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Another statue remembering the victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery is to be installed

in the United States, in Brookhaven, Georgia.... a suburb of Atlanta, and home to a large Korean

community.

The city council voted unanimously in favor of the memorial this week, with the specific

location to be determined later.

The statue was originally to be installed at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in

Atlanta, but those plans were axed after complaints from the Japanese consulate.

The mayor of Brookhaven said the memorial will not only honor the victims, but also

raise awareness of ongoing issues of human and sex trafficking.

A number of other U.S. cities have similar memorials, including Union City, New Jersey,

and Glendale, California.

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The U.S. Federal Reserve is determined to reduce its bond holdings later this year,

in an effort to scale back the monetary easing programs it embarked on, during the last recession.

According to minutes from the Fed's May policy meeting, policymakers expressed a favorable

view of letting a certain amount of maturing bonds roll off at the end of every month.

The minutes also indicated another rate hike could be warranted "soon," suggesting the

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US History for kids: Who is Theodore Roosevelt? (Educational Cartoon Biography) - Duration: 3:43.

It is time to have fun learning with fun facts

about Theodore Roosevelt.

Are you ready?

Let's go!

Theodore Roosevelt is known in history as the 26th President of the United States of

America.

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City.

Growing up Roosevelt was called, "Teedie," a nickname given to him by his family, although

many called him Teddy, which he did not like.

Like many young men, Theodore loved his father and got into weight lifting and boxing after

his father encouraged him.

Talking about education, as child Theodore was homeschooled, but later in life attended

Harvard College and Columbia Law School.

During his time at Columbia Law School, Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee Hathaway.

The path to the White House for Theodore Roosevelt is very interesting.

With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt became the young President

in U.S. History at the age of 42 years and 10 months on inauguration day on September

14, 1901.

Many look at the Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt for how he prosecuted large companies that

were considered monopolies.

To give you an example of a monopoly if you had a company that made all the toys in the

United States.

Yes, some people tried to make toys, but there were none like this company so this company

was the toy making ruler!

Not only were they the toy main manufacturer of toys, but they also made it hard for any

other toymakers to come in and make toys too.

That is similar to a monopoly!

A monopoly is when there is someone who is the only provider of a service or product,

and there were a small amount of alternatives for consumers to purchase and many obstacles

that stopped competitors.

Theodore Roosevelt did not like companies that did things like this and many gave him

the nickname the, "Trust Buster," for breaking up large companies that were monopolies.

Getting into some random facts about Theodore Roosevelt he was actually blind in his left

eye after getting hurt in a boxing match.

Theodore Roosevelt was also the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for helping negotiate

the end of the Russo-Japanese War.

Finally, an amazing fact about Theodore Roosevelt is during one of his campaigns he was shot

in the chest by someone who did not like him.

Theodore did survive the gunshot telling the audience before giving his speech with a bloody

shirt on, "I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot…

" He went on to say, "It takes more than that to kill a bull moose."

Theodore Roosevelt died on January 6, 1919, in Oyster Bay, New York at the age of 60.

I had a great time with some fun facts on Theodore Roosevelt.

I hope you had fun too and I'll see you next time.

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5 US/UK Language Differences (in English, English & French Subtitles) - Duration: 8:42.

Hello and welcome to Learn English with Jojo and right now I am back in Chicago, well the

Chicago suburbs and I am very, very, jet lagged.

It is nine o'clock in the morning and I have been up for seven or eight hours so, you know,

it's going well so far, my transition.

And I have a lot of energy because I... yeah my whole flight time was over 24 hours and

I just slept for 13 hours and needless to say, I feel a little strange, so this video

might be a little

strange.

Ok so in my travels a few weeks ago I was in England and Scotland and I noticed a lot

of differences in how English and Scottish people speak English as opposed to how American

people speak English.

So I wanted to record this video today to bring you some of the differences that I noticed

in the way that English and Scottish people speak English.

Not the differences between English and Scottish people, but difference between English and

Scottish people AND the people like me, American people, people from the United States of America

and... hm... that's another thing I could talk about in a future video: should we call

ourselves Americans if America is also short for North America and South America, and not

just for Unites States of America.

Anyway so I chose five out of my notebook that I wrote...

I was writing down a lot and I thought I would bring them to you.

So where are we, ok.

For the rest of this video I am going to speak in my fake British accent, is that alright

with you?

No?

Ok then I'm going to keep talking like this because...

I feel bad.

Ok so the first one I wanted to talk about is the difference between intermission and

interval.

Now, in this context, I am talking about in a play because I saw a play in London with

my sister.

We actually went to the play, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead" which is by Tom

Stoppard, but in this version it had Daniel Radcliff in it, so we actually got to meet

the actor that played Harry Potter after the show, he signed our tickets and it was pretty

cool.

Anyway, before the show, on the loudspeakers, they made an announcement that said "You can

only leave the theatre in the interval" and I was like "the interval... what are you talking

about?

ahhhh interval.

Intermission.

We're at a play, it's probably the intermission.

That makes sense."

So in the US, we say intermission when we talk about the break in between two acts of

a play, but in the UK, they say interval.

Even if that sounds weird to my ears.

Ok so that's the first one.

The second one is a mobile.

A mobile.

Sorry, I just think it's so funny to say mobile because in the US, we say mobile when we use

that word.

A mobile phone.

They say a mobile as a shortened version of mobile phone.

And in the US, we say phone or we say cell phone, or... yeah I usually just say phone.

Ok and the third one is adverts.

Adverts and that is short for advertisements, so that could be an advert in... sorry it's

just funny to say advert... advert in between something on a TV show, or on a... just a

billboard, that could be an Alber...

Albert...

Albert?

No.

Advert too.

But in the United States we say commercial if it's on TV and we say a billboard or we

just say an ad.

Oh yeah, that's what we say, we say an ad... yeah I think they say ad as well in the UK,

but that might be American influence so... yeah.

And the fourth one is a little bit more complicated, a little bit more nuanced.

It's the difference between he's called and his name is.

So in the UK, when they're referring to people, and let's say someone is telling me who their

friend is, what their friend's name is, they'll say "he's called Calum," for example.

"He's called Calum."

But in the US, we wouldn't say "He's called Calum," we would say, "His name is Calun" .... Cal...

no.

Calum.

His name is Calum.

Or we'd just say, "He's Calum," or "this is calum."

But they'd also say that in the UK too.

In the US, we wouldn't say "he's called Calum."

We only use that type of sentence when we're refering to an object or a place.

So I would say, "Hey, what's that called?" and I'm pointing to a chair.

And my friend, who also happens to be named Jojo would say, "this is called a chair, silly!

Don't you know anything?"

Yeah ok.

I'm not very funny.

And yeah so that's just a little difference.

If you said, "he's called" in the US, we would totally understand.

I just think it's a... it's very British.

Oh... he's called Calum.

He's my best friend.

Ok.

I hope any British people watching aren't offended by my accent, but this is how I talk

to the queen.

And the last one is the difference between a coach and a bus.

In the UK, you would refer to a bus that takes you from a city to another city in the UK,

you would call that a coach.

Whereas in the US, we just call it a bus.

We would also say a coach bus, but we would also say, "I took the bus from Chicago to

New York."

Whereas in the UK, they would say, "I took a coach from Chicago to New York."

And this became a problem for me when I was in Manchester visiting and friend.

Actually I was on the bus, or the coach, to Manchester and I texted her.

I said, "Ok, I'm on the bus.

I'll be off soon."

And so she texted back: "Ok, I'll come down."

And what she meant was "I'll come get you" because she thought I was already at her apartment.

But really, I had another bus, a city bus, to take to her apartment from the coach

bus station.

So she went downstairs for nothing and... so it really wasn't a big deal, but you can

see how there can be little misunderstandings if you aren't aware of these differences.

So it's even good for us American people to know that you say coach.

Ok.

That's it for the moment.

I might continue this as a series in the future, although it will be a limited series.

Maybe I could watch UK TV and write down all the differences I hear in that or something,

since I'm no longer actually in the country.

And yeah.

I hope you enjoyed this video.

Please give it a like, a thumb's up if you liked it, and subscribe to this channel.

I make a lot of videos in French for people who speak French trying to learn English,

but I also make videos like this where I just talk about language in general and learning

languages in general or learning French... and Spanish...

I don't know.

Yeah.

Ok and I will see you soon for another video :)

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The Land Will Outlive Us All - Duration: 57:11.

(dramatic music)

SUSAN WERNER: Whew, baby!

(instrumental country music)

(laughs)

SUSAN: Farming is hot.

Ag is hot.

Food is hot.

Where does food come from?

Who's growing it?

What are those people like?

It just seemed like very, you'll pardon the expression,

fertile territory for writing and song writing

and an expression of affection and humor.

(guitar music)

* Didn't know how to tell you, darling

* I didn't know how to find the words

* But it's been about a hundred years now

* Since I've woken up and heard the birds

* I've had enough of the concrete jungle

* Had enough of the glass and steel *

SUSAN: You smell like cows, you guys.

SUSAN: I wanted to express some of that feeling in a song,

and the basic message of it is,

we are going to live and then pass away,

but the soil is here.

The landscape is here.

Let's honor that because we're not the last ones

to live on this planet.

We're not the last ones who're gonna live on this planet.

(audience applauds)

(guitar music)

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: Are we ready?

BAND MEMBER: Yeah.

(audience applauds)

"The Land Will Outlive Us All" is funded in part by:

The Nebraska Arts Council

and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment

(audience applauds)

(guitar music)

* I didn't know how to tell you, darling

* Didn't know how to find the words

* But it's been about a hundred years now

* Since I've woken up and heard the birds

* I've had enough of the concrete jungle

* Had enough of the glass and steel

* I need a little bit of weeds and thistles

* I need a little bit of something real

* Bye-bye skyline

* Disappearing in the rear view mirror

* Hello sunshine

* And the air is getting clearer

* Love you honey

* But I hope you understand

(guitar music)

* I just gotta get back

* To the land.

(guitar music)

* I grew up on the open prairie

* Sky above, soil underneath

* Alfalfa between my toes

* A blade of oat straw between my teeth

* Yes, I've always been a little bit backwards

* And I do just the best I can

* But I was raised in a barn, my darling

* I was born with a farmer's tan

* Bye-bye skyline

* Disappearing in the rear view mirror

* Hello sunshine

* And the air is getting clearer

* I love you honey, but I hope you understand

* I just gotta get back

* To the land

* And hell if I

* Know what it means

* Might not mean

* A hill of beans

* But I do know what beans mean

* They mean about 12 bucks a bushel

* Corn will bring you six

* I gotta go get my fix, honey

* Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye

(harmonica music)

* Bye-bye skyline

* Leave the city and the clouds behind me

* Hello sunshine

* I'm going where the sun can find me

* Love you honey

* And I know you know me well

* And this time round

* I might be gone a spell

* And if I never return

* Well, sweetheart it's been swell

* But I gotta get back

* I gotta get

* Back

* I gotta get back

* To the land, yeah.

* Oh get back

* Oh get back

* Oh get back to where you once belonged

* On the land, people, yeah.

(harmonica and guitar music)

(audience applauds)

(guitar music)

SUSAN: Thank you, everybody.

The project is called Hayseed,

songs about farms, farmers,

and the people who love them.

This song is called

The Revenge of Kevin Oberbreckling.

(guitar music)

* All the city kids

* They had it better than us

* They got to go have fun

* The minute school was done

* They didn't ride the bus

* All the city kids

* They had brand new Schwinns

* Ours had rusty tires held together with pliers

* And some cotter pins

* All the city kids

* They never did no chores

* We were baling hay

* Milking twice a day

* They were making s'mores

* All the city kids

* All the city kids

* All the city kids

(guitar music)

* All the city kids

* They had their own TVs

* Had carpet on the stairs

* They had bean bag chairs

* They kept diaries

* All the city kids

* They had fluffy little dogs

* A dog that sits and begs

* A dog with all four legs

* Didn't smell like hogs

* All the city kids

* Had fancy clothes

* All the city kids

* Looked down their nose

* Back then

* But that was

* Way back when

* Now all the city kids

* They have become adults

* They wanna be someone

* They wanna get things done

* They wanna get results

* They want organic fruit

* They want organic meat

* Come to the city park

* It's called the farmer's market

* And it fills the street

* And our food is good

* But our price is steep

* It takes them by surprise

* I see them blink their eyes

* I see them nearly weep

* But we were just 4H

* We were the FFA

* High time they learn

* How the tables turn

* Now they're gonna pay

* All the city kids

* All the city kids

(laughs)

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: Are you people in North Platte the city kids?

(audience laughs)

It's a town of 25,000.

Bet you're the city kids.

You know how we knew who the city kids were

in eastern Iowa where I grew up on a farm?

You know how we knew?

They had ski jackets.

(audience laughs)

And they had lift tickets

attached to the tags of their ski jackets,

and they paraded them around school,

and they lorded it over us.

But that was way back when.

(audience laughs)

Now farmers are cool

which is a great thing for those of us

with farming in our heritage and farming in our future.

(birds chirping)

SUSAN: I'm a song writer who grew up

on a farm in eastern Iowa,

and have been lucky enough to have

a career writing songs and performing for people

all over the United States for 25 years.

(gentle guitar music)

SUSAN: So there's that quote

from Paul Harvey, I think the radio announcer, right?

"And God made a farmer."

But God must have distracted momentarily

and so screwed up

and made another musician (laughs).

That's what happened to me.

I don't have it.

My sister has it,

but I don't have it, that impulse to stay

and to garden and to grow things.

I don't have it.

(gentle guitar music)

SUSAN: The good fortune I've had is that

even now my parents still own the farm,

and that permanence is

a real refuge for me, I have to say.

I mean, to go back and see the fields

where your father worked, your brothers worked,

and you yourself drove a baler.

Even though you might not have loved it at the time,

but to see that landscape

and to know the contours of that landscape

and to see that the contours of that landscape are intact

is a great comfort in a life full of change,

in a world full of change.

It's really wonderful to have something

that remains the same.

(piano music)

* Give me Chicago any day

* L.A. may be hot

* Ain't got what we got

SUSAN: But I'm a musician,

and with music, I can express affection and appreciation,

and that's the soul of this project, I think.

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: I had a conversation with Ann Chang,

the artistic director at the Lied Center,

and we had coffee, and we were talking,

and she said, "What are you up to these days?"

I said, well, I've begun to write songs

about the farm and what it means to me.

And she said, "Agriculture, hmm.

"That is something that Nebraskans know a lot about."

And this conversation developed

into a commission by the Lied Center,

along with a partnership

with the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

here at University of Nebraska,

to create a series of songs

almost like paintings

about life for farmers,

and it became this project called Hayseed.

BILL STEPHAN: It was a perfect match for us to

be part of creating a brand new work of art

that celebrates agriculture, farms, farming,

and the people who love them.

(bird squawking)

(gentle guitar music)

(birds chirping)

(gentle guitar music)

* With your eyes to the West

(guitar music)

* You keep watching the sky

* While the leaves start to curl

* 'Cause the crops are so dry

* It's like everyone says

* It does no good to complain

* But it gives you something to do

* While you wait for

* The rain

* Take a walk through the fields

* The corn's about to set ears

(lap steel guitar music)

* Start praying to God

* Though you haven't in years

* You hope the old man can hear

* 'Cause you're feeling some pain

* From the bills coming in

* While you wait for

* The rain

* And just off to the North

* See the clouds rolling by

* You hear the thunder

* And have you been especially

* Selected for torture

* You wonder

* 'Cause you can't tear it up

* Can't replant

* And you can't plow

* It under

* And it's getting

* Late

* It's getting so late

* While the rest of the world

* Just continues to spin

* They got business to do

* Businesses you ain't in

* And some place like Taiwan

* Gets a damn hurricane

* While you spit in the dirt

* While you wait for

* The rain

(lap steel guitar music)

* And you step cross the fractures and cracks

* Where the earth's

* Torn asunder

* And it's getting

* Late

* It's already too

* Late

* Get an inch or get two

(gentle guitar music)

* Or get something quite small

* By the end of July

* It makes no difference at all

* Hundred thousands of bucks

* Are going right down the drain

* So say goodbye to your year

* Finish off one more beer

* Finally let slip

* A tear

* While you wait for

* The rain

(lap steel guitar music)

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: One, three, four.

(guitar music)

(grunts)

* Saw some tail lights in a corn field

* Off a highway three

* What the occupants was up to

* Ain't no mystery to me

* Couple a natural born farm kids

* Acting naturally

* You can bet

* They were steaming up the windshield

* Burning up the back seat

* Doing all the things every

* Healthy kid dreams of

Yeah.

* Working on that big yield

* Sweating in the high heat

* 'Neath a big old

* Soy bean moon above

* Raising a bumper crop

* A bumper crop of love

(guitar music)

* Honey, when I was in high school

* That's what we called a date

* Disappearing in a bean field

* In daddy's Olds '88

* Me and my farmer darlin' Harlan

* We used to stay out late

* Oh you can bet

* We were steaming up the wind shield

* Burning up the back seat

* Doing all the things every

* Healthy kid dreams of

Yeah.

* Working on that big yield

* Sweating in the high heat

* 'Neath a big old

* Soy bean moon above

* Raising a bumper crop

* Bumper crop of

* Love, love, love

* Every year is a real good year

* For love, love, love

* Let's take the car

* And get out of here

* 'Cause you know how much I love you

* I love our little routine, baby

* But we get been getting posturpedic

* If you know what I mean

* Let's find a couple rows of tall corn

* Park the Toyota between, yeah

* Then we'll go steaming up the wind shield

* Burning up the back seat

* Doing all the things every

* Healthy kid dreams of

* Working on that big yield

* Sweating in the high heat

* 'Neath a big old

* Soy bean moon above

* Raising bumper crop

* Raising a bumper crop

* Oh God, here comes a cop

* Bumper crop

* Of love

(cymbals chiming)

(audience applauds)

BILL STEPHAN: It's really remarkable.

We've been able to not only celebrate

the heritage of Nebraska through Hayseed,

but also connect with people

that otherwise we normally don't have a connection with

because of so much of Nebraska is

all about agriculture,

and so now we have this wonderful,

interwoven relationship with Hayseed.

SUSAN: So the word Hayseed

is a derogatory term

people used to use for rural folks.

And I wanted to send up the notion

that rural folks used to be the square ones,

but now things have changed,

and Ag is hot, and there is some prosperity

and new opportunities in agriculture.

(slow guitar music)

* He wore a

* Straw hat on his head

* And a tomcat in his smile

* I told him he should understand this

* Before he walked me down the aisle

* You can have the money from the oats

* The money from the cow

* The money from the goats

* And the money from the sow

* But don't you ever touch the egg money

* That's crossing the line

* Don't you ever touch the egg money

* The egg money

* Is mine

* We had

* Seven good years

* Then the trouble all began

* First he started nipping at the gin

* Then he started seeing Mary Ann

* Then he started gambling dice

* Lost the horses and the plow

* I felt behind the stove

* There was nothing there now

* He had taken all

* The egg money

* That's crossing the line

* Don't you ever touch the egg money

* The egg money

* Is mine

* Leaving would have been

* The thing to do

* No one left

* In 1922

(high guitar notes)

(audience laughs)

* So the angel

* That I am

* Poured the coffee in his cup

* Served his toast with butter and jam

* And the eggs were sunny side up

* And the eggs were maybe too old

* And the eggs had maybe gone bad

* Three days and the body went cold

* Doctor said it's

* Terribly sad

(guitar and harmonica music)

* The egg money

* That's crossing the line

* Don't you ever touch

* The egg money

* The egg money

* Is mine

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: Trina Hamlin on the harmonica.

SUSAN: When you have side men like I had

or side women in this case,

you are smart to

put their wow power

in front of this audience.

SUSAN: You gonna do some dusting?

BAND MEMBER: No.

SUSAN: I had the good fortune to have

with me Trina Hamlin, harmonica player.

TRINA HAMLIN: Great sandwich.

SUSAN: Ty Zuckerman plays lap steel.

NATALIA ZUCKERMAN: What?

Deluxe.

TRINA: (grunts) We have a whole hour.

SUSAN: To have Trina do her thing with the harmonica

just, she's world class,

and the amazement, again,

communicates something to an audience even

if they don't really wanna hear the songs that I've written,

or they don't care for my particular style of things.

Everyone in the world can understand

what Trina Hamlin does when she plays harmonica.

There's no explanation necessary.

(harmonica and guitar music)

TRINA: The chemistry, thank God, we're all friends.

You know, we're all singer-songwriters.

We understand what each other does

because we do it ourselves.

(guitar music)

* And it's getting late

SUSAN: Jeff, could I have more of my voice in there?

Thanks, man.

TRINA: It's like playing in the sand box

with your best friends, you know?

You just it build it up and (grunts) tear it down,

and build it up again.

So, it's such a pleasure.

* 'Neath a big old

(piano music)

Ah.

* Raising a bumper crop

* Bumper crop

SUSAN: To have Natalia with her Brooklyn sensibility, right?

There are some kids sitting out there in the audience

watching Natalia, going, right,

"She's kind of wry and funny and hip in this.

"I'm kinda hip and wry and funny, yeah."

Like, "There's room for me in the world."

Yeah, I mean, to just bring somebody from Brooklyn

to Scottsbluff.

That's a gift in itself, right?

(lap steel guitar music)

NATALIA ZUCKERMAN: Those two are two of my best friends in the world.

So I get to play music with them, too.

It's an incredible blessing.

Really, every day,

and they're so stupidly talented

that I'm on my toes also.

(lap steel guitar music)

SUSAN: Jeff, give me even more on Natalia

over here, thanks.

NATALIA: I feel like I'm going to school every night

playing with Susan, for sure.

SUSAN: She's not in here at all.

NATALIA: And in a very loving way,

she pushes to go beyond your comfort zone.

(lap steel guitar music)

NATALIA: We kinda go on autopilot a lot,

so to really have to push myself musically

is such a gift for me as a player.

I really felt like I got to dig in a little bit.

(guitar music)

SUSAN: Do it, yeah.

(guitar music)

SUSAN: What do you think of that?

TRINA: Either way it's cool.

SUSAN: I know, but it feels like--

(audience applauds)

(gentle piano music)

* May I suggest

* May I suggest to you

* May I suggest that this is

* The best part of your life

* May I suggest

* This time is blessed for you

* This time

* Is blessed and shining

* Almost blinding bright

* Just turn your head

* And you'll begin to see

* The thousand reasons

* That were just beyond your sight

* The reasons why

* Why I'd suggest to you

* Why I'd suggest this is

* The best part of your

* Life

(piano music)

* There is a world

* That's been addressed to you

* Addressed to you

* Intended only for your eyes

* It's a secret world

* Like a treasure chest to you

* Of private scenes and brilliant dreams

* That mesmerize

* A tender lover's smile

* A tiny baby's hands

* The million stars

* That fill the turning sky

* At night

* And I suggest

* Yes, I suggest to you

* Yes, I suggest this is

* The best part of your

* Life

(piano music)

* There is a hope

* That's been expressed in you

* It's the hope of seven generations

* Maybe more

* And this is the faith

* That they invest in you

* It's that you'll do one better

* Than was done before

* And inside you know

* Inside you understand

* Inside you know what's yours

* To finally set right

* And I suggest

* Yes, I suggest to you

* Yes, I suggest this is

* The best part of your life

(piano music)

* This is a song

* Comes from the West to you

* Comes from the West

* Comes from the slowly setting sun

* This is a song

* With a request of you

* To see how very short

* These endless days will run

* And when they're gone

* And when the dark descends

* Oh, we'd give anything

* For one more hour

* of light

(piano music)

* And I suggest

* This is the best part of

* Your life

(piano music)

(audience applauds)

BILL STEPHAN: Arts Across Nebraska, you know, is central

to the mission of the Lied Center.

Our mission is to educate, inspire,

and entertain the people of Nebraska

through the performing arts.

(guitar music)

* He wore a straw hat on his head

BILL: It's really bring arts and music

and theater and dance to people across the state

and to communities that otherwise wouldn't have

an opportunity to experience the arts.

(audience applauds)

(cheerful guitar music)

SUSAN: Feeling all the sweat, come on.

NATALIA: Yeah.

SUSAN: Nice.

SUSAN: I have heard this, yeah.

SUSAN: We enjoyed meeting people just on the

trip advisor quotient of the tour.

Where do you go tonight for margaritas?

"Oh, go down there."

What's the best diner?

"Oh, go there."

It's one of the best parts of the whole thing, honestly.

(vehicle noise)

SUSAN: The first tour we did, I honestly didn't know

anything about the state of Nebraska.

(birds chirping)

SUSAN: People are really nice here.

I mean, you may have a few mean people,

but honest, I kinda think if somebody mugs you in Lincoln,

they say, "Listen, I'm really sorry.

"I have to take your wallet,

and I'm sorry."

(gentle piano music)

(tambourine chimes)

(gentle piano music)

SUSAN: This is a song came about after

a previous tour of Arts Across Nebraska.

We played a show in couple different places.

One was McCook, Nebraska,

and Trina was on that tour with me,

and after the tour, we got some evaluations back

from kids and audience members all across Nebraska

that was really, really wonderful,

really wonderful experience to read all the comments.

But one comment broke my heart a little bit,

in fact, broke my heart a lot.

This little girl wrote.

I think she was like, you know,

second or third grade or something,

and she wrote in little girl cursive,

you know, just when you're learning cursive.

She wrote, "Thank you, Susan Werner,

"for coming to this waste of corn fields."

(audience laughs)

And so this is a song I wrote for that kid,

wherever that kid may be now.

(gentle guitar music)

* Listen to me, kid

* Listen to me good

* Let me make myself understood

* You say you're restless here

* Amidst the miles of corn

* In this great state

* Where you were born

* Well, don't do like I did

* And get a great big head

* And go taking this all

* For granted

* Listen to me, kid

* There's something to be said

* For blooming where you are

* Planted

(gentle guitar music)

* I recognize that look

* That little look in your eye

* Afraid the world's going

* To pass you by

* You dream of Paris and Rome

* Places you haven't seen yet

* Well, that's why God

* Made the Internet

* Oh, don't do like I did

* And get a great big head

* And go taking this all

* For granted

* Listen to me, kid

* There's something to be said

* For blooming where you are

* Planted

* There's something to be said

* For wide open space

* Where you can see the sun rise

* Feel the wind on your face

* There's something to be said

* For working out in the fields

* And certain satisfactions

* Only time reveals

* There's something to be said

* For keeping life long friends

* And for starry nights

* Out way beyond

* Where the highway ends

* But you don't want advice

* You're gonna do what you do

* You might leave

* Same as I did too

* You might have regrets

* Or you might have none

* Or like me

* You might have just this one

* Oh, don't do like I did

* And get a great big head

* And get all

* Cynically disenchanted

* Listen to me, kid

* There's something to be said

* For blooming where you are

* Where the people you knew are

* Where the fortunate few

* Are

* Planted

(gentle guitar music)

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: Where we supposed to go for dinner?

(audience laughs)

AUDIENCE MEMBER: The Speakeasy.

SUSAN: The Speakeasy?

What happens at The Speakeasy in Holdrege, Nebraska?

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Good food.

SUSAN: Sounds like alcohol to me.

(audience laughs)

SUSAN: I'm good with that.

We had a great night at

Ollie's Big Game Steakhouse in Paxton, Nebraska.

A few of you have been there?

AUDIENCE: Oh, yeah.

SUSAN: Yeah, there's nothing quite like eating bison

with a big head of bison looking down on you.

There's nothing quite like that.

We stopped at Carhenge.

Have you all seen the wonder that is Carhenge?

AUDIENCE: Yes.

SUSAN: Yeah, it scrambles your phone, I'm telling you.

It scrambles your phone, you go in there, right?

It did that afterwards.

SUSAN: That's what it was. TRINA: It did.

SUSAN: That's what it was.

Musicians doing science.

Musicians doing science.

Here's another example.

Here's another example of musicians doing science.

Alright.

(guitar music)

SUSAN: So people ask me when they hear

that I'm from the state of Iowa,

they say, "Wow."

They say, "Iowa is really ahead of the curve

"on same-sex marriage."

And I say, yeah.

And they say, "You know, what accounts for that?"

And I have a theory, which I would like

to share with you now.

(guitar music)

* Skies of blue and fields of green

* Water full of Atrazine

* Hundred acres to explore

* Acres full of Alachlor

* Hey, hey, ho, ho

* Mom and Dad, how could they know

* Ho, ho, hey, hey

* Herbicides done made

* Me gay

* When I was a tiny tot

* 2,4-D and Paraquat

* Seeped beneath my prairie home

* Fractured my x-chromosome

* Hey, hey, my, my

* All these years

* I wondered why

* My, my, hey, hey

* Herbicides done made me gay

* And if your well is full

* Of glyphosate

* Then the chance is good

* The chance is great

* That you'll much prefer

* A same-sex mate

* It's true from Maine

* To California

* Listen people

* Let me

* Warn ya

* Think before you spray those weeds

* Think exactly where that leads

* Generations just like me

* Watching endless hours of Glee

* Hey, hey, dang, dang

* Singing along with the k.d. lang

* Dang, dang, hey, hey

* Herbicides done made me gay

(guitar music)

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: I'd written all this material

about shared concerns, shared familiar characters,

shared language that the people

of Nebraska really could relate to.

FAN: Good job.

SUSAN: Thank you.

Thank you for coming.

FAN: Sure, nice meeting you.

SUSAN: Maybe the most rewarding thing was the conversations

with people afterwards who heard

themselves in the songs

and who laughed and recognized themselves

in the stories and the characters.

Boy, that's a great feeling when you're an artist,

is to feel like, yeah, they saw themselves,

and they've never seen themselves in

that specific way in material before.

SUSAN: This is a song I wrote for my Dad, really,

and my Dad grew up in the first five years,

10 years of his life, they farmed with horses,

and some of you may remember farming with horses

and the arrival of the tractors.

But this is really a love song for my Dad.

(cheerful guitar music)

* The moon is going to work

* He's hitching up his horses

* And his favorite team, of course, is

* Big old Jupiter and Mars

* The moon is going to work

* And his plow blade is a crescent

* And the evening's warm and pleasant

* It is time to plant the stars

* He will turn

* The rich dark earth of night

* He will scatter

* Sparkling seeds of light

* And they will grow

* Until they glow

* And then the cities

* All will come to claim them

* And who can blame them

* So make a wish on one

* Before they disappear

* The moon is going to work

* You can hear him if you're listening

* There's a little tune he's whistling

* It is time to plant the stars

(guitar music)

* He will fill the acres

* Of the sky

* Working westward

* As the night goes by

* Until he's done

* And day is begun

* And then the stars soak up the sun

* Like flowers

* Through the daylight hours

* And then they'll blossom

* In the night

* Before our eyes

* The moon is going to work

* And with diligence and patience

* Grows the mighty constellations

* It is time to plant the stars

* It is time to plant the stars

(guitar music)

* Hitch 'em up now

(guitar music)

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: These songs seem to spark in the audience

intense memories and associations

of their own experience

growing up in rural Nebraska,

and the kinds, I think the specific memories

are what's really powerful.

(gentle piano music)

(combine noises)

(bird squawking)

SUSAN: This attachment is so profound.

I didn't know all that was in there.

I knew it was in there for me.

I didn't know how deep it went for so many people.

(gentle piano music)

I think we're smart to keep some feeling about farming

because there's an identity in farming

that doesn't exist in many other professions.

People are happy to tell you they're a farmer.

There are lots of professions where people don't volunteer

what it is they do all day,

probably because the work indoors.

It's not that fun to work indoors.

Cubicles aren't romantic.

But a field, working in the early morning

or while the sun is setting,

there's feeling to that, and, yeah,

there's poetry to that.

(gentle piano music)

SUSAN: It's ok to choose that.

In fact, it's wise to choose that

because then you'll wanna spend years at it.

It's a happy way to spend your working life,

and then it's a happy way to spend your evening

when you're done working.

Sitting outside in the lawn chair,

pop open a beer,

watch the stars put on a show.

That's the Milky Way.

Damn right, that's the Milky Way.

That's the whole Milky Way, right there.

* Bringing up the bad

* In the back of my mind

* Didn't trouble me

SUSAN: To have an arts endeavor that's sponsored

by not only an arts center,

but also an Ag school,

that's pretty innovative,

and it made for some really interesting conversations

as the project went on.

I learned a lot that I didn't know about

where agriculture is at today

by talking with people at IANR.

It informed the project and also brought

a certain kind of gravitas to the thing,

like this is not just some wacky artist

running around with her little point of view.

I learned lot in terms of agriculture

and what's going on today.

I'm grateful for that.

I think that it made for a better project,

and, again, it's ambitious to put arts and Ag together.

I mean, really, who's gonna think of that?

Maybe just somebody in Nebraska.

(birds chirping)

SUSAN: We were going west from Lincoln on this

most recent Arts Across Nebraska tour.

And I kinda started to think, there's gotta be a song.

There's gotta be a song.

And so this melody kinda started showing up,

and I thought, is that it? (humming)

I wanted it to be an odd, kind of a sing-songy,

but odd rhythmic thing.

I wanted it to stick in your head,

not in a predictable way,

in some slightly off-meter way

that would stay with you, really.

And this melody started showing up (humming).

* Oh Nebraska

* How I love you,

* How I love...

* ...your windswept skies

* And your prairies

* Winding rivers

* And the western hills

* That rise

* High above the plain

* Somewhere in the distance

* I can hear a train

* Singing, oh Nebraska

* My true love

* I am never leaving you again

(harmonica and guitar music)

* Land of kindness

* Land of plenty

* Land of peaceful dreams

* At night

* Stars that fill the dark

* I can hear the calling

* Of a meadowlark

* Singing, oh Nebraska

* My true love

* I am never leaving you

* In whatever else I may do

* I am never leaving you again

(harmonica and guitar music)

(audience applauds)

SUSAN: Thank you.

(audience applauds)

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U.S. Federal Reserve eyes reversal of quantitative easing measures - Duration: 0:43.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is determined to reduce its bond holdings later this year,

in an effort to scale back the monetary easing programs it embarked on, during the last recession.

According to minutes from the Fed's May policy meeting, policymakers expressed a favorable

view of letting a certain amount of maturing bonds roll off at the end of every month.

Officials said the drawdown could start later this year unless the economy falters in the

meantime, and would discuss the issue further during their upcoming meeting in June.

The minutes also indicated another rate hike could be warranted "soon," suggesting the

central bank is ready lift interest rates when it meets in June.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary vows more sanctions against Iran, Syria, North Korea - Duration: 0:32.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says Washington will use everything within its

power to put more sanctions on North Korea, Iran and Syria.

He made the pledge during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Wednesday, saying

it was to protect American lives.

Mnuchin added he is in talks with President Trump on the matter.

At the end of March the Treasury Department slapped sanctions on one North Korean entity

and eleven individuals for their links to the regime's nuclear and missile programs.

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US-Sanktionen gegen venezolanische Richter vornehmlich aus US-Eigennutz? | 23.05.2017 | www.kla.tv - Duration: 5:00.

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US warships patrol near CHINA's artificial island in THE SOUTH CHINA SEA - Duration: 2:12.

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WHAT WEAPONS U.S IS SELLING TO SAUDI ARABIA FOR $110 BILLION? - Duration: 6:59.

President Donald Trump has clinched a $350 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia over the

weekend during his visit in Riyadh; $110 billion of that figure will take affect immediately.

The U.S. State Department said in a written statement that the arms package "supports

the long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region in the face of malign Iranian

influence and Iranian related threats."

Saudi Arabia one of the primary destination for U.S. arms sales, according to the Council

on Foreign Relations, with the Kingdom purchasing nearly 10 % of U.S. exports from 2011 to 2015.

The arms package represents an enhancement of Saudi Arabia's military capabilities as

tensions flare in the region, with the U.S. viewing the Saudis as a cornerstone in efforts

to check the global ambitions of Iran.

Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon are seen as the biggest beneficiaries as per experts

and their stock price have risen sharply after the deal.

In this video, Defense Updates provides viewers with the list of 5 most important weapons

being sold by US to Saudi Arabia as part of this deal.

Lets get started.

The U.S. has sold precision-guided bombs and technology to the Saudis as far back as 2008,

but the kingdom has reportedly been badly in need of a resupply since its campaign in

Yemen kicked off two years ago.

"Paveway" guidance systems "convert thousands of dumb bombs into smart bombs."

Paveway kits attach to a variety of warheads, and consist of a semi-active laser (SAL) seeker,

a computer control group (CCG) containing guidance and control electronics, thermal

battery, and pneumatic control augmentation system (CAS).

There are front control canards and rear wings for stability.

The seeker detects the reflected light of the designating laser, and activates the canards

to guide the bomb toward the designated point.

The system will enable the Saudi air force to carry out precision strikes.

Saudi Arabia will get 133 new Saudi-specification M1A2 main battle tanks.

20 additional tanks will replace those from the Saudis fleet that were lost in combat,

possibly against Yemen.

The M1A2 is an improvement on the M1A1.

Significant upgrades include the re-designed Commander's Weapon Station (CWS).

The M1A2 is arguably one of the most sophisticated tanks the world, and it's much more advanced

than Iran's Karrar.

The tank sale also comes with M88A1/A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation

System (HERCULES).

HERCULES can be used to tow damaged tanks from the battlefield for repairs.

Other support equipment and training will also be part of the package.

The M1A2 will give Saudi Arabia a definitive edge in case of ground battle.

Riyadh will get around 48 CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters.

The iconic twin rotor heavy-lift helicopter is a battle proven machine that has flown

countless missions into warzones from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq.

While the original Chinook first flew in 1962, it has undergone several upgrades, and is

now one of the most modern heavy lift choppers in the world.

CH-47F Chinook is able to carry 33 troops plus 3 crew, with a maximum gross weight of

50,000 pounds, and maximum cruise speed of 160 knots.

The deals also include 112 Lycoming T55-GA-714A engines that the Chinooks use, 58 AN AAR-57

Common Missile Warning Systems, and 48 M240H 7.62mm machine guns with spare parts and other hardware.

Chinooks will be a force multiplier for the Saudi armed forces, as it can be used to rapidly

mobilize troops & arms.

The Saudis will be getting some "Multi-Mission Surface Combatants," or MMSC ships, which

are based on the Freedom-class, primarily built by Lockheed Martin.

The Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) is a lethal and highly maneuverable multi-mission

surface vessel capable of littoral and open ocean operation.

It has a nautical range of 5,000 miles and can go as far as 30 knots per hour.

The MMSC utilizes the COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System, built from the Aegis Combat System

Software library.

The MMSC is armed with multiple weapons system which include 57mm Mk110 deck gun, SeaRAM,

port and starboard 20 mm remote guns and a forward centerline 8 cell MK 41 Vertical Launch

System equipped with RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles.

The MMSC is also equipped with the AN/SLQ-25 Torpedo Defense system

Perhaps the most controversial missile defense system in the world, Terminal High Altitude

Area Defense, or THAAD, will be sold to Saudi Arabia.

THAAD, is an anti-ballistic missile system, which is designed to shoot down short, medium,

and intermediate range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase.

THAAD uses a hit-to-kill approach that is the missile carries no warhead, but relies

on the kinetic energy of impact to destroy the incoming missile.

It has a range of 200 km.

U.S. recently deployed the THAAD to South Korea to protect it against North Korean missiles.

This is seen as part of the effort to provide Saudi Arabia with a cover against the missiles

of Iran, its main rival.

Though there are plenty of critiques about the system, it is highly advanced and would

be a powerful addition to Saudi Arabia's ballistic missile defense.

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How the Trump/Flynn/Russia Scandal Threatens US Democracy - Duration: 3:17.

It is now clear that we have entered one of the most important moments in the history

of our republic.

News is that Michael Flynn is refusing to cooperate with congress in its investigation

of the Trump team's ties to Russia.

Flynn is Trump's now-disgraced former National Security Advisor whose tenure was the shortest

on record because it came out that he was deeply compromised by the Russians.

It seems Trump knew all along that Flynn had worked with Russia, was warned repeatedly

not to hire him, but decided anyway to put him in one of the most important positions

in the government.

According to Trump, Flynn was fired only after the Vice President himself determined Flynn

was a liar.

After getting canned, Flynn was completely exposed and offered to tell investigators

what he knew, but only if he received immunity from prosecution.

But as more and more evidence has emerged that Flynn is a central figure in the scandal,

no deal has come.

Now, anyone who's watched a couple episodes of Law & Order knows that when a suspect asks

for a deal, they're either guilty or they played a significant role in a crime.

Flynn himself knows this, and directly addressed the issue of criminal immunity during last

year's campaign.

[Michael Flynn]: "No individual too big to jail—when you are given immunity you

probably committed a crime."

So according to his own logic, Flynn is obviously guilty.

But in an attempt to hide from justice, and to protect others, he is refusing to hand

over documents that Congress ordered him to in a subpoena.

He has invoked his fifth amendment right not to testify against himself, but the fifth

amendment doesn't technically give him the right to refuse a request to produce documents.

Flynn must hand them over or risk being held in contempt of Congress.

Right after the election, Ezra Klein of Vox summed up what Trump's election meant for

America.

[Ezra Klein]: Donald Trump will be our next president, those are not words I thought I'd

be saying tonight.

But now it's up to America's institutions — and to the people within them — to check

his worst instincts."

And here we are.

Flynn's outright refusal to comply with a Congressional subpoena — on a matter this

vital to the country — is a bold, illegal move that directly challenges the integrity

of our democracy.

If Congress doesn't uphold its power now to investigate criminal behavior by the executive

branch, the credibility of the legislative branch to hold the President accountable will

have suffered a major blow, and the country will have taken a step down the slippery slope

to dictatorship—exactly what many of us feared from a Trump presidency.

Our representatives must put politics aside and immediately hold Michael Flynn in contempt

so the US Attorney can bring criminal charges.

There must be no wavering, no hesitation in this critical hour.

The rest of Trump administration must feel the full weight and power of the system's

ability to hold them accountable.

This is a black and white moment in American history.

Republicans in Congress either serve the American people, or they serve Donald Trump and whatever

darkness he represents.

The time for partisanship and delay has passed.

For a Republican Party brimming with self-proclaimed patriots, there aren't many who seem to

understand the gravity of the situation or the growing outrage of the American people.

Forcefully taking a stand on this matter is both right and necessary.

Thanks for watching.

For TDC, I'm Bryce Plank.

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Cory Booker: Political Patterns 'Directing Us Towards A Real Problem' | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC - Duration: 3:53.

A DEPARTURE FROM DEMOCRATIC/REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS

OF THE PAST. >> AND I ALSO WANTED TO ASK YOU

ABOUT JOHN BRENNAN'S TESTIMONY AND YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT HIS

SDWRIPGS OF WHAT HIS CONCERNS WERE REGARDING RUSSIA AND THE

NEED FOR AN FBI INVESTIGATION INTO POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS

BECAUSE HE SAW UNUSUAL CONTACTS BETWEEN THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN

ASSOCIATES SHALL WE SAY, U.S. PERSONS, AND RUSSIAN OFFICIALS.

>> WE'RE AT A POINT IN AMERICAN HISTORY WHERE WE'RE SEEING A LOT

OF DOTS THAT SEEM TO BE DIRECTING US TOWARDS A REAL

PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL COLLUSION. WE HAVE A EVERYTHING FROM AN FBI

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION GOING ON, A NEW SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, TO NOW

A RE-ENERGIZED BIPARTISAN INVESTIGATION IN BOTH THE HOUSE

AND SENATE. BECAUSE THERE STILL CONTINUES TO

SEEM TO BE SMOKE THAT MIGHT RESULT IN AN ACTUAL FIRE.

IN OTHER WORDS, REAL COLLUSION GOING ON BETWEEN US AND THE

SOVIET UNION. AND I'M SORRY, BUT THIS CIRCLES

BACK TO JUST WHAT DO WE STAND FOR, WHAT ARE OUR VALUES.

WHETHER IT'S OUR COLLECTIVE DEFENSE OF OUR DEMOCRATIC

INSTITUTIONS LIKE OUR ELECTION FROM THE RUSSIANS TO EVEN THIS

PRESIDENT AND HIS CONVERSATIONS. NOW THAT WE'RE SEEING

TRANSCRIPTS COME OUT FROM HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH ERDOGAN IN

YOU ARE TURKEY, AND HOW HE ALMOST SEEMS

TO PRAISE THEM FOR VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL NORMS.

THIS THIS IS PART OF A PROBLEMATIC TREND IN A

PRESIDENCY THAT GREATLY CONCERNS ME ABOUT THAT.

>> LET ME PICK UP ON THAT. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS REVEALED

THAT THIS IS A LEGITIMATE TRANSCRIPT OF THE PHONE

CONVERSATION WITH DUTERTE WHERE HE PRAISES HIM FOR DOING AN

UNBELIEVABLE JOB ON THE DRUG PROBLEM WHEN THEY DEAL WITH IT

BY SHOOTING SUSPECTS IN THE STREETS, AND ALSO VIOLATES

PENTAGON POLICY BY REVEALING THAT THE U.S. HAS TWO NUKE

NUCLEAR SUB MADE ABOUT REASONS OFF THE COAST.

>> AND TSZ THIS IS NOT JUST A ONE OFF.

SEEING A PATTERN.

SO PRAISING AUTHORITARIAN ANTI-DEMOCRATIC ACTIONS, ACTIONS

THAT VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS BY PRAISING PEOPLE DICTATORS OR

STRONG AUTHORITARIAN LEADERS THAT WHERE DOING THESE KIND OF

THINGS. AND SO AS A GUY WHO HAS BEEN

FIGHTING FOR YEARS NOW AGAINST A DRUG WAR GONE WRONG HERE IN THIS

NATION, TO SEE HIM PRAISING A MORE DRAMATIC EXTREME OF THAT IN

A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, GREATLY WORRIES ME BOTH ABOUT THE ENTER

NATIONAL CONTEXT AS WELL AS THE AMERICAN CONTEXT.

BUT THEN FOR THIS PRESIDENT NOT TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER IT'S

CONVERSATIONS WITH THE RUSSIANS IN THE OVAL OFFICE, RUSSIAN

LEADERS IN THE OVAL OFFICE OR THIS CONVERSATION WHERE HE IS

REVEALING INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE BY ANY LEADER,

INCLUDING MYSELF, SHOULD HAVE THE COMMON SENSE KNOWLEDGE THAT

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE SHARED, HE GOES TO

ISRAEL AT THE TIME THAT HE EXPOSED POTENTIALLY ISRAELI

INTELLIGENCE AND ENDANGERED OUR STRONG COOPERATION BETWEEN THESE

COUNTRIES. THIS IS BECOMING A PATTERN OF

RECKLESSNESS AND REALLY POTENTIALLY AS WE SAW WITH CHINA

HOW DANGEROUS IT IS, THESE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING INTELLIGENCE

GATHERING, HOW IT COST AMERICAN LIVES.

THIS IS A RECKLESSNESS THAT IS YOU WERE ACCEPTABLE AND AGAIN

WORE ARE ANY OF CRITICISM AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR A LOT OF MY

REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES

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U S Partially Responsible for Manchester Terror Attack - Duration: 7:43.

U.S. Partially Responsible for Manchester Terror Attack

by Darius Shahtahmasebi

For the alt-right, the recent terrorist attack in Manchester, England, all but confirms their

openly bigoted policies.

We should close our borders, we should oppose Islam at every turn, and we should focus on

making our respective countries �great again,� they say.

What, then, should we make of the champion of this movement, Donald J. Trump, sword-dancing

in the Middle East with a group of people he once accused of being behind the September

11 attacks?

What does the alt-right make of their lord and savior now that he has negotiated a deal

worth at least $110 billion in arms sales (over $300 billion over the next decade) to

the very kingdom Hillary Clinton�s leaked emails confirm directly sponsors the terror

group ISIS?

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Saudi Arabia exports radical Islam like a commodity.

According to The Week, Saudi Arabia propagates its Wahhabist ideology � the same ideology

ISIS subscribes to � by �investing heavily in building mosques, madrasas, schools, and

Sunni cultural centers across the Muslim world.�

The Week further explains:

�Indian intelligence says that in India alone, from 2011 to 2013, some 25,000 Saudi

clerics arrived bearing more than $250 million to build mosques and universities and hold

seminars.

�We are talking about thousands and thousands of activist organizations and preachers who

are in the Saudi sphere of influence,� said Usama Hasan, a researcher in Islamic studies.

These institutions and clerics preach the specifically Saudi version of Sunni Islam,

the extreme fundamentalist strain known as Wahhabism or Salafism.�

ISIS claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Manchester, and though British authorities

have not yet confirmed these claims, it is evident that � at the very least � the

bomber was inspired by the terror group.

Donald Trump just gave one of ISIS� prime sponsors $110 billion in arms.

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For the rest of us, these developments prove what we have been saying incessantly for decades.

For the true anti-war base of the population, it is increasingly clear that one cannot talk

about radical Islam while ignoring the blatant factors that go into spurring the growth of

these radical movements.

Creating terror through U.S.-backed warfare directly radicalizes civilians into becoming

hard-line militants.

Often, ISIS fighters have very little knowledge of Islam, as explained by Lydia Wilson in

the Nation:

�Why did he [an ISIS fighter] do all these things?

Many assume that these fighters are motivated by a belief in the Islamic State, a caliphate

ruled by a caliph with the traditional title Emir al-Muminiin, �Commander of the faithful,�

a role currently held by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi; that fighters all over the world are flocking

to the area for a chance to fight for this dream.

But this just doesn�t hold for the prisoners we are interviewing.

They are woefully ignorant about Islam and have difficulty answering questions about

Sharia law, militant jihad, and the caliphate.� [emphasis added]

According to Wilson�s interviews with ISIS fighters, one main reason for their radicalization

is not their religion, but George W. Bush�s invasion of Iraq.

��The Americans came,� [one fighter] said.

�They took away Saddam, but they also took away our security.

I didn�t like Saddam, we were starving then, but at least we didn�t have war.

When you came here, the civil war started.��

The U.S. also has its hand in perpetuating mass violence by supporting other governments,

especially with its burgeoning arms business, which Donald Trump has now continued in the

footsteps of Obama before him.

Not that anyone seems to care (certainly not many mainstream media outlets), but the $110

billion in arms sales will be used to exact mass suffering on Yemen.

Saudi Arabia�s assault on this poor nation is rife with war crimes, banned munitions,

and what the Yemeni opposition regard as open genocide.

This war of aggression is conducted with the full support of the United States and the

United Kingdom, the latest victim of an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack.

But what is the cost of assaulting Yemen?

We need only examine recent history to find out.

According to Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick�s �Untold History of the United States�:

�When the U.S. began its Yemeni drone campaign in 2009, Al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula had

fewer than 300 militants in Yemen.

By mid-2012, that number had jumped to over 1,000.�

U.S. policy directly contributes to terrorism.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is regarded by Washington as being the most deadly branch

of al-Qaeda.

ISIS lives in Yemen, too, but Saudi bombs conveniently fall short of these two targets

(and instead have destroyed hospitals, homes, factories, schools, weddings, and funerals,

to name a few).

Further muddling the West�s global claim to moral superiority, AQAP�s leader recently

went on record to say he fights alongside U.S.-backed forces in Yemen.

And yet despite all this, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May had the audacity to state the

following regarding Manchester:

�This attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice�Deliberately targeting

innocent, defenceless children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most

memorable nights of their lives.�

The slaughter of defenseless children is exactly what the U.S. and U.K. enable Saudi Arabia

to do in Yemen, yet this is never deemed to be an issue or have any relevance to the events

unfolding in the U.K. right now.

Is anyone starting to see a pattern here?

Islam is set to become the world�s largest religion.

If you believe the radical portion of this rapidly growing religion poses a threat to

you, Saudi Arabia is the direct source of this problem.

That Donald Trump is blaming this issue on Iran even as his statements before taking

office indicated he was well aware of Saudi Arabia�s culpability in enabling terrorism

is laughable.

What is also laughable � and completely nonsensical � is that Trump branded the

perpetrators of the Manchester attack as �evil losers� while turning a blind eye to his

own hand signing a record arms deal with the perpetrators� prime sponsors.

What has happened in Manchester is surely tragic and deplorable, but talking about the

problem of �radical Islam� while conveniently ignoring Donald Trump�s decision to abandon

his nationalist support base and arm the most radical Islamic nation on the planet � one

implicated in the gruesome 9/11 terror attacks � demonstrates that the powers-that-be have

no interest in defeating ISIS or al-Qaeda inspired movements.

Surely this is something we can all agree on.

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Mr. TRUMP suddenly ordered the US military to challenge CHINA in THE SOUTH CHINA SEA - Duration: 2:06.

For more infomation >> Mr. TRUMP suddenly ordered the US military to challenge CHINA in THE SOUTH CHINA SEA - Duration: 2:06.

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British Outraged By U.S. Intelligence Leaks - Duration: 1:57.

NOW, TO THE INVESTIGATION

INTO THE CONCERT TERROR ATTACK

IN MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.

THERE IS OUTRAGE IN BRITAIN

OVER INTELLIGENCE LEAKS AND THE

BRITISH AUTHORITIES ARE BLAMING

THE U.S. FOR THE INFORMATION

ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION BEING

PUBLISHED IN THE U.S. PRESS.

Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP

VOWED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF

THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE LEAKS.

LEAKS THAT THE MANCHESTER

POLICE SAY CAUSED DISPRESS FOR

THE VICTIM'S FAMILIES.

MANCHESTER POLICE SAY THEY HAVE

MADE "SIGNIFICANT ARRESTS SO

FAR IN CONNECTION WITH MONDAY'S

DEADLY CONCERT ATTACK."

THERE HAVE BEEN ITEMS WE

BELIEVE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO

THE INVESTIGATION.

THESE SEARCHES WILL TAKE

SEVERAL DAYS TO COMPLETE.

Reporter: BUT POLICE SAY

THEY WILL NOT SHARE FURTHER

INFORMATION WITH THE UNITED

STATES BECAUSE OF LEAKS BLAMED

ON U.S. INTELLIGENCE.

BRITISH AUTHORITIES ARE ANGRY

THAT PHOTOS SHOWING REMNANTS OF

THE BOMB MADE THEIR WAY TO THE

NEW YORK TIMES.

LY MAKE CLEAR TO PRESIDENT

TRUMP THAT INTELLIGENCE THAT IS

SHARED BETWEEN OUR LAW

ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST

REMAIN SECURE.

Reporter: THE FAMILIES OF

THE 22 VICTIMS ARE STARTS TO

MAKE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS AND

DOZENS OF INJURED REMAIN

HOSPITALIZED.

MORE THAN 20 OF THEM ARE IN

CRITICAL CONDITION.

QUEEN ELIZABETH PAID A VISIT TO

MANCHESTER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

TO TALK WITH SOME OF THE YOUNG

BOMBING VICTIMS.

SO YOU CAME ESPECIALLY FOR

THE CONCERT DID YOU?

YEAH.

Reporter: ONE YOUNG PERSON

SUFFERED A LEG INJURY.

THE TWO WOUNDS IN MY LEG.

WE JUST RAN OUTSIDE.

AND, THE PARAMEDICS WERE

OUTSIDE.

A LOT OF STRANGERS WERE JUST

HELPING US REALLY.

Reporter: IN MANCHESTER, AND

ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION, A

MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS HELD FOR

THE VICTIMS.

THE FAMILY OF ONE OF THOSE

VICTIMS, POLICE OFFICER ELAINE

MCGUYVER, SAID SHE WOULD WANT

For more infomation >> British Outraged By U.S. Intelligence Leaks - Duration: 1:57.

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U.S. city greenlights memorial for victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery - Duration: 0:48.

Another statue remembering the victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery is to be installed

in the United States, in Brookhaven, Georgia.... a suburb of Atlanta, and home to a large Korean

community.

The city council voted unanimously in favor of the memorial this week, with the specific

location to be determined later.

The statue was originally to be installed at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in

Atlanta, but those plans were axed after complaints from the Japanese consulate.

The mayor of Brookhaven said the memorial will not only honor the victims, but also

raise awareness of ongoing issues of human and sex trafficking.

A number of other U.S. cities have similar memorials, including Union City, New Jersey,

and Glendale, California.

For more infomation >> U.S. city greenlights memorial for victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery - Duration: 0:48.

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TSA Testing New Screening Measures At US Airports | NBC Nightly News - Duration: 1:56.

S TOM COSTELLO EXPLAINS WHY. >> Reporter: JUST IN

TIME FOR THE BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON, THE TSA'S NEW

SCREENING PILOT PROGRAM WILL AFFECT PASSENGERS AT

BOISE, COLORADO SPRINGS, DETROIT, FORT LAUDERDALE, BOSTON,

LOS ANGELES, LUBBOCK AND PHOENIX. PASSENGERS ARE

REQUIRED TO REMOVE LAPTOPS FOR SCREENINGS, THE NEW

PROCEDURES WILL REQUIRE A SEPARATE SCREENING FOR ANY

DEVICE LARGER THAN A CELL PHONE INCLUDING TABLETS AND E READERS.

PEOPLE ARE CRAMMING SO MUCH INTO CARRY ONES,

TSA SAYS PASSENGERS MAY BE ASKED TO ENSURE ELECTRONICS AND OTHER

ITEMS IN A BIN ARE NOT STACKED ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER.

JOHN IS THE FORMER TSA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR. >> IT BECOMES A

CHALLENGE BECAUSE THE MORE THINGS YOU PUT IN THE BAG, THE HARDER IT

IS FOR THEM TO DISCERN WHAT IS A THREAT AND NOT A THREAT.

>> Reporter: THE TSA MAY REQUIRE PASSENGERS TO SEPARATE CARRY ON

FOOD AND BOOKS THAT CAN OBSCURE THE X-RAY BUT UNRELATED TO A

LAPTOP BAN ON FLIGHTS FROM EUROPE. HOMELAND SECURITY

SECRETARY JOHN KELLY TALKED ABOUT THE CHALLENGE OF SCREENING

SO MANY PASSENGERS. >> WHAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY IS THE PEOPLE THAT

TELL YOU TO TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF AND BELT OFF AND PUT YOUR HANDS

OVER YOUR HEAD. I THINK IT'S UNAVOIDABLE UNTIL WE

CAN COME UP WITH A TECHNOLOGY YOU CAN WALK THROUGH AND IS

PERFECT. >> Reporter: PASSENGERS WITH TSA

PRECHECK WILL NOT BE AFFECTED. THE REAL CONCERN IS

THIS MAY CAUSE BACKUPS AT TSA CHECK POINTS BUT THE AGENCY SAYS IF