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The Duchess of Sussex's friends Amal Clooney and Serena Williams organised a lavish baby shower at The Mark hotel in the Upper East Side
A crib was seen being wheeled in to the plush venue but it was a much smaller gift that has caught the eye of royal watchers
Meghan showed off what could have been one of the gifts as she stepped out wearing an 18-karat gold 'mommy' necklace
The heartwarming piece of jewellery by Jennifer Meyer costs £650 and is believed to be a new addition to her royal wardrobe
Meghan's necklace was spotted as she headed back home to see Prince Harry after five days in the Big Apple
The 37-year-old cut a casual figure in a pair of black leggings teamed with a tight jumper which showed off her blossoming baby bump
The duchess, who is seven months pregnant, completed the look with a long camel coat, trainers and a black baseball cap
The baby shower was hosted at The Mark's penthouse suite, which costs an eye-watering £57,000 ($75,000) a night
A host of celebrity guests were seen arriving including Meghan's former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer, makeup artist Daniel Martin and designer Misha Nonoo, who is thought to be the mystery pal who set up Meghan and Harry
Meghan's best friend and stylist Jessica Mulroney was also on the guest list. But Meghan's mother Doria Ragland, who lives in Los Angeles, was noticeably absent
No expense was spared for the special occasion, with stacks of flowers and presents taken into the hotel ahead of the event
And many of Meghan's friends were carrying gift bags as they arrived at the venue
The baby shower was the highlight of Meghan's five-day trip to New York, the first time she has crossed the pond since her royal wedding
The mother-to-be, who is due to give birth in April or May, was spotted out and about in the Big Apple flanked by security
Meghan visited Upper East Side hotel The Surrey, celebrity haunt The Polo Bar, the Met Breuer art museum and she even enjoyed macarons at luxury bakery Ladurée
Last night, the former actress returned to London by private jet at an estimated cost of of £96,000
She will have a few days to rest before setting off to Morocco with Harry for a three-day royal visit
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The Duchess of Sussex flew across the pond on Friday to spend five days in her beloved New York for relaxing break, during which she has enjoyed good food, done shopping and experienced afternoon tea in the fashionable SoHo district
But today is believed to be the day most anticipated by royal watchers, during which 15 of Meghan's closest friends will throw her a baby shower party
Staff members were spotted taking inside the heavily guarded The Mark hotel in the Upper East Side a dozen suitcases from "Away" Luxury Luggage brand, believed to be party favors for those who are invited to Meghan's baby shower
A cotton candy machine was also brought inside the building. And harpist Erin Hill herself was seen pushing inside her instrument, sparking speculations the fashionable duchess has chosen her to entertain her guests during the party
Shortly after 6pm GMT guests started arriving, welcomed by fans and well-wishers
George Clooney's wife Amal, fashion designer Misha Nonoo and Mrs Mulroney, who is believed to have organised the event, were spotted entering The Mark wearing stunning outfits and carrying bags of what is safe to believe being gifts for the mother-to-be
READ MORE: Meghan Markle's 'SECRET' baby shower: HUGE security operation underway outside hotel It is not known whether the party is reserved to friends or Meghan's beloved mum, Doria Ragland, will also take part to the celebrations
Ms Ragland was spotted walking her dog in Los Angeles on Tuesday, but hasn't been seen in the streets of her city on Wednesday
A source who spoke to Harper's Bazaar had previously confirmed Meghan was on a relaxing solo trip organised months ago, where she would meet her friends and respect the American tradition of the baby shower
They said: "The trip is a lovely chance to catch up with friends and spend time in a city she loves
"This will be the last time a lot of them will see Meg until after the baby is born so it's nice to share precious moments
" The New York break took the public by surprise, but the source revealed it had been carefully planned for months
They added: "It's been a relaxing visit. Nothing beats face time with your friends
"Meg will be flying home refreshed and relaxed - and with a lot of new baby clothes
" The trip to New York comes when Meghan is believed to be approximately 30 weeks into her pregnancy
Most airlines allow pregnant women to get on their plane until the 37th week, and the NHS advices not to fly after the 38th week
The relaxing break to New York was welcomed by Meghan's half sister, Samantha Markle, who however urged the duchess to take advantage of it and go visit their father
Speaking to the MailOnline, Samantha said: "Setting all personal things aside, I understand a baby shower is an exciting time – it's about getting with friends, getting things ready for the baby
"But you are on this continent Meghan and I would just really love to see her have contact with my dad while she's here
"Life is very short and you never know when you're going to get that opportunity again so it would seem par for the course and I hope it happens
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Meghan Fashion - Meghan Markle surprises friends with UNUSUAL decision at baby shower - 'Very sweet - Duration: 4:47.
Meghan Markle celebrated the upcoming arrival of her first baby with husband Harry at a private baby shower in the exclusive The Mark Hotel in New York
The Duchess of Sussex is reported to have received numerous presents for the royal tot – some of which appear to suggest the gender of the baby – but friend Gayle King revealed Meghan surprised them all with her decision not to open the gifts
The CBS anchorwoman said the Duchess had decided to wait until her return to London to make sure Harry was available to open the presents with her
Asked what she had decided to get Meghan, Ms King said: "If I told you I would have to kill you because she didn't open any of the gifts because she wants to do that when she and Harry are back together
"So I really don't know what everybody got her. I got something I think is very nice
But she is a very private person so I think she should decide what she wants to say about this
"A good time was had by all, that's what I'll say." Ms King also shed some light on the activities Meghan and her friends enjoyed at the event, saying the Duchess had "generously" donated the flowers to a New York charity after she and the guests had learned how to arrange bouquets from an expert
READ MORE: Royal SNUB: The reason Kate Middleton did NOT attend Meghan Markle's baby shower REVEALED She continued: "I hope she won't mind me sharing this because I've never seen anything like this at a baby shower
They did flower decoration – flower arranging – they brought in someone to explain how to arrange flowers
"We all each made an individual vase and then Meghan got in touch with an organisation I had never heard of, Repeat Roses, and all of those were donated to different charities
I thought that was a very sweet thing. "It speaks to who she is. She is very kind, very generous, and a really, really sweet person
I think her friends just wanted to celebrate her." Genevieve Hillis, Meghan's best friends and fellow sorority sister at Northwestern University, had tennis superstar Serena Williams help her arrange the exclusive baby shower at the end of a five-day visit to New York before the Duchess flew back to London
A host of celebrity guests were seen arriving including Meghan's former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer and designer Misha Nonoo, who is thought to be the mystery pal who set up Meghan and Harry
Meghan's best friend and stylist Jessica Mulroney was also on the guest list but Meghan's mother Doria Ragland, who lives in Los Angeles, was noticeably absent
Sister-in-law Kate was also absent from the bash as she was reportedly on a ski holiday with her husband Prince Harry and their three children – George, Charlotte and Louis
The Cambridges chose this time because it is the half-term holiday so Prince George, 5, would not be at school
A Royal source told The Sun the family has gone on a "snow-filled holiday". While Kate missed out on the celebrations Meghan enjoyed the company of her A-lister friends, including Human Rights lawyer Amal Clooney and make-up artist Daniel Martin
Mr Martin sparked speculation among royal fans that Meghan and Harry could soon be welcoming a baby boy after he shared a sweet photo of the baby-themed treats guests were given at the party
The photo show biscuits shaped and decorated in white and pale blue icing - indicating that Meghan could be expecting a baby boy
The biscuits feature a stork carrying a newborn in a blanket with a blue tinge, as well as a rattle and a bib with the word "baby" written in black icing
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Meghan Fashion - Meghan Markle's £3.3k New York baby shower outfit revealed? Latest pricey designer - Duration: 3:12.
Meghan Markle was seen heading from her car into her baby shower last night, according to reports
The Duchess and former-actress was bundled into the building by burly security guards
She is thought to be in NYC for a five day trip. The shower is taking part at an Upper East Side hotel
Fifteen people are said to be attending the event, which is an American tradition that sees friends give the mother-to-be gifts for the baby
The Duchess of Sussex chose an outfit worth £3,300 for the baby shower. Notably, she wore a coat from friend Victoria Beckham, who was said to be close to the former-actress when she moved to the UK to be with the Duke of Sussex
Meghan donned the 'Tailored Slim Coat' from Victoria Beckham, which costs £2,250
The coat is 100 per cent Cashmere, and is described by the Victoria Beckham website as "a tailored coat inspired by classic men's outerwear, impeccably tailored for a slim fit, accentuating the silhouette of the body
" A fan of pricey designer garments, Meghan appeared to carry a brand new high end bag
She clutched the Saint Laurent East West Shopping Tote Bag in grey, which costs £822
95. Mysteriously, the mother-to-be carried two hats. She wore the Helene Berman London grey flat cap, which costs around £50
However, in her left hand she carried the Rag & Bone Wide Brim Wool Fedora, which costs £195
00. All in all, the whole look costs £3,317.95. However, Meghan might be wearing garments worth more, as it is not visible what she is wearing underneath her expensive coat
Meghan Markle's letter, written by five friends and published in People Magazine, may have caused more of a rift within the Royal Family
A royal expert has branded the move 'unBritish'. Royal expert Russell Myers told Christine Lampard, standing in for Lorraine Kelly on Lorraine this morning, said: "I understand the palace haven't been too understanding of the recent controversy, Meghan's friends getting involved and writing this puff piece in People magazine
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Meghan Fashion - Priyanka Chopra in LA while Meghan Markle in NYC for baby shower - Duration: 3:55.
Priyanka Chopra does not seem to be attending her friend Meghan Markle's baby shower at The Mark hotel in New York City on Tuesday
The Quantico actress shared an Instagram photo that same day that suggested she was on the west coast as she tagged the post Beverly Hills
'Mellow yellow' was all she said in her caption.The actresses have been friends since January 2016 when they bonded at an Elle Women in Television event
Chopra attended Meghan and Harry's splashy royal wedding England in May 2018. She wore a light purple suit and was seen mingling with James Corden
But Meghan did not go to Priyanka's wedding to Nick Jonas in India in December.And the two pals have not been seen together in recent months even though Chopra has made trips to London
In 2017 Meghan said she and Priyanka became friends easily. 'You know when you meet someone and you just click?' said Markle
'It was just an easy, natural progression. We've managed to keep in touch via email and text, and try to see each other whenever we're both in the same town
'The Duchess of Sussex - who is pregnant with her and Prince Harry's first child - has jetted across the pond to mark the impending arrival of her little girl or boy with her friends and family
Meghan's stylist Jessica Mulroney has been co-ordinating the event, which will take place at the exclusive Mark Hotel on the Upper East Side of Manhattan
And they will be joined by 15 of her closest friends. Details of the party are being kept private
But Meghan's former Suits co-stars Abigail Spencer has already been seen heading to the shower
And she carried a blue bag suggesting the Markle is having a son.It is also thought Benita Litt, whose daughters Rylan and Remi took part in Meghan's wedding, and Sarah Rafferty will also be in attendance
Other famous faces expected to be on the guest list includes Amal Clooney and Serena Williams
Before her shower, Maeghan was seen in a bespoke coat as she headed to the Met Breuer museum
Meghan has been in New York for a few days now, spending her time with Jessica. The duo visited Laduree in SoHo over the weekend before heading shopping for some baby clothes
Meanwhile, Meghan's husband Prince Harry recently admitted impending fatherhood has made him more aware of his 'responsibility' to the world
Speaking at a Commonwealth youth discussion in London last month, he said: 'As someone who is about to become a father, I am acutely aware of our shared responsibility to make this world more resilient and its inhabitants more accountable for the next generation
The only way to see real progress is not by chance, it's by change.'
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One of the guests at Meghan Markle's $300,000 baby shower is opening up about her afternoon with the Duchess of Sussex
Gayle King said on CBS This Morning that she and other guests were taught how to arrange flowers at the party, and that Markle then donated those arrangements to various charities
She also said that she could not reveal the gift that she purchased for Markle because the guest of honor did not open any of her presents, choosing instead to wait until she got back to London and was with Prince Harry
Scroll down for video It was unclear if King would say anything at all about the shower in the lead-up to the segment
Meghan Markle's friends threw her a baby shower in New York yesterday, a couple of months before her due date in April,' said King's co-host Bianna Golodryga
'She arrived at the Upper East Side venue yesterday amid tight security. The party included some big-name guests including Amal Clooney, Serena Williams, and our very own queen Gayle King
' Nora O'Donnell the immediately turned to King and asked: 'How was it?King very diplomatically replied: 'A good time was had by all
' O'Donnell then asked: 'What did you get her?'King then fired off the standard, 'If I told you I would have to kill you' line, suggesting she might not be game to spill any details
That was not the case.'She didn't open any of the gifts because she wants to do that when she goes back to London, when she and Harry are back together,' explained King
'I don't know what everybody got. I think I got something I think is very nice. But you know, she's a very private person
I think she should decide what she wants to say about this.'Immediately after saying that, King decided to share a story from the shower
'I hope she won't mind me sharing this because I've never seen anything like this at a baby shower
They did flower decorations. They had flower arranging, they brought in somebody to explain how to arrange flowers,' King told her co-hosts
'We all each made an individual vase. And then Meghan, at her request, they got in touch with an organization I've never heard of with, Repeat Roses, and they're all donated to different charities
I thought that was a very sweet thing.'King then added: 'It just speaks to who she is
She's kind, she's very generous. And a really, really sweet person.'Repeat Roses is not in fact a charity, but rather a business that charges a fee to breakdown events and will then donate the flowers to to patients in hospices, cancer treatment centers, mental health facilities, domestic abuse and homeless shelters
Prices start at $1750, and on the website the first thing visitors see is that the company was featured in O The Oprah Magazine
King then revealed that the shower was hosted by Serena Williams, Jessica Mulroney and Genevieve, who has been Markle's best friend since the age of 17 when they met at Northwestern
'It was a small, private affair, and a special time for her,' said King. 'Having a baby is a great thing
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The Duchess of Sussex has flown to New York to spend time with friends, celebrate her pregnancy and have retail therapy before her baby arrives
Meghan was in New York for five days, for her first trip to the Big Apple since marrying Prince Harry in May last year
She has now landed back in the UK, but there are more travel plans to come for pregnant Meghan, as this coming weekend she will fly to Morocco for an official visit with her husband
Harper's Bazaar reported Meghan landed in New York on February 15 to have "five nights of rest, shopping and good food with some of her closest and most loyal pals
"The trip is a lovely chance to catch up with friends and spend time in a city she loves
"This will be the last time a lot of them will see Meg until after the baby is born so it's nice to share precious moments
"Meghan is rumoured to be staying at The Mark, a hotel in the Upper East Side which has hosted famous faces such as Oprah Winfrey, Marc Jacobs and Novak Djokovic in the past
Read More: Meghan Markle told by Samantha to meet her father during New York trip The hotel is also, according to several media outlets, where Meghan's best friend Jessica Mulroney last night hosted a baby shower for close friends
Decorations and flowers were seen being carried into the hotel, alongside masses of spring flowers in varying colours and a huge orange tree
Harpist Erin Hill was also been seen arriving at the hotel on Wednesday with her harp triggering speculation she will be entertaining the baby shower attendees
Staff were also seen taking a dozen suitcases from luxury luggage brand "Away" into the hotel, perhaps party favours for Meghan's guests
A cotton candy machine was also spotted being brought to the hotel, as well as a baby crib by babyletto - believed to be a gift for the Duchess
According to Tatler, Meghan will be having her baby shower in The Mark's penthouse suite, which extends over two floors and consists of five bedrooms, four fireplaces, six bathrooms and two powder rooms
The suite costs £60,000 per night and also features a 2,500 square foot rooftop terrace with a view over Central Park
Meghan's former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer has arrived at the hotel, as well as tennis star and close friend of the Duchess, Serena Williams
Human rights lawyer and actor George Clooney's wife Amal Clooney also attended the lavish bash on Wednesday
Fashion designer Misha Nonoo, who is rumoured to have introduced Meghan to Prince Harry has also been seen arriving
During her time in New York so far Meghan has visited bakery Laduree, had lunch at The Surrey Hotel and met with friends last night at The Polo Bar
Meghan and close friends Serena Williams, Markus Anderson and Jessica Mulroney were all spotted arriving at the swanky polo-themed Ralph Lauren bar and restaurant
A source has told US Weekly Meghan had also been spotted shopping at Bonpoint, a Parisian baby boutique
The Duchess has today (Thursday) flown home to London, ready for another trip - this time to Morocco - over the weekend
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we're also making the second summit a success officials from Pyongyang and
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North Korea and the US are expected to begin their second round of negotiations
as early as Thursday to discuss the agenda for their upcoming summits
according to the Washington Post US Special Representative for North Korea
Stephen beacon arrived in Hanoi late Wednesday evening
the report says vigan will hold talks with his counterpart Kim Akhtar to
clinch a detailed agreement that satisfies President Trump and withstands
the concerns of hardliners who warned that the north is not to be trusted
North Korea Special Representative for US affairs of the state affairs
commission Kim Yorkshire also arrived in the Vietnamese capital on the same day
after flying via Beijing he was accompanied by Kim song a head of the
unification strategy office at the United Front apartments and check on air
the acting director general for the foreign ministry's North American
affairs department in their first meeting in Pyongyang earlier this month
the two sides reportedly discussed the north shutdown of its younger nuclear
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that feel comfortable coming to the VA Medical Center
for their care,
but we want to get them more integrated in their communities.
And doing that through the arts
has been a very natural progression.
Getting them comfortable in creating art,
going to a community art center,
feeling part of that community base,
has been really healing and helpful for the participants.
So this therapy for me and others as we say
we... we... we have a group dynamics where we can laugh,
we can joke, and we speak the same language,
whether it be through the pain or our struggles,
but at the same time we motivate each other in here,
and we are being creative and productive at the same time.
Through these classes not only are they finding a home
for groups of veterans to... to come together
and have a shared experience,
but they are also finding community with the instructors
and the people that they are working alongside
with that may not be veterans,
but they are making these new connections in a space
that they probably wouldn't have come to on their own.
I have worked with the BRAVEHeARTS Program
for the ceramics component,
photography component,
painting component,
and now the metal work component,
and I find it very... very beneficial.
A lot of veterans because they struggle with PTSD,
the art helps them with their mental health
helps the right side of their brain
with visualization, it helps with so many things.
I have recently developed my art talent
that I have kind of been on the back-burner
while I was in the military,
and I heard about this and I said, I have never welded.
It sounded intriguing and I have never done metal sculpture
and I said it's a challenge.
I had the opportunity so I did.
The veterans are self-motivated people.
They are... they come in and they are ready to work.
Get... get the job done whatever it is.
In metal sculpture
there is a lot of tedious kind of boring stuff,
grinding, whatever.
These guys just went right after it, you know,
half-hour, 45 minutes grinding away without stopping, so...
It's a great class.
The welding class, I guess, just art in general
because I... I have never been an artist
and I have never been associated with anything like this;
and let me tell you, looking at that eagle,
gives me a lot of pride.
It's just like being in the military.
We've been utilizing teamwork
and everyone is trying to help, and pitch in
come up with a solution if there is an issue that comes up.
I... I had a major operation this year
and I thought it might be
helpful to work with some other guys
and get back on my feet a little bit.
I... I think the final project is going to really look nice.
Once we get it set, once we get it all polished up,
and everything, working on Sundays anyway,
it's going to be really nice!
In the long term they are going to have better success
in sense of achievements.
It helped them be more aware of themselves.
So, I would recommend it as a continued program ongoing,
and more veterans should be more engaged it.
The arts at the end of the day can...
can be challenging people.
They might say, I don't like art,
but if they would really honestly give it a chance,
they would see the real strong benefits of it.
I have been working with veterans for a long time,
and from working with them for years,
they never expected that art can actually
help transform their thinking
and help their mental health.
So, I always recommend it for any veteran,
if they are really give it a chance,
it would definitely help improve their mental health.
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Trump to leave 200 troops in Syria AFTER US withdrawal for UNSPECIFIED time - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 3:07.
Trump to leave 200 troops in Syria AFTER US withdrawal for UNSPECIFIED time
THE United States are set to leave 200 troops in Syria for a while after the withdrawal,
the White House confirmed today.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said this would be for peacekeeping purposes.
She said: "A small peacekeeping group of about 200 will remain in Syria for a period
of time."
In December, President Donald Trump ordered a withdrawal of the 2,000 US soldiers in Syria,
after the defeat of ISIS in the region.
However, he was urged to leave some forces to help protect Kurds, who supported the fight
against the terrorist group, now under threat from Turkey.
Therefore, 10 percent of the US military in Syria will remain after the withdrawal.
The decision was announced after Trump spoke to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the
phone.
A White House statement said that the two leaders agreed to "continue coordinating
on the creation of a potential safe zone" regarding Syria.
Ms Sanders added that Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan and Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs General Joseph Dunford would be hosting their Turkish counterparts in Washington this
week for further talks.
A senior administration official said Trump's decision had been in the works for some time.
It is unclear how long the troops will be expected to remain in the area or where exactly
they will be deployed.
However, this action could pave the way for allies in Europe to help set up the safezone
in northeastern Syria.
The senior administration official said: "This is a clear direction to our allies and coalition
members that we will be on the ground in some capacity."
The remaining forces could also help quell concerns that leaving Syria completely would
allow ISIS to gather strength again.
In December, the President announced: "We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason
for being there during the trump presidency."
The Kurds, armed and supported by the US, have fought the majority of the battle in
Syria.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian/Syriac forces
has lost more than 1,500 men in the four-year fight to defeat the extremists.
Last year, as the fighting against ISIS slowed, Turkey sent forces to oust Kurdish militants
from an enclave in northwestern Syria.
The US, torn between their relationship with Turkey and the Kurds, refused to intervene,
leading the latter to claim they were "more mistress than bride".
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Trump, Abe discuss upcoming N. Korea-U.S. summit over phone - Duration: 0:33.
yes president Donald Trump has spoken with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
a about the upcoming summit between Pyongyang and Washington according to
Kyodo news agency the two allies during their phone call on Wednesday reaffirmed
their commitment towards achieving North Korea's complete denuclearization they
also asked Trump to raise the issue of Japanese abductees at the upcoming
summit and always said that Trump agreed to do so according to the Japanese
Foreign Ministry the two leaders agreed to have another phone conversation after
the summit
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Idiot Trump Has Started A New Cold War With Russia - Duration: 4:06.
Recently, as we all know, Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the inf treaty that
we had with Russia, uh, which was the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty.
It basically helped to end the Cold War, the signing of it, and it said, listen, we're
not going to create these intermediate range nuclear missiles to hit your country from,
you know, a little bit further away than what we could do now.
And Russia said, okay, that sounds good.
We won't do it either.
That's the gist of this treaty.
You know, we're not going to make these intermediate to long range nuclear missiles so that we
can hit you with a nuke from the comfort of our own home.
Trump pulled us out of that very weirdly and a lot of people were saying, well, this is
a gift of Bladimir Putin.
And as I said from the beginning, no it's not.
This is a gift to the defense industry.
But the reason I'm bringing this back up again is because yesterday Vladimir Putin announced
that any effort by the United States to move nuclear weapons closer to Russia is going
to be met with a similar response from Russia itself.
So if we move nukes closer to Russia, Russia's going to move nukes closer to the United States.
If we get closer to that, they're going to get closer than that.
We have once again entered this new Cold War, uh, you know, reminiscent of the Cuban missile
crisis, which this is exactly what happened during the Cuban missile crisis.
And it's all because of Donald Trump pulling us out of this treaty for no real reason whatsoever.
Now, the State Department claims that rush had been violating it, they'd been violating
it.
Unfortunately, they were not able to offer any concrete evidence to prove that Russia
was violating this treaty.
And let's keep in mind, you know, same State Department, different players for the most
part, some of the old players are still there, but it's the same State Department that swore
up and down that Saddam Hussein was creating weapons of mass destruction, that he had those
aluminum tubes in the yellow cake.
I'm sure we all remember those talking points that turned out to be completely false and
now we're supposed to trust those same people to tell us that know Russia was violating
a treaty.
So we're pulling out of it and now Russia says, okay, well you're going to end up putting
nukes closer to us, so we're going to put some nukes closer to you.
Once again, going back to the height of the Cold War and it is 100% because of Donald
Trump's stupidity.
Vladimir Putin is a lot of things, but one thing, he is not his stupid.
Donald Trump has a lot of things and on the top of that list is stupid.
Vladimir Putin has said he has no intention of striking the U s first because he understands
what that would mean if he were to hit us with a new key, knows he's going to get 10
more fired right back at him.
He is not an idiot, you know, not a great leader.
There's a lot of a questionable deaths that have happened from high ranking officials
and journalists.
The hands of the Russian government.
I'm not making any excuses for them.
They're really not that great.
They're not good people, but they're also not idiots.
Trump is, Trump's the kind of guy who, as we've seen from reports, is more than willing
to launch a nuclear first strike.
So what's going to happen when he finally gets pissed off and decides to do that?
This is not going to end well, and this is what you get when you elect a president who
has no idea how to be a statesman, no idea how to actually negotiate with other countries
in is relying on the same faulty intelligence officials who helped lie us into the Iraq
war.
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Putin's New Missile Threat Against America - Duration: 2:34.
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Who holds the power in potential U.S.-China trade war? - Duration: 5:26.
JUDY WOODRUFF: With U.S.-China trade negotiations now in high gear, President Trump recently
suggested that he might delay the latest round of tariffs on China, scheduled to take effect
March 1.
So, is the United States in a trade war with China, or not?
Our economics correspondent, Paul Solman, explains, as part of our weekly series Making
Sense, which airs every Thursday.
DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: I love tariffs, but I also love them to negotiate.
PAUL SOLMAN: In any negotiation, as the president's book "The Art of the Deal" stressed, the key
question, who's got the power?
America, trying to suggest it does, has trotted out a major economic weapon, tariffs imposed
on Chinese products, taxes on goods coming into the country from China, that is.
Tariffs make Chinese exports more expensive by raising their prices here, which protects
American manufacturers from cheaper competition, punishes the Chinese and their economy.
China responded to the Trump tariffs in kind.
It retaliated with tariffs on American exports, targeting U.S. products from Trump strongholds,
soybeans, for example.
MAN: I have been in the news lately because I'm caught in the middle of a trade war involving
the two powerful countries of China and the United States.
PAUL SOLMAN: The result, in both countries, higher costs for consumers and businesses
which use imports, which is why most economists hate tariff wars.
The total costs, they insist, far outweigh the total benefits, short term and long, or,
as Chinese Internet billionaire Jack Ma put it:
JACK MA, Chinese Business Magnate: Trade war is the most stupid thing in this world.
PAUL SOLMAN: So, we impose tariffs, China does the same.
But is it an even tit-for-tat?
Yasheng Huang is a professor at the MIT Sloan School of management.
YASHENG HUANG, MIT Sloan School of Management: China is a disadvantage for two reasons.
One is that the total share of trade with Chinese GDP is much higher than it is for
the United States.
Secondly, Chinese economy is slowing down.
And the Chinese exporting industry employs a massive number of people.
So it's actually quite big on China, the Chinese economy.
PAUL SOLMAN: So China is not going to win the tariff game.
What other moves does it have?
How about a bond dump?
China holds more than a trillion dollars worth of U.S. debt.
If it sells off U.S. bonds, the market would be flooded, and the U.S. would have to offer
higher interest rates to lure investors to buy the new bonds we need to keep issuing
to cover our federal debt, growing at a rate of about a million dollars every 30 seconds
or so.
And higher interest rates would cost us a pretty penny.
But what would the effect be on China?
A bond dump has a huge downside, says Huang:
YASHENG HUANG: First of all, there will be other people who come in dying to get a piece
of that.
So that's not going to hurt the U.S.
Secondly, the Chinese are going to get hurt, because whatever that they have remaining
in their holding of the U.S. treasury is going to decrease in value.
PAUL SOLMAN: OK, another move: Squeeze U.S. firms now operating in China; 400-plus Wal-Marts
do business there, more than 5,000 KFCs, more than 3,300 Starbucks.
In fact, the U.S. trade deficit with China nearly vanishes once you include sales by
American firms there.
But how would pressuring U.S. firms or discouraging Chinese citizens from buying American affect
the Chinese economy?
YASHENG HUANG: If you go after foreign companies, you are going to increase unemployment in
the country.
The Chinese manufacturing industry is already experiencing problems.
The private sector of the Chinese economy is experiencing problems.
Doing an economic war to solve economic problems, this is a very, very stupid thing to do, because
you're hurting yourself.
PAUL SOLMAN: And other retaliatory options pose the same risk.
Pull back on the number of Chinese coming here for education?
Devalue their currency?
Hurts the Chinese more, right?
OK, so, finally, it's been suggested that China might make sweetheart trade deals with
other countries, including our allies, cozy up to the rest of the world economically,
that is, leaving us out.
But, again, not so fast, says Professor Huang.
Look what happened after the recent U.S. crackdown on Chinese telecom company Huawei as a national
security threat.
YASHENG HUANG: Australia now is restricting Huawei.
The latest news is Czech Republic is restricting Huawei.
I don't think they want to take on the Trump administration and ally with China against
the United States.
PAUL SOLMAN: And so, at last, we come to the bottom line: China seems at first to have
quite an arsenal of economic options.
But, in the end, they all seem more likely to backfire.
We know it.
They know it.
No wonder they are willing to negotiate.
I'm economics correspondent Paul Solman.
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US Congressman Steve King believes dog fighting should be LEGAL! - Duration: 3:01.
Congressman Steve King [R, Iowa] believes dog fighting should not be illegal in in the
United States.
His explanation for this baffling statement?
Since humans are allowed to fight, why not allow dogs as well?
'It's wrong to rate animals above human being' King opinatined during an interview
at a town hall.
'There is something wrong with society to make it a crime to watch dog fighting, but
there is no law that bans somebody to watch people fight'.
(An audio recording of his statement can be listened below in the video)
If we take King's statements into account, then society should be allowing animals to
enroll in university and get pets to pay their taxes.
The fundamental difference between humans and animals is that humans have a choice.
If a person wants to be a professional boxer, for instance, he is entering a bout fully
aware of what he is doing.
It is his choice.
Dogs are certainly not asked if they are willing to bite each other until they die just so
humans can be entertained.
Those dogs are defenseless, they are MADE to do this against their will!
UPDATE: U.S. Rep. Steve King is picking a fight with
the Humane Society of the United States.
On Jan. 29, the congressman from western Iowa tweeted the following: "The Humane Society
of the United States, I have long referred to as the vegan lobby, is raising money again.
Objective: animals = 2 people."
This tweet triggered a flurry of responses from people accusing King of supporting dog
fighting and being an animal hater.
That, in turn, prompted King to emphatically state that he does not support dog fighting.
Then he added one ill-advised suggestion: "You can check my record."
But we already know what his record show right?
– Read below: Unfortunately, Mr. King has a lot to catch
up.
I have also learned that this is not the first time Congressman King has sparked outrage
in the animal rights community.
1.
In February 2010, King tweeted that he chased and shot a raccoon because the helpless animal
had tried to get into his house during a powerful storm.
2.
In July 2012, King strongly opposed the McGovern amendment (in connection to the 1012 farm
bill) that would have established penalties for knowingly attending an animal fight and
for bringing underage children to such events.
3.
King was also one of the members that voted against an upgrade of penalties for transporting
fighting animals across state lines in 2007.
I strongly believe in free speech, but Congressman King's assertions are simply outrageous
and unacceptable Plese share this with your friends and family.
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Americans detained in Haiti have returned to the US - Duration: 2:10.
Americans detained in Haiti have returned to the US
The five Americans, along with two foreign nationals and one Haitian, were arrested in Haiti over the weekend, Haiti Foreign minister Bocchit Edmond confirmed Monday.
On Wednesday evening, the Americans flew to Miami, a police source told the Miami Herald.
The Haitian daily newspaper, Le Nouvelliste, also cited a police source saying seven of the men who were arrested on Sunday in Haiti for possession of illegal weapons were "transferred to the United States."
CNN has not independently confirmed their arrival in the US.
What we know so far
Prime Minister Jean Henry Ceant told CNN that those who were arrested were "mercenaries" seeking "to target the executive branch of the government." He did not offer any further information to support this allegation.
The men were detained after being stopped during a routine traffic check. Their cars had no license plates and they initially resisted offering identification, according to Haitian authorities.
Haitian police say their cache of weapons included six pistols, six automatic rifles, two drones, five ballistic vests, three satellite phones, a telescope and several license plates. Automatic weapons are not permitted in Haiti.
Arrests amid protests
The arrests came as both Ceant and president Jovenel Moise face calls to resign by Haitians fed up with the countrys economic woes. The countrys capital, Port au Prince, has been rocked by two weeks of, which began February 7.
Moises administration has been under fire for soaring inflation and accusations of corruption.
Several people have been killed in the clashes, according to local media reports. CNN has not been able independently to confirm the exact number of those killed.
The State Department on Thursday issued a Level 4 "Do not travel" travel advisory for Haiti, citing "crime and civil unrest" and "widespread, violent, and unpredictable demonstrations in Port au Prince and elsewhere in Haiti."
All "non emergency US personnel and their families" were ordered to leave Haiti by the State Department, which said the country has "limited ability to provide emergency services to US citizens in Haiti."
"Protests, tire burning and road blockages are frequent and unpredictable," the advisory stated.
"Violent crime, such as armed robbery, is common. Local police may lack the resources to respond effectively to serious criminal incidents, and emergency response, including ambulance service, is limited or non existent."
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Over 1,000 Hate Groups Are Now Active in United States, Civil Rights Group Says The New York Times - Duration: 4:13.
Over 1,000 Hate Groups Are Now Active in United States, Civil Rights Group Says The New York Times
The number of hate groups in the United States rose for the fourth year in a row in 2018, pushed to a record high by a toxic combination of political polarization, anti immigrant sentiment and technologies that help spread propaganda online, the Southern Poverty Law Center said Wednesday.
The law center said the number of hate groups rose by 7 percent last year to 1,020, a 30 percent jump from 2014. That broadly echoes other worrying developments, including a 30 percent increase in the number of hate crimes reported to the F.B.I. from 2015 through 2017 and a surge of right wing violence that the Anti Defamation League said had killed at least 50 people in 2018.
Were seeing a lot of bad trends, Heidi Beirich, the director of the intelligence project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said in an interview on Wednesday. There are more hate groups, more hate crimes and more domestic terrorism in that same vein. It is a troubling set of circumstances.
Ms. Beirich said the increase in extremist activity tracked by her team began in earnest in the early days of the 2016 presidential election, when anxieties over immigration helped propel President Trump to the White House. Before that, she said, the number of hate groups had fallen for three straight years.
Trump has made people in the white supremacist movement move back into politics and the public domain, Ms. Beirich said. He is a critical aspect of this dynamic, but he is not the only reason why the ranks of hate groups are growing. The ability to propagate hate in the online space is key.
The center said in a statement that most hate groups in the United States espoused some form of white supremacist ideology, including neo Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, neo Confederates and white nationalists. It said the number of white nationalist groups jumped by almost 50 percent, to 148 in 2018 from 100.
For the purposes of its study, the center said it considered any organization whose leaders, activities or statement of principles attacks an entire class of people to be a hate group. Violence is not a prerequisite.
The centers findings run parallel to a in the United States that was issued last month by the Anti Defamation Leagues Center on Extremism.
That report said that right wing extremism was linked to every extremist related killing the group tracked in 2018, at least 50, and that jihadist groups were linked to none. It said that made 2018 the deadliest year for right wing extremism since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
The law center and the Anti Defamation League both pointed to at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in October as a symptom of the increasingly combustible mix of anti immigrant sentiment, violence and online conspiracy mongering.
The white supremacist attack in Pittsburgh should serve as a wake up call to everyone about the deadly consequences of hateful rhetoric, Jonathan A. Greenblatt, the president of the Anti Defamation League, said in a statement accompanying its report. Its time for our nations leaders to appropriately recognize the severity of the threat and to devote the necessary resources to address the scourge of right wing extremism.
But the rise in anti immigrant sentiment had also created an equal yet opposite reaction, the Southern Poverty Law Center said. As the number of white supremacist groups rose, so did the number of radical black nationalist groups that espoused anti white, anti Semitic or anti gay and anti transgender views.
The center said the number of those groups had risen to 264 in 2018 from 233 in 2017, but it noted that the influence of black nationalism in mainstream politics was highly limited.
It did, however, point specifically to comments by the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who the center said echoed white supremacist myths of a looming white genocide in his rhetoric about President Trump, whom he has accused of planning genocide against African Americans.
Mr. Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam have been connected to a organization, two of whose national leaders have been accused of sympathizing with Mr. Farrakhan and privately expressing anti Semitic opinions.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is based in Montgomery, Ala., has tracked domestic extremism since 1971, but in recent years conservatives have accused it of politicizing its findings and falsely labeling right leaning organizations as hate groups.
The group paid dollar 3.4 million to Maajid Nawaz, a British campaigner against Islamic extremism who sometimes works with conservative anti Muslim politicians, after it included him on a list of anti Muslim extremists in 2016. Richard Cohen, the centers president, said in a that the inclusion of Mr. Nawaz on the list had been wrong.
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Putin Well target U.S. if Washington deploys missiles in Europe Reuters.com - Duration: 2:10.
Putin Well target U.S. if Washington deploys missiles in Europe Reuters.com
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Over 1,000 Hate Groups Are Now Active in United States, Civil Rights Group Says The New York Times - Duration: 4:13.
Over 1,000 Hate Groups Are Now Active in United States, Civil Rights Group Says The New York Times
The number of hate groups in the United States rose for the fourth year in a row in 2018, pushed to a record high by a toxic combination of political polarization, anti immigrant sentiment and technologies that help spread propaganda online, the Southern Poverty Law Center said Wednesday.
The law center said the number of hate groups rose by 7 percent last year to 1,020, a 30 percent jump from 2014. That broadly echoes other worrying developments, including a 30 percent increase in the number of hate crimes reported to the F.B.I. from 2015 through 2017 and a surge of right wing violence that the Anti Defamation League said had killed at least 50 people in 2018.
Were seeing a lot of bad trends, Heidi Beirich, the director of the intelligence project at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said in an interview on Wednesday. There are more hate groups, more hate crimes and more domestic terrorism in that same vein. It is a troubling set of circumstances.
Ms. Beirich said the increase in extremist activity tracked by her team began in earnest in the early days of the 2016 presidential election, when anxieties over immigration helped propel President Trump to the White House. Before that, she said, the number of hate groups had fallen for three straight years.
Trump has made people in the white supremacist movement move back into politics and the public domain, Ms. Beirich said. He is a critical aspect of this dynamic, but he is not the only reason why the ranks of hate groups are growing. The ability to propagate hate in the online space is key.
The center said in a statement that most hate groups in the United States espoused some form of white supremacist ideology, including neo Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, neo Confederates and white nationalists. It said the number of white nationalist groups jumped by almost 50 percent, to 148 in 2018 from 100.
For the purposes of its study, the center said it considered any organization whose leaders, activities or statement of principles attacks an entire class of people to be a hate group. Violence is not a prerequisite.
The centers findings run parallel to a in the United States that was issued last month by the Anti Defamation Leagues Center on Extremism.
That report said that right wing extremism was linked to every extremist related killing the group tracked in 2018, at least 50, and that jihadist groups were linked to none. It said that made 2018 the deadliest year for right wing extremism since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
The law center and the Anti Defamation League both pointed to at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in October as a symptom of the increasingly combustible mix of anti immigrant sentiment, violence and online conspiracy mongering.
The white supremacist attack in Pittsburgh should serve as a wake up call to everyone about the deadly consequences of hateful rhetoric, Jonathan A. Greenblatt, the president of the Anti Defamation League, said in a statement accompanying its report. Its time for our nations leaders to appropriately recognize the severity of the threat and to devote the necessary resources to address the scourge of right wing extremism.
But the rise in anti immigrant sentiment had also created an equal yet opposite reaction, the Southern Poverty Law Center said. As the number of white supremacist groups rose, so did the number of radical black nationalist groups that espoused anti white, anti Semitic or anti gay and anti transgender views.
The center said the number of those groups had risen to 264 in 2018 from 233 in 2017, but it noted that the influence of black nationalism in mainstream politics was highly limited.
It did, however, point specifically to comments by the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who the center said echoed white supremacist myths of a looming white genocide in his rhetoric about President Trump, whom he has accused of planning genocide against African Americans.
Mr. Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam have been connected to a organization, two of whose national leaders have been accused of sympathizing with Mr. Farrakhan and privately expressing anti Semitic opinions.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which is based in Montgomery, Ala., has tracked domestic extremism since 1971, but in recent years conservatives have accused it of politicizing its findings and falsely labeling right leaning organizations as hate groups.
The group paid dollar 3.4 million to Maajid Nawaz, a British campaigner against Islamic extremism who sometimes works with conservative anti Muslim politicians, after it included him on a list of anti Muslim extremists in 2016. Richard Cohen, the centers president, said in a that the inclusion of Mr. Nawaz on the list had been wrong.
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Vladimir Putin boasts hypersonic nukes can strike US in five minutes - News Live - Duration: 2:48.
Vladimir Putin has warned Donald Trump that Russian missiles could hit the US in just five minutes if tensions escalate
In a chilling message, the Russian president said he is not afraid to start a repeat of the Cuban Missile Crisis
And Putin claimed his country has the edge if it launches a strike first. In 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war - and more than 50 years later relations between Russia and the US are strained as America may deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe
Putin has previously warned Moscow will match any US move by stationing its own missiles closer to the United States or by deploying faster missiles - or both
And speaking to Russian journalists, he said his country could deploy hypersonic missiles on ships and submarines which could lurk outside US territorial waters
He said: "(We're talking about) naval delivery vehicles: submarines or surface ships
"And we can put them, given the speed and range (of our missiles). in neutral waters
Plus they are not stationary, they move and they will have to find them." And he continued: "You work it out
Mach nine (the speed of the missiles) and over 1,000 km (their range)." The US State Department earlier dismissed Putin's warning as propaganda
Putin has said he does not want an arms race with the United States, but that he would have no choice but to act if Washington deployed new missiles in Europe
Some of these missiles might be able to strike Moscow within 10 to 12 minutes. Putin said his naval response to such a move would mean Russia could strike the United States faster than US missiles deployed in Europe could hit Moscow - because the flight time would be shorter
"It (the calculation) would not be in their favour, at least as things stand today
That's for sure." said Putin. Relations between Moscow and Washington were strained, he added, but the tensions were not comparable to those of the Cuban Missile Crisis
"They (the tensions) are not a reason to ratchet up confrontation to the levels of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s
"In any case that's not what we want," said Putin. "If someone wants that, well OK they are welcome
I have set out today what that would mean. "Let them count (the missile flight times)
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'Deserving' Stricker right fit as US skipper - Woods - Duration: 2:13.
Tiger Woods has welcomed the confirmation of Steve Stricker as the United States Ryder Cup captain, labelling his friend and sometime putting coach as "the overwhelming choice"
Woods is a member of the committee which selected Jim Furyk's successor and despite the 51-year-old becoming the first American without a Major to take the role, Woods is certain they have made the right choice for next year's match at Whistling Straits
Stricker has been as an assistant captain in the past three Ryder Cups and was captain of the winning US Presidents Cup team two years ago
The avowed Wisconsinite, who lives only an hour from the course, has named Furyk as his first vice-captain to try to win back the Cup from Pádraig Harrington's Europe team
"All of us felt that it was his time, that he was deserving," Woods said. "What he has done as the leader both in the Presidents Cups and Ryder Cups has been tremendous and we just thought that with his leadership and the way the guys follow Stricks, that he would be the best captain there is for 2020
The players were unanimous, they wanted him as their team leader and we felt the same way on the committee
Everyone knows he's such a nice guy, but beneath all of that exterior is this fieriness and he's also one of the more detail-oriented guys that we know of
" Woods was talking in Mexico City, where he will play in today's first round of the WGC Mexico
It is his first appearance in the country, but despite his eagerness to win his 19th World Golf Championship event, Woods made no secret of the fact that his eye is already on the Masters in April
Non-existent "Augusta started [being on my radar] probably back in October, November," Woods said
"Thinking about shots I would need, clubs I'd be using for the event. Last year's preparation was different and in previous years it was non-existent
" Woods is joined at Club de Golf Chapultepec by Rory McIlroy and four of the world's top five with Shane Lowry also in contention
Justin Rose, England's world No 1, is the most conspicuous absentee, choosing to skip the event after playing in Saudi Arabia earlier this month
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New Smyrna Speedway: Loris Hezemans impresses at his US debut - Duration: 3:45.
Speedweeks at the New Smyrna Speedway in Florida are an integral part of the start into the new racing season in the United States
The World Series of Asphalt takes place annually on the half-mile oval, which is located near the Daytona Beach
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driver Loris Hezemans made his US racing debut this month at New Smyrna and was fast right from the beginning
The Dutch rider made his NASCAR Euro Series debut last year and finished fourth overall in the ELITE 1 Division
He also won the Junior Trophy, which is why he was guaranteed a race in the US. Hezemans drove a late model owned by former NASCAR Truck Series champion Mike Skinner at New Smyrna and convinced from the beginning
The 21-year-old scored a pair of third-place finish in seven races. Hezemans was successful in the Pro Late Model Divisionas he scored three top-five and six top-10 results during the week to collect the most successful performance by a European driver during Speedweeks
In the end, he was ranked third overall in the World Series of Asphalt - a respectable achievement because many American late model pros were also fighting for victory
"Speedweeks has been an amazing experience for me, I have learned a tremendous amount as well as proven that a European driver can be successful in the US," said Hezemans
"I would like thank Mike, Dustin and Jamie Skinner as well as the whole ATF & Gunslinger crew who have been simply great all week! And of course NASCAR and the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for providing such competitive series in the US and in Europe
Racing NWES prepared me perfectly for the environment, the procedures and the rules I found here, greatly speeding up my adaptation to Pro Late Model racing
"I could hold onto the lead for about 8 laps until the No. 81 (car) came flying as he had really saved his tires very well, while I used them a little too much to come back to the front
I tried to defend second but the tires were too far gone. The final third place is still a great result, I am really happy with it
"We are looking to fight for the NWES Championship and win it! I think I can take a huge amount of experience and knowledge back home for our NWES oval race in Venray as well as hopefully open up possibilities to further race in the US and continue developing career in NASCAR
" The 2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season will kick off in Valencia, Spain on April 13-14 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo with the traditional Valencia NASCAR Fest
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Trump ISIS wife wont be allowed to return to United States - Duration: 5:32.
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Hoda Muthana was born in New Jersey. She wants to come home and face the U.S. justice system, her familys lawyer tells USA TODAY.
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WASHINGTON ľ President Donald Trump said Wednesday that an American woman who was the bride of an Islamic State fighter and now wants to come home will not be allowed back in the United States.
I have instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he fully agrees, not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the Country! Trump wrote on Twitter.
Muthana traveled to Syria and marriedáand hadáa child with an ISIS fighter and now wants to face the U.S. justice system.
But Pompeo said earlier Wednesday that Muthanaáis not an American citizen and "does not have any legal basis, no valid U.S. passport, no right to a passport," contradictingástatements by her familyáand her Florida based lawyer, who said she was born ináHackensack, New Jersey, in 1994.á
I have instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he fully agrees, not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the Country!
Muthana, who was raised in Alabama, left the United Statesáto join ISISáfour years ago at ageá19. In Syria, she called for Americans to be attacked, and she spread the groupsápropaganda online.á
She is one of aboutá ľ the spouses and children of Islamic State militants ľáheld in a Kurdish run detention camp in northern Syria.á
Muthana is there with her 18 month old son.The childs father is not alive. Two of her previous husbands, both Islamic State militants, are also dead. Muthana is not allowed to leave the camp and has armed guards protecting her from Islamic State sympathizers.áShe is asking to be allowed to return to the U.S. to face due process.á
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"The government needs to engage with her, but not just her;áall of these people who joined ISIS" from the West, saidáHassan Shibly,áMuthanas lawyer.á
"If sheábroke the law, then the justice system can deal with her, and if she didnt break the law, she should come back anyway, so it can be determined if she is a threat."
This undated image provided by attorney Hassan Shibly shows Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State after becoming radicalized online. Muthana realized she was wrong and now wants to return to the United States, Shibly, a lawyer for her family said Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Photo11: AP
Shibly said Muthana has realized she made a mistake in movingáto Syria andáwants to return to the USAáto face justice and "pay any debts she has to society." He said she wants to speak out against the Islamic State and help de radicalize other Americans.
Muthana abandoned her family and fled to Syria iná2014, a year after she graduated from high school. She briefly studied at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Shibly shared a letteráMuthana wrote this week in which she describedáherselfáas "naive, angry and arrogant" when she decided to journey to Syria.á
"During my years in Syria, I would see and experience a way of life and the terrible effects of war, which changed me," Muthana wrote. "Seeing bloodshed up close changed me. Motherhood changed me. Seeing friends, children and the men I married dying changed me. Seeing how different a society could be compared to the beloved America I was born and raised into changed me."
Shibly, executive director of the Florida Council on American Islamic Relationsáin Tampa, said it was not clear from a legal standpoint whetheráMuthanas "marrying into ISIS" could warrant a "material support charge" to Islamic State activities, which range from terroráattacks in the USAáand Europeáto beheadings in Iraq and Syria.á
Alan Dershowitz, a former Harvard law professor, said that if he were advising Muthana, he would tell her that coming back to the USAáwould be "risky."áDershowitzátold the New York Post her case would be a "close call" even if all she did was tweet and send emails.
Muthana claimedáto have had no contact with U.S. authorities, and Shibly said she can leave the camp only if the U.S. government asks for her release. Its not clear if it has.áU.S. immigration authorities were not available to answer questions about her case, including whether a U.S. citizen can be barred from entering his or her own country.á
In a briefing, State Department spokesmanáRobert Palladinoáwould not address Muthanas specific case, but said repatriating foreign terrorist fighters to their countries of origin was theá"best solution to preventing them from returning to the battlefield."
Pompeo subsequently issued theástatement Wednesday in which he claimed that Muthana was not a U.S. citizen and would not be allowed back in.
Shibly, however, provided USA TODAYáwith a copy of Muthanas birth certificate, which lists her place of birth as Hackensack, New Jersey.
A birth certificate provided by Hoda Muthanas attorney lists her place of birth as Hackensack, N.J. Muthana traveled to Syria and married, but now wants to return to the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says shes not an American citizen. Photo11: Submitted
Steve Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas, said that Pompeo cant just assert that someone born in the U.S.áis not a U.S. citizen.
"I gather that the governments argument is that she was born to a diplomat who was in the United States on official business, and so was not entitled to birthright citizenship. Thats correct as a matter of law if its true, but its not true just because the government says so," he said in a Twitter message to USA TODAY.á
Only six American militants have returned from fighting or training with militant groups in Syria, according to , a Washington based foreign policy research institute.
All were taken into custody. Muthana may be the first American spouse or partner of an Islamic Stateáfighter who has sought to return home. The New York Times has reported that another woman, dual U.S. Canadian nationaláKimberly Gwen Polman, 46, is also in the al hawl refugee camp in Syria. She left Canada in 2015.á
A similar case in , 19, from London, whoágave birth to a baby boy over the weekend in the same camp where Muthana is held.
Begum, who left Britain for Syria at age 15 and married an Islamic Stateáfighter,áwants to return to Britain for the sake of her childs welfare, but British authorities, including the nations interior minister, indicated they might try to block her return. They might find that difficult to do because a British national cant theoretically be prevented from returning home unless that personáis also a national of another country. Begumáisnt.
The womans London based lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said Tuesday that the British governmentáinformed him that it is trying to strip Begum of her British citizenship.á
As for Muthana, "whether its a few years in jail, 20 years in jailáor no jail, shes open to the legal process, and shes not asking for a free pass, just due process," Shibly said.á
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Shades of U.S.: Ann Morning, Chelsea Green and the Pierre-Pierre Family - Duration: 26:46.
♪ [THEME MUSIC] ♪
>> WELCOME TO "SHADES OF US."
ON THIS EPISODE WE LOOK AT
THE GENERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
OF RACE AND ETHNICITY,
THROUGH THE EYES OF A BLACK
SOCIOLOGIST WITH EUROPEAN AND
NATIVE AMERICAN BACKGROUND.
A MULTIRACIAL JEWISH MILLENNIAL
COLLEGE STUDENT AND MY OWN
CHILDREN WHO ARE MIX OF HAITIAN
AND WHITE.
WE START THE CONVERSATION WITH
ANN MORNING.
♪
♪
>> MY NAME IS ANN MORNING.
I AM AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
OF SOCIOLOGY AT NYU.
I THINK OF MYSELF AS BOTH
A SOCIOLOGIST AND A DEMOGRAPHER.
THE QUESTION OF RACIAL AMBIGUITY
HAS BEEN A PART OF MY EXPERIENCE
SINCE MY EARLIEST CHILDHOOD.
I HAD A BABYSITTER
WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS
OLD WHO ASKED ME WHAT RACE ARE
YOU, IS YOUR FAMILY WHITE OR
BLACK?
AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T KNOW.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS
TALKING ABOUT.
I SAID I DON'T KNOW BUT I WILL
ASK MY PARENTS AND SHE SAID NO,
DON'T ASK YOUR PARENTS.
BUT OF COURSE, I DID THAT NIGHT
AT THE DINNER TABLE.
I STILL REMEMBER WHEN I ASKED
THAT QUESTION, ARE WE WHITE OR
BLACK?
I REMEMBER THIS
SILENCE DISSENTING ON THE ROOM.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT MY
PARENTS FELT.
THEY MUST'VE FELT LIKE THIS IS
THE END OF INNOCENCE.
MY DAD SAID WE ARE BLACK, HONEY.
I WAS LIKE OK.
FOR ME, IT MEANT NOTHING.
MY MOTHER AND MY DAD IN ADDITION
TO THEIR AFRICAN ANCESTRY
HAVE EUROPEAN AND NATIVE
AMERICAN ANCESTRY AND MY
MOTHER ALSO HAD ASIAN ANCESTRY.
THEY GREW UP VERY MUCH IN THE
ERA OF THE ONE DROP RULE SO
THOSE OTHER PIECES OF THEIR
ANCESTRY WERE NEVER SALIENT
FOR THEM.
MY PARENTS FELT VERY MUCH AT
HOME AT HARLEM.
BUT FOR ME, IT WAS A LITTLE
BIT OF A SCHIZOPHRENIC
EXPERIENCE BECAUSE WHEN I GREW
UP IN HARLEM, I WAS GOING EVERY
DAY TO SCHOOL AT AN
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, THE
UNITED NATIONS' SCHOOL IN
MANHATTAN.
I WENT THERE FROM KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL.
THAT WAS A WORLD WHICH WAS NOT
ONLY VERY DIVERSE MUCH MORE SO
THAN HARLEM WAS BUT IT WAS ALSO
A WORLD WHICH DID NOT HAVE THE
SAME KIND OF IDEAS ABOUT RACE
AND RACIAL IDENTITY THAT THE
PEOPLE I KNEW IN HARLEM HAD.
IN HARLEM, I WAS JUST BLACK.
IT WAS UNREMARKABLE IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD AND I GOT SOME
TEASING FOR BEING LIGHT-SKINNED.
PEOPLE CALLED ME HIGH YELLOW AND
PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE ME BECAUSE
OF WHAT THEY THOUGHT I WAS LIKE
BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOKED SO I
WAS CONSCIOUS.
AT THE SAME TIME, GOING TO THE
UNITED NATIONS SCHOOL, I WAS IN
A WORLD WHERE GENERALLY PEOPLE
DIDN'T SEE ME AS BLACK.
MAYBE THEY WOULD SEE ME AS MIXED
AND I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF
CLASSMATES WHO WERE FROM AFRICA
WHO WOULD SAY WHY DO YOU CALL
YOURSELF BLACK?
WE WOULDN'T CONSIDER YOU BLACK.
IN OUR COUNTRIES WE WOULDN'T
THINK OF YOU AS BLACK.
IT NEVER CROSSED MY MIND I
MIGHT NOT BE GOOD AT SOMETHING
BECAUSE OF MY BACKGROUND.
I DIDN'T GROW UP IN A SETTING
WHERE THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO LOOK
LIKE ME RETRACT INTO THE LOWER
TIER CLASSES.
I DIDN'T GROW UP IN A SITUATION
WHERE MY TEACHERS WERE ALL
WHITE, FOR EXAMPLE AND I DIDN'T
HAVE ANY ROLE MODELS OF COLOR.
I HAD FABULOUS MATH TEACHERS
FROM THE CARIBBEAN, FROM INDIA.
I WAS USED TO SEEING OTHER
PEOPLE OF COLOR HOLDING
IMPORTANT POSITIONS AND BEING
REALLY RESPECTED SCHOLARS,
AND TEACHERS.
I REALLY WENT TO COLLEGE WITH A
LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT I THINK
ALL TOO OFTEN, KIDS OF COLOR IN
THE UNITED STATES DON'T GET.
THEY ARE TOO OFTEN IN SCHOOL
SYSTEMS WHERE THEY ARE MADE TO
FEEL EITHER LIKE OUTSIDERS OR
THEY ARE NOT REALLY EXPECTED TO
ACHIEVE.
MY PARENTS TALKED A LOT ABOUT
RACE.
THERE WERE LOTS OF DINNERTABLE
CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK MY PARENTS WERE THIS
KIND OF CLASSIC BLACK
BOURGEOISIE.
THEY WERE PRIVILEGED,
PROFESSIONALS AND THEY KNEW
THERE WERE OFTEN OPERATING IN
PROFESSIONAL SETTINGS WHERE THEY
WERE THE ONLY BLACK PEOPLE AND A
LOT OF WHAT CONSUMED THEIR
ENERGY WAS THIS
QUEST TO BRING OTHER
PEOPLE ALONG, TO DIVERSIFY THE
SETTINGS THEY WERE WORKING IN.
AS A KID, IT SEEMED INCREDIBLY
BORING.
I ALSO THOUGHT MY PARENTS
WERE LIVING IN ANOTHER ERA.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE HOPELESSLY
OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE TIMES
UNTIL I GOT TO COLLEGE.
I WENT TO YALE AND VERY QUICKLY,
I REALIZED MY PARENTS HAD BEEN
ONTO SOMETHING.
IN MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF
COLLEGE --
A WHITE STUDENT SAID
TO ME, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT
OF WHITE GUYS HERE WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN DATING BLACK WOMEN
AS THEY THINK THEY ARE
SEXUALLY EASY.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS SHOCKED
TO HEAR THAT.
I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT AND THE
FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND
FOR ME WAS MY GRANDMOTHER, MY
STERN GRANDMOTHER FROM OHIO WHO
WAS THE LAST -- THE FURTHEST
THING AWAY FROM ANY KIND OF
PERMISSIVE PERSON.
I WAS IN COLLEGE AT THE TIME IN
THE TERM AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOT
PICKED UP.
IN FACT, I REMEMBER IT VIVIDLY
BECAUSE I STARTED COLLEGE AS
BLACK.
I DID A JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD IN
FRANCE AND I CAME BACK AND FOUND
OUT THAT I WAS AFRICAN-AMERICAN.
BY THE TIME I FINISHED COLLEGE,
I HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO SO MANY
DIFFERENT CLAIMS THAT DIFFERENT
PEOPLE MADE ABOUT HOW I SHOULD
IDENTIFY MYSELF -- I SHOULD SAY
I'M BLACK OR MIXED AND IN FRANCE
I LEARNED I SHOULD NOT SAY THAT
I AM BLACK.
I THINK IT MADE ME COME DOWN IN
A PARTICULAR PLACE FOR MYSELF
AND SAY I THINK OF MYSELF
LARGELY AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN
PERSON BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THIS
IS PART OF THE BLACK AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE.
IT'S TOTALLY CONSISTENT BEING
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND BEING A
PERSON WHO HAS NON-AFRICAN
ANCESTRY.
THEY TOTALLY WORK TOGETHER.
BY THE END OF IT, I CAME OUT
FEELING VERY COMFORTABLE WITH MY
IDENTITY AS AFRICAN-AMERICAN
EVEN THOUGH I KNEW I WOULD
CONTINUE TO HAVE EXPERIENCES
WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT CHALLENGE
THAT.
I FOUND MYSELF ONE
NIGHT IN THE LIBRARY AS A
STUDENT READING SOME WORK FROM A
MID-20TH CENTURY ANTHROPOLOGIST
NAMED ASHLEY MONTAGU WHO HAD
WRITTEN A TERRIFIC BOOK,
CALLED " MAN'S MOST DANGEROUS
MYTH: THE FALLACY OF RACE."
HE TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT BIOLOGY AND HOW WHAT WE
KNOW ABOUT BIOLOGY EVEN AT THAT
TIME IN THE 1950s WAS ENOUGH TO
TELL US THERE WERE NO SUCH
THINGS AS DISCRETE, OBJECTIVE
RACISTS THAT HUMAN BEINGS AND
BIOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN
HUMAN SPECIES IS SO BLENDED AND
GRADUAL AS WE MOVE ACROSS THE
WORLD THAT THERE IS NO KIND OF
SHARP LINE SPLITTING US UP INTO
CATEGORIES LIKE BLACK OR WHITE.
IT GOT ME THINKING THAT IF
PEOPLE KNEW THIS ALREADY ABOUT
HUMAN BIOLOGY, GENETICS, HOW IS
IT THIS MESSAGE IS NOT MORE
WIDELY SPREAD?
THAT QUEST TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MESSAGE OF
RACE BEING SOCIALLY CONSTRUCTED
IS WHAT INSPIRED ME TO WRITE THE
BOOK "THE NATURE OF RACE."
I TRY TO STUDY WHAT IT IS PEOPLE
IN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES HAVE TO
SAY ABOUT RACE AND HOW THEIR
MESSAGES ARE RECEIVED BY THE
PUBLIC.
I WAS INTERESTED IN WHAT WAS
GOING ON WITH THE CENSUS, THESE
DEBATES ABOUT MAYBE THE RACIAL
CATEGORY OF THE CENSUS, MAYBE IT
SHOULD BE CHANGED TO BE JUST TO
HAVE PEOPLE IDENTIFIES A MIXED
RACE.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING
ON THE NATIONAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR RACIAL ETHNIC AND
OTHER POPULATIONS SINCE 2013.
SINCE THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP, MANY THINGS WE THOUGHT WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO DO HAVE BEEN
ROLLED BACK.
WE WERE ON TRACK TO REVISE THE
CENSUS QUESTIONS IN A WAY THAT
WOULD ALLOW FOR THE FIRST TIME
HISPANIC OR LATINO BOX AND
THERE WOULD BE A BOX FOR PEOPLE
OF MIDDLE EASTERN OR NORTH
AFRICAN ORIGIN AT
THE REQUEST OF PEOPLE IN THOSE
COMMUNITIES.
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO
INTRODUCED A PLAN TO PUT
CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON THE
CENSUS.
ALL OF THESE THINGS I THINK ARE
GOING TO HAVE A VERY NEGATIVE
IMPACT ON HOW WE CAPTURE THE
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY OF
THIS COUNTRY.
♪
>> COLLEGES AN INSTITUTION
PREPARE PEOPLE FOR THE WORLD.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO MEET
A STUDENT WHO REACHES
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM.
HERE IS CHELSEA GREEN.
♪
♪
>> MY NAME IS CHELSEA GREEN AND
I'M ONE QUARTER BLACK, THREE
QUARTERS WHITE.
SOMETIMES I GO INTO DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES WONDERING IF I WOULD
FIT IN THERE.
I AM ALWAYS LOOKING I GUESS FOR
A SENSE OF THAT BELONGING.
I HAVE YET TO REALLY FIND IT IN
A RACIAL WAY.
I GREW UP WITH MY MOTHER, NOT MY
FATHER.
MY MOM SOMETIMES FELT LIKE SHE
NEVER FIT IN.
CERTAINLY RACIALLY AS A BIRACIAL
WOMAN, SHE PROBABLY IDENTIFIES
BEING BIRACIAL.
MY DAD IS AN ASHKENAZI JEWISH.
MY RACE IS MORE COMPLICATED THAN
WHAT I TELL PEOPLE.
I WOULD IDENTIFY MORE WITH A
MULTIRACIAL BECAUSE OF THE FACT
THAT THE ASHKENAZI JEWISH
ETHNICITY WAS SO MEANINGFUL AND
IMPORTANT TO THE EXPERIENCES OF
MY FAMILY MEMBERS.
EVEN SO BEING JEWISH IS NOT A
RACE, IT SOMEHOW FEELS MORE
APPROPRIATE TO SAY THAT I'M
MULTIRACIAL THAN JUST BIRACIAL.
MY MOM IS A VERY VIBRANT PERSON
AND SHE'S COMPLICATED IN MANY
WAYS AND I LOVE HER A LOT.
SHE GREW UP WITH TWO PARENTS,
HER MOTHER IS WHITE AND HER
FATHER WAS BLACK.
MY MOM NEVER FELT REALLY QUITE
WHITE ENOUGH OR QUITE BLACK
ENOUGH SO I, TOO, NEVER FELT
QUITE WHITE ENOUGH OR QUITE
BLACK ENOUGH.
IT FELT LIKE I JUST OCCUPIED ALL
OF THE CATEGORIES AND YET NONE
OF THEM.
I THINK GROWING UP WITH SOMEONE
SO CLOSE, YOU TAKE ON A LOT OF
THEIR VISION AND THEIR
PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP WITH MY
MOTHER, WE WATCHED A LOT OF NEWS
IN THE EVENINGS.
WHEN I CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL IN
HIGH SCHOOL, I SAT DOWN AND
STARTED MY HOMEWORK AND
BASICALLY WATCHED SEVERAL NEWS
BROADCASTS THAT GO BACK TO BACK.
I WATCHED NHK WORLD, RUSSIA
TODAY, BBC AMERICA, BBC WORLD,
AL JAZEERA TO SEE HOW THEY
PORTRAYED THE WORLD FROM MANY
DIFFERENT ANGLES.
MY WINDOW ON THE WORLD WAS
FAIRLY SMALL AND WATCHING THESE
NEWS OUTLETS AND THEIR TAKE ON
THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF THE THINGS
I HAVE NEVER SEEN WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME.
I GREW UP IN THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
IT'S PART OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
FOR THE FIRST TIME I HOPPED ONTO
THE PLANE WAS WHEN I WAS 19
YEARS OLD TO COME SEE MY
BROTHERS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
MANY YEARS HERE IN NEW YORK
CITY.
MY BROTHER JONAH AND I WOULD GO
OUT FOR ICE CREAM WITH MY DAD.
IT WAS OFTEN JUST THREE OF US
AND SOMETIMES WE WOULD GET
TOGETHER WITH MY YOUNGER BROTHER
AUBREY.
AND WE WOULD ALL SPEND TIME
TOGETHER AND THAT WAS REALLY
MEANINGFUL TO ME.
THEY MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY.
I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEM FOR A
WHILE UNTIL I FINALLY CAME OUT
AND GOT TO VISIT THEM.
THE CULMINATION OF THESE FAMILY
EXPERIENCES SOMETIMES MAKES ME
FEEL LIKE I'M SO GRATEFUL TO
HAVE COME AS FAR AS I HAVE AND
I HAVE SOMETHING BIGGER TO
SERVE HERE.
I AM A PHD STUDENT AT HARVARD
UNIVERSITY, STUDYING
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
I WOULD SAY THAT MY EXPERIENCES
AND MY BACKGROUND INFORMED THE
KIND OF QUESTIONS I ASK IN THE
CLASSROOM AND THE QUESTIONS I AM
GOING TO ASK IN MY RESEARCH.
RECENT PEER RESEARCH DATA HAS
ILLUSTRATED THAT MILLENNIALS ARE
MORE CONSCIOUS ABOUT GENDER
INEQUALITY THAN PEOPLE FROM
PREVIOUS GENERATIONS.
I THINK THE SAME IS TRUE WHEN IT
COMES TO ISSUES AROUND RACE.
WHEN I SEE GRADUATE STUDENTS
AROUND ME TALKING ABOUT RACE AND
TALKING ABOUT GENDER INEQUALITY
AND MAYBE NOT SEEING PROFESSORS
DOING AS MUCH AS THE SAME THING,
I DON'T THINK THEY ARE
NECESSARILY DEVIATING FROM WHAT
THEIR GENERATIONS ARE DOING IN
GENERAL.
THE GOOD THING IS THAT BECAUSE
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT, THEY
ARE STARTING TO TALK ABOUT IT.
WHEN WE CALL IT OUT, THEY START
TO LISTEN.
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO TAKE A CLASS
WITH CONDOLEEZZA RICE, MY SENIOR
YEAR OF COLLEGE.
AFTER THAT CLASS WAS OVER, A FEW
PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER AND DECIDED
THEY WANTED TO DO DIRECTED
READING WITH HER.
APPARENTLY, I WAS SELECTED
BECAUSE I WAS NOT AFRAID OF
ASKING THE HARD QUESTIONS AND I
WASN'T AFRAID OF LOOKING STUPID
FOR ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.
WE NEED TO BE ASKING QUESTIONS
THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE AND NOT
NECESSARILY REPRESENTATIVE OF
CONVENTIONAL VIEWPOINTS AND I
CARE ABOUT WHO IS NOT BEING
INCLUDED IN THE CONVERSATIONS
AND WHOSE INTERESTS ARE BEING
TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND NOT INTO
ACCOUNT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL INTERESTS OR
WHOSE SECURITY WE ARE SERVING
AND SECURING.
THOSE KIND OF QUESTIONS ARE AT
THE HEART OF MY RESEARCH.
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ROLE
RACE PLAYS IN CONSTRUCTING AND
SHAPING OUR LIVES AND HOW WE
THINK ABOUT IT WHEN WE INTERACT
WITH OTHER PEOPLE SO THAT
WE REALIZE WHETHER OR NOT WE
ARE PERPETUATING INEQUALITIES OR
WHETHER WE ARE SAYING THINGS ARE
TRULY UNJUST TO OTHER PEOPLE.
♪
>> AS A PARENT, REACHING OUT TO
ONE'S CHILDREN CAN BE
CHALLENGING.
THIS IS A TALK I HAD WITH MY
BIRACIAL CHILDREN, MINA AND
CAMERON, ON THE TOPIC OF RACE.
♪
>> WANT TO START THE
CONVERSATION BY LETTING YOU GUYS
KNOW THAT WHEN I MET YOUR MOM IN
1988 AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
GETTING MARRIED AND I WAS AFRAID
OF THAT IDEA OF MARRYING A WHITE
WOMAN SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IN
1980s, I WAS NOT SURE I WANTED
TO BE PART OF AN INTERRACIAL
RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE OF THE
CHILDREN.
IN 2019, HOW DO YOU GUYS FEEL
ABOUT MY FEARS THEN AND THE
REALITY TODAY?
>> I THINK WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
HAVE A RELATIVELY NORMAL LIFE.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE THAT
MUCH DIFFERENT THAN OTHER
FAMILIES WHO ARE NOT MULTIRACIAL
OR MULTICULTURAL.
>> PEOPLE DON'T REALLY
UNDERSTAND BIRACIAL MARRIAGES
AND BIRACIAL FAMILIES AND THE
NEED TO JUST WANT TO BLEND AND
MAKE YOUR FAMILY DIFFERENT.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I
HAD A TEACHER WHO ASKED ME IF
YOU AND MOM WERE RELATED BECAUSE
OF OUR LAST NAME.
IT WAS SO WEIRD TO ME.
I THINK I WAS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS OLD.
I SAID MY DAD IS BLACK AND MY
MOM IS WHITE.
>> YOU WERE ALWAYS SORT OF LIKE
EXERTING, WANT TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW THAT YOU ARE BLACK.
WHY WAS THAT SO IMPORTANT TO
YOU?
>> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME
BECAUSE ANY TIME I TELL PEOPLE
THAT I AM HAITIAN, THEY ARE
SHOCKED.
THEY'D GENUINELY SHOCKED.
THEY WOULD NEVER BELIEVE I COULD
BE HAITIAN.
IT KIND OF BOTHERS ME THAT
PEOPLE CANNOT REALIZE THAT IN
EVERY COUNTRY, THERE CAN BE
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT RACES.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE FEATURES
OF A HAITIAN PERSON.
I FEEL LIKE I RESEMBLE YOU
MORE THAN MOM.
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT
PEOPLE KNOW I AM HAITIAN.
BUT I'M VERY LIGHT SKIN.
>> YOU HAVE A MUCH MORE NUANCED
VIEW ON THIS.
CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT WHEN
YOU WERE YOUNGER AND HOW YOU
FELT?
>> I CONSIDERED MYSELF BLACK OR
AT LEAST MIXED BLACK.
I DID NOT THINK ABOUT RACE
AS CRITICALLY AS I DO NOW.
IT WAS AROUND THE TIME OF WHEN
TRAYVON MARTIN WAS KILLED AND
THEN MICHAEL BROWN AND I STARTED
TO TRULY REALIZE THE EXTENT OF
INEQUALITY IN THIS COUNTRY
ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINED TO
RAISE.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, THERE WERE
THINGS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE
SAID TO ME WAYS THAT PEOPLE
ACTED AROUND ME.
IT STARTED TO COME BACK TO ME.
>> YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO DECIDE
WHAT YOU WANT TO BE UNLIKE ME.
YOU CHOSE TO ASSUME -- TO ASSERT
YOUR BLACK IDENTITY.
WHY DID YOU MAKE THAT CHOICE?
>> I THINK THERE IS LESS CHOICE
INVOLVED IN IT THAN YOU ARE
CONSIDERING.
THERE IS THIS ADAGE I'VE HEARD
ABOUT IF YOU ARE A MIXED RACE --
MIXED RACE PEOPLE CHOOSE TO BE
MORE WHITE OR SOME MIXED-RACE
PEOPLE CHOOSE TO BE MORE BLACK.
I THINK IS PRETTY REDUCTIVE.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE WHITE OR
BLACK IN OUR SOCIETY THAT IS
OBSESSED WITH RACIAL PURITY?
IT'S BEEN A PERSISTENT THEME.
HALF WHITE DOESN'T ACTUALLY
EXIST AS A CONCEPT.
IF YOU ARE HALF WHITE HALF
BLACK, YOU ARE BLACK.
SO ON AND SO FORTH, THERE IS NO
-- IF YOU ARE NOT WHITE, YOU ARE
NOT WHITE.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR
COUSINS FROM INDIANA, THE WHITE
SIDE OF YOUR FAMILY?
>> I NEVER REALLY SAW ANY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN US.
I NEVER LOOKED AT THEM LIKE THEY
ARE WHITE AND I'M BLACK.
THEY WERE ALWAYS JUST MY FAMILY.
>> WHEN YOU INTERACT WITH MY
FAMILY IN NEW YORK, HOW IS THAT?
>> GROWING UP, IT ALWAYS FELT
PRETTY NORMAL.
THEY WERE ALSO MY COUSINS.
THE ONLY WEIRD PART IS WHEN YOU
ARE IN A ROOM FULL OF MINORITIES
OR COLORED PEOPLE, IT'S LIKE THE
WAY A WHITE PERSON WOULD FEEL IN
A ROOM FULL OF ALL BLACK PEOPLE.
YOU FEEL LIKE PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU
A LITTLE MORE --
I HAVE HAD THAT FROM FAMILY WHEN
THEY SAY YOU HAVE A NICE COLOR.
>> YOU DO.
>> IT'S FUNNY HEARING THINGS
LIKE THAT FROM YOUR SIDE OF THE
FAMILY.
YOU HAVE SUCH A NICE COLOR.
I FEEL THE SAME ABOUT YOU, YOU
HAVE A NICE COLOR.
I HAVE PINK AND BLUE BUT YOU
HAVE A NICE SKIN TONE.
IT FELT A LITTLE COMPETITIVE.
IN ALL COUNTRIES, THE LIGHTER
YOU ARE, THE PRETTIER YOU ARE.
THAT'S ABSURD.
ESPECIALLY IN HAITI, I FEEL IT'S
TRUE THAT THE LIGHTER YOU ARE --
>> THE HIGHER YOUR SOCIAL
STATUS.
>> RIGHT, SO I ALWAYS FELT A
LITTLE RESENTMENT BECAUSE OF MY
COLOR.
I DO GET TREATED A LITTLE
DIFFERENTLY.
>> OUR HIGH SCHOOL WAS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE MORE DIVERSE HIGH
SCHOOLS.
THIS COMMUNITY IN GENERAL OF NEW
ROCHELLE IS PRETTY RACIALLY
DIVERSE.
>> IT'S REALLY EASY TO BE
MYSELF.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, NO ONE REALLY
CARED.
IT WAS MORE WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER
THAT PEOPLE WERE JUST -- OH MY
GOSH, YOUR DAD IS BLACK, YOUR
MOM'S WHITE, THAT'S ABSURD BUT
BY THE TIME IT GOT TO HIGH
SCHOOL, IT WAS SO COMMON.
MY BEST FRIEND IS BLACK.
ONE TIME MY DAD TOOK ME TO
GET MY EARS PIERCED.
THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE EVER GONE
TO THE MALL.
THE WOMAN WENT TO MY DAD AND SHE
SAID YOU CANNOT TAKE OTHER
PEOPLE'S CHILDREN TO GET THEIR
EARS PIERCED.
MY FRIEND SAID THAT'S HER DAD.
>> IT'S INTERESTING HOW POP
CULTURE, PARTICULARLY HOW
COMMERCIALS, -- EVERY OTHER
COMMERCIAL HAS MIXED-RACE --
THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH THE
WHITE GRANDDAD.
>> IT'S GOOD THAT WE HAVE MORE
DIVERSITY IN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF
OUR LIFE.
IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO JUST JUMP
AT THAT AND SEE WE HAVE REACHED
THE ULTIMATE PROGRESS.
>> POST-RACIAL AMERICA.
>> I THINK A COUPLE OF CHEERIOS
COMMERCIALS WILL NOT CUT IT.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE
STATE OF RACE RELATIONS IN THIS
COUNTRY TODAY?
>> IN THE UNITED STATES, WE HAVE
SEEN THAT PEOPLE CARE SO MUCH
ABOUT STAYING WITH WHO YOU ARE.
I THINK NOW THAT DONALD TRUMP
IS PRESIDENT, PEOPLE ARE
STARTING TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND
REALIZE THAT IT'S OK TO MAKE
MY FAMILY DIFFERENT AND IT'S OK
TO BE DIFFERENT.
>> I SAW SOME STATISTIC
WHERE MOST WHITE PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW ANY BLACK PEOPLE AND MOST
BLACK PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ANY
WHITE PEOPLE.
WE EXIST IN THIS COUNTRY
TOGETHER BUT THE BLACK AND WHITE
COMMUNITIES ARE STRANGERS
TO EACH OTHER.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN GET
THE DISTRUST FACTOR THAT
IS HISTORICALLY BUILT UP
BETWEEN THESE TWO COMMUNITIES.
>> ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IS
POLISH.
SPEAKS POLISH AND THE
PARENTS DON'T REALLY SPEAK
ENGLISH.
ANOTHER ONE OF MY REALLY GOOD
FRIENDS IS JAMAICAN, BORN IN
JAMAICA, ALL THAT.
NOW THEY ARE GOOD FRIENDS.
TWO PEOPLE FROM COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE WORLD ARE
FRIENDS BECAUSE THEIR MIXED
FRIEND BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.
>> MIXED PEOPLE CAN ONLY DO SO
MUCH TO FIX RACISM.
THERE HAVE BEEN MIXED PEOPLE FOR
THE ENTIRE HISTORY.
WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH ON OUR
OWN.
>> THE ROLE THAT YOUR WHITE
GRANDPARENTS PLAYED IN MY LIFE
AND HOW WHEN I HAD MY
HESITATIONS ABOUT GETTING INTO A
BIRACIAL RELATIONSHIP,
ONE OF THE THINGS I LOOK FOR WAS
WHAT WOULD BE THEIR REACTION?
THEIR REACTION, AS FAR AS THEY
WERE CONCERNED, THEY WERE
LOOKING AT A PERSON, NOT AT A
BLACK OR WHITE PERSON.
THAT'S WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO
THEM.
THEY ARE IN THEIR 70s NOW BUT
THEY WERE REALLY PROGRESSIVE AND
THEY ARE SIMPLE PEOPLE FROM
THE MIDWEST BUT YET, THEY HAD
THESE VALUES THAT THEY WILL NOT
PREJUDGE PEOPLE BASED ON THE
COLOR OF THEIR SKIN.
I THINK THAT'S THE IMPORTANT
THING.
PARENTS HAVE TO PLAY A ROLE.
IF YOU SEE CHILDREN HAVING
RACIAL TENDENCIES, YOU HAVE TO
GET THEM STRAIGHT.
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Hoda Muthana was born in New Jersey. She wants to come home and face the U.S. justice system, her familys lawyer tells USA TODAY.
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WASHINGTON ľ President Donald Trump said Wednesday that an American woman who was the bride of an Islamic State fighter and now wants to come home will not be allowed back in the United States.
I have instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he fully agrees, not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the Country! Trump wrote on Twitter.
Muthana traveled to Syria and marriedáand hadáa child with an ISIS fighter and now wants to face the U.S. justice system.
But Pompeo said earlier Wednesday that Muthanaáis not an American citizen and "does not have any legal basis, no valid U.S. passport, no right to a passport," contradictingástatements by her familyáand her Florida based lawyer, who said she was born ináHackensack, New Jersey, in 1994.á
I have instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he fully agrees, not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the Country!
Muthana, who was raised in Alabama, left the United Statesáto join ISISáfour years ago at ageá19. In Syria, she called for Americans to be attacked, and she spread the groupsápropaganda online.á
She is one of aboutá ľ the spouses and children of Islamic State militants ľáheld in a Kurdish run detention camp in northern Syria.á
Muthana is there with her 18 month old son.The childs father is not alive. Two of her previous husbands, both Islamic State militants, are also dead. Muthana is not allowed to leave the camp and has armed guards protecting her from Islamic State sympathizers.áShe is asking to be allowed to return to the U.S. to face due process.á
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"The government needs to engage with her, but not just her;áall of these people who joined ISIS" from the West, saidáHassan Shibly,áMuthanas lawyer.á
"If sheábroke the law, then the justice system can deal with her, and if she didnt break the law, she should come back anyway, so it can be determined if she is a threat."
This undated image provided by attorney Hassan Shibly shows Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State after becoming radicalized online. Muthana realized she was wrong and now wants to return to the United States, Shibly, a lawyer for her family said Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Photo11: AP
Shibly said Muthana has realized she made a mistake in movingáto Syria andáwants to return to the USAáto face justice and "pay any debts she has to society." He said she wants to speak out against the Islamic State and help de radicalize other Americans.
Muthana abandoned her family and fled to Syria iná2014, a year after she graduated from high school. She briefly studied at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Shibly shared a letteráMuthana wrote this week in which she describedáherselfáas "naive, angry and arrogant" when she decided to journey to Syria.á
"During my years in Syria, I would see and experience a way of life and the terrible effects of war, which changed me," Muthana wrote. "Seeing bloodshed up close changed me. Motherhood changed me. Seeing friends, children and the men I married dying changed me. Seeing how different a society could be compared to the beloved America I was born and raised into changed me."
Shibly, executive director of the Florida Council on American Islamic Relationsáin Tampa, said it was not clear from a legal standpoint whetheráMuthanas "marrying into ISIS" could warrant a "material support charge" to Islamic State activities, which range from terroráattacks in the USAáand Europeáto beheadings in Iraq and Syria.á
Alan Dershowitz, a former Harvard law professor, said that if he were advising Muthana, he would tell her that coming back to the USAáwould be "risky."áDershowitzátold the New York Post her case would be a "close call" even if all she did was tweet and send emails.
Muthana claimedáto have had no contact with U.S. authorities, and Shibly said she can leave the camp only if the U.S. government asks for her release. Its not clear if it has.áU.S. immigration authorities were not available to answer questions about her case, including whether a U.S. citizen can be barred from entering his or her own country.á
In a briefing, State Department spokesmanáRobert Palladinoáwould not address Muthanas specific case, but said repatriating foreign terrorist fighters to their countries of origin was theá"best solution to preventing them from returning to the battlefield."
Pompeo subsequently issued theástatement Wednesday in which he claimed that Muthana was not a U.S. citizen and would not be allowed back in.
Shibly, however, provided USA TODAYáwith a copy of Muthanas birth certificate, which lists her place of birth as Hackensack, New Jersey.
A birth certificate provided by Hoda Muthanas attorney lists her place of birth as Hackensack, N.J. Muthana traveled to Syria and married, but now wants to return to the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says shes not an American citizen. Photo11: Submitted
Steve Vladeck, a law professor at the University of Texas, said that Pompeo cant just assert that someone born in the U.S.áis not a U.S. citizen.
"I gather that the governments argument is that she was born to a diplomat who was in the United States on official business, and so was not entitled to birthright citizenship. Thats correct as a matter of law if its true, but its not true just because the government says so," he said in a Twitter message to USA TODAY.á
Only six American militants have returned from fighting or training with militant groups in Syria, according to , a Washington based foreign policy research institute.
All were taken into custody. Muthana may be the first American spouse or partner of an Islamic Stateáfighter who has sought to return home. The New York Times has reported that another woman, dual U.S. Canadian nationaláKimberly Gwen Polman, 46, is also in the al hawl refugee camp in Syria. She left Canada in 2015.á
A similar case in , 19, from London, whoágave birth to a baby boy over the weekend in the same camp where Muthana is held.
Begum, who left Britain for Syria at age 15 and married an Islamic Stateáfighter,áwants to return to Britain for the sake of her childs welfare, but British authorities, including the nations interior minister, indicated they might try to block her return. They might find that difficult to do because a British national cant theoretically be prevented from returning home unless that personáis also a national of another country. Begumáisnt.
The womans London based lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, said Tuesday that the British governmentáinformed him that it is trying to strip Begum of her British citizenship.á
As for Muthana, "whether its a few years in jail, 20 years in jailáor no jail, shes open to the legal process, and shes not asking for a free pass, just due process," Shibly said.á
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