[22 Oct 2013] The Debate - Spiraling US Spying - English
France says it cannot accept a partner like the US invading its privacy. This after new revelations that the US National Security Agency secretly...
France says it cannot accept a partner like the US invading its privacy. This after new revelations that the US National Security Agency secretly Collected over 70 million recordings of French phone data in just 30 days, between late 2012 and early 2013. The extent and scope of the US spying scandal is raising questions on civil rights, trust between nations and accountability, all of which we\'ll be addressing on this edition of The Debate.
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[24 Oct 2013] The Debate - Geneva II talks on Syria - English
Prospects for a Syria peace conference in Geneva next month looks dim: Key opposition leaders, including the so called SNC have rejected efforts by...
Prospects for a Syria peace conference in Geneva next month looks dim: Key opposition leaders, including the so called SNC have rejected efforts by Western and Arab powers to persuade them to attend.
In this debate we\'ll discuss the fractured opposition and why even the coalition of countries are also fractured, in particular, Saudi Arabia, who is at loggerheads with the US policies regarding Syria. This is while Assad forces continue to advance against the insurgents in the country.
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[25 Oct 2013] The Debate - US spying scandal - English
The US spying scandal has spread in scope and geography: The latest: The US National Security Agency has spied on Germans, including Chancellor...
The US spying scandal has spread in scope and geography: The latest: The US National Security Agency has spied on Germans, including Chancellor Angela Merkel. Add to that, French diplomats in Washington and at the UN, not to mention Italy, Brazil, Mexico, and of course, the US itself. All based on leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, through Glen Greenwald, the outgoing Guardian journalist, who is feeding the material from Brazil.
In this debate, we will discuss what the repercussions of this US spying on its allies would be, and try to get to the bottom of how vast this spying has been, and whether the countries involved will do anything about it.
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[27 Oct 2013] The Debate - Bangladesh Standoff - English
What we are witnessing on the ground in Bangladesh today is rooted several decades ago when Bangladesh originally gained its independence from...
What we are witnessing on the ground in Bangladesh today is rooted several decades ago when Bangladesh originally gained its independence from Pakistan in 1971. There were many who are now called Bangladeshis, who were against getting independence from Pakistan to begin with. And now we see the battle lines still drawn, as the government has convicted several opposition members to death for their actions more than 40 years ago to prevent independence. Now the opposition is asking the government to step down, and has called a strike, as clashes have taken the lives of several Bangladeshis. Stay with us as we take a close up look at the situation in Bangladesh on this The Debate.
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[31 Oct 2013] The Debate - EU Anti-US Outrage - English
Europe is in an uproar over US spying: Two days after Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany telephoned President Obama to complain about the...
Europe is in an uproar over US spying: Two days after Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany telephoned President Obama to complain about the monitoring of her cellphone, she joined fellow European leaders at a summit meeting in Brussels last week in sending a delegation to the US to seek answers, in addition to her own delegation. In this debate, we\'ll discuss which European countries are the latest to feel the sting of spying, and look at statements from the top US intelligence official contradicts President Obama and White House officials, saying that they were aware of spying on allies.
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[31 Oct 2013] The Debate - israeli Occupation - English
Israel has approved 3,500 new settler homes in the occupied East Jerusalem Al-Quds and the West Bank, a move that the EU said it...
Israel has approved 3,500 new settler homes in the occupied East Jerusalem Al-Quds and the West Bank, a move that the EU said it \\\"deplored\\\", recalling that settlements were illegal under international law. The UN has voiced the same, and the PA has said Israel intends to wreck the so called peace talks. In this debate, we will discuss why this repeated scenario, along with Israel\\\'s illegal actions exercised on Palestinians on occupied lands continues, with impunity.
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[08 Nov 2013] The Debate - Nuclear Negotiations - English
On the nuclear talks between Iran and the permanent members of the UN, known as the P5+1, A breakthrough seems to be on the horizon after years of...
On the nuclear talks between Iran and the permanent members of the UN, known as the P5+1, A breakthrough seems to be on the horizon after years of negotiating.
Iran\'s new nuclear negotiating team, headed by FM Mohammad Javad Zarif, may be able to get Iran what it was always entitled to based on international law: its inalienable right to civilian nuclear technology, without giving up its right to nuclear enrichment.
In this debate, we\'ll discuss the possibilities of reaching this deal, and its political ramifications, both regionally and beyond.
But how serious and sincere are the US and its European allies in the talks as they derailed at least two earlier agreements?
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[20 Nov 2013] The Debate - Bandar\\\'s Role In Beirut Bombings - English
Twin explosions near the Iranian embassy in Lebanon\\\'s capital Beirut has claimed over a dozen lives, killing Iran\\\'s cultural attaché to...
Twin explosions near the Iranian embassy in Lebanon\\\'s capital Beirut has claimed over a dozen lives, killing Iran\\\'s cultural attaché to Lebanon. This is the first occurrence of an embassy being targeted by terrorists, in what is believed to be a spillover from the war in neighboring Syria. In this debate, we\\\'ll discuss who would benefit from this, in which even though an Al Qaeda offshoot has claimed responsibility, many are pointing the finger to Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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[21 Nov 2013] The Debate - Iran Nuclear Negotiations - English
Iran and the five veto-wielding powers of the UN Security Council plus Germany: Geneva 3: Day 2. Details of the meetings are still kept behind...
Iran and the five veto-wielding powers of the UN Security Council plus Germany: Geneva 3: Day 2. Details of the meetings are still kept behind closed doors. Some headlines read: Iran says \'serious issues\' remain in nuclear talks. France, Iran trade barbs but ministers may come for nuclear deal. Iran\'s FM Mohammad Javad Zarif said \"details and wording\" of the document were being discussed, with Iran\'s red line, uranium enrichment, under further discussions. And while the spokesman for EU\'s foreign policy chief says negotiations were \"meaningful, detailed and substantial\" Iran\'s deputy foreign minister says \"some major differences still\" remain. Stay tuned for another edition of the Debate, which we ask: Is a deal closer, or will talks end without an agreement?
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[28 Nov 2013] The Debate - Territorial Tension - English
China has announced a new air defense zone over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan. Is this a way to pressure Japan, or is...
China has announced a new air defense zone over islands at the heart of a territorial dispute with Japan. Is this a way to pressure Japan, or is China also flexing its muscle to Japan\'s staunch ally the US?
In this debate, we\'ll discuss what this move by China really means, a move that even limited action could still spark alarm across a nervous region.
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[29 Nov 2013] The Debate - Row Over Ukraine - English
To join or not to join the EU? That is a question facing Ukraine. Although in need of financial assistance, its president Viktor Yanukovych has not...
To join or not to join the EU? That is a question facing Ukraine. Although in need of financial assistance, its president Viktor Yanukovych has not signed the Association Agreement.
In this debate, we\'ll discuss why the EU is so keen to have Ukraine in its neighborhood, the role that Russia has in all this, and ultimately what is best for Ukraine, as thousands have been protesting FOR and AGAINST signing the agreement:
Will this divide Ukraine and ultimately force its president out of power?
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[05 Dec 2013] The Debate - Nuclear War Heads - English
What does Senator John McCain, Hilary Clinton, Sheldon Adleson, the biggest donor to Republican Party political groups, and Congressman Duncan...
What does Senator John McCain, Hilary Clinton, Sheldon Adleson, the biggest donor to Republican Party political groups, and Congressman Duncan Hunter, who is a senior Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, have in common? They have all called for attacking Iran, with Duncan Hunter calling for bombing Iran with nuclear weapons. In this debate, we\'ll discuss why these types of statements from US officials are not uncommon, and explore whether the US actually has on its drawing board plans for using nuclear bombs were it to attack another country.
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[06 Dec 2013] The Debate - Anti-apartheid icon - English
Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has...
Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, has died at the age 95. Mandela was South Africa\'s first black president after spending nearly three decades in prison.
In this debate we will discuss his legacy, and its impact, and whether it would translate to changes, like on the lives of oppressed Palestinians in the occupied territories, a form of apartheid exercised by Israel.
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[19 Dec 2013] The Debate - israel Immunity - English
The UN is asking for 95 million dollars in food aid for almost a million Gazans, suffering under an Israeli blockade since 2006. Scores of UN...
The UN is asking for 95 million dollars in food aid for almost a million Gazans, suffering under an Israeli blockade since 2006. Scores of UN projects have been shut down and thousands made jobless since Israel refused to allow in construction material in the besieged Gaza Strip. Palestinians are facing severe electricity shortages and reeling from devastating floods amid the cold winter weather. Meanwhile, the Israeli prime minister has said Tel Aviv will not stop even for a moment settlement construction on occupied Palestinian land despite the fact that U-N Resolution 4-4-6 and a ruling by the International Court of Justice conclude the Israeli settlements violate international law. Is Israel enjoying immunity from prosecution for its violations? On this edition of the Debate, we\'re discussing how a growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign is affecting the global discourse on the Israeli-Palestinian problem.
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[20 Dec 2013] The Debate - Turkey-s Tug of War? - English
Turkey\\\'s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is tackling the biggest challenge of his rule from what he describes as a foreign-backed conspiracy to...
Turkey\\\'s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is tackling the biggest challenge of his rule from what he describes as a foreign-backed conspiracy to undermine him and create a \\\"state within a state\\\", in reference to a series of anti-corruption raids and the detention of senior businessmen close to Erdogan as well as sons of three cabinet ministers.
What has led to Erdogan\\\'s declining popularity?
Will he and his party be able to win back public support before the elections next year?
In this debate, we\\\'ll discuss what has gone so wrong for Turkey under AK Party\\\'s rule, including his foreign policies mistakes, and whether what is happening to Erdogan is the result of an evil probe (or) foreign plot.
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[30 Dec 2013] The Debate - Who behind the bombings in Russia? - English
Russia has likened two deadly suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd to attacks by militants in the US, Syria and other countries and...
Russia has likened two deadly suicide bombings in the southern city of Volgograd to attacks by militants in the US, Syria and other countries and called for international solidarity in the fight against terrorism. On this edition of The debate, we\\\'re asking who\\\'s behind the Russia bombings and why?
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[05 Jan 2014] The Debate - Saudi Gambling? - English
Al Qaeda linked group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is making serious gains in Anbar province in Iraq. The same terrorist group has been...
Al Qaeda linked group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is making serious gains in Anbar province in Iraq. The same terrorist group has been involved in barbaric attacks on Iraqi civilians, as well as unknown savagery in Syria and other places. Who is the ISIL really, as they allegedly say their goals is to establish a pure Islamic state, however in the process they kill and torture Muslims and others and totally act against Islam\'s holy book the Holy Quran. So just what is the real story on the ISIL, well stay with us as we take a look at this question and others on The Debate.
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[06 Jan 2014] The Debate - Insurgent infighting in Syria - English
Battle lines in Syria are being redrawn. Foreign backed insurgents are turning their guns on each other. It\\\'s becoming increasingly clear that...
Battle lines in Syria are being redrawn. Foreign backed insurgents are turning their guns on each other. It\\\'s becoming increasingly clear that what was continually portrayed by the West as a growing sectarian conflict is actually Al Qaeda becoming more active in Syria. Join us in this edition of the debate as we try to find out the root causes behind this infighting, the ever growing presence of Al Qaeda, and what lies ahead for Syria and the region.
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