U.S. military to accept transgender recruits on Monday Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transgender people will be allowed for the first time to enlist
in the U.S. military starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, the Pentagon said
on Friday, after President Donald Trump�s administration decided not to appeal rulings
that blocked his transgender ban.
Two federal appeals courts, one in Washington and one in Virginia, last week rejected the
administration�s request to put on hold orders by lower court judges requiring the
military to begin accepting transgender recruits on Jan. 1.
A Justice Department official said the administration will not challenge those rulings.
�The Department of Defense has announced that it will be releasing an independent study
of these issues in the coming weeks.
So rather than litigate this interim appeal before that occurs, the administration has
decided to wait for DOD�s study and will continue to defend the president�s lawful
authority in District Court in the meantime,� the official said, speaking on condition of
anonymity.
In September, the Pentagon said it had created a panel of senior officials to study how to
implement a directive by Trump to prohibit transgender individuals from serving.
The Defense Department has until Feb. 21 to submit a plan to Trump.
Lawyers representing currently-serving transgender service members and aspiring recruits said
they had expected the administration to appeal the rulings to the conservative-majority Supreme
Court, but were hoping that would not happen.
Pentagon spokeswoman Heather Babb said in a statement: �As mandated by court order,
the Department of Defense is prepared to begin accessing transgender applicants for military
service Jan. 1.
All applicants must meet all accession standards.�
Jennifer Levi, a lawyer with gay, lesbian and transgender advocacy group GLAD, called
the decision not to appeal �great news.�
I�m hoping it means the government has come to see that there is no way to justify a ban
and that it�s not good for the military or our country,� Levi said.
Both GLAD and the American Civil Liberties Union represent plaintiffs in the lawsuits
filed against the administration.
�COSTS AND DISRUPTION�
In a move that appealed to his hard-line conservative supporters, Trump announced in July that he
would prohibit transgender people from serving in the military, reversing Democratic President
Barack Obama�s policy of accepting them.
Trump said on Twitter at the time that the military �cannot be burdened with the tremendous
medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail.�
Four federal judges - in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Seattle and Riverside, California - have
issued rulings blocking Trump�s ban while legal challenges to the Republican president�s
policy proceed.
The judges said the ban would likely violate the right under the U.S. Constitution to equal
protection under the law.
The Pentagon on Dec. 8 issued guidelines to recruitment personnel in order to enlist transgender
applicants by Jan. 1.
The memo outlined medical requirements and specified how the applicants� sex would
be identified and even which undergarments they would wear.
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American Education System | Learn about the United States of America - Duration: 8:31.
Today let's talk about the American education system, and talking about school!
Well children, it's the last day of school!
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patreon! so hurry up, yo! let's start from the beginning of your education,
elementary school! also called primary school and grade school. elementary
school starts with kindergarten. children in kindergarten are between the ages of
five and six. the focus isn't so much on education as it is on interacting with
other students, playing some games and learning how to behave in a classroom. if
you are in kindergarten you are a kindergartner. and in general you are an
elementary, a primary, or a grade school student. some kids start going to school
before kindergarten, this is called Pre-k or pre-kindergarten, which is basically
just a daycare. after this we have the main part of elementary school, from
grades 1 to 5, ages 6 to 10. in education a grade has two very important, but very
different definitions. the grades you are in and the grades you get for the
coursework you do. the 1st grade describes the level or the class that
you are in. for elementary school your grades are 1st through 5th. to tell
people the grade you are in, you can either say, to be a 1st grader a 2nd
grader a 3rd grader a 4th grader or a 5th grader.
you could also say to be in first grade in 2nd in 3rd in 4th in 5th grade. the
second definition of grade relates to the quality of the coursework and the
homework that you do. as a student you can get good grades and you can get bad
grades. in the United States it's not common to get a mark, it's much more
common to get a grade. and you are usually graded from zero to a hundred.
we also attach a letter to each of these grades. the letters you can get are an A
B C D and F. F means failing, you failed the course. D is usually passing, although
it can be failing. C is average. B is excellent. and an A is nearly perfect.
after you finish elementary school, you start middle school. also called junior
high. it's called middle school because it's
between your primary education and your secondary education, or high school. the
school year is now divided into halves, or semesters, and each semester has two
quarters. so four quarters in a year with two semesters. middle school is most
commonly from grades 6 to 8, ages 11 to 13. to tell people the grade you're in, it's
exactly the same as in primary school. so pause the video right now and try to
give me the answers before I tell you them! here we go, to be a 6th grader a
seventh grader or an 8th grader – or you can say to be in sixth grade in seventh
grade in eighth grade. and in general, you are now a middle schooler, or to be in
middle school. when you finish middle school you start your secondary
education. you start high school. this is from grades 9 to 12, ages 14 to 18. when
telling people what grade you're in, you can still tell them that you're in a
grade – in 9th grade 10th 11th or 12th grade. but you no longer say anything
like I'm a tenth grader, it sounds bizarre. instead 9th grade is your
freshman year, or to be a freshman. 10th grade is your sophomore year, or to be a
sophomore. 11th grade is your junior year, to be a junior. and 12th grade is your
senior year, or to be a senior. and if you fail one of the grades, you are a super
senior! that's more of a joke th– there really is no super senior grade. high
school is also when you can start to fail classes, and if you fail them you
might have to repeat them. before this, grades didn't really mean anything.
now they determine if you pass or fail. and if you fail too many classes, then
you can be kept behind. means you have to stay in the same grade. if you're failing
classes it might be because you're skipping them. to skip a class means to
not go to a class. To skip school means to not go to any of
your classes that day. if you arrive late to a class you are tardy. and you will be
marked tardy. if you don't attend some classes you will be marked truant, and
you can get in serious trouble for bad truancy.
to drop out of school means to stop attending completely, to not graduate. so
if you drop out of high school you are a high school dropout. and if you drop out
of college or university you are a college dropout. the grading system for
both high school and university are determined based on your GPA. your Grade
Point Average. now a GPA of 4.0 is an A, 3.0 is a B, 2.0 is a C, 1.0 is a D. and if
you graduate from high school you can start your higher education, also called
post-secondary education. higher education institutions award degrees
upon graduation. and in the US it's completely your choice to choose your
major and your minor. your major is your main course of study, and your minor is
your secondary discipline. you can also change these at any time during your
education. if you get a two-year degree, this is from a Technical College, also
called a tech school. these schools are focused on trained labor skills,
oftentimes jobs where you use your hands. otherwise if you want to obtain a
four-year diploma, you will enroll in a university or college – these words mean
exactly the same thing, there is no difference between a university and a
college. to do this, while still in high school you need to take either the ACT
or the SAT. these are entrance exams to get accepted
to a university. in university, the grades are the same as in high school, both for
the grades you receive and the grade that you are in – freshman sophomore
junior or senior. to help pay for the cost of university, you can apply for
scholarships, grants, and financial aid from the government. as well you can take
out loans, meaning borrow money, either from the government or from private
institutions. many students will also work part-time in order to pay for
university. every class is worth a certain number of
credits, most often three. and to be a full-time student you need to be taking
at least 12 credits per semester. if you're taking less than that, you are a
part-time student and you might not be able to get financial aid. while pursuing
your first degree in university, you are an undergraduate or an undergrad. and the
name of your degree is your bachelors. after finishing your first degree, you
can continue your specialization and get your master's degree. now you are called
either a grad or graduate student, or a post grad or post graduate student. if
you continue your education after that, you can pursue your doctorate or PhD. now
you're called a PhD student or a doctoral student. when you've finished
your actual PhD studies but you haven't finished your thesis, you are called a
PhD candidate or a doctoral candidate. Phew! That was a lot of information !elementary
school middle school high school and university! in English you're probably
going to tell a lot of people about your history studying in the past, or what you
want to study in the future. to get a head start and to really memorize this
stuff, write some examples in the comments! tell me about your background:
what you studied, what you're studying now, or what you still want to study! and
remember to check out patreon to get this week's new videos and to vote for
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patrons, uh, like Norah. Uh, Merci, Norah Merci. Merci beaucoup! Are youstill there? I've got a
little bit more information for you– we have another thing called homeschooling.
if you're homeschooled, it means your parents taught you or hired a tutor to
teach you at home. it's not super common and I would say most people are
home-schooled if their parents have certain religious beliefs. the other
thing I wanted to tell you about, is the thing that you wear on your back. where
you put your books, folders, pens and pencils. that's your backpack. backpack!
backpack!
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5 most romantic getaways in the United states - Duration: 3:15.
5 most romantic getaways in the United states.
Whether planning a weekend trip or a longer vacation, consider these romantic getaways
in the United states as top destinations.
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Kauai, HI.
If your version of paradise includes rugged cliffs, and sunny sand, emerald hills and
epic hikes, fire up your laptop and book a trip to Kauai.
The "Garden Isle", is a verdant wonderland, where you can take a helicopter ride past
the Jurassic Park waterfall, kayak Hawaii's only navigable river, or walk the wild Na
Pali Coast—though, no one will blame you for kicking back with a cocktail on the beach.
Aspen, CO.
There's no wrong time to book a trip to this Rocky Mountain town, where romantic enticements
beckon, from luxury hotels and sophisticated dining, to hot air ballooning, and hitting
the slopes.
Whether you carve with your partner, take on some rapids, or just settle into a couple's
massage, and the nightly Champagne sabering at the extravagant St. Regis, you'll leave
Aspen more in love than ever.
Martha's Vineyard, MA.
The Obamas go-to summer getaway, has always charmed visitors with its windswept beaches,
and sweet towns.
Rent a home or base yourself at Hob Knob in Edgartown, where you can borrow bikes, or
charter a sunset cruise aboard the hotel's 27-foot boat.
Hit the beach, browse local shops, marvel over the sunset, and stuff yourself with fresh
seafood.
It's not a Vineyard visit without lobster from Larsen's Fish Market.
Charleston, SC.
This picturesque Southern city, doesn't just feel like a movie set; Nicholas Sparks'
The Notebook, was actually filmed around Charleston.
Turn it into the background of your own love story, as you roam the historic district,
explore the vibrant dining scene, and wander through the gardens at the Boone Hall Plantation.
Big Sur, CA.
With rolling redwood forests, and cliffs jutting over turquoise water, this stretch of California
coast, is idyllic in the extreme.
Splurge at the Post Ranch Inn, where your luxury bungalow is TV, and telephone-free,
or snuggle up inside a yurt at Treebones.
Come during the summer when you can kayak with sea otters, take a moonlit tour of the
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WHY U.S MADE AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS CAN HELP JAPAN? - Duration: 7:53.
Japan is set to expand its ballistic missile defense capabilities with Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approving the procurement of two land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense
systems on December 19.
The two Aegis Ashore batteries, the land-based variant of the Aegis combat system, will strengthen
Japanese defenses against China's and North Korea's growing ballistic and cruise missile
arsenals.
The government plans to deploy the two batteries by 2023 but has yet to make a decision on
the locations of the new missile defense systems.
This is in response to North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs that pose
a particular threat to Japan's national security.
Japanese Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera told reporters in Tokyo , "North Korea's
nuclear missile development poses a new level of threat to Japan and as we have done in
the past we will ensure that we are able to defend ourselves with a drastic improvement
in ballistic missile defense".
The cost for the 2 Aegis Ashore missile defense systems could exceed $2 billion.
Onodera added: "We cannot say what the final costs will be, but we will move ahead to introduce
Aegis Ashore on the fastest possible schedule, given public calls that the government should
deal as swiftly and urgently as possible with the ballistic missile defense issue".
In this video, Defense Updates analyses WHY U.S MADE AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS
CAN HELP JAPAN DEFEND AGAINST NORTH KOREAN MISSILES?
This year has been an extraordinary year for North Korea.
It finally achieved regime's dream going back decades: establishing direct nuclear
deterrence with the United States, it already had missile capable of targeting Japan.
Despite sanctions, North Korea pushed on and became the first rogue state to acquire a
functional nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile as well as a powerful nuke.
Japan is a pacifist country - at least according to its constitution.
Article 9, introduced under the occupying forces after the Second World War, seems unequivocal:
"The Japanese people forever renounce war and the threat or use of force."
But new laws introduced by conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will allow a broader interpretation
of what the constitution does, and does not, permit - so-called " proactive pacifism".
Japan's stance is slowing changing to meet keeping in view the ever increasing threats
from North Korea and up-to some extent from China.
The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System is a United States Department of Defense (DoD),
Missile Defense Agency program developed to provide missile defense against short to intermediate-range
ballistic missiles.
Aegis BMD is designed to intercept ballistic missiles post-boost phase and prior to reentry.
It enables Aegis equipped vessels like Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers to shoot down enemy
ballistic missiles by expanding the Aegis Combat System with the addition of the AN/SPY-1
radar and Standard missile technologies.
Aegis Ashore, is the land variant of the system.
Basic concept and technology remains same,it is only that it deployed as missile defense
site, instead of being deployed in surface vessels.
The first site to be declared operational was in Romania in 2016.
The Japanese government concluded in an in-depth study earlier this year that the Aegis Ashore
system is more cost effective for missile defense than THAAD.
The heart of the AEGIS systems is an automatic detect and track, multifunctional phased-array
radar, the AN/SPY-1.
This high-powered 4 MW radar is able to perform search, track and missile guidance functions
simultaneously with a capability of over 100 targets.
A conventional, mechanically rotating radar "sees" a target when the radar beam strikes
that target once during each 360-degree rotation of the antenna.
A separate tracking radar is then required to engage each target.
By contrast, the computer-controlled AN/SPY-1A Phased Array Radar of the AEGIS system brings
these functions together within one system.
The phased array can concentrate energy where it is needed.
The operator can boost the range and resolution in a particular direction without blinding
the ship to threats from another side.
The 4 fixed arrays of "SPY" send out beams of electromagnetic energy in all directions
simultaneously, continuously providing a search and tracking capability for hundreds of target
at the same time.
This radar is expected to track enemy aircrafts from as far as 300 km.
The Aegis Ashore batteries will be armed with SM-6 interceptors and SM-3 Block IIA interceptors.
Manufactured by U.S. defense contractor Raytheon, SM-6 is a supersonic Mach 3.5+ missile interceptor
with an estimated range of over 180 miles or 289 kilometers.
The SM-3 Block IIA has been under joint development by Raytheon and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
since 2006.
It is designed to destroy short-to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.
SM-3 Block IIA interceptors have extended range of 2,500 km or 1,350 miles.
The Aegis Ashore sites would supplement Patriot batteries capable of engaging short- and medium-range
ballistic missiles in their terminal phase and Aegis-equipped guided-missile destroyers,
of which the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) currently operates four, a number
that is expected to increase to eight in the future.
If the system operated as promised, sensors would track incoming missiles throughout their
launch and flight and would be able to take them out in the sky with the interceptor missile.
The concept is similar to hitting a bullet with another bullet and is very complicated.
Test results outcomes have been mixed, with some success.
In order for either SM-6 interceptors and SM-3 Block IIA missile to intercept a North
Korean ballistic missile, the Aegis combat system would have to start tracking the missile
in its ascent phase and launch interceptors before it overflies the Aegis ashore site.
This all depends on the early detection of the missile.
Early detection also enables multiple shots for each incoming missile , that increases
the probability of successful intercept.
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Republican Governor Immediately Silences Every Anti-Trump Welfare Leech In His State. - Duration: 3:37.
Republican Governor Immediately Silences Every Anti-Trump Welfare Leech In His State.
There is a stereotype in America that is far too often accurate.
It consists of myriads of welfare leeches spending their benefits on everything but
that for which they were intended.
This would include food stamp fraud.
This consists of illegally selling food stamp benefits for cash which is then used for illegal
drugs among other things.
Then there are those who make fraudulent applications for benefits.
Another characteristic that is common to these folks is an unwillingness to work, ever if
able.
In other words, government benefits that are to be a safety net for those who are truly
impoverished are instead used to subsidize idleness and drug abuse.
Unhealthy lifestyles are subsidized while children are often in need.
All courtesy of a depraved nature coupled with poorly administered benefits.
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin intends to end at least part of this abuse.
Those on welfare in his state will have to submit to periodic tests for illegal drugs.
Thus ends or dramatically curtails the misuse of welfare benefits to support an illegal
drug habit.
"Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, whose pro-growth and pro-taxpayer reforms have transformed
the Badger State into a magnet for jobs and opportunities, seeks to further rehabilitate
his once-ailing state by implementing drug-testing for able-bodied food stamp applicants.
"'Wisconsin's Republican governor has submitted a plan to state lawmakers for drug
testing able-bodied recipients of the state's Food Share program,' the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel reported Monday.
"'If the state Legislature doesn't object within 120 days, the plan will go into effect,
though it will take at least a year for actual testing to begin,' the report noted."
At least it will take a year to implement the program.
For a moment there, one could have been concerned that government had lost its ability to take
a simple project and string it out for months or years.
Seriously, though, this is precisely the sort of thing that needs to be done nationwide.
The left will scream that what we have is typical Republican insensitivity to the needs
of the poor.
On closer examination, that is easily proven as false.
Note how things will work.
"According to the Walker administration, the goal wouldn't be to make life more difficult
for those in need of food stamps, but rather to first identify recipients with substance
abuse issues and then provide them with the help they need to recover.
Why?
Because most employers aren't too keen on hiring drug abusers.
"'Employers have jobs available, but they need skilled workers who can pass a drug test,'
Walker explained in a news brief released by his office.
'This rule change means people battling substance use disorders will be able to get
the help they need to get healthy, and get back into the workforce.'"
This is even more compassionate than what the liberals allege to support.
Impoverished drug addicts are to be identified and placed in programs to help them overcome
their addictions.
Once they are "clean" they are more likely to find good jobs, earn more money, and get
off welfare.
Of course, the results won't be perfect, but it is an excellent plan.
Unless you are a candidate for office who needs drug-addicted welfare recipients to
win elections, it's hard to see how anyone loses under this program.
Could we now hope that other states follow Wisconsin's lead?
what do you think about this?
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What can the US gain from taking a side on Iran protests? - Duration: 5:14.
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North Korea: Kim Jong-un 'knows if war breaks out' with US 'he will be among FIRST killed' - Duration: 3:51.
North Korea: Kim Jong-un 'knows if war breaks out' with US 'he will be among FIRST killed'
It comes as despite pressure from international sanctions to back down. Jonathan Wachtel said: Kim Jong-un knows that if war breaks out, he is probably one of the first casualties." Citing despots Muammar Qaddafi and Iraqs Saddam Hussein as examples, Mr Wachtel added that Kim Jong-un's nuclear weapons programme was the North Korean leader "trying to survive".
He went on: "They didn't have nuclear deterrents… both those dictators are dead.
"So having a nuclear deterrent is something Kim Jong-un understands in his calculus, trying to survive." Speaking about growing tensions in the Korean Peninsula, Mr Wachtel added: "Russia and China really dont want war to happen.
that is why weve seen some coming around in terms of Beijing and Moscow because they dont like to have a super heavily armed atomic power in North Korea. However, East Asia expert Gordon Chang has warned the US should prepare to fight off both Kim Jong-un and North Korea's allies China and Russia, adding that World War 3 is a possibility.
He said: I think you need to have an honest conversation with the American people. .
That honest conversation has to take into account that we could end up in a war not only with North Korea but with its big-power sponsor China, and maybe even Russia.
I'm not saying World War 3 is the end result but it is a possibility because the Chinese have already told us that. The author of Nuclear Showdown said Bejing had already signalled it would take Pyongyangs side in a conflict despite pledging to help defuse the tension with the rogue East Asian nation.
Mr Chang continued: In August, Beijing signalled that if the United States struck North Korea first then it would come in on North Korea's side.
We now actually got to do something because we caught the Chinese red-handed and really there's no more room for giving them more chances. Earlier Kim Jong-un's state media mouthpiece KCNA announced North Korea will continue to enhance its nuclear capabilities next year in a report titled No Force Can Prevail over Independence and Justice".
The chilling report said: "The DPRK, an undeniable new strategic state and nuclear power, declares: Do not expect any change in its policy.
The DPRK, as a responsible nuclear weapons state, will lead the trend of history to the only road of independence and justice, weathering all tempests on this planet.".
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US: 2 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Southern California law firm | SML TV - Duration: 2:05.
US: 2 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Southern California law firm
A man walked into the Southern California law firm where he worked and shot two men Friday before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Police arrived to find the gunman and one victim dead and learned that the second victim had driven himself to a hospital, Long Beach police Sergeant Brad Johnson said at a news conference.
The injured man was in stable condition.
Police didnt fire any shots, Johnson said.
A SWAT team searched the rest of the building and no other victims were found.
The gunmans motive had not yet been determined, but authorities emphasized it was not a case of an active shooter targeting as many people as possible.
This incident was workplace violence, Johnson said.
Video showed people running from a two-story office building shouting about a shooting inside.
The building in a well-to-do neighborhood in Long Beach is home to three law firms, but police did not reveal the office where the shooting occurred.
The site is about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles in Long Beach, a city of about 460,000 people.
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Russia Warns North Korean Sub Ready To Attack US, Orders Northern Fleet To Sea I USA BREAKING NEWS - Duration: 4:44.
Greetings world we are USA BREAKING NEWS
a fearful Ministry of Defence mod
emergency action bulletin circulating in the Kremlin today says that President Putin has ordered the Northern Fleet to its highest wartime footing after
confirmation was received that a North Korean submarine
believed to be
Nuclear-armed is currently being chased in the Pacific Ocean waters off the western coast on the United States and whose orders to unleash an attack
Upon America were broadcast encoded messages by Pyongyang radio less than 24 hours ago
According to this bulletin at 0 o'clock midnight GMT plus 8:30 local time
pyongyang radio began broadcasting to its members of the remote education university a massive series of mysterious
Random numbers with mod intelligence experts noting that this broadcast coincided with all known, North Korean
submarines currently active in the Pacific Ocean region suddenly undertaking combat evasive actions
within six hours of this North Korean broadcast occurring this bulletin continues the mod
reported that US and Canadian anti-submarine
Warplanes were rapidly converging off the coast of California
With the Pentagon refusing to inform their Federation counterparts as to what was exactly occurring?
within one hour of these US and Canadian and E submarine war planes converging over the Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of California
This bullet and further notes China's People's Liberation Army PLA
ordered an emergency deployment of
150,000 troops to its common border with North Korea and two hours later
Ordered nearly a dozen North Korean ships carrying coal to immediately leave Chinese waters and returning to their port of origin
Critical to note about China's ordering these North Korean coal ships to leave their waters and return home this
Bulletin says is that China was fulfilling its 24th of February threat to cut off all coal
purchases from North Korea that totaled 1.2 billion dollars last year and represents about 1
of North Korea's total export income
immediately following these events this bullet and further notes the North Korean Foreign Ministry then issued a war statement against the
Americans saying we will hold the u.s.. Wholly accountable for the catastrophic consequences to be entailed by it's outrageous actions
With war now seeming to be unavoidable this bullet and Grimley States the greatest mod fears revolve around the new and mysterious
believed to be simple class submarines North Korea has been mass-producing since at least
2014 and that are capable of launching
nuclear-armed ballistic missiles
North Korean War doctrine this bulletin explains involve its inflicting massive casualties
upon its American South Korean and Japanese enemies while at the same time it protects its regime's
political and military leaders in what has become one the largest underground tunnel systems in the world numbering between
6000 to
8000 and that can flood South Korea with over 30,000 North Korean troops within hours of an outbreak in hostilities
with US Defense Secretary
General James mad dog mat is having stated just weeks ago that North Korea would face an effect of an overwhelming military
Response from America and its allies should it use its nuclear
Weapons this bulletin warns not being fully understood by the West is that North Korea is not only
prepared for such an attack it believes that the millions of civilian
Casualties it can inflict will force these Western powers and to defeat as China will never allow these forces to go north of the 38th
parallel
This bulletin concludes by noting the mod grave concern of the two Russian
Servicemen killed just hours ago and Syria by what is believed to be Islamic state terrorists artillery fire, but that if the investigation?
Implicates the u.s.. In any way the Americans will have more to worry about the North Korea alone. We are anonymous
We are legion we do not forgive. We do not forget
expect us
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Iranian protests: World is watching response, US warns - Duration: 4:48.
Iranian protests: World is watching response, US warns
The US says the world is watching how Iranian authorities respond to anti-government protests that have broken out in several cities.
A White House statement said Iranians were fed up with the regimes corruption and its squandering of the nations wealth to fund terrorism.
The US State Department condemned the arrests of dozens of protesters.
Thousands of people are said to have joined demonstrations in the cities of Kermanshah, Rasht, Isfahan and Qom.
The protests spread to the capital, Tehran, on Friday and social media footage showed a heavy police presence there.
It is the biggest display of public dissent since huge pro-reform rallies in 2009.
The Iranian government should respect their peoples rights, including their right to express themselves.
The world is watching, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter.
The US State Department urged all nations to publicly support the Iranian people and their demands for basic rights and an end to corruption.
What is Iran saying about the protests?.
First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has suggested that government opponents are behind the protests, according to comments reported by state broadcaster IRIB.
He said: Some incidents in the country these days are on the pretext of economic problems, but it seems there is something else behind them.
They think by doing this they harm the government, but it will be others who ride the wave..
Earlier, Fars news agency reported that protesters in Kermanshah had destroyed some public property and were dispersed.
The governor-general of Tehran said that any such gatherings would be firmly dealt with by the police, who are out in force on the main roads.
Hassan Rouhani, the president who moved left.
Iranians urge Rouhani not to disappoint.
Officials in Mashhad said the protest was organised by counter-revolutionary elements, and video online showed police using water cannon.
Meanwhile state TV said rallies were due to take place on Saturday to commemorate 2009 demonstrations held in support of the then conservative government of Mahmud Ahmedinejad.
Those demonstrations were in response to protests by reformists over a disputed election which returned Mr Ahmedinejad to power.
How did the demonstrations begin?.
The current protests started in the north-eastern city of Mashhad - the countrys second most-populous - on Thursday.
People there took to the streets to express anger at the government over high prices, and vented their fury against President Hassan Rouhani.
Fifty-two people were arrested for chanting harsh slogans.
The protests spread to other cities in the north-east, and some developed into broader demonstrations against the authorities, calling for the release of political prisoners and an end to police beatings.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presents his budget for 2018-2019 on December 10, 2017.
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Nigerian air force says US agrees to sell it $593 million worth of Super Tucano fighter planes
ABUJA (Reuters) - The Nigerian air force said on Wednesday the United States had agreed to sell fighter planes to Nigeria, as the West African country continues its eight-year conflict with Islamist insurgency Boko Haram.
The sale of the 12 A29 Super Tucano aircraft, with weapons and services, is worth $593 million.
The US ambassador to Nigeria presented the letters of offer and acceptance, the official agreement to make the sale, to the countrys air force earlier on Wednesday, the air force statement said.
The agreements are expected to be signed and necessary payments made before Feb.
20, the statement said, adding that the US State Department has already approved the sale.
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North Korea's Greatest Wish: How the U.S.–South Korea Alliance Could Die - Duration: 11:04.
North Korea's Greatest Wish: How the U.S.–South Korea Alliance Could Die
With North Korea rapidly expanding its nuclear and missile capabilities, maintaining a robust U.S.–South Korean alliance is vital. Unfortunately, there is a ticking time-bomb that threatens to throw the alliance in a tailspin.
This time-bomb is the upcoming renegotiation of the burden sharing agreement known as the Special Measures Agreement (SMA). The current five-year SMA, negotiated in 2014, will expire in 2018, meaning negotiations will need to begin soon.
Financial matters between allies can always be touchy, and the combination of Donald Trump's "America First" foreign policy and Moon Jae-in's Korean nationalism could make this round particularly toxic.
If handled correctly, however, Trump and Moon can revitalize the alliance and put it on a more sustainable footing for years to come.
Under the current SMA, South Korea covers approximately 50 percent of nonpersonnel costs (about $821 million in 2016) and contributes $9 billion towards the relocation of U.S. bases in South Korea.
Negotiations of the 2014 agreement were tense, with anti-American protests and some South Korean lawmakers calling the talks "humiliating." During the process, Seoul's primary concern was a lack of transparency and control over how South Korean contributions were used.
These concerns were addressed in the 2014 SMA by requiring the United States to report to the Republic of Korea (ROK) on how the funds are used.
Nonetheless, they are certain to reappear in the new negotiations, especially with Moon's party now in control.
For the United States, the biggest concern is getting Seoul to contribute more to its own defense. This concern long predated the current U.S. administration, but it will be especially important to President Trump.
As a presidential candidate, Trump went so far as to suggest that if Seoul did not cover "100 percent" of alliance costs the United States should be "prepared to walk," leaving South Koreans to "defend themselves." As president, Trump has made increased alliance contributions a cornerstone of his foreign policy, meaning he is unlikely to back down in SMA talks.
Interestingly, however, the U.S. president might find his South Korean counterpart to be an ideal partner.
While Trump and Moon have widely divergent views on how to deal with the North Korean threat, both agree that South Korea should have more responsibility for its own defense.
Despite widely being thought of as a dove, Moon is calling for a 7 percent increase in defense spending in 2018. He has also pushed the United States to loosen restrictions on South Korea's missile capabilities and is seeking nuclear submarines.
Moon's interest in strengthening South Korea's military capabilities is part of his desire to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) over ROK forces.
The United States first gained OPCON over ROK forces during the Korean War and has made the transfer of wartime OPCON conditional on increased South Korean military capabilities.
President Moon and much of his South Korean left-wing base are Korean nationalists who consider OPCON a pressing sovereignty issue.
It is easy to imagine how the two nationalist presidents could butt heads in the upcoming burden sharing negotiation. President Trump is widely unpopular in South Korea and could easily make undiplomatic comments that could inflame latent ROK anti-Americanism.
President Moon's left-wing allies are already distrustful of the United States and will likely press him to drive a hard bargain. Perceptions of bad faith on either side flamed by public comments or protests in Seoul could easily poison alliance relations.
Park administration kept parts of 'comfort women' agreement secret 0.
The South Korean government said in a report Wednesday that it failed to gather adequately the opinions of former "comfort women", who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II, before reaching a deal with Japan in 2015 meant to address the issue.
Moon said that though the deal was an official promise approved by the leaders of both countries, he as a president of South Korea should make it clear again that the comfort women issue can not be resolved by the 2015 deal.
On the term "irreversible" in the agreement, the task force said South Korea initially used the word to make Japan's apology more "official", but it was later distorted in context when Tokyo used it to describe the "comfort women" issue, in subsequent talks.
The South Korean government will now review the panel's findings and consult again with victims, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told a news conference.
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, who is visiting the Middle East, in a statement said, "The deal was reached by the leaders of the two countries who were elected democratically".
Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted an unnamed Japanese government source as saying it had now become hard for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit South Korea in time for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February, in a potential sign of chilling ties.
"The previous administration under former President Park Geun-hye used resolving the comfort women issue as a prerequisite to improving bilateral ties between South Korea and Japan, but its inflexible responses resulted in several burdens", it added.
The countries resolved to refrain from criticising each other over the issue at global forums, and South Korea agreed to "make efforts" to secure the removal of statues honouring the women, including one outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
Japan has often expressed its displeasure over civic groups' movement to build "girl statues" embodying comfort women across South Korea and in other countries.
The Park government also lacked communications with the victims and failed to get understanding and agreement from the victims, the review report said, noting that the 2015 deal was reached from the government perspective.
"Thus, unless the issues surrounding "responsibility" is completely resolved, the "comfort women" issue remains fundamentally unresolved even if the victims received the money". Then South Korean government replied that it will make efforts to appropriately resolve that issue.
"It has been confirmed that the 2015 comfort women negotiation between South Korea had serious flaws, both in process and content", Mr Moon said in a statement read out by his spokesman.
Kono, on the other hand, remained resolute, saying: "The Japan-South Korea agreement is an agreement between the two governments and one that has been highly appreciated by worldwide society".
"In addition, action will be taken carefully in consideration of any impact that it could have on the relations between South Korea and Japan".
Behind the scenes, Japan demanded South Korea not use the word "sex slave", and the South Korean side replied that it only used the word "comfort women" in the past, actually accepting Japan's demand, according to the report.
There are now 32 surviving "comfort women" victims in South Korea.
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