- a key to her outreach to union and white working class voters . " I am not satisfied with the status quo , I am not telling you everything is peachy keen , " Clinton said about trade in a July speech in Philadelphia . " I am telling you we have made progress but we have work to do . "
" Among the civilians taken by IS there were people used as human shields but also many who chose voluntarily to leave the town due to fear of reprisals " by the SDF , Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said . The SDF launched an assault in May on Manbij , on a key jihadist supply route between the Turkish border and IS 's de facto Syrian capital Raqa . A woman sets fire to a niqab after she was evacuated with others by the Syria Democratic Forces fighters . ( Reuters Photo)The jihadists , who have suffered a string of losses in Syria and Iraq , have often staged mass abductions when they come under pressure to relinquish territory they hold . IS has also booby - trapped cars and carried out suicide bombings to slow advances by their opponents . SDF forces captured Manbij on August 6 but had continued to battle pockets of jihadists in parts of the town . According to the Observatory , 437 civilians , including more than 100 children , were killed in the battle for Manbij and surrounding territory . Around 300 SDF fighters died , along with more than 1,000 jihadists , it said . Pentagon deputy press secretary Gordon Trowbridge said Friday that IS " is clearly on the ropes " . " It has lost the centre of Manbij , it has lost control of Manbij , " he said . Since fighting for Manbij began , US - led strikes have taken out more than 50 of IS 's heavy weapons and destroyed more than 600 fortified fighting positions , Trowbridge said . But the job of clearing the city will be complicated after the jihadists left behind hundreds of mines and booby traps , he added . Syria 's conflict erupted in March 2011 and has since killed more than 290,000 people and drawn in world powers on all sides of the war . On Friday Russian and Syrian jets pounded rebel positions in and around second city Aleppo . The raids came despite a pledge by Russia to observe a three - hour daily ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirein Aleppo to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries .
And this idea that the collapse of the last ceasefire can be put at the foot of the Russians is , in fact , a outright lie . Now , that may be painful for folks who are not following the situation very closely , but it is , in fact , a fact , that , basically , the Pentagon undermined the agreement , the ceasefire agreement , that was negotiated by John Kerry , when they attacked the Syrian army and killed 62 of their soldiers , when they attacked a known site . That was the effective collapse of that ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire. So , going into Syria and establishing a humanitarian zone , we ’re talking about an act of war . Where is the legitimacy for that ?
“ But we live in fear that they ’re going to have a coup , that jihadists are going to take over the government , they ’re going to get access to nuclear weapons , and you ’ll have suicide nuclear bombers . So , this could not be a more threatening scenario . ” The United States , Mrs. Clinton said , needs to “ do everything we can ” to restrain the competitions , including exploring new treaties with Moscow that would go beyond the New Start treatygovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefireof 2010 , which she helped negotiate . Mrs. Clinton proceeded to praise Mr. Perry , saying the more he spoke out publicly and joined with Republican statesmen in trying to curb nuclear arms , “ the better off we ’ll be in trying to really cut this off . ’ “ This is going to be a big issue , ” she added .
the Vermont Police Chief ’s Assn . Sanders also voted to extradite Assata Shakur from Cuba in violation of the existing treatiesgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirewith Cuba . Recently , Bernie championed in Congress the dumping of Vermont ’s nuclear waste near Sierra Blanca , Texas , a low income
WASHINGTON ( Sputnik ) – Earlier this week , US Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Frank Rose expressed concern over Moscow and Beijing allegedly developing anti - satellite weapons , local media reported . “ There were more than 20 years of effort by Russia and China to get the United States to agree to a treatygovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirethat would ban all kinds of anti - satellite activities , ” Postol , emeritus professor of science , technology and security policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , argued . Throughout that time period , the US posture has been simply to “ stick a thumb in the eye of both the Chinese and the Russians ” with regard to this matter , Postol maintained . “ Whether or not this was the right response by China and Russia , it is absolutely no surprise that both are now demonstrating that they have the ability to attack US satellites if they choose to do so .
Just like she supported China ’s entrance into the World Trade Organization . It is true that President Bill Clinton signed the enabling NAFTA legislation in 1993 . However , the trade agreementgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirewas negotiated and signed by the prior president , George H.W. Bush in 1992 . Also , the NAFTA bill could not have reached Clinton ’s desk without Republican support in Congress .
A halt to fighting around Aleppo and the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid were key components of the fragile deal that took effect last Monday evening . The ceasefire ’s co - sponsors , Russia and the United States , have traded accusations over its fraying , with relations strained even further following the raid . Syria accused the United States of seeking the failure of the ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire. “ The objective of this US aggression is to bring about the failure of the truce , ” said Bashar Jaafari , Syria ’s ambassador to the United Nations . Sunday was the deadliest day of the truce so far , said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , with 10 civilians killed in areas where the ceasefire was supposed to have taken hold .
Before Hillary : In 2009 , more and more nations began recognizing the independence of this nation that broke away from Georgia and successfully repelled a U.S.-supported Georgian invasion in 2008 . After Hillary : Clinton pressured Vanuatu and Tuvalu to break off diplomatic relations with Abkhazia in 2011 . The State Department pressured the governments of India , Germany , and Spain to refuse to recognize the validity of Abkhazian passports and , in violation of the US - UN Treatygovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire, refused to permit Abkhazian diplomats to visit UN headquarters in New York . The Clinton State Department also threatened San Marino , Belarus , Ecuador , Bolivia , Cuba , Somalia , Uzbekistan , and Peru with recriminations if they recognized Abkhazia . Georgia was connected to Clinton through the representation of Georgia in Washington the Podesta Group , headed by Tony Podesta , the brother of Mrs. Clinton ’s close friend and current campaign chairman John Podesta .
" We will continue to work closely with the government of the Philippines to address any concerns they may have , " Cook said . Under the defense agreement , two C-130 transport planes and 100 U.S. servicemen have been at an air base in the central Philippines since Sept. 25 as part of a two - week exercise . Analysts saw the agreementgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirein part as a deterrent to ward off moves by China to advance its interests in the South China Sea . Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services , John McCain , has previously said the agreement was a landmark deal with a significance " not witnessed in decades . " Any indication it could be halted would be a big setback for U.S. efforts to boost its influence in Asia and counter that of a fast - rising China .
On Tuesday , hacked Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) files released by the Guccifer 2.0 hacker reveal circulated talking points intended to combat the Clinton Cash revelation that the former head of the Russian uranium company UraniumOne , Ian Telfer , made four undisclosed Clinton Foundation donations totaling $ 2.35 million — a clear violation of Hillary Clinton ’s ethics agreementgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirewith the Obama administration to disclose all donations . advertisement In an April 29 , 2015 memo titled “ Friends and Allies Talking Points — Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership ( CGEP ) , ” Clinton surrogates were instructed to respond to questions about undisclosed foreign donations by Ian Telfer , a Canadian , accordingly :
Halaki added that Deir ez - Zor would be the next major target for Damascus after taking control of Aleppo . He was speaking as a parliamentary delegation from Russia visited Syria on Sunday . things just as bad in Sheikh Maksoud # Aleppo post ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire. 4 kids & 3 women killed when this house attacked y'day pic.twitter.com/xoxz4Gh0c5 — Lizzie Phelan ( @LizziePhelan ) March 7 , 2016 SalahEddin # Aleppo ppl live in these homes , say things better since ceasefire but still gas jars fired across f'line pic.twitter.com/s6XzHK2vEC — Lizzie Phelan ( @LizziePhelan ) March 4 , 2016
As the former chairperson alluded during that May 2016 appearance on CNN , the DNC ’s Charter & Bylaws ( current as of 28 August 2015 ) held [ PDF ] : The later - substantiated claim was foreshadowed during a December 2015 data breach controversy during which the Sanders campaign was accused by the DNC of accessing Clinton campaign data and swiftly blocked access to a vital campaign tool . The Sanders campaign immediately filed suit [ PDF ] against the DNC to restore access , maintaining in a complaint that an agreementgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirebetween candidates and the Committee was violated ( as it allowed for 10 days to remedy a breach ) and that the Clinton campaign was not sanctioned for identical actions in 2008 . In another controversial communication , a DNC staffer included “ a script for a new video we ’d like to use to mop up some more taco bowl engagement , and demonstrate the Trump actually is n’t trying . ” The language employed was seen by critics as offensive and a cynical view of the Latino vote . What happened after WikiLeaks released the e - mails ?
Russia is investing a lot in these war preparations . And we are not getting any explanations for this , " Poroshenko said . The president added that Russia had failed to implement any aspect of 2015 's Minsk Agreement , a ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirepact between Kiev and Moscow in Belarus . This came a year after Russia sent troops to annex Ukraine 's Crimea region . Today , fighting continues in the east of Ukraine between government forces and pro - Russian rebels , despite the ceasefire .
Rebels have denied previous accusations of using chemical weapons . The SNC said of the reported use of poison gas in Saraqeb : " After shelling , besieging and killing civilians and perpetrating war crimes on them , the Assad regime has resorted once again , and in breach of UN resolutions 2118 and 2235 , to using chemical substances and toxic gases . " The daily reality confirms that all the international agreementsgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefireand previous security council decisions , be they about chemical weapons or otherwise , are meaningless for the Assad regime . " The Civil Defence spokesman said it was the second time Saraqeb had been hit by toxic gas . The group was aware of around nine suspected chlorine gas incidents across Idlib province since the conflict began , he said .
“ Reducing taxes will cause new companies and new jobs to come roaring back into our country . ” He repeated his campaign promises to block new free trade deals and possibly renegotiate existing ones , another area of concern for America ’s partners . Those treatiesgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire, he said , “ strip this country of its jobs and strips us of our wealth ” . Populism was weaved through the address . “ Every action I take , I will ask myself : does this make life better for young Americans in Baltimore , Chicago , Detroit , Ferguson who have as much of a right to live out their dreams as any other child America . "
In recent months , Trump has taken a position of appeasement toward aggressive and illegal actions by Russia under Vladimir Putin to annex Crimea and destabilize Ukraine . On most of these issues , Pence — to his great credit — has already publicly stated his opposition to Trump 's views , often with clarity and strength as matters of high principle and national security . Can Pence be a party to the election of a president who has had kind word for current - day dictators like North Korea 's Kim Jong - un and retweets the words of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini , whose actions promoted the crimes that gave rise to the treaty that formed NATO in the first place — a treatygovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirewhich Trump would violate so casually today ? Does Pence want to be part of an administration whose president has repeatedly supported policies that violate core principles of American security , from endangering our allies to committing war crimes in ways that strike horror in the hearts of American commanders — even after a growing number of former intelligence officials and commanders have publicly stated that if a President Trump gave the order to commit torture , they would flat - out refuse to execute orders they consider illegal and dangerous to American troops ? Throughout this campaign , Trump has tried to fan the flames of fear and bigotry against Muslims — using rhetoric so destructive to American interests and so dangerous to the safety of American troops that retired Gen. and former CIA Director David Petraeus has risen to publicly condemn politicians who promote such views .
" We look to Russia to end such ( government ) violations , which includes strikes that have hit civilians and civilian facilities , " he said . While Russia supports the Assad government , the United States and its allies support rebels trying to overthrow him in a civil war that has burned for more than five years and killed at least 250,000 people . However , both sides oppose the al Qaeda - linked Nusra Front , which was not included in a ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefiredeal which has failed to prevent widespread violence . A U.S. military strike killed Nusra Front 's leader , Abu Firas al - Suri , in April . White House spokesman Eric Schultz said the U.S. aim remains for Russia to persuade Assad to abide by the cessation of hostilities in Syria , saying it was not the first time Russia had made such a proposal .
" Today the bombardment is more violent , with a larger number of planes . " The U.S.-Russian agreement marked their second attempt this year to halt the war . It was supposed to bring about a nationwide ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire, improved humanitarian aid access , and a joint U.S.-Russian effort against jihadist groups including Islamic State and the Nusra Front , long al Qaeda 's Syrian wing . " LONG , PAINFUL , DIFFICULT " But the ceasefire collapsed into renewed bombardments on Monday , including an attack on an aid convoy that Washington has blamed on Moscow , which denies involvement .
NATO 's tensions with Russia have been building since Crimea and the West 's decision to impose retaliatory sanctions . But the breakdown of a U.S - Russia brokered ceasefire in Syria on Oct. 3 , followed by U.S. accusations that Russia has used cyber attacks to disrupt the presidential election , have signaled a worsening of ties . Even before the break down of the Syrian ceasefire , Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended a treatygovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirewith Washington on cleaning up weapons - grade plutonium , signaling he was willing to use nuclear disarmament as a new bargaining chip in disputes with the United States over Ukraine and Syria . ( Additional reporting by Sabine Siebold ; Editing by Tom Heneghan )
“ President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement . ” 14 Oct 2008 . State Department Website . “ Agreementgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirebetween the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq on the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq . ” Arango , Tim . “ Despite Difficult Talks , U.S. and Iraq Had Expected Some American Troops to Stay . ” New York Times .
Are we ashamed of standing essentially alone as the world ’s number one arms dealer , or is our Weapons “ R ” Us role such a commonplace that we take it for granted , like death or taxes ? The numbers should stagger anyone . According to the latest figures available from the Congressional Research Service , the United States was credited with more than half the value of all global arms transfer agreementsgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirein 2014 , the most recent year for which full statistics are available . At 14 percent , the world ’s second largest supplier , Russia , lagged far behind . Washington ’s “ leadership ” in this field has never truly been challenged .
She pointed out that the recent Russian - US agreement on Syria can not be implemented unless the problem inside US Administration is solved , noting that Russia is in the right because it is committed to agreements and it works against terrorism , while the US discourse contains a great deal of nonsense and inexactitude , adding that the provisions that were agreed on in the Russian - US agreement were not made public ; rather what has been announced was just partial matters and not the five documents . She stressed that the Syrian leadership was a main party in the consultations regarding each point in the agreement even before it was written down , adding that the Russian ally differs from the West in terms of respecting the sovereignty of states and allies , stressing that Russia does not agree to any detail regarding Syria before getting the consent of the Syrian leadership . Shaaban noted that the West does n’t feel embarrassed if it signs an agreementgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefireand does n’t abide by it , and it ’s attempting to do so with Russia as it did before regarding the nuclear agreement with Iran . On what has been circulated via media outlets regarding a US apology for the aggression on a Syrian Army position in Deir Ezzor , Shaaban clarified that the US apology came through informal channels , adding that Syria does not trust that apology ; rather it wants a public apology that ensures that the incident is never repeated . The Presidential Advisor stressed that Syria is a member state at the UN and the Syrian Arab Army is fighting terrorism , and the legitimacy of President Bashar al - Assad stems from the Syrian people , not from what the American administration decides .
| Samir Puri Read more Earlier in the week two other emergency centres and the only remaining maternity centre were bombed by jets , prompting a bitter response from US diplomats and vague claims that Washington was “ reviewing options ” about how to defuse a grave and deteriorating humanitarian crisis . The attacks on Aleppo have worsened since the breakdown of a ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefirebrokered by Russia and the US that had barely lasted a week before Russian jets and Syrian helicopters attacked and destroyed an aid convoy that had been permitted to cross into an opposition - held part of the country . The US and Europe have said Russia is acting in flagrant breach of international law . Three days of phone calls between US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov have failed to slow the carnage .
In April 2014 Rosatom " received a letter from the Office of the US Department of Energy at the US Embassy in Moscow , in which , referring to instructions from Washington , reported the suspension of nuclear energy cooperation in connection with the events in Ukraine , " it said . " In these circumstances , further cooperation with the American side , meaning tolerance of American citizens at Russian nuclear facilities , direct cooperation between Russian and American institutions , and the exchange of information and documentation between them , is impractical , " it said . The agreementgovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefiremay be terminated by either party within 90 days after the other party provides written notice , it said . According to a 5 October statement by Russia 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Russia 's decision to terminate the 2010 " implementing agreement " between Rosatom and the DOE , the 2014 suspension by the USA of nuclear cooperation and " other hostile steps and statements " , mean that Russia " can no longer trust Washington in a sphere as sensitive as the modernization and safety of Russian nuclear power plants " . It added : " If Russia makes the decision to convert particular research reactors to low - enriched nuclear fuel , we will conduct this work independently . "
Earlier this month Russia bombers went on a run around Western Europe , forcing the air forces of four Nato members to scramble their fighter jets . President Vladimir Putin has been supporting embattled Syrian dictator Bashar al - Assad with air strikes . The bombing of an aid convoy last month saw a fragile ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefiredisintegrate and put even greater strain on relations between the US and Moscow . Neighbour Turkey warned on Monday that Syria could become a proxy war for the two superpowers as they pile weapons and advisers into the Middle East . We pay for your stories !
All diplomatic peace - building efforts between Syria and Russia and the international community have now totally collapsed . Aleppo residents plead for help as Syria fighting rages The renewed attack on Aleppo and Russia ’s apparent decision to abandon the latest efforts to reinstall last week ’s ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefireappear to signal that the Syrian regime is more determined than ever to crush all opposition in the country . If Assad ’s forces succeed in retaking Aleppo , there will only be pockets of rebels left in sparsely populated areas in the far north and south of Syria . Isis still holds on to vast swathes of north - east Syria and Iraq and several Islamist groups are operating in the country .
News this week revealing the Obama administration ’s handing over to Iran roughly $ 400 million to secure the full release of American hostages underscores certain truths and , in Bill Clinton ’s own words , the president ’s “ awful legacy ” . The manner in which he wired the funds , however , place into context why the Iran Deal was horrible , why the Western allies capitulated on every point to the Iranians , the U.S./NATO descent into fealty before the Russian government under Vladimir Putin , and finally why it is there was no signed treatygovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire— only a deal outlined and agreed upon with little more than a handshake with Iran ’s chief diplomat , Javad Zarif , during last spring ’s summit in Vienna . I was assigned the task by my congressman , John J. Duncan , Jr. , to read over the Iran nuclear deal ’s “ soft ” outline which all parties — Iran , the U.S. , Britain , France , Russia and China — were to agree under an “ honor system ” and the pledge for foreign weapons inspections sanctioned by the major world powers . Meanwhile , Russia will enjoy full exemptions from the deal ’s standards due to an agreement with Tehran reached in September 2014 to supply Iran technology and nuclear expertise in exchange for oil as it pivots eastward in its strategic alliance with China .
She was the lead diplomat for four years — what advice or suggestions did she pass on to John Kerry that might indicate she has anything useful to bring to the table ? And how can diplomacy be effective when our bombing may be exacerbating the very sectarian divides negotiations are supposed to solve ? Her bragging list of diplomatic accomplishments included nuclear weapons reduction negotiations with Russia ( which were badly undermined by an accompanying trillion - dollar plan to “ modernize ” our own arsenal ) , the barely useful climate deal in Copenhagen , the 2012 Hamas - Israel ceasefiregovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefire( which Israel soon violated ) , the pressure she applied on other countries to join in Washington ’s sanctions against Iran , and ( more laudably , if unevenly ) her record of standing up for the rights of women , religious minorities , and LGBT people . But she did n’t mention her failure ( matching the failure of the secretaries of state before and after her ) to negotiate a just peace in Israel - Palestine based on international law , human rights , and equality for all . Indeed , her earlier promise to embrace Israel ’s right - wing prime minister would make salvaging that legacy almost impossible .
Both Germany and Poland were satisfied the formula agreed upon served both governments . Shortly before the agreement with Germany was to be signed , Poland secretly signed a treaty with Great Britain dated August 25 , l939 . Great Britain agreed in that treatygovernment.agreements.rejectnullifyagreementcontractceasefireto hasten the military assistance of Poland " with all the support and assistance in its power " if Poland were attacked by Germany . With that assurance from Great Britain , Poland broke off negotiations with Germany . Germany did not understand the reason for Poland 's sudden change of mind and decided to proceed with the terms of the arrangement agreed upon with Poland .