain band hasnt got too","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia801009.us.archive.org\/20\/items\/ALJAZ_20191020_143200_The_Listening_Post_2019_Ep__38\/ALJAZ_20191020_143200_The_Listening_Post_2019_Ep__38.thumbs\/ALJAZ_20191020_143200_The_Listening_Post_2019_Ep__38_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240716T12:35:10+00:00"}