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U-S national security adviser Susan Rice is in Afghanistan to meet with President Hamid Karzai. The visit comes a day after the US-Afghan security pact was thrown into limbo after Karzai refused to sign it. Karzai has told the assembly of tribal elders, known as the Loya Jirga, that the deal should not be signed until after presidential elections in April. The grand assembly had approved the bilateral agreement to keep US forces in the country after 2014. The US says a deal has to be agreed by the end of the year. But Karzai says Washington has to prove its good intentions by keeping its soldiers out of Afghan homes and promoting peace talks with the Taliban.

The Autograph by Susan Modaress - Press TV - English

Autograph of an author and veteran Middle East correspondent/generalist Thanassis Campanis he wrote allot about middle since 2003 in Boston Globe, NY Times, Global Post, etc. He is now joining Susan Modaress to discuss his book "A Privilege to Die" inside Hezbollah legends and war against Israel. in this session he talks about who is Hezbollah, who Supports them and Why?

In this edition of the Autograph, Susan Modaress interviews the author and professor Moustafa Bayoumi to talks about his recent work; Midnight on the Mavi Marmara. One of the most shocking events of the time; the Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla is discussed in this edition.

In this edition of the show Susan interviews Karen Greenberg, author of The Least Worst Place. In her recent book The Least Worst Place, she offers a gripping narrative account of the first one hundred days of Guantanamo. Greenberg, one of America's leading experts on the Bush Administration's policies on terrorism, tells the story through a group of career officers who tried and ultimately failed to stymie the Pentagon's desire to implement harsh new policies in Guantanamo and bypass the Geneva Conventions. She outlines how the US has systematically violated all rules and norms of the Geneva Conventions and has made Guantanamo a lawless prison camp. In this narrative of the earliest days of the post-9/11 era centers on the conflicts Gitmo-based Marine officers confess about faulty intelligence. Ultimately from Bush to Obama transparency is replaced with secrecy, military protocol with violations of basic operation procedures, and humane and legal detainee treatment with harsh interrogation methods and torture. Greenberg's riveting account puts a human face on this little-known story, revealing how America first lost its moral bearings in the wake of 9/11

On the war on Syria: is there a policy shift from the US? Take for example, what US national security advisor, Susan Rice has said: The White House is currently revisiting both old and new options on how best to approach the Syrian crisis, saying it could become a breeding ground for terrorists, fearing its fragmentation, with the ouster of Bashar al-Assad no longer the number one priority. In this edition of the debate, we\'ll discuss why this policy shift, whether it has any connection to Saudi Arabia\'s new appointment of the Syrian file, Prince Nayef, and how reverting to fighting terrorism as a priority sounds a lot like what the Syrian govt. delegation said at the failed Geneva 2 talks. Or is this a possible sign of US military intervention?

On the war on Syria: is there a policy shift from the US? Take for example, what US national security advisor, Susan Rice has said: The White House is currently revisiting both old and new options on how best to approach the Syrian crisis, saying it could become a breeding ground for terrorists, fearing its fragmentation, with the ouster of Bashar al-Assad no longer the number one priority. In this edition of the debate, we\'ll discuss why this policy shift, whether it has any connection to Saudi Arabia\'s new appointment of the Syrian file, Prince Nayef, and how reverting to fighting terrorism as a priority sounds a lot like what the Syrian govt. delegation said at the failed Geneva 2 talks. Or is this a possible sign of US military intervention?

Stephen Schlesinger (born August 17, 1942) is an author and political commentator. He is an Adjunct Fellow at the Century Foundation in New York City. He served as Director of the World Policy Institute at the New School University from 1997-2006. He is the son of historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr and oldest brother of journalist Robert Schlesinger. Schlesinger graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in 1964, and earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1968. During 1970, he began publishing, with other former supporters of Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene J. McCarthy, The New Democrat, a monthly magazine dedicated to uniting "the left and radical wings"[1] and replacing the "dead leadership" in the Democratic Party. The magazine was critical of Democratic National Committee chairman Larry O'Brien, and promoted the candidacy of South Dakota Senator George McGovern over that of Maine Senator Ed Muskie and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey during the 1972 Democratic presidential primaries.[2] Later, he worked as a staff writer for Time magazine. Schlesinger served as a speechwriter and foreign policy advisor for New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who was elected during 1982 to the first of three consecutive terms. After Cuomo's defeat in 1994, Schlesinger worked for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT, a United Nations agency for human settlements planning) before accepting a job with the World Policy Institute. He resigned during June 2006. Schlesinger's book, "Bitter Fruit", published during 1982, a foreign policy work, has sold more than 100,000 copies. His subsequent study of the UN's founding, "Act of Creation", published during 2003, is the only authoritative account of the 1945 San Francisco Conference that drafted the UN Charter. It won the 2004 Harry S. Truman Book Award. During 2007, with his brother, Andrew, he edited his father's journals which cover the period from 1952-2000 and were published to wide acclaim. Among other media accomplishments, Schlesinger has appeared in five documentaries on the United Nations and one on the 1954 Stephen Schillinger interviewed by Susan modaress of presstv in her program autograph

In this edition of The Autograph Susan Modaress interviews documentary filmmaker and activist Lara Lee to talk about her new film called "Cultural Resistance". The movie reviews the attack on the Gaza freedom flotilla in the international waters by the Israeli troops. Lara Lee who has been on that ship and she managed to portray one hour of footage of what really happened on the May 31

In this edition of the show Susan interviews James Peck, author of Ideal Illusions. He talks about US human rights violations around the world in post cold war era to today Every administration has misused the idea to spread democracy to violate international human rights not only abroad but in the United States as well

In this edition of the show Susan interviews Terry Anderson, author of Bush's Wars. Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush told advisor Karl Rove, "I am here for a reason, and this is how we're going to be judged." Anderson provides this judgment in this sweeping, authoritative account of Bush's War on Terror and his twin interventions. He begins with historical surveys of Iraq and Afghanistan known respectively as "the improbable country" and "the graveyard of empires," and he examines U.S. policies toward those and other nations in the Middle East from the 1970s. Then Anderson focuses on the Bush Administration, carrying us through such events as the terrorist's attacks of 9/11, the invasion of Afghanistan and the siege of Tora Bora, the "Axis of Evil" speech, the invasion of Iraq and capture of Baghdad, and the eruption of insurgency in Iraq. Anderson describes the counter-insurgency strategy embodied by the "surge" in Iraq, and the simultaneous revival of the Taliban. He concludes with an assessment of the prosecution of the wars in the first years of Barack Obama's presidency.

[11 May 2012] Death squads at root of Syria crisis - News Analysis - English In Syria, the fragile cease-fire brokered by the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan was broken again: A roadside bomb struck a Syrian military truck, wounding six soldiers. But what was different was that the explosion happened just seconds after a convoy carrying the head of the U.N. observer mission passed by, which has put into speculation that perhaps the UN convoy was the target. If so, this comes just one day after US UN ambassador Susan Rice said the Kofi Annan ceasefire plan was ineffective on all fronts: Syria, its elections, its ceasefire: Subject of this edition of the Press TV News Analysis

[05 June 2012] West follows Israeli agenda in Syria: Glenn - English The Syrian opposition claims to have created a new armed front to unite forces along the Turkish border that have taken up arms against Damascus. A member of Syrian rebels told the press about their existence in the Turkish city of Istanbul. The front says it's an umbrella group of some 12-thousand registered members ready to fight the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, armed gangs say they killed at least 80 security forces over the weekend. Russia and China continue to support a political solution to the problem while the UN beef's up talk of a potential civil war in the country and US Susan Rice talks of illegal military intervention into Syria without US Congressional or UN approval. Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Glenn, from the Crescent and Cross Solidarity Movement from Idaho to further talk over the issue.

Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization weighs in on the insurrectionary nature of the Syrian conflict and its potential to generate a larger regional conflict in the Middle East. As the Syrian crisis enters its 16th month, the recent massacres in Houla and Hama have revived calls for foreign intervention and the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad. US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has recently hinted that the United States would soon take action outside of the Annan plan and the authority of the United Nations if the persistent violence in Syria continued unabated. While the Syrian opposition severs its commitment to uphold Kofi Annan's peace plan and openly calls for a UN- no-fly zone to replace the monitoring mission, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a new transition plan that would remove Assad from power completely. As outside forces plan a post-Assad transition strategy, the people of Syria are fast approaching a historic crossroads, of which may lead to a broader sectarian conflict that would forever reshape the Middle East

On the International Day of Al-Quds, the people of conscience express solidarity with all the oppressed of the world, particularly the innocents of Palestine. on Friday August 17, 2012 Canadian Shia Muslims Organization (CASMO) conducted a seminar and Iftaar dinner inviting all peace-loving people to voice their opposition against the unjust occupation of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the usurpation of Palestine by the oppressive Zionist regime.

An analyst says the \'racist and unjustifiable\' US stance of not accepting Palestine as a legitimate body must be condemned as the Palestinians are the internationally acknowledged real owners of Palestine. The comment comes as the United States has objected to the presence of a senior Palestinian official sitting behind a nameplate that read \'State of Palestine\' at the United Nations Security Council. Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the UN, expressed Washington\'s disapproval of the latest move by Palestinians to capitalize on their upgraded UN status as Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki spoke at the Security Council on Wednesday. It was the first Palestinian address to the Council since the UN General Assembly voted to upgrade the status of Palestine to non-member observer state on November 29, 2012. Press TV has conducted an interview with Kamel Wazni, political commentator in Beirut to further discuss the issue.

News has just come out that the Justice Department secretly collected two months of telephone records for reporters and editors at The Associated Press. The records included calls from several AP bureaus and the personal phone lines of several staffers, AP President Gary Pruitt has called the subpoenas a \"massive and unprecedented intrusion\" into its reporting.\" These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP\'s newsgathering operations and disclose information about AP\'s activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know,\" wrote Pruitt, the news agency\'s CEO. The AP reported that the government has not said why it wanted the records. But it noted that US officials have said they were probing how details of a foiled bomb plot that targeted a US-bound aircraft leaked in May 2012. On this episode of Inside Out, Susan Modaress takes an in-depth look at the cyber security of the United States in the Obama administration.

The US military\'s highest court has overturned a murder conviction against a US Marine in what is believed to be one of the most significant cases against American troops during the Iraq war. Susan Modaress reports from New York.

[29 Sept 2013] Rice: US seeking regime change in Syria - English

A top White House official says Washington does not need to apologize to Afghanistan for over a decade of killing and injuring civilians in the war-torn country. National Security Advisor Susan Rice made the remarks following reports that US President Barack Obama would apologize for the United States\' mistakes. Earlier, an Afghan presidential spokesman said that as a part of the Washington-Kabul security pact, the U-S would write a letter admitting the errors it made during its war in Afghanistan. But according to Rice, no letter has been drafted and it is off the table. Meanwhile, a group of Afghan elders known as the Loya Jirga will discuss the so-called Bilateral Security Agreement between the two countries on Thursday. If confirmed, the strategic partnership deal will allow US troops to stay in the country beyond the 2014 planned pullout and grant them immunity from prosecution in Afghanistan.

Tension between Kabul and Washington continues to build as Afghan President Hamid Karzai delays signing a security pact with the United States. Washington issues a new warning, while Karzai sets new conditions for the deal. The US says it will pull all troops out of Afghanistan if Karzai does not promptly sign the agreement. The warning came during a meeting between Karzai and U-S National Security Advisor Susan Rice. Washington has repeatedly said that it cannot wait until after the April election, with Rice now calling it quote-not viable. However, Karzai has said that he will not back down from his refusal to sign the pact and will leave the decision to his successor. He has asked the US for a guarantee that it will halt all military operations targeting civilian homes. Karzai\'s spokesman says he has also called for a clear commitment to starting the peace process before the crucial security pact is signed.

[21 Mar 2014] Rice: US fundamentally reassessing ties with Russia - English

Reason Behind - US lowers his head to Israel ‘Lo único que sabemos, y lo que este acuerdo enfatiza, es que EE.UU. estarán siempre ahí para régimen de Israel y para el pueblo israelí, hoy, mañana y muchos años por venir’. Esta frase lo dice todo, y por eso pongo en su versión original, porque es muy importante entender el espíritu que se esconde tras la firma de cualquier documento o declaración que haga Washington con respecto a régimen de Israel. Este fragmento es la parte final con que cierra la publicación (Susan Rice) del memorando de entendimiento (MOU), que firma EE.UU. este 14 de septiembre, para apoyar militarmente y además como nunca, a régimen israelí. Un pacto donde los estadounidenses darán 38 000 millones de dólares para hacer que régimen de Israel tenga el ejército más poderoso de la región. Es la ayuda más grande que EE.UU. ha dado a régimen de Israel o a cualquier otro pueblo en toda su historia. Esto significa que, además de la millonaria ayuda que ya tenía firmada y otorgada por el expresidente Bush, la cual vence en 2018, el presidente Barack Obama la aumentó, 22.5 % más. Obama decidió ponerle más fuerza al cheque. Este acuerdo establece inyección financiera por 10 años, hasta 2029, y aunque está condicionado a comprar armas de EE.UU., régimen de Israel tendrá acceso a los más avanzados equipos que vende la primera potencia mundial. Con esta decisión hay muchos asuntos clave que analizar, el primero es, plantear que la ayuda es de más del 10 % del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) del régimen de Israel (no hay que perder de vista claro, que la ayuda es para 10 años). Algo de todos modos, inconcebible, teniendo en cuenta los presupuestos militares que se destinan en otras regiones del mundo. Por ejemplo, Rusia destina el 5.4 % de su PIB; el propio EEUU, destina 3.3 % o China destina el 1.9 %. Más aún, y aquí viene lo repugnante y lo malévolo, que este presupuesto militar se ha usado y sobre todo se usa, para asesinar, humillar, masacrar y aplastar a los palestinos. Tan sólo en la guerra de 50 días hace dos años, más de 2000 muertos y más de 10 000 heridos, muchos con la firma de EE.UU. Las preguntas sobran, desde la más ingenua hasta la más compleja ¿Por qué si EE.UU. dice estar comprometido con la Paz, ayuda a régimen de Israel? o más bien... ¿Por qué EE.UU. está comprometido con apoyar a régimen de Israel? ¿Es un compromiso de amigos, es una estrategia de EE.UU. o es que está obligado por pactos secretos de intereses de unos cuantos? Muchos ciudadanos en EE.UU. se preguntan ¿por qué tienen que pagar o atizar un fuego en medio oriente, con sus impuestos y su trabajo? Más cuando el comportamiento del primer ministro de Israel Benyamin Netanyahu ha sido de desdén y de grosería con el presidente Obama, como aquél revés que le puso viajando a EE.UU., violando todo el protocolo internacional y desafiando a la Casa Blanca al dar un discurso en el Congreso para insultar al propio Obama calificándolo de tonto, al supuestamente dejarse engañar por Irán en el acuerdo nuclear. En \'Detrás de la Razón\', analizaremos las fichas más complejas y poderosas que se mueven en el tablero del ajedrez mundial. Detrás de la Razón pregunta, los analistas contestan y usted en su casa concluye. La realidad, hace lo que quiere, y nosotros volveremos a preguntar. Lo importante es detectar las aristas que no nos dicen.

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