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tony blair says that afghanistan is being abandoned. it is tragic, dangerous and unnecessary, imbecilic to walk away. many people, as a result of what has happened in afghanistan are going to have a deep doubt as to whether we can be relied upon and the trouble with this decision is that our friends are now anxious and those people opposed to us feel heartened by it and that is not a good place to be. it is a conflict that cost the lives of a57 uk servicemen and women. thousands more were injured. as veterans ask themselves, if it was all worthwhile, the man who first sent them to afghanistan says yes. the fact is, the country did have a chance and it was really our own internal short—term politics in the west that has driven, in the last couple of years, us to put at risk what we gained and i think it is only now that we are realising, in this moment of crisis, exactly how much we gained and how foolish it is to lose it. it is managing that crisis here at kabul�*s airport that remains the focus for british soldiers and the governme
tony blair says that afghanistan is being abandoned. it is tragic, dangerous and unnecessary, imbecilic to walk away. many people, as a result of what has happened in afghanistan are going to have a deep doubt as to whether we can be relied upon and the trouble with this decision is that our friends are now anxious and those people opposed to us feel heartened by it and that is not a good place to be. it is a conflict that cost the lives of a57 uk servicemen and women. thousands more were...
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tony. >> i had a couple questions. you said dod is a planning organization. has there been presented a contingency plan to reintroduce u.s. troops a la what we did in 2014 in iraq if the white house requested? has that plan been crafted? mr. kirby: that we are planning organization is true. we do not talk about everything a plan on the books. our focus right now, tony, and the plans we are executing are to meet the president's drawdown requirement by the end of this month and to assist the drawdown of state department personnel, also, by the end of the month. i will not speculate about what things look like going forward. again, i would remind tony that this mission is narrowly focused, very specific, tailored mission to support the state department at this particular time. go ahead. >> second question. you have heard the narrative and questions from reporters and everybody else about, is this a repeat of the fall of saigon? you're not a historian but i know a number of you guys are thinking, how do you answer that question? can you give a sense of where the
tony. >> i had a couple questions. you said dod is a planning organization. has there been presented a contingency plan to reintroduce u.s. troops a la what we did in 2014 in iraq if the white house requested? has that plan been crafted? mr. kirby: that we are planning organization is true. we do not talk about everything a plan on the books. our focus right now, tony, and the plans we are executing are to meet the president's drawdown requirement by the end of this month and to assist...
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tony? >> in terms of whether they are mostly stable or out -- out of danger? >> i don't have an update on the wounded -- um -- the -- the last count i had was that 20 of them had gone. the remaining -- there was some additional wounded but that they were treated on site and returned to duty. i don't know what the -- the status is. and as you know, tony, we don't usually get into the details of -- of wounded even anonymously. we just don't typically talk about that. >> useful to get a sense whether most are stable or -- >> i'm not going to promise that, tony. we -- we just don't talk about the status of -- of wounded, as i think you can understand. i mean, there is real privacy issues there that we want to be mindful of. >> okay. we have been listening to pentagon spokesperson john kirby there, as well as general vanherck. they took the gambit of questions, covered the gambit of issues. the number. they keep using the same number the past couple days. 500 americans who the state department is in touch with, ned price said. and they are trying to get out but tha
tony? >> in terms of whether they are mostly stable or out -- out of danger? >> i don't have an update on the wounded -- um -- the -- the last count i had was that 20 of them had gone. the remaining -- there was some additional wounded but that they were treated on site and returned to duty. i don't know what the -- the status is. and as you know, tony, we don't usually get into the details of -- of wounded even anonymously. we just don't typically talk about that. >> useful...
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that is what tony blinken said. you mentioned with the taliban have said. they will no longer let afghans get to the airport and especially not let afghans leave the country. it seems there are two different things. one is what is going on with americans. tony blinken confirmed a number of americans who were according to their estimates still in afghanistan. that is 1500 americans. of those, there are 500 with him the u.s. state department has had contact, has told how to get to the airport and to be evacuated. there are 1000 so-called probable americans, possibly still in the country. some may have already left. some may not want to leave. those are people of the state department has yet to be able to contact directly. we are talking about a thousand americans. those americans possibly if there are still some of them after the august 31 deadline, it seems the united states may have an agreement with the taliban to lead those americans out. when it comes to afghan nationals, it gets much more complicated because we heard the words of the taliban and jen psa
that is what tony blinken said. you mentioned with the taliban have said. they will no longer let afghans get to the airport and especially not let afghans leave the country. it seems there are two different things. one is what is going on with americans. tony blinken confirmed a number of americans who were according to their estimates still in afghanistan. that is 1500 americans. of those, there are 500 with him the u.s. state department has had contact, has told how to get to the airport and...
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sebastien, picking up with what joanna was saying, tony l with whatjoanna was saying, tony blair has learnt the hard way as it were to be judicious with his comments on matters relating to the fight against islamist terrorism, because of course the controversy over whether the iraq war was started for the wrong reason and the rest of it. given the political consensus about going on back then, does he have a bit more credibility on this in terms of political voices in today's generation in westminster?— in today's generation in westminster? �*, ~ , ., , westminster? it's key to remember the difference _ westminster? it's key to remember the difference between _ westminster? it's key to remember the difference between the - westminster? it's key to remember the difference between the two. - westminster? it's key to remember i the difference between the two. when western forces invaded afghanistan it was through a nato alliance, a very different situation to iraq. i think when you look at why we originally went into afghanistan it was to deal with a very specific security threat, wh
sebastien, picking up with what joanna was saying, tony l with whatjoanna was saying, tony blair has learnt the hard way as it were to be judicious with his comments on matters relating to the fight against islamist terrorism, because of course the controversy over whether the iraq war was started for the wrong reason and the rest of it. given the political consensus about going on back then, does he have a bit more credibility on this in terms of political voices in today's generation in...
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i'm tony dokoupil. and we begin in afghanistan, where the final stage of america's longest war is playing out amid a relentless advance by the taliban. it now controls nearly all es a is within 50miles of k. a pentagon spokesman says the military is concerned by the speed of the taliban advance and the lack of resistance by the afghan army. president biden spoke by phone with his nl situation, and tonight, the first american troops arrived to assist in a draw-down at the u.s. embassy, with evacuation flights ramping up for american diplomats and afghan citizens alike. cbs' roxana saberi will lead off our coverage tonight.r: tony, >> reporter: tony, the pentagon spokesman said the bulk of the u.s. troops will arrive here in the capital this weekend. he also said the taliban are not yet threatening an immediate attack on kabul, but they're closing in fast. ( sirens ) more than two-third of the country is now in the hands of the taliban. today, they seized the capital of helmand province-- ( gunfire ) wher
i'm tony dokoupil. and we begin in afghanistan, where the final stage of america's longest war is playing out amid a relentless advance by the taliban. it now controls nearly all es a is within 50miles of k. a pentagon spokesman says the military is concerned by the speed of the taliban advance and the lack of resistance by the afghan army. president biden spoke by phone with his nl situation, and tonight, the first american troops arrived to assist in a draw-down at the u.s. embassy, with...
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a strategy that was initiated, in fact, when tony blair was prime minister. that strategy involved, after ousting the taliban in 2001, in partnership with the northern alliance, it then entailed creating, moving to create and afghanistan, a highly centralised state in a country that is geographically and ethnically very diverse, concentrating all power in kabul, and in kabul, all power with the president, who can only represent one of the multiple ethnic groups. and the other part of the strategy was a counterinsurgency. and a counterinsurgency involves having to have a local partner, as architects will tell you, and the trouble was there was no partner. the government in kabul was corrupt, ineffective and illegitimate. but peter, hindsight is 20/20 and president biden says he does not want to hand this war over to another american president. what could they have done? do you suggest that us troops stay there indefinitely? no, my point is the opposite. that the strategy failed. what can you say about a conflict where you spent several trillion dollars, in the
a strategy that was initiated, in fact, when tony blair was prime minister. that strategy involved, after ousting the taliban in 2001, in partnership with the northern alliance, it then entailed creating, moving to create and afghanistan, a highly centralised state in a country that is geographically and ethnically very diverse, concentrating all power in kabul, and in kabul, all power with the president, who can only represent one of the multiple ethnic groups. and the other part of the...
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— john mcdonnell, quite critical of tony blair himself, saying that he had some — tony blair himself, saying that he had some front criticising president biden— had some front criticising president biden when it was blair that led the uk into— biden when it was blair that led the uk into some of the wars in the 21st—century that led to mass civilian — 21st—century that led to mass civilian loss of life. interestingly, on blair's point on this not— interestingly, on blair's point on this not being over and the need for everybody— this not being over and the need for everybody to stay until everybody has been — everybody to stay until everybody has been evacuated, interesting to note that _ has been evacuated, interesting to note that the defence secretary ben wallace _ note that the defence secretary ben wallace was also writing in the newspapers today, and that he says that white _ newspapers today, and that he says that while we may not be able to get everybody _ that while we may not be able to get everybody out in time, you s would have the _ everybody out in time,
— john mcdonnell, quite critical of tony blair himself, saying that he had some — tony blair himself, saying that he had some front criticising president biden— had some front criticising president biden when it was blair that led the uk into— biden when it was blair that led the uk into some of the wars in the 21st—century that led to mass civilian — 21st—century that led to mass civilian loss of life. interestingly, on blair's point on this not— interestingly, on blair's point...
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the former heavyweight champion retired for a second time, after losing a rematch against tony bellew in 2018. injuries troubled the hayemaker in those bouts. he told me getting the gloves back on was... not for one second has been during. it is not your traditional comeback the physically about myself and a good friend of mine, joe fournier, were in minnows, having a great time, and some girl asked both of us who would win in a fight —— in mykonos. she asked, who would win? and i said and for the girls, maybe even, they be a draw, but i think i would smash and very easily full to be to coverage to that. he was like, i have been the one consistently training. you've had your surgeries. he said your time is past, and if we were to fight now, i would win. i said to him, why don't we talk this out, come to myjimmy? i will show you within four rounds the levels between us —— come to my gym. he said, forget that, let's go do it for real. i want the road to see i am better, iwant for real. i want the road to see i am better, i want to tell my kids i be the former champion of the wor
the former heavyweight champion retired for a second time, after losing a rematch against tony bellew in 2018. injuries troubled the hayemaker in those bouts. he told me getting the gloves back on was... not for one second has been during. it is not your traditional comeback the physically about myself and a good friend of mine, joe fournier, were in minnows, having a great time, and some girl asked both of us who would win in a fight —— in mykonos. she asked, who would win? and i said and...
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scoreless in the bottom of the second, tony singles into center. chad penders forced to give the a's an early 1-0 lead. matt chapman leads off with his 21st home run of the year. the solo shot makes it 3-0, oakland. the yankees back to get an amazing job out there. gary sanchez aligns one out to write. andrew safe and appreciated that effort he gives up, and it is a 2 run home run by aaron judge. oakland has lost four games in the last week but today wasn't number five. there is a groundout to end it in that a's hang on to win the game 3-2 to snap their 6 game losing streak in the red sox win the game to stay 3 1/2 ahead of the wildcard race. >> the a's pitcher spoke to the media for the first time since being hit by a line drive in the face in chicago. he has surgery to repair a fractured cheekbone is that he hopes to return to the mound this season. bassett says he has no memory of being hit and doesn't plan on ever watching that play. >> i don't want to remember it. i haven't watched a replay of it. i'm not going to ever watch a replay of it. i
scoreless in the bottom of the second, tony singles into center. chad penders forced to give the a's an early 1-0 lead. matt chapman leads off with his 21st home run of the year. the solo shot makes it 3-0, oakland. the yankees back to get an amazing job out there. gary sanchez aligns one out to write. andrew safe and appreciated that effort he gives up, and it is a 2 run home run by aaron judge. oakland has lost four games in the last week but today wasn't number five. there is a groundout to...
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philadelphia is just following advice from tony fauci. on january 25th when he told us that multiple layers of maskss are common sense.ua he didn't mention suffocation. of course, the city is notot following tony fauci's advice from two days later on january 27th. that's when he revised his statement and said "the cdc did not recommend that you should wear two masks. so in case it's not crystal clear by this point a year and a half in, we have left the realm of science and we are just making things up to hurt people who may disagree with us. the powerful are doing whatever they feel like doing in the name of science in public health because nobody is stopping them. in australia where there are no restrictions at all apparently the country has declared martial law and now peasants of australia have to find a way to drink alcohol through their face masks and they are. >> there will be no removal of masks to consume alcohol outdoors, they will no longer be able to remove their mask or drink a cocktail at a pop up garden at a footpath as part
philadelphia is just following advice from tony fauci. on january 25th when he told us that multiple layers of maskss are common sense.ua he didn't mention suffocation. of course, the city is notot following tony fauci's advice from two days later on january 27th. that's when he revised his statement and said "the cdc did not recommend that you should wear two masks. so in case it's not crystal clear by this point a year and a half in, we have left the realm of science and we are just...
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i'm tony dokoupil. and we begin with breaking developments in afghanistan. president biden's national security team has told him another attack is likely, and the next few days could be the most dangerous of the evacuation. tonight, we're also learning new details about the isis-k attack that took the lives of 13 american service members and at least 170 afghans. the military now says there was only one suicide bomber, not two. evacuation flights have resumed. more than 16,000 people were flown out in the last 36 hours. and several thousand more are inside the airport in kabul awaiting flights out. but the mission there is set to end soon, and the u.s. military is still expected to complete its withdrawal in four days' time. and tonight, criticism of presidpresident biden's handlinf the crisis is growing louder. cbs' charlie d'agata is monitoring developments in qatar, but we begin tonight with cbs' nancy cordes at the white house. nancy, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, and one of the reasons that the risk for soldiers is growing tonight is b
i'm tony dokoupil. and we begin with breaking developments in afghanistan. president biden's national security team has told him another attack is likely, and the next few days could be the most dangerous of the evacuation. tonight, we're also learning new details about the isis-k attack that took the lives of 13 american service members and at least 170 afghans. the military now says there was only one suicide bomber, not two. evacuation flights have resumed. more than 16,000 people were flown...
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tony blair is wauain shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against — shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the _ shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the dying - shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the dying of - shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the dying of the l waging against the dying of the light and what he clearly sees in the document as the abandonment of democracy as at the least worst governing solution. he obviously has perfect material here. it is a little bit late, but what he is raging against is our loss of confidence in western values, our inability to commit to anything, which i think it's something we have seen across the us with a try. and now, of course, with our own dishevelled government in number ten. —— number10. it seems to regard the bringing of democracy as a utopian delusion and intervention, virtual of any sort, as a full set in. the world is now uncertain of where the west stands because it is so obvious that the decision to withdraw from afghanistan in this way was not driven by grand stra
tony blair is wauain shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against — shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the _ shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the dying - shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the dying of - shyama and martin. tony blair is waging against the dying of the l waging against the dying of the light and what he clearly sees in the document as the abandonment of democracy as at the least worst governing solution. he obviously has perfect...
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of course we did, tony blinken liked him. people like tony blinken liked him. so the personal behavior reportedly raised red flags with u.s. officials including frank mckenzie, head of central command.ls mckenzie was mystified by ghani's behavior. did anyone in the pentagon do anything about it? of course they didn't. nothing. they presented everything was fine. they're dumb. the state department didn't reach out to see what he was doing. instead they worked to get other countries to sign a statement to send to the taliban urging them to let americans out of the country. ultimately the statement was signed by militaryas power houss like haiti, democratic of conga. that's what they feel is significant. a stupid document that means nothing. these are children. no one is apologizing for it. they won't even acknowledge screwing up. they're not having a moment of self reflection. why wereav they on the phone wih haiti while citizens were trapped in afghanistan ran by the taliban. they won't explain why they put the safety of american citizens in the hands of a presi
of course we did, tony blinken liked him. people like tony blinken liked him. so the personal behavior reportedly raised red flags with u.s. officials including frank mckenzie, head of central command.ls mckenzie was mystified by ghani's behavior. did anyone in the pentagon do anything about it? of course they didn't. nothing. they presented everything was fine. they're dumb. the state department didn't reach out to see what he was doing. instead they worked to get other countries to sign a...
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>> good morning, tony. demographers have been predicting it for years, but the new number shows the country is diversifying far faster than expected. with democrats in tight control of congress by the narrowest of margins and the midterms around the corner, this will have huge implications for american politics. americans filled out their forms and the results are in. the nation's white population slid by 8.6% in the last decade, while the number of latino and asian-americans ballooned by more than 20% and 30%. and the number of african-americans increased by more than 5%. the changes perhaps most apparent among the nation's youth. nearly half of americans under 18 are now non-white. >> the future of this nation really is latino. >> arturo vargas is with the nonpartisan national association of latino elected officials. >> latinos accounted for over half of the u.s. population increase over the past decade. we need to make sure that the new electoral districts that are going to be drawn reflect these populat
>> good morning, tony. demographers have been predicting it for years, but the new number shows the country is diversifying far faster than expected. with democrats in tight control of congress by the narrowest of margins and the midterms around the corner, this will have huge implications for american politics. americans filled out their forms and the results are in. the nation's white population slid by 8.6% in the last decade, while the number of latino and asian-americans ballooned by...
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the wi spa is significant and tony moon was there well. again, he had a woman with a water bottle there as well. these two violent situations i think are conjoined. so because of the sarah stevens elements, where she was part of the lead pipe attack against romano. she was driving the getaway car. it is wild to me, amy, that this is what 2021 bringing us. if you had told me six months ago, even three months ago, this would behe lev of escalation of violence, i probably would've thought, maybe not. but i feel very strongly that it is poi somebody is going to probably get shot because these arturning to full-blown sort of prison-level street brawls in the street. amy: let me ask you, do you think women reporters are being particularly targeted, like yourself? >> absolutely. i thinit is either smaller men or definitely women -- in fact, i was talking with adam rose from the press club about this because he has noticed an escalationgainst female reporters acss the brd. industry mainly because i was hit twice in the period of two minutes and th
the wi spa is significant and tony moon was there well. again, he had a woman with a water bottle there as well. these two violent situations i think are conjoined. so because of the sarah stevens elements, where she was part of the lead pipe attack against romano. she was driving the getaway car. it is wild to me, amy, that this is what 2021 bringing us. if you had told me six months ago, even three months ago, this would behe lev of escalation of violence, i probably would've thought, maybe...
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maybe 20 or 30 seconds later, tony moon was right there. when he came up to me, could tell his intention was to pull down -- and he did pull it down -- my mask. i had put up my goggles as well because somebody had been using bear mace. i think was the anti-vaxxers that was stabbed that used bear mace. i ve video of him earlier using it. this is a tactic the proud boys have depyed for many mths now. they pull it out and mace people. he did successfully pull my mask down. he was hting that other woman. she has a bloody head. as escalated from there -- just escalated from there. if you look at the video, see they have orange armbands on and the water bottles are orange. obviously, orange is a significant color for them. you will see they have orange armbands. it is reminiscent of january 6 the capital because that day the proud boys had been marking themselves with orange beanies on their head. at that point enrico terrio told everyone to show up and dress not as they normally would in their proud boys attire, but empty but in disguise and tha
maybe 20 or 30 seconds later, tony moon was right there. when he came up to me, could tell his intention was to pull down -- and he did pull it down -- my mask. i had put up my goggles as well because somebody had been using bear mace. i think was the anti-vaxxers that was stabbed that used bear mace. i ve video of him earlier using it. this is a tactic the proud boys have depyed for many mths now. they pull it out and mace people. he did successfully pull my mask down. he was hting that other...
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we have tony fauci to make on the vaccine confusion and mask madness. but first, of afghanistan. you havinee iseen our reporting others. you know the desperation on the ground, it's youobvious. you know the americans are not sure if they'll bring them home. the question is what will our government do about that reality? that is our focus here. and the answers so far, frankly, are too slow and too little. how can you accept the state department warning as many as 15,000 americans stuck in taliban country they can't ensure safe passage to get them to the kabul airport and fly them out? you must demand that the mightiest force on the planet does not surrender its own to this kind of fate from a bunch of zealot thugs. [ gunfire ] >> that's what you want your countrymen to surrender to? the state department should not be warning the desperate. the warning is a desperate one to the state department and this administration. you had been do what you have to to get americans out. what does this country stand for, if not committing completely to protecting its own? another bad sign, the ad
we have tony fauci to make on the vaccine confusion and mask madness. but first, of afghanistan. you havinee iseen our reporting others. you know the desperation on the ground, it's youobvious. you know the americans are not sure if they'll bring them home. the question is what will our government do about that reality? that is our focus here. and the answers so far, frankly, are too slow and too little. how can you accept the state department warning as many as 15,000 americans stuck in...
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tony: one market? if we are talking about the selloff in the s&p 500 index, i think that comes with high rates. have seen it with lower rates. here is something that blew my mind when i look at it a few weeks ago. it is the initial move off of the low coming after recession in the 10-year note yield. the 10-year note yield rises as economic recovery begins. at-year-old -- that teal has never been surpassed in the past four recessions. coming out of the 1982 recession, a bump up in rates but we would never surpassed that pump up. after the next recession, after the.com bust, same thing -- after the dotcom bus, same thing. we have never been above the level since. will the same thing be true at 1.74%? if you go back toward 1.74%, that is my year end call for like 2001 and 2010, if we get the next push lower, what i would like to do is into the cyclicals, because if you get rates to bump up toward the 1.5 to 1.75%, which nobody expects, like nobody expected a downturn in rates in march, i think that creat
tony: one market? if we are talking about the selloff in the s&p 500 index, i think that comes with high rates. have seen it with lower rates. here is something that blew my mind when i look at it a few weeks ago. it is the initial move off of the low coming after recession in the 10-year note yield. the 10-year note yield rises as economic recovery begins. at-year-old -- that teal has never been surpassed in the past four recessions. coming out of the 1982 recession, a bump up in rates but...
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by tony blair, it has been pretty mixed. some supportive but some also criticising him for— supportive but some also criticising him for his— supportive but some also criticising him for his own role in afghanistan as well, _ him for his own role in afghanistan as well, given that it was him that led the _ as well, given that it was him that led the uk — as well, given that it was him that led the uk into afghanistan in 2001 alongside _ led the uk into afghanistan in 2001 alongside the us. we have had people on the _ alongside the us. we have had people on the left _ alongside the us. we have had people on the left of the party, particularly people like john mcdonald, quite critical of tony blair— mcdonald, quite critical of tony blair himself, saying that he had some _ blair himself, saying that he had some front criticising president biden— some front criticising president biden when it was blair that led to the uk _ biden when it was blair that led to the uk into some of the words in the zist the uk into some of
by tony blair, it has been pretty mixed. some supportive but some also criticising him for— supportive but some also criticising him for his— supportive but some also criticising him for his own role in afghanistan as well, _ him for his own role in afghanistan as well, given that it was him that led the _ as well, given that it was him that led the uk — as well, given that it was him that led the uk into afghanistan in 2001 alongside _ led the uk into afghanistan in 2001 alongside the...
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Aug 22, 2021
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tony blair himself has _ western interests. tony blair himself has come _ western interests. tony blair himself has come under- western interests. tony blair- himself has come under criticism for his role in afghanistan. the himself has come under criticism for his role in afghanistan.— his role in afghanistan. the world understands _ his role in afghanistan. the world understands that _ his role in afghanistan. the world understands that whilst _ his role in afghanistan. the world understands that whilst of - understands that whilst of course there are dangers in acting, the dangers of inaction are far greater. now, does he have any regrets, and what would he say to families who lost loved ones? we what would he say to families who lost loved ones?— what would he say to families who lost loved ones? we went in there for very good _ lost loved ones? we went in there for very good reasons _ lost loved ones? we went in there for very good reasons and - lost loved ones? we went in there for very good reasons and we - for very good reasons and we achieved a lot thanks to thos
tony blair himself has _ western interests. tony blair himself has come _ western interests. tony blair himself has come under- western interests. tony blair- himself has come under criticism for his role in afghanistan. the himself has come under criticism for his role in afghanistan.— his role in afghanistan. the world understands _ his role in afghanistan. the world understands that _ his role in afghanistan. the world understands that whilst _ his role in afghanistan. the world...
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tony: yo creo que no les importa mucho. marcela: sÍ, les importa, tony. finalmente es como hacerle un poco de resistencia a una situaciÓn. claro que les interesa. asumo, porque se supone que ellos son muy amigos. tony: artÍsticamente se lo va a quitar. marcela: y ahora que la cosa estÁ mala, ella no quiere el rivera. carlos: y la que se estÁ personificando como jenni rivera es chiquis. tania: es como que un fernÁndez se quite el fernÁndez. que tiene su derecho, pero es muy difÍcil. carlos: como el castro. luis miguel no tiene apellido. tony: pero me estÁs presentando casos disfuncionales de familias. maity: yo aplaudo la decisiÓn de chiquis. creo que no le estÁ haciendo un desaire a su familia. estÁ tomando su vida y su carrera en sus manos. tania: ¿quedÓ chiquis? tony: y al nuevo tema se llama "mi problema". eso fue directo para lorenzo. carlos: esta familia funcional no es. tony: pero estÁn unidos. marcela: es un clan familiar. carlos: ahora, eso lo estÁ pidiendo a los miembros de la prensa, no a sus fans. tania: no, para todo el mundo. s
tony: yo creo que no les importa mucho. marcela: sÍ, les importa, tony. finalmente es como hacerle un poco de resistencia a una situaciÓn. claro que les interesa. asumo, porque se supone que ellos son muy amigos. tony: artÍsticamente se lo va a quitar. marcela: y ahora que la cosa estÁ mala, ella no quiere el rivera. carlos: y la que se estÁ personificando como jenni rivera es chiquis. tania: es como que un fernÁndez se quite el fernÁndez. que tiene su derecho, pero es muy difÍcil....
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Aug 19, 2021
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>> there is an interesting dynamic with your character of tony and the great swedish filmmaker, and i wanted to know what your relationship with ingmar bergman was before you sign on to do this film. were you a fan? >> no, i knew very little of him. there is a fantastic cinema that you would go in and take a beer and pay at the door, and they would do all my bergman -- all night bergman. this is when we were trying to be actors at 16 and 17, and we thought it was very cool, very deep, twisted and fun. >> in the film, your character seems really relaxed, does not seem to have any anxiety. is that the case for you as well? >> depends on the job. if you do a bad film, of which i've done many, your job is self-preservation to a point, which is a good challenge. i quite like that. you try to get through it and get out the other side of it, and then you are done. when you are doing something that is really good, of which i've done, luckily, many of those, it is a different kind of struggle to do service to the character and do service to the part. i would say the similarity begins and ends
>> there is an interesting dynamic with your character of tony and the great swedish filmmaker, and i wanted to know what your relationship with ingmar bergman was before you sign on to do this film. were you a fan? >> no, i knew very little of him. there is a fantastic cinema that you would go in and take a beer and pay at the door, and they would do all my bergman -- all night bergman. this is when we were trying to be actors at 16 and 17, and we thought it was very cool, very...
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a serious mistake says tony blair. do you agree?— a serious mistake says tony blair. do you agree? yes. tony blair has more foreign _ do you agree? yes. tony blair has more foreign policy _ do you agree? yes. tony blair has more foreign policy experience, i more foreign policy experience, including hard knocks, thenjoe biden and hisjudgment is basically sound. and then the question is one, what is moral, what has been done to the allies of the united states that we are abandoning in afghanistan? can we extract over 10,000 americans? they are stuck there. the military, the security forces, the contractors, the family members, all these people, but also our allies and our afghan collaborators. beyond that, what did this due to the perception of the united states as a reliable ally? from taiwan to estonia, from poland to japan. and thatis estonia, from poland to japan. and that is what we need to focus on after we tried to minimise the disaster. the pr disaster, the humanitarian disaster that this hasty decision presents to us now. it is still ongoing and it can go south. ~ ., ., ,, i
a serious mistake says tony blair. do you agree?— a serious mistake says tony blair. do you agree? yes. tony blair has more foreign _ do you agree? yes. tony blair has more foreign policy _ do you agree? yes. tony blair has more foreign policy experience, i more foreign policy experience, including hard knocks, thenjoe biden and hisjudgment is basically sound. and then the question is one, what is moral, what has been done to the allies of the united states that we are abandoning in...
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. >>> and the news on the legendary singer tony bennett. at the age of 95 what his family has revealed. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us here as we near the end of another week together. we have several developing stories. u.s. troops arriving in kabul. and the deadly school shooting here at home that authorities have just revealed. >>> but we will begin tonight with the coronavirus and the key decision that will affect millions of americans. the cdc director signing off on a third dose of the pfizer and moderna vaccine to protect millions of immunocompromised americans. dr. walensky calling it an important step. she did address the question many have, will we soon see this for the general population? and tonight the worsening situation in several states. more than 80,000 patients hospitalized in the u.s. now. louisiana reporting its highest number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic. and tonight, the alarming new headline out of dallas. they have now run out of icu beds for children. and with the school year
. >>> and the news on the legendary singer tony bennett. at the age of 95 what his family has revealed. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us here as we near the end of another week together. we have several developing stories. u.s. troops arriving in kabul. and the deadly school shooting here at home that authorities have just revealed. >>> but we will begin tonight with the coronavirus and the key decision that will affect millions of americans. the cdc...
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. >>> and news on the legendary singer tony bennett. at the age of 95, what his family has revealed. >evenin here. we have several developing stories. u.s. troops arriving in kabul. and the deadly school shooting here at home. but we will begin with the coronavirus and the key decision that will affect millions of vaccinated americans. the cdc director signing off on a third doze of the pfizer or moderna vaccines to protect millions of immunocompromised people from the delta variant. calling it an important step to help protect millions with weakened immune system. tonight, the worsening situation in several states. more than 80,000 patients hospitalized in the u.s. now. louisiana reporting its highest number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic. and tonight, the alarming headline out of dallas, they've run out of icu beds for children. and with the school year starting, more than 10,000 students and teachers are quarantined. chicago among the major cities requiring teachers and staff to be vaccinated. our team with ems w
. >>> and news on the legendary singer tony bennett. at the age of 95, what his family has revealed. >evenin here. we have several developing stories. u.s. troops arriving in kabul. and the deadly school shooting here at home. but we will begin with the coronavirus and the key decision that will affect millions of vaccinated americans. the cdc director signing off on a third doze of the pfizer or moderna vaccines to protect millions of immunocompromised people from the delta...
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tony, presidents are often challenged their first year. will this be seen as the challenge that joe biden -- i mean, we don't know. it's early yet, but will this be seen as the challenge by which president biden's first year is measured >> i hope it's the only one, right? i hope this is the one and we don't have something else that he has to deal with. i think looking back for him, you know, he emphasized repeatedly his commitment to get out every american and he extended that commitment to afghan citizens who helped americans over the last two decades. very important commitment he made today if we're looking back three or four or five months from now and they can say we have got, you know, we did execute getting every american out, it's possible that voters -- we will look back and maybe overlook the chaos that we have witnessed the past couple of weeks and he can claim credit for having successfully managed the evacuation with getting, you know, all of those people out. but, you know, there are challenges which came up during the press c
tony, presidents are often challenged their first year. will this be seen as the challenge that joe biden -- i mean, we don't know. it's early yet, but will this be seen as the challenge by which president biden's first year is measured >> i hope it's the only one, right? i hope this is the one and we don't have something else that he has to deal with. i think looking back for him, you know, he emphasized repeatedly his commitment to get out every american and he extended that commitment...
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this year >>> and music legend tony bennett his farewell to the stage. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone an america that became weary of war is tonight witnessing from afar the raw and ugly reality of what the u.s. has left behind in the wake of its withdrawal from afghanistan, a vacuum filled by a resurgent taliban. its fighters have now ensnared the country's most important cities except the capital of kabul, grabbing territory, and now a high profile afghan commander. the speed of the militant advance adding urgency to efforts to put thousands of american boots back on the ground to oversee the departure of u.s. embassy staffers nbc's kelly cobiella remains in kabul tonight and starts our coverage >> reporter: tonight the taliban is firmly in control of afghanistan's second largest city, kandahar the militants consolidating their territory in the south, the north, and the west where they seized the historic city of herat and its famed military commander mohammad ismail khan. in this taliban propaganda video, khan, who fought the taliban
this year >>> and music legend tony bennett his farewell to the stage. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening, everyone an america that became weary of war is tonight witnessing from afar the raw and ugly reality of what the u.s. has left behind in the wake of its withdrawal from afghanistan, a vacuum filled by a resurgent taliban. its fighters have now ensnared the country's most important cities except the capital of kabul,...
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the worsening tensions between british and us politicians and diplomats, afterformer prime minister tony blair described the us decision to withdraw from the country as "imbecilic". the guardian reports that the taliban have criticised the us for what it described as "anarchy" at kabul airport, suggesting that its own fighters were the only ones capable of retsoring order. meanwhile the metro focuses on the story of a british paratrooper who was filmed helping a baby and her mother over a wall at kabul airport to safety. so let's begin. kick us off this time, the guardian says number ten plead to biden after taliban show of strength.— taliban show of strength. yeah, i mean, basically, _ taliban show of strength. yeah, i mean, basically, what _ taliban show of strength. yeah, i mean, basically, what we - taliban show of strength. yeah, i mean, basically, what we are - taliban show of strength. yeah, i i mean, basically, what we are seeing at the moment is the us calling all the shots, and britain and other countries like france are really trying to almost begged the us to stay longer in
the worsening tensions between british and us politicians and diplomats, afterformer prime minister tony blair described the us decision to withdraw from the country as "imbecilic". the guardian reports that the taliban have criticised the us for what it described as "anarchy" at kabul airport, suggesting that its own fighters were the only ones capable of retsoring order. meanwhile the metro focuses on the story of a british paratrooper who was filmed helping a baby and her...
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anymore and tony could be bored to death. if you are fans of tony hawk it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. until now the only way to get tony's dna was to be a woman and 1000 yards of him in the '90s. i'm born to the boards can only be purchased secondhand now because the original run already sold out. not to worry you can still get a skateboard covered in blood by following an antitheft and scooping it up after the attack an old lady. much class. topic number three, an unusual porch pilot was on stealing an amazon package. , there he goes, on his way back to a literal den of these. this is bringing back disturbing memories lesson assessment ripoff a package it was leonardo dicaprio's. what was in the box the bear found so enticing? according to the homeowner had nothing but toilet paper. that's right it's a sherman bear project but the bare necessities but on the bright side we finally have proof that bares you crab in the woods with the homeowner said they feel most betrayed by the real estate agent. they only bought the
anymore and tony could be bored to death. if you are fans of tony hawk it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. until now the only way to get tony's dna was to be a woman and 1000 yards of him in the '90s. i'm born to the boards can only be purchased secondhand now because the original run already sold out. not to worry you can still get a skateboard covered in blood by following an antitheft and scooping it up after the attack an old lady. much class. topic number three, an unusual porch pilot...
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join us in the endeavor. >> i hear you, tony. it is a sign of we keep talking about climate change. >> i know. >> we're about to pay attention. >> we have another change though here. >> what's that? >> vlad duthiers has returned from his travels. >> so good to see you. did you hear there was a host of ♪ unlock a s summer of possibililities in a a new che. expandnd your optitions...and your p perspectiveve. ♪ findnd new summemer adventuru. find newew roads. enjoy ththe open roaoad and d make no monthly papaymes for 9090 days on s select popular chchevy suvs.. plus, geget interestst free fifinancing fofor 72 monthts when youou finance w with gmgm financialal. find newew roads at your r local chevevy deal. woman: from our classrooms... man: ...to the playing fields. maybe more than ever before, we are ready for this school year. i'm so excited to see all of my students. we're doing all we can to make sure our schools are safe... woman: ...to make sure our schools are safe. i want to thank parents and families for working with us
join us in the endeavor. >> i hear you, tony. it is a sign of we keep talking about climate change. >> i know. >> we're about to pay attention. >> we have another change though here. >> what's that? >> vlad duthiers has returned from his travels. >> so good to see you. did you hear there was a host of ♪ unlock a s summer of possibililities in a a new che. expandnd your optitions...and your p perspectiveve. ♪ findnd new summemer adventuru. find newew...
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. >> tony? >> they said this evacuation is the largest in history. the numbers that you have applied so far, 88,000, i think you said have been evacuated. >> we're not competing with history, we're trying to get as many people out as fast as we can. we are not trying to beat a historical record. i will add that 88,000 in the course of just a week or week and a half, it is no small feet. and you have seen us in the last three days alone, may exceed what we thought would be maximum capacity. we would certainly like to keep that going. >> we have been watching and listening to one of the pentagons briefings. we are being updated on the situation, on the ground there in afghanistan, updates reporters on the rush to evacuate americans and also for allies they took off from the kabul airport on tuesday. that's about one flight every 39 minutes. they got about 19,000 people evacuated. that is a total of about 88,000. they conceded that roughly 10,000 people remain at the airport hoping for a flight out. matt, let me start with you here. they are about it is
. >> tony? >> they said this evacuation is the largest in history. the numbers that you have applied so far, 88,000, i think you said have been evacuated. >> we're not competing with history, we're trying to get as many people out as fast as we can. we are not trying to beat a historical record. i will add that 88,000 in the course of just a week or week and a half, it is no small feet. and you have seen us in the last three days alone, may exceed what we thought would be...
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>> reporter: that's one of the big questions, and certainly as tony blinken was pressed on that yesterday. overnight we got a statement from a state department spokesperson he says he can confirm the evacuation of all u.s. embassy personnel are now complete the airport perimeter is secured by the u.s. military apparently, they are working out of the airport while those e evacuations are ongoing. exactly who qualifies, translator, people who worked tat embassy is not clear and who mae stay behind for a couple of days or weeks, w don't know >> it is heartbreaking to think how these live also be changed talk more about the people of afghan women and girls now >> reporter: yeah, and that, of course, has been making headlines, that's one of the big questions. we may learn the answer to their fate in the next couple of days. 21 years ago, of course, life under the taliban was very different. they couldn't go to school, they wouldn't become politicians. i want to play a quick bite from my colleague take a listen. >> women in afghanistan are the most at danger or at risk population of the country
>> reporter: that's one of the big questions, and certainly as tony blinken was pressed on that yesterday. overnight we got a statement from a state department spokesperson he says he can confirm the evacuation of all u.s. embassy personnel are now complete the airport perimeter is secured by the u.s. military apparently, they are working out of the airport while those e evacuations are ongoing. exactly who qualifies, translator, people who worked tat embassy is not clear and who mae stay...
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why dollar general is recalling a popular lawn chair and the big announcement from legendary crooner tony bennett ♪♪ just follow your nose! mmmm! part of a complete breakfast. ...what is that? it's a boban bag. a boban bag? boban bag. boban bag? boban bag! you get tobi bag. tobi bag? go for the handful! nope - c'mon him? - i like him! tobi bag? nooooo... nooooo... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. bounty, the quicker picker upper. (host) you want healthy ingredients. your cat is all about the the flavor. tastefuls has it all. (molly) i really want him to eat well but he's just really picky. okay, he seems interested. i think he likes it. i have a new cat food...blue tastefuls. one taste is all it takes. does your vitamin c last twenty-four hours? only nature's bounty does. immune twenty-four hour plus has longer lasting vitamin c. plus, herbal and other immune superstars. only from nature's bounty. >>> a new consumer alert to tell you about. around 155,000 sling loungers are being recalled after reports of la
why dollar general is recalling a popular lawn chair and the big announcement from legendary crooner tony bennett ♪♪ just follow your nose! mmmm! part of a complete breakfast. ...what is that? it's a boban bag. a boban bag? boban bag. boban bag? boban bag! you get tobi bag. tobi bag? go for the handful! nope - c'mon him? - i like him! tobi bag? nooooo... nooooo... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is 2x more absorbent, so you can use less. bounty, the...
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former world leaders criticise the us withdrawal — former british pm tony blair accuses president biden of following an �*imbecilic�* policy — and donald trump attacks mr biden. biden�*s botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation's leader perhaps at any time that anybody�*s ever seen. leader perhaps at any time as thousands of afghans try to escape the taliban, europe is preapring for many refugees. a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state ahead of the expected arrival of hurricane henri. and cambodia's last remaining population of critically—endangered vultures are on the brink of extinction. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk ministry of defence says seven people have died in the chaotic crowds outside kabul airport where thousands are trying to flee the afghanistan, a week after the taliban took over. people have been trying to get through checkpoints in sweltering heat to reach evacuation flights. the british defence secretary, ben wallace, said the uk had flown
former world leaders criticise the us withdrawal — former british pm tony blair accuses president biden of following an �*imbecilic�* policy — and donald trump attacks mr biden. biden�*s botched exit in afghanistan is the most astonishing display of gross incompetence by a nation's leader perhaps at any time that anybody�*s ever seen. leader perhaps at any time as thousands of afghans try to escape the taliban, europe is preapring for many refugees. a state of emergency is declared...
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tony hill. >> oh, my god, this is why you want to partner up with john berman. >> tony hill, first of all, those are the funniest shows of all time. my boys are watching the amazing bennedict society right now. so you're all over the tv screen in my house. it is such an honor to meet you. thanks for joining us. >> nice to meet you guys. i love -- it's the guy, it's the guy -- it was you to get -- >> it's more than the guy. when i said the guy, it's "the guy" all caps, the guy, you're the only guy who could be so funny in two shows like that. >> i love it. thanks for having me. this is like those old shows where it was like, "this is your life" and people would come in to you and surprise them. >> it's actually -- this segment, to be honest, scares me because i'm afraid of embarrassing myself. i'm excited to meet you today on the show. just knowing a little bit about your career, i know that you -- i mean, everyone knows you, but you kind of took an untraditional route to get to where you are. can you tell us a little bit about that? >> well, i was in new york for many, many years and
tony hill. >> oh, my god, this is why you want to partner up with john berman. >> tony hill, first of all, those are the funniest shows of all time. my boys are watching the amazing bennedict society right now. so you're all over the tv screen in my house. it is such an honor to meet you. thanks for joining us. >> nice to meet you guys. i love -- it's the guy, it's the guy -- it was you to get -- >> it's more than the guy. when i said the guy, it's "the guy"...
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the former british prime minister, tony blair, has said president biden�*s policy — which led to the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan — was "imbecilic". he says the decision to leave represents a tragic, dangerous and unnecessary abandonment of the country. mr blair, who sent british troops into afghanistan two decades ago, has urged the government to help all afghans who supported the uk, calling it a "moral obligation". 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. he's the former prime minister most often remembered for the controversies that swirled around the conflict in iraq, but before the war there came this moment in 2001 when he committed his troops to afghanistan shortly after the september 11 attacks. military action against targets inside afghanistan has begun. i can confirm that uk forces are engaged in this action. the world understands that whilst of course there are dangers in acting, the dangers of inaction are far, far greater. 20 years on, his critique of president biden�*s decision to pull out is unflinching. he writes... a phrase the president has
the former british prime minister, tony blair, has said president biden�*s policy — which led to the withdrawal of troops from afghanistan — was "imbecilic". he says the decision to leave represents a tragic, dangerous and unnecessary abandonment of the country. mr blair, who sent british troops into afghanistan two decades ago, has urged the government to help all afghans who supported the uk, calling it a "moral obligation". 0ur political correspondent, chris mason,...
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former prime minister, tony blair calls it "unnecessary and tragic". the west has to understand that when we do something like this, the signal it sends out is one of inconstancy. it's one that says, "look, if the going gets tough, we're out." a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state, as tropical storm henri is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. covid antibody tests are to be widely offered to uk adults for the first time — to try to find out how much natural protection people have after contracting covid—19. and don everly, who formed the everly brothers duo with his late brother phil, has died at the age of 8a. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. president biden will meet virtually with g7 leaders on tuesday to discuss "continuing close coordination on afghanistan policy and the evacuation of citizens". the meeting was convened by borisjohnson, who has called on the international community to work together to prevent a humanitarian crisis. nato officials say — over the past week — at least 20 people have di
former prime minister, tony blair calls it "unnecessary and tragic". the west has to understand that when we do something like this, the signal it sends out is one of inconstancy. it's one that says, "look, if the going gets tough, we're out." a state of emergency is declared in parts of new york state, as tropical storm henri is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. covid antibody tests are to be widely offered to uk adults for the first time — to try to find out...