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Trump: Respect Must Be Shown To The U.S.

President Donald Trump demanded that other countries respect the United States during

his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the World Economic Forum in Davos.

�I have to say, on the United Nations, we were pretty much out in the wilderness by

ourselves, the United States, and we heard every country was going to be against us,�

Trump said.

�And it was very interesting.�

�I said, you know, we give billions and billions of dollars to these countries, it

amounts to hundreds of millions and sometimes into the billions for certain countries and

they vote against us,� he continued.

�And I made a very simple statement that I�m watching.

I�m watching.�

Trump noted that after letting countries know that he was �watching,� 68 countries voted

with the United States or neutrally on moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

He also asserted that the United States will not continue to give money to Palestine unless

they sit down with Israel for peace talks.

�So we�ll see what happens with the peace process, but respect has to be shown to the

U.S.,� he concluded.

�Or we�re just not going any further.�

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Contessa Boorman: U.S. Bank Future Leader - Duration: 2:44.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

I remember the day I found out, got in the car,

and my mom was crying.

Are you OK?

What's wrong?

You know, she said, I have cancer.

It's going to be fine.

It's going to be fine.

And I think that moment driving away, I won't forget,

because even though it was a moment that you

knew a lot was to come, there was still a little bit of hope.

You know, during that time, Contessa really,

she stepped up.

She really would say things like, hey, can I help Mom?

Can I drive Mom?

So I'd go to school and then come back.

And then I worked at the pizza shop.

And then at about midnight, I would start my homework,

would finish around 2:00 AM, and then wake up,

do the whole thing again.

She made my heart sing, because I

could see all the work that we have

put over the years in our children,

that love was pouring back.

I don't think I ever felt sorry for myself,

because I know that there's people out there who may not

have that support system that I had with my community.

I think you don't realize how little things make

such a huge impact, like bringing a meal.

They set up a meal delivery system,

and they'd sign up to bring a meal to my house.

As I was coming back from school and was

trying to juggle so many things, that

was something that was so kind.

I think it was very important for Contessa

to look at the community and how much love they gave us.

The question always was, what can we do

to give back to the community?

They're the reason that I'm here and where I am today,

because all the people who have supported me,

who have helped me.

And so I think it's really important

to be able to give back.

PES is really important in my life,

because it was through PES that I found the community

at the University of Minnesota.

President's Emerging Scholars supports multicultural students

and students who have experienced resilience

in their personal lives.

We came up with the idea of founding the PES Student

Board as a way to work towards providing more

professional support and developing

all these students and all their talents

and building up our community.

As a leader, I think Contessa is going

to be someone who gets it done.

She is somebody that can make great things happen.

It's important to put people first,

because people are the reason we're here.

It's important to give back and support

those who have supported us.

For more infomation >> Contessa Boorman: U.S. Bank Future Leader - Duration: 2:44.

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Obama Policy Had US Officials Turning Blind Eye to Rampant Pedophilia - Duration: 3:57.

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Star Wars: US preparing for WAR in SPACE with China or Russia says Trump Defence Secretary - Duration: 3:29.

Star Wars: US preparing for WAR in SPACE with China or Russia says Trump Defence Secretary

BILLIONS of dollars are set to be spent by the US to prepare the superpower for a space

war with China or Russia, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis has announced.

The news comes following the release of America's 2018 National Defence Strategy titled "Sharpening

the American Military's Competitive Edge".

The Trump representative said detailed plans were being drawn up to help retain the dominance

of the US in outer space following concerns that China and Russia are catching up.

Mr Mattis said: "Our competitive edge in every domain of warfare — air, land, sea,

space, and cyberspace — is eroding.

"We will modernise key capabilities, recognising we cannot expect success fighting tomorrow's

conflicts with yesterday's weapons or equipment."

International tensions have risen in recent months with the Doomsday Clock striking closer

to midnight this week, after the world's leading scientists announced their concerns

for the safety of the world.

The ominous clock is now two minutes from midnight after researchers from The Bulletin

of the Atomic Scientists unveiled just how close humanity has come to ending the world.

Mr Mattis implied the next big war could be fought over spacecraft.

In a speech, he said: "Space is like any other domain of war."

"Military uses of space are emerging.

"During a conflict, attacks against our critical defence, government, and economic

infrastructure must be anticipated."

However, the US Government official added any war for control of space was likely to

happen on Earth rather than in outer-atmosphere.

He said: "It's not about what you might think, guns in space shooting at each other."

There are a number of important satellites in space that help countries with everything

from predicting the weather to monitoring flights of enemy planes.

In a warning threat to any countries that may consider launching an attack on the US's

assets above the Earth the Defence Secretary added: "Don't try it."

As part of the plans announced the US is said to be considering investing in cheaper satellites

that can quickly replace any space equipment taken out by an enemy force.

He said: "For every satellite up, we'll have a hundred more that could launch as fast

as they're taken out."

Continuing in his announcement on how the US would approach any military threat in space

he said there was a need to come to an agreement on arms control.

Mr Mattis explained: "In space we will do our best to deter.

"But for right now, it's about sizing up the problem and making certain that our diplomats

will be negotiating from a position of strength.

"We'll come up with arms control agreements at some point, and we'll start getting this

under control."

For more infomation >> Star Wars: US preparing for WAR in SPACE with China or Russia says Trump Defence Secretary - Duration: 3:29.

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Trump Palestinians will not get US aid 'unless they sit down and - Duration: 3:08.

Trump: Palestinians will not get US aid 'unless they sit down and negotiate peace'

President Trump said his administration has a framework for achieving peace between the

Israelis and the Palestinians, but warned the U.S. is prepared to withhold aid to the

Palestinians if they decline to return to the negotiating table with Israel.

"Respect has to be shown to the U.S. or we're just not going any further," Trump said of

the Palestinian Authority during a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Trump cited the Palestinians' refusal to meet last week with Vice President Mike Pence during

Pence's visit to Israel.

The president said his administration has formulated a peace proposal that would be

"great" for the Palestinian Authority, if its leaders were willing to restart the talks

they severed after he formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel late last

year.

"That money is on the table, and that money is not going to them unless they sit down

and negotiate peace," Trump said, referring to U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority.

"Why should we do that as a country if they're doing nothing for us?"

Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and his push to move the

American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem sparked widespread praise in Israel and outrage

in other parts of the Arab world.

The Palestinian Authority also claims Jerusalem as its capital, and disputes over holy sites

in the city have served as a flashpoint in peace talks for many years.

Trump defended his Jerusalem announcement on Thursday against criticism that he had

upended negotiations, arguing the move had actually paved the way for smoother talks

down the road.

"The fact is ... there were never any deals that came close because Jerusalem � because

you could never get past Jerusalem," he said.

"By taking it off the table, that was the toughest issue."

Netanyahu thanked Trump for his recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and offered

support in the president's efforts to secure significant changes in the Iran nuclear deal,

which Israel has long opposed.

"If you decide to do that, then we will back you all the way," Netanyahu said of Trump's

suggestion that he could soon alter or scrap the nuclear agreement with Iran.

For more infomation >> Trump Palestinians will not get US aid 'unless they sit down and - Duration: 3:08.

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Dominique Jones: U.S. Bank Future Leader - Duration: 2:35.

In my early childhood years, I was always

looking for a sense of belonging, a sense of comfort.

I didn't have a mother figure in my life.

I moved around a lot.

My friends circle kept changing, teachers kept changing.

Not really doing well in school.

It made things kind of difficult,

so I was really glad to eventually find

that group who got me into the creative arts world.

They were that spark that gave me that sense of belonging.

When I first met Dominique, I was choreographing

at one of the high schools.

As soon as I saw Dominique, I go that's it.

We need him in the show, and he needs his own solo dance

number.

When

I first walked out, I noticed my nervous energy,

and I was like, I don't know if I'm

going to remember all the words, remember the dance moves.

And then the lights came up.

Yeah, I can do this.

I started writing.

I started preforming.

I started dancing.

I don't think he ever really realized

how talented he is because that was something

that always amazed me.

Wow, you've managed to do that like five minutes.

He's Very compassionate, and he's

the first one to encourage other people to find their strengths.

Here at the Boys and Girls Club, I love being able to push

the kids' perceptions of what they can and cannot do.

People will say, I can do more than one am right now.

And wanting to see other people succeed and not just myself,

I think, is a huge part of why I think I'm a strong leader.

I think a great leader can lead by example,

and really do a great job of understanding everyone

around him, and just be able to work with any situation.

Dominique is definitely someone who does that.

My strongest belief is that we're all here on this earth

to help each other progress, and Dominique

is the epitome of that.

He will see who is not involved.

And he will go right to them and include them.

I'm so proud of him when he does that,

and it also reminds me that that's the type of person

that I want to be.

Looking back at it, there has always been someone there

in every aspect of my arts who has pushed me to try more.

Whether it's performing for the first time on stage,

or trying something that seems over your head,

that's when you find out that you can do it.

Art became my vessel to empower myself by empowering others.

It helps me be able to show other people that if you're

afraid even a little bit, go out of your comfort zone

and go for it.

That's where the magic happens.

For more infomation >> Dominique Jones: U.S. Bank Future Leader - Duration: 2:35.

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US Defense Secretary James Mattis Visits Jakarta - Duration: 1:00.

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US Plans to Send First Aircraft Carrier to Vietnam Since End of War - Duration: 0:51.

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US Upgrades Its Biggest Non-Nuclear Bomb - Duration: 0:58.

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Defense chiefs of South Korea, U.S. hold talks in Hawaii - Duration: 1:23.

South Korea and the United States have wrapped up their latest round of high-level defense

talks.

No details have been released yet, but it's thought they discussed the upcoming Olympic

Games in South Korea as well as their military alliance.

Oh Jung-hee has more.

The defense chiefs and high-level officials of South Korea and the United States sat down

for talks in Hawaii on Friday afternoon, local time.

According to Seoul's Defense Ministry,...

South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis...

discussed the peaceful hosting of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics... and the Seoul-Washington

alliance.

Issues like the transfer of wartime operational control are also expected to have been covered.

The talks come just three months after the two defense chiefs met last October.

Seoul's Defense Ministry says Song and Mattis agreed during a phone conversation earlier

this month to meet face-to-face as often as possible.

Ahead of the talks,... Mattis told reporters that there's an "absolute trust" between South

Korea and the U.S. Mentioning the meeting he would hold his South

Korean counterpart, Mattis stressed that the two allies have been continuing transparent

communication on a daily basis.

He also highlighted that military options against North Korea are always on the table,

though they're to back diplomatic solutions.

Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.

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Chris Casey: U.S. Bank Future Leader - Duration: 2:01.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Ever since I was a kid, I was the type

that just wanted to hop in and do a lot of different things,

just getting involved in many different areas in sports

or in the community.

I worked in the admissions office.

I have a radio show on campus.

I'm involved with the Student Life Committee.

I'm also involved in the student government,

and then I volunteer in a lot of different places.

Well, he's just such a great role model for other students.

Like, here's the bar, people.

You've got to jump over it.

If I didn't have my family involved,

I don't think I would be able to have that great path

that they've given me.

My granddad decided to run for state representative.

I had the chance to see what he did for his community, just

how people bought into his vision.

Made me want to give back to the community.

He had that energy and that passion that he brought.

So for me, whatever I do, I want to make sure I do it with care,

and I give all that I have to project just like he did.

Chris has had quite an amazing impact on Project Explore.

He's always asking, what can I do?

How can I help?

How can I make this go better?

He has just had such a profound effect

on so many of our participants in the way

that he connects with them, takes the time with them,

listens with them, and always with a huge smile on his face.

It's hard to describe what drives you to give back

to the community, but for me, you

feel good that you're doing something for others.

But you also can see that tangible result

your acts really bring to others' lives too.

You could immediately see that smile that you

bring to someone else's face.

It's going to make a huge influence on a lot of people

that he's engaged with, because he's such a great listener.

This is what I love about him is that he

captures the information, thinks about it,

and will come up with many, many good ideas

to make change, and actually make a difference.

My granddad taught me in life that you

need to do something bigger than yourself.

And if everyone's going toward the common goal of wanting

something better for everybody else,

that's when you really make progress.

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Trump rejects 'false rumor' of tense UK US relationship - Duration: 1:58.

Trump rejects 'false rumor' of tense UK-US relationship

President Trump disputed rumors on Thursday he and British Prime Minister Theresa May

have a strained relationship, claiming they are "liking each other a lot."

"It's a false rumor.

We're on the same wavelength in, I think, every respect," the president told reporters

during his first bilateral sit-down at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Though they speak regularly by phone and appear to have a warm relationship, May has faced

pressure from within her own government to disinvite Trump from visiting the United Kingdom

this year.

Their relationship was jeopardized late last fall when the president shared a series of

anti-Muslim videos from a far-right British political group, prompting May to publicly

censure him.

But Trump kicked off his Thursday afternoon meeting with May by emphasizing their close

relationship, claiming they are "joined at the hip" when it comes to defense policy and

the military.

Both leaders said they are currently discussing the possibility of a state visit later this

year, after Trump backed out of a trip to the new U.S. embassy in London that was planned

for next month.

For more infomation >> Trump rejects 'false rumor' of tense UK US relationship - Duration: 1:58.

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US 30 crashes - Duration: 2:27.

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US Approved Ukrainian War Crimes - Duration: 17:41.

Hello,colleagues! I introduce the participants in Donetsk and Lugansk.

In Donetsk the ombudsman in the DPR Daria Morozova - Hello

The deputies of the National Council of the DPR Miroslav Rudenko and Vladimir Bidyovka -Hello

and Elena Shishkina. She is an advocate, the member of the collection and recording of war crimes by the Ukrainian authorities in the Donbass commission  - Hello

I would like to say that Alexander Hug stated that OSCE SMM fixed 478 victims of the conflict in 2017. There are 86 people killed and 392 injured. Do you agree with this numbers or you have another numbers?

- Donetsk, please. Who will start?  - Let me do it - Daria, please

Hello dear journalists, dear colleagues It's true, the numbers are usually very different especially with the reports of OSCE.

We work very close with the United Nations Human Rights Council. If we are not agree with the numbers we usually meet the head of the mission in Ukraine Fiona Frazer.

We usually discuss the statements we don't agree with

Right now I would like to give an information not only from the last report but from the previous reports. I want to talk about the situation in Donbass and in Ukraine

Last year in Kiev the government didn't care much about the human rights. Authorities use many different antidemocratic practices

I am sorry I am very nervous.This is such an important topic for us  ...to destroy the main freedoms

In 2017 the Minsk agreements were violated. Thereby the constant threat was made for the civilians and for the infrastructure as well

The Government of Ukraine  bring to responsibility no one for the events that took place in Donbass and in Kiev

It says in the report that a government of Ukraine made several steps in 2017 to reduce the freedoms like а freedom of expression, freedom of opinion, freedom of mass media and freedom of association

In march 2017 the new law against anti-corruption activists was adopted. Reports says that Ukraine authorities didn't make any steps in investigating the work of MIROTVORETS web-site.

You know there are many people from the DPR and LPR, citizens of the Russian Federation and other countries.

We are trying to ask them to start any investigation, not only we are. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights tries too but no steps were made.

No one was brought to account for the tortures, non-official detain and other violation in the conflict contexts.

The heads of the Ukrainian Security Service despite of the witnesses statements didn't admit the non -official detain and violent disappearing. The investigations started by the Military Procuracy didn't bring any results.

You know that on 27 th of December we had a long-aviated exchange. We are having conversations with the ex-POWs and we are  documenting all the tortures they've passed through.

The minimum that the detained person spent in the dungeons of USS was 6 month. Some people spent there 3-4 years.

Thanks to the collaboration with the United Nations Human Rights Council we could find out a secret prison 1.5 year ago.

13 people were set free from there

According to the interviews with released people we know that on the Ukrainian side there is a secret prisons practice.

We are trying to make an interview with the ex-POWs with the UN, OSCE, the International Committee of the Red Cross representatives to document this.

We understand that there are not much International society reaction. You can have a free access to all our reports, everyone can take a look.

I would like to tell how Kiev react on these reports

I watch the interviews and Kiev refers to these reports but the phrases are taken out of context and they show them  in a good ways for themselves. They don't show the essence of the Donbass conflict

- Thank you  - Thanks very much. I guess we need to give a speech to Elena

Your public organization are fixing war crimes during three years and sending the cases to the European Court of Human Rights

I want to ask you what interim results are you fixing now?

It's true that on the territory of the DPR from the very beginning of the war conflict there is the commission of the collection and recording of war crimes by the Ukrainian authorities in the Donbass

I would like to tell you what is the commission and what is the difference between our commission and the government organizations in the DPR and LPR

The commission of the collection and recording of war crimes by the Ukrainian authorities in the Donbass is some kind of an intelligence center.

There are specialists in the field of law, criminalistics, ballistics and other citizens of our territory.This is a public, the representatives of a civil society

What is the main target of our commission? It's a fixation of a war crimes, crimes against humanity on the Donbass territory.

It's fixing and sending the materials to the International Criminal Court and European Court of Human Rights

The international organizations are fixing the Kiev authorities' crimes, but we are facing the Ukraine politics which is directed to the public and mass-media.

They give fake news. The part of our commission's work is to inform the word public, to give its true information and facts

I would like to talk about the results of work of our commission

In total our specialist sent 585 materials which are fixed and formalized in an appropriate way to the International Criminal Court.

There are annexes with the expert opinions who used the criminalistics methods to establish the directions for artillery shelling

I would like to focus on this

On the 27th of October 2016 the crime were made on the DPR territory. The heavy artillery shelling took place

We have one expert-ballist in our commission. On the basis of scientifically based methodology he determined the direction of the shell. It was from the Ukraine's territory

The conclusions of our commission were introduced in Minsk. The conclusions of the OSCE Mission and our expert are the same. In our case the conclusions are more detailed.

So 585 cases are sent. I want to say about the reactions of the International Criminal Court.

We have answer on 332 cases. We have materials from the criminal prosecutor that the cases are under the studying

This is our big victory because we began from one answer. The cases weren't accepted from us in 2015 and now we have 332 registrated cases

The information about numbers of the victims from the Ukrainian actions. The UN and OSCE reports give underestimate numbers. The categories are bad qualificated.

Our commission fixed that from August 2014 there were more than 1500 appeal sent to European Court of Human Rights

From December 2016 to December 2017 our commission fixed 272 episodes of crimes against humanity and war crimes

As the result 437 people are sufferer, 141 of them are minors, 36 died, 105 were injured and 404 adults from which 158 died, 246 were injured 

- Can you repeat these numbers? - Yes,of course

- To the International Criminal Court 585 materials were send  - NO, I mean the European Court of Human Rights

From December 2016 to December 2017  the 272 episodes of war crimes were fixed.  As the result 437 sufferer,141 of them are minors, 36 died, 105 were injured. From 404 adults 158 died, 246 were injured

I would like to notice that these are not the numbers of victims. These are the numbers of materials which we've sent to the International Criminal Court and European Court of Human Rights.

The numbers of the victims are much more higher

The population of the DPR want to help us very much. They come to us and give voluntarily explanations and evidences. We ask them about the war crimes.

Before in the very beginning of a war people react different. But now it's an active civic position and people want to bring responsibles to justice

During the whole conflict on the DPR territory 4572 people died, 605 of them are women, 3967 men, 76 children.

From the 1st of January to 31st of December 2017 595 people were injured on the DPR territory. 14 children are among them.

From the 1st of January to 31st of December 278 people died, 2 of them are children. Thank you

The question is for Daria Morozova. Not so long time ago the plans about the POWs exchange were voiced.

May be you have approximate numbers of the people you'll exchange? What are the terms?

Unfortunately the POW exchange on the 27 th of December wasn't the exchange all to all.

We can't do it until the end of a conflict, before the 5th paragraph of the Minsk agreement will be accepted.

This paragraph is about the prohibition of a the pursuit and the amnesty of the ones who took part in the Donbass conflict.

We made and exchange but the arrests are continuing I want to say about the non-extradition of the foreign citizens, it's about Russian citizens.

The list was approved by the heads of Republic and supported by the Russian's president and Patriarch Kirill. We are grateful for their support and work.

All the people from the list had to be exchanged. These foreign citizens that weren't given back, they are mostly from Russian Federation.

We have cases where the citizens of the other countries like Brazil, Afghanistan were given back into the embassies

We require to send this people to our territory or to the Russian Embassy. Why was this exchange organized?

There was a category of already convicted people. They wrote a petition on Poroshenko's name to pardon them.

For those people who were under the pre-trial preventive measure was changed to the home arrest

When they pass the line they won't have any possibility to go back to Ukraine. One of the main condition in Minsk was the returning of the documents to the POW

But the documents weren't returned back

We see no difficulties to do  the next stage of the exchange.   We are calling the Ukrainian side to the dialogue

I believe we can exchange people within a month

Right now we want to take all that are confirm.They are 80 people.They were 84. We had correspondence with Mr Medvedchuk yesterday

He sent proves that 4 people were set free. We agree, we want to have a dialogue

So we took away these four people and now we have 80 people to take back

The reports of the UN, the OSCE, the International Committee of the Red Cross are the base for us

We wil certainly meet in Hague the respondents who are guilty in this war. War crimes do not have a statute of limitations

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North Korea WW3 WARNING: US will STRUGGLE to win drawn-out bloody ground conflict - expert - Duration: 3:08.

North Korea WW3 WARNING: US will STRUGGLE to win drawn-out bloody ground conflict - expert

A TOP US nuclear expert has revealed that any military campaign against North Korea

could trigger a prolonged ground campaign that the US would struggle to win.

Peter Kuznick, director of Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, has warned

those pursuing conflict with North Korea that a war would be a struggle without any winners.

Mr Kuznick had echoed remarks earlier this week from the top US marine general, Robert

Neller, who said that a North Korea war would be "an exceptionally bloody ground conflict".

This follows the shock US move to deploy two nuclear-capable stealth bombers to Guam, amid

fears of an impending tactical nuclear strike.

The US military acknowledged that their B-2 and B-52 stealth bombers, known as the air

leg of the country's nuclear triad, had been sent to the Pacific territory.

Speaking to RT today, the nuclear expert suggested that President Donald Trump had been bluffing

about his country's military capabilities in taking out Kim Jong-un's regime.

He said the difficult terrain on the Korean peninsula combined with the country's military

resources as the fourth biggest army, would spark a drawn-out and bloody war.

Mr Kuznick explained: "The US is threatening a military strike - however, the top marine

general this week said a military action would be really tough on the Korean peninsula.

"In reality, we would be bogged down in very difficult terrain against the fourth largest

army in the world, which is quite capable of striking Seoul very very easily.

"This would be far from a cake walk or a march to victory.

If there was a military solution, Trump would have acted on it long ago.

"The reality of using the military capabilities is not as great as Trump would like it to

be."

General Robert Neller, head of the US Marine Corps, warned on Thursday that a conflict

with North Korea could set off an exceptionally bloody ground war.

He said: "It will be a very, very kinetic, physical, violent fight over some really,

really tough ground and everybody is going to have to be mentally prepared."

General Neller said the US would have to be ready for unexpected circumstances given the

amount of ground artillery North Korea has.

He said that US troops are continuing to train with a focus on night operations and moving

without being detected as well as maintaining communications in unknown territory.

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US Olympic Committee scrutinized for handling of abuse - Duration: 3:18.

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SFM/SHORT| Give Us A Little love | Fallulah (Little remake) - Duration: 0:29.

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Is Social Media Making Us Vain? | Teensplain - Duration: 3:13.

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Trump Admin. Says China and Russia Are Top US National Security 'Threats,' Not Terrorism - Duration: 4:49.

Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, the US government has

justified numerous wars and interventions throughout the world under

the pretext of a so-called "war on terror."

That appears to be is changing.

In December, President Donald Trump released a new national security strategy,

which reveals that the top priority for US national security is not countering

terrorism, but rather countering the influence of competing

foreign states, namely China and Russia.

Defense Secretary James Mattis made this incredibly significant

announcement in a speech at John Hopkins University on January 19.

JAMES MATTIS: "The world, to quote George Shultz, is awash in change,

defined by increasing global volatility and uncertainty with great

power competition between nations becoming a reality once again.

Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists

that we are engaged in today, but great power competition, not

terrorism, is now the primary focus of US national security."

This marks a huge shift in US government rhetoric on national

security, which for nearly two decades has largely been synonymous

with counterterrorism.

The United States has used terrorism and the threat of extremist

groups like al-Qaeda as an excuse to military intervene throughout the

Middle East and North Africa, from Iraq to Libya, to Syria, to Yemen.

Trump's new national security strategy, however, singles out China,

Russia, North Korea, and Iran as the primary targets of US foreign

policy.

JAMES MATTIS: "We face growing threats from revisionist powers as

different as China and Russia are from each other...

Rogue regimes like North Korea and Iran persist in taking

outlaw actions that threaten regional and even global stability."

Defense Secretary Mattis said this is the first US national defense

strategy in 10 years.

A key part of the Trump administration's rhetoric in the document is

the myth that the US military is somehow underfunded.

JAMES MATTIS: "The negative impact on military readiness is resulting

from the longest continuous stretch of combat in our nation's history

and defense spending caps, because we have been operating also for

nine of the last 10 years under continuing resolutions that have

created an overstretched and under-resourced military."

In reality, with a $611 billion budget in 2016, the United States

already spent more on its military than the next eight largest

countries combined — and six of those eight are US allies.

And in 2017, Congress voted to increase the already enormous US

military budget to a staggering $700 billion per year.

Trump's national security strategy also states that sustaining US

nuclear weapons and modernizing US nuclear infrastructure is a key

priority.

These announcements from the Trump administration are yet another sign

that the post-Cold War, US-led hegemonic order is breaking down, and

we are seeing the rise of a new multipolar world.

Military rhetoric is changing from a war on terror to a more traditional,

World War I-style great power rivalry.

However, there has long been skepticism of the notion that the "war on

terror" was ever even about stopping terror in the first place.

The George W. Bush administration, which launched

the endless war, falsely tried to link Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein

to al-Qaeda to justify an invasion that the United Nations said was

illegal.

Moreover, while the United States has waged a drone war in Yemen since

2001, ostensibly to beat back al-Qaeda extremists, in recent years,

there has simultaneously been a well-documented alliance between

al-Qaeda and US allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,

which have fought side-by-side against Yemen's Houthi movement,

Ansarallah.

A similar alliance with al-Qaeda-linked Islamist extremists could be

seen in the US-backed opposition in Syria.

The United States is not necessarily abandoning the war on terror, but

the Trump administration's new national security strategy stands out

as one of the most frank admissions yet that US foreign policy is

principally about undermining foreign states that challenge US

economic and political interests, not about stopping extremist groups

that threaten civilians.

This announcement did not come out of nowhere.

The shift began under former president Barack Obama, whose administration

declared a "pivot to Asia" as a key part of its foreign policy.

But this declaration is another indication of the Trump

administration's embrace of a more conventional, hawkish, bipartisan

foreign policy.

And it's a sign of President Trump's abandonment of

any pretense of non-interventionism.