martha peterson ? talks about the book "the widow spy: my cia journey through the lands of laos." she explains why she joined the cia after her husband died. the bob center for public service at the university of florida hosted this event. it's about an hour and 15 minutes. >> my name is david colburn, i'm director of the bob graham center. we are pleased to have with us this evening to introduce our speaker, mr. herb yardley. before he comes up, i want to say that normally the way we do things is the speaker speaks between 30 and 45 minutes, the last 15 minutes are questions. we use this mike bank -- this -- this mic over here. we like our students to have the opportunity to go first. everybody is welcome. we ask that you make no speeches. we have a speaker. out of courtesy to everybody here this evening, if you could your questions succinct, that would help a lot. herb yardley is one of our good friends at the university of florida. a major donor along with his wife, catherine. if you look around this campus, you won't find herb and katherine's name in a lot of places, but they coul

she retired. unarmed. and. going to. a. county jail was held without any explanation the cia realized very soon that they got the wrong man but it took more than four months before he was released they put him on a plane to albania drove him to a remote location and then dumped him on the under-funded in ireland. and the not for lawson or friend when. he gave. them the. bills today he is free but still paying the price suffering severe psychological trauma and whilst macedonia has apologized for its road and his friend issued he's received no apology from the u.s. he's now mounting the latest in a series of legal cases against the u.s. administration since keshia an issue and she just kind of just come. under the. earth. back in north carolina campaigners are determined that no victim of rendition is forgotten. italian citizen britell was seized in pakistan in two thousand and two and rented on an average night to morocco where he was subjected to her in disability before being freed a full nine years later. today his wife anna speaks on his behalf the trauma of his experienc

. also this hour the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain that's according to local media. and with islamic state fighting to hold onto its last stronghold in syria we speak to the red cross on how people are coping with the consequences of their conflict. this is our to international bring you here live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the fate of brics it appears to be in limbo the british parliament has rejected leaving the e.u. without a deal one day after turning down prime minister teresa mayes divorce agreement the speaker of the house of commons has announced that before this main vote m.p.'s will also cast their ballots on four amendments one of these amendments will give lawmakers a voice and whether or not to hold a second referendum these debates come a day after the british parliament rejected leaving the e.u. without a deal and with the brics that clock ticking tensions in the house of commons flared as play book explains. i think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone arguing that theories amazed in co

the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to local media. your state department changes its description of the disputed golan heights from the israeli occupied to israeli controlled with experts calling it a move to boost the israeli p.m.'s ratings ahead of elections next. very good evening to you and welcome this is r.t. international. and you know where we're heading first sco to westminster in london the house of commons m.p.'s there very busy this is the scene right now live pictures and they have been voting on amendments throughout the last hour i think we've got results already in from three of them are expecting the big motions still to come though that will be a votes on whether or not the u.k.'s exit from the european union should be delayed let's get an update now from our correspondent about it in london peter all of the first to you and i think it's fair to say u.k. and p's are very good at voting against things they've they've been at it again this evening will they have a vote for something is my question brings up today. wel

prepared to vote on whether to delay the u.k.'s exit from the european union. the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to local media. the u.s. state department changes its description of the disputed golan heights from israeli occupied to israeli controlled experts calling it a move to boost the israeli prime minister's ratings the head of elections next month. very good evening to you this is r.t. international. first this hour let's bring you live pictures from westminster in london this is where m.p.'s have gathered the head of a big vote today on whether or not to delay the u.k.'s exit from the european union british lawmakers spent the day debating the motion as well as possible amendments to it some of those are going to be voted on shortly in it you can see them piece falling out those who have formed an opinion and they will because the those votes on audix but will be the first amendment very shortly let's find out exactly what's going to be happening from our correspondents and see churkin who's in london peter oliver is in be

lawmakers are due to vote within the next few hours on whether to delay brock's at. the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain that's according to local media. the u.s. state department changes its description of the disputed golan heights from israeli occupied to israeli controlled with experts calling it a move to boost the israeli prime minister's ratings ahead of elections next month . and undeterred by their hair raising escape from a failed rocket launch last year a space crew is poised to make a fresh bid for the stars engine sparring up at the baikonur cosmodrome later this thursday got up close and personal with a new craft. the rocket is finally out of the work was assembled manually having taken to the launch side by training and this is the last time we see this beautiful look at these fees team in a long construction in a horizontal position. you're watching are to international bring your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. the fate of bridges that appears to be in limbo the british parliament has rejected

permission. of the cia is behind the mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to local media. and in other news the us state department changes its description of the disputed golan heights from israeli occupied to israeli controlled with experts calling it a move to boost the israeli p.m.'s ratings ahead of elections next month. heading for the stars the countdown is underway for the latest rocket launch from the baikonur cosmodrome coming up in the next few minutes. very good evening and welcome this is r.t. international committee live from moscow. we will start this hour with breaking news this is from london british m.p.'s the news just in have voted to delay the u.k.'s departure from the european union it means the british prime minister will have to return to brussels and try to renegotiate the current march twenty ninth deadline date the vote came after a tense week in westminster during this time rejected both reason may's briggs divorce deal and also the idea of a no deal bragg's it. ok let's get an update now from our correspondents who is in london for

streets around the world transported to foreign prisons and secret cia interrogation camps known as black sites. you feel some sort of them would give off a. reporter for. somebody for. the covert operation officially called extraordinary rendition took place in the years between two thousand and two to two thousand and nine. in north carolina locals began calling the flights from their local airports torture taxes this was a planned orchestrated program of kidnapping for torture i found that to be just intolerable we spoke to a woman whose husband was another victim of rendition. to this day the truth about the cia's rendition program and the role of north carolina's airports remains officially shrouded in secrecy. that are realistic do you think tonight from al-jazeera tell of. when making a programme about cia or indifferent. i and investigations aren't welcome. and sorry while you think. nor all questions i mean he's going to start with he's going to call the police yet he's our leader in the. nine eleven the deadliest attack ever on american soil the mass murder of nearly three thous

station after blowing off from the baikonur cosmodrome just hours ago. and the cia is behind the mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain holding two local radio. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me and carol great to have you with us now we start with the latest from london where british m.p.'s have voted to delay the u.k.'s departure from the you. or p n u d and this means that the british prime minister will have to return to brussels and renegotiate the current march twenty ninth deadline my colleague neil harvey spoke to marty's unassisted churkin and peter all of us to get the reaction from both sides of the child. to. the payson house of commons could really agree with much they have agreed on something finally but not really much tangible it's just a delay as i understand it. well. you're absolutely correct with your interpretation of these events i mean they have said no to a bunch of different things throughout this very very hectic week in westminster and they have indeed finally agreed on something which is they're not r

of elections next month. and the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain that's according to local media. are you with us this hour this is our team to nationalise midnight here in moscow. and we will start with the latest from london where british and piece of voted to delay the u.k.'s departure from the e.u. it means that the british prime minister will have to return to brussels and renegotiate the current march twenty ninth deadline date i spoke to artie's on the situation and peter all over to get reaction from both sides of the channel. let's go first to london said that. payson as it comes could really agree with much they have agreed on something finally but not really much tangible it's just a delay as i understand it. well. you're absolutely correct with your interpretation of these events i mean they have said no to a bunch of different things throughout this very very hectic week in westminster and they have indeed finally agreed on something which is they're not ready to handle bracks it which has become extremely clear in these last cou

bush to return home to become cia director. >> barbara bush says this is camp david all over again which means this is a president offering you a job that i don't think you should take. >> there was never an american politician that had become a spy that could come back and run for office again. >> i wish i knew the conversations they must have had about george are you sure you want to be the director of the cia? >> i'm reading some of the hearings from previous directors, some say they're shoving you into a meat grinder and getting rid of you politically and others are saying they think it's great. i'll be damned if i know right now which is which. ♪...you better get moving. ready or not♪ ♪...it's about to go down here it comes now♪ ♪...get ready (oh oh oh oh), get ready♪ ♪...moving. ready or not ♪...get ready (oh oh oh oh) new galaxy. free buds. music to your ears. get free galaxy buds when you pre-order galaxy s10 or s10+. think only specialty stores have what's new? olay has this season's hottest debut. like new clay stick masks. all mask, no mess. olay hydratin

outlining the concerned raised by kushner by the cia and how mcgann recommended he not be given a top-secret clearance. this reporting also revealed a effort of coordinated lies. >> did you tell general kelly or anyone in the white house to -- >> no, i don't think i have the authority to do that. i don't think i do. but i would never do it. jared is a good -- i was never involved with his security. >> the president had no involvement pertaining to my clearance or my husband's clearance. >> what were the problems early on? >> there weren't any. >> so no special treatment? >> no. >> there was nobody in the political process that had anything to do with it. there was nobody who pressured it. it was just done the normal, regular way. >> in case you forgot how harshly the republicans treat liars, here they are. >> you're a pathological liar. >> he's going to prison for lying to congress and he's the star witness to congress. >> convicted liar, lying to congress. apparently he died about delivering his own child which his wife had to correct the record. >> liar, liar, pants on fire. it's an

november 1975 president ford asks george bush to return home to become cia director. >> barbara bush says this is camp david all over again, which means this is a plnt offering you a job that i don't think you should take. >> there was never an american politician who had become a spy who then could suddenly come back and run for office again. >> i wish i knew the conversations they must have had about george, are you sure you want to be the director of the cia? >> i'm reading some of the hearings from previous directors. some say they're shoving you into a meat grinder, a dead end, getting rid of you politically. others are saying it's great. i'll be damned if i know right now which is which. like lobster lover's dream and new ultimate lobsterfest surf and turf. so come lobsterfest today! and now for a limited time, get ten percent off red lobster to go. to be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing it's best to make you everybody else... ♪ ♪ means to fight the hardest battle, which any human being can fight and never stop. does this sound dismal? it isn't. ♪ ♪ it's th

developers using technology to make streets safer for women also coming up. did the cia boss to mind a violent break in of the korean embassy in madrid media reports say spanish authorities. and shifted to the margins dropping on the street typists barely managing to top out a living he did digital world. welcome to the show it's good to have you with us we begin in the indian capital defending a sprawling city of more than eighteen million but constantly trying to international and national surveys as being unsafe for women discussions about women safety peaked in twenty twelve after the horrific gang rape of attorney three year old medical student in a moving bus street protests followed and so did a toughening of laws against sex from the salt but another thing happened in front of develop to walk in safety apps for women apps that give women some measure of assurance went out on india's streets didn't a correspondent common miles spoke to the women behind some of these apps as they look to make the streets safe for other women. figures of harassment on the faces who come forward

. >> in november 1975 president ford asks george bush to return home to become cia director. >> barbara bush says this is camp david all over again which means this is a president offering you a job i don't think you should take. >> there was never an american politician who had become a spy who then could suddenly come back and run for office again. >> i wish i knew the conversations they must have had about george, are you sure you want to be the director of the cia? >> i'm reading some of the hearings from previous directors. some say shoving you into a meat grinder, getting rid of you politically. others are saying they think it's great. i'll be damned if i know which is which. enhance your moments. san pellegrino. tastefully italian. i that's the retirement plan.e, san pellegrino. with my annuity, i know there is a guarantee. it's for my family, its for my self, its for my future. annuities can provide protected income for life. learn more at retire your risk dot org. if old sphow will theyense helps know i worked hard?, i've gotta make stuff harder. ♪ there, that's h

inspector and cia officer. rep. spanberger: before i ran for congress, i was working for a company in richmond, virginia, directly with universities and colleges on the recruitment strategies. before i moved back to central virginia, my hometown, i was with the cia, a case officer, and lived overseas and abroad. i have lived domestically and overseas as a cia officer. >> what were you doing? rep. spanberger: i was a case officer and in that role i was collecting vital intelligence that allowed us to inform policymakers about issues of national security, what was happening in other countries that may be relevant to our own foreign policy objectives and inform the decisions we were making at the negotiation table and meeting rooms around the world. >> what was the work like and how do you think that will help you in washington? rep. spanberger: the work as a case officer is changing, one day on nuclear policy and the next day our leadership and the next day counterterrorism. jumping back and forth and talking about a variety of issues truly understanding the issues, because i was out re

security clearance to jared kushner over the objections of the cia, his white house counsel and perhaps his white house chief of staff. no one disputes that president trump has the right to grant his son-in-law that security clearance, but was it the right thing to do? >> the president -- as you just said, the president has the legal authority to do it. the president has a right to pick his national security team around him. who is going to work with him? and you know what? this week, gallop just came out with a new poll looking at how does america think they are viewed around the world? we are now at the highest level we have been. 58% since 2003. the president is doing a very good job. the president has the legal authority to do it. the president has to trust the people around him. you have been in those offices. you know what the president has to have. the trust of the individuals. if you are going to work on middle east peace, if you are going to work around the world, you want to have trust in those individuals. >> that's absolutely true,s and one thing i have never seen be

questions over the future of the u.k.'s exit from the european union. the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to local media. russia's nord stream two gas pipeline project is the tool to destroy liberty and freedom according to the u.s. secretary of state on pump a zero claims american energy products are much better alternative. we need to continue to build our energy security and the current importance to buy from us but bad actors. and a new documentary reveals that supporters of terror group islamic states have infiltrated a greek refugee camp where they rule with an iron fist we talked to the film's producer. there were reports of really quite disastrous things happening there but we never ever expected to find out what we really found. a very warm welcome to you you're watching r c international with me taking airing our top story a week of critical brags that decision's continues with the u.k. parliament having now ruled out a no deal scenario it means that on thursday british m.p.'s will return to westminster to decide whether to extend a

e.u. commission. cia's behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to local media. roaring into the skies a new crew is heading to the international space station after blasting off from the baikonur cosmodrome in the last hour. the u.s. state department changes its description of the disputed golan heights from israeli occupied to israeli controls experts calling it a move to the israeli prime minister's ratings of elections next month. thanks for joining us eleven pm here in the russian capital this is our international. we will start this hour with the latest for you from london where british m.p.'s have voted to delay the u.k.'s departure from the european union it means that the british prime minister will have to return to brussels and renegotiate the current march twenty ninth deadline date i spoke to our correspondent to see churkin and peter oliver to get reaction from both sides of the channel first to london said that peace in the house of commons could really agree on much they have agreed on something finally but not really much tangible it

baikonur cosmodrome just hours ago. and the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according seem to local media. a warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with meaning. now the israel defense forces are striking targets in the gaza strip following a rocket attack on television earlier two rockets launched from gaza triggered defense systems in israel the palestinian group hamas which governs gaza has denied any involvement and is vowing to take action against the perpetrators let's cross live to our middle east correspondent paula slater for more now paula can you give us any updates on the situation. well as you correctly say the israeli army is striking a number of targets inside gaza there are explosions and are being heard in the south of the strip in honolulu notice earlier hamas which controls the gaza strip declared a state of emergency and evacuated its people from both its buildings and its offices the i.d.f. the israeli defense forces has issued a statement in which it says that it is targeting terrorists now went as follows two rockets o

exit from the european union. the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to the country's local media. stream gas pipeline project is a tool to destroy liberty and freedom according to the u.s. secretary of state says american energy products are a much better alternative. we need to continue to build our energy security and encouraging partners to part for months to come by actors. and a new documentary reveals supporters of the terrorist group islamic state have infiltrated a great refugee camp where they rule it said with an iron fist will be speaking to the film's producer. good evening thanks for joining us this is r.t. and. a week of critical briggs it decisions continues with the u.k. parliament having now ruled out a no deal scenario and it means that on thursday british m.p.'s will return to westminster to decide whether or not to extend article fifty and seek further negotiations with the new. the good fortune. remains that the u.k. will be without you. something else is agreed to the onus is now on every one of us in this house t

from the european union. the cia is behind a mysterious attack. russia's nord stream tear gas pipeline project is a tool to destroy liberty and freedom according to the u.s. secretary of state my pump a.o. claims american energy products are a much better alternative but how much is an actress. and a new documentary with reveals the supporters of terror group islamic states have infiltrated the greek refugee camp where they rule with an iron fist we talked to the film's producer. there were reports of really quite disastrous things happening there but we never ever expected to find out what we really found. a very warm welcome to you know watching r.t. international with meaning. a week of critical break that decisions continues with the u.k. parliament having now ruled out so no. deal scenario it means that on thursday british m.p.'s will return to westminster to decide whether to extend article fifty and seek further negotiations with the e.u. . illegal to forge the u.k. do you look. at the u.k. will leave without you. something else is agreed to the onus is now on every one of us in

raises more questions over the future of the u.k.'s exit from the european union. the cia's behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spades according to local media . stream to the gas pipeline project is a tool to destroy liberty and freedom according to the u.s. secretary of state. says that american energy products are a much better alternative. we need to continue to build our energy security and encouraging partners to buy from us by. this new documentary reveals supporters of terrorism group islamic state infiltrated a greek refugee camp where they rule it said with an iron fist we speak a rule that said with an iron fist we'll be speaking to the film's producer. welcome this is r.t. international. a week of critical decisions continues with the u.k. parliament having now ruled out today no deal scenario it means that on thursday british m.p.'s will return to westminster to decide whether or not to extend the tickle fifteen seek further negotiations with the european union. has the latest. the good for the u.k. and. the u.k. will leave you without you do. somet

linked this . cia to last month's mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in madrid the incident occurred in late february a group of ten people storm pyongyang's mission in spain they restrained eight members of staff and reportedly bags on their heads one woman succeeded in escaping from a window on the second floor the attackers got away with stolen computers on mobile phones. it's also been suggested that came here the former north korean ambassador to spain was the real target of the raid he served in the post for years but in twenty seventeen was expelled by madrid following north korean nuclear tests he also played a key role in organizing the recent summit between kim jong un and donald trump in madrid based journalist martin roberts as more. spain's newspaper of record el paice suggested that the u.s. central intelligence agency may have been behind a recent attack on the north korean embassy here in madrid which you can see behind me el pikes say that police investigators and also investigators from the security services have managed to identify at least two of

. >> so odni, fbi, cia, office of personnel management. let's talk about the issue of executive privilege. if these memos are indeed problematic and things that the president doesn't want in there, because frankly he is abiding by the law. you may not like the law, but he has this power. we can have a debate about whether he is an butszing that power, but heed had the power to do this. if he screams executive privilege, how strong is the case? >> there are two bases from withholding the documents, executive privilege and it contain classified information. the second one is really not a basis to withhold it from congress because of course congress reviews classified privilege. but executive privilege is trickier. there are few instances in which congress has gotten hands on things where the white house digs in on that. >> help me out with the various security levels. jared kushner was getting a mid level security clearance, not the top secret. explain the difference. >> basically the levels are confidential, secret, top secret and the top level is sci. jared kushner had interim t

deal breaker. the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to local media. and a new documentary reveals supporters of the terrorist group islamic state of infiltrated a greek refugee camp where they ruled with an iron fist will be speaking to the film's producer. very good evening to you this is our internet. first this hour let's take you live to westminster where british m.p.'s have been debating this evening a no deal brags that they're expected to vote on whether or not to rule out a no deal scenario this hour this will be the second to important vote on briggs this week with parliament on tuesday with. reason opposed divorce deal and it looks in deed as though we're seeing the end pays off on their way out now to actually cast their votes let's go to london now speak to a correspondent on the syria church following this for is nasty it's been quite a week for british politics even the wording of this proposal today is far from being straightforward it's also complicated what can you tell us. well indeed indeed neal it's very complicated

ticking the u.k. parliament tears a tear out over how to overcome the impasse. the cia is behind a mysterious attack on the north korean embassy in spain according to local media. also this hour u.s. secretary of state mike pump declares washington's intention to weaponize its energy export and clout in a bid to outdo what he brands bad actors in the political leverage game. and undeterred by their hair raising escape from a failed rocket launch last year a space crew is poised to make a fresh bid for the stars with engines firing up at the baikonur cosmodrome later this thursday got up close and personal with a new craft. the rocket is finally out of the workshop the way it was assembled manually had it's taking to the launch side by train and this is the last time we see this beautiful look at these fifteen min a long construction in a horizontal position. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q and moscow thanks for joining us this hour. first we bring you live pictures from. westminster and london where m.p.'s are debating ahead of tonight's vote on wh

that are better than some that are worse what worries me is when you have the former head of the cia expressing views the viewer thinks he must know more than they do exactly has access exactly had access to the deepest of our intelligence the same thing was true with comi when he wrote his book he just left the f.b.i. you don't write a book when you just left the f.b.i. or the cia and use material that you learned in a confidential way it also misleads the viewer in the listener into thinking that their expertise should give them more credibility well we now learn from brennan well he was given bad information and he gave the american public very bad conclusions i like brown and i think he's a nice guy i met him when he was director of the cia but i do think he would have been better off remaining silent for at least five years after he finished his job in the obama cia and i think the same thing is true with comi silence can be golden when you've had access to major major secrets and then you use that access to present an expertise that either isn't there or if it's there you shoul

know exactly what the fbi and the cia, what their hesitations were about granting this clearance to them, but we know that they raised them and that there was some concern about granting him this top-secret tssci clearance. >> annie, thank you so much. this is some piece. if you haven't read it yet, please check out "the new york times." it's a must read. i want to bring in nbc's jeff bennett, who, of course, is at the white house. jeff, what exactly is the white house saying about this, specifically ivanka trump's office? >> hey, steph. well, the white house isn't saying much, beyond this single-sentence statement. white house press secretary sarah sanders tells nbc news, we don't comment on security clearances. >> except, of course, ivanka did when she was asked three weeks ago by abc! and i believe the answer was, of course not. >> reporter: you're right about that. look, and absent any sort of substantiative comment from the white house about this, we can put this kushner revelation into the broader context of how president trump handles, or some might say, mishandles national s

to be exonerated. john kiriakou is a former cia officer and he joins us tonight. john, thanks for coming on. john, you worked at the cia for a long time under john brennan who ultimatelyth backed your prosecution, for which you were sent to prison for a crime that i don't think would be considered a crime today. tell me, with that perspective, your reaction to watching john brennan trotted out before the cameras daily almost for the last two years as an expertn on the russia conspiracy. >> an expert. i think this was scandalous for a number of reasons, the most important of which is that john brennan has repeatedly used the word "treason", the word "traitor" when describing the president. treason is a death penalty charge. is he seriously saying, or has he been saying that the president ought to be executed for something having to do with a scandal that really never existed? to me, john brennan just simply is not a serious person. he shouldn't be taken seriously by us or by anybody else. i'm going to get a little bit personal here.dn i worked with john brennan for many, many years

from today the cia was behind last month attack on the north korean embassy in the dritte according to spanish media the investigation taking an unexpected twist local journalist martin roberts reports. in a remarkable report today spain's newspaper of record el paice suggested that the u.s. central intelligence agency may have been behind a recent attack on the north korean embassy here in madrid which you can see behind me now two things about this attack a particularly significant the first one is the timing because the attack happened on the twenty second of february or just days before the recent nuclear summit between the united states and north korea in hanoi which as we all know ended inclusively the second significant factor here is that the korean delegation to hanoi was headed by none other than kim here choi who is the currently a creditor accredited ambassador here now el peise say that police investigators and also investigators from the security services have managed to identify at least two of the ten presumed assailants and say that they have connections to the cia

office urged him not to grant kushner the clearance. so too did the cia. here is the president just a few months before that. >> so that will be up to general kelly. general kelly respects jared a lot and general kelly will make that call. i won't make that call. i will let the general who is right here make that call. >> the "times" says that the directive prompted two internal memos, one from kelly on being ordered to grant the clearance. here is the president about a month ago. >> did you tell general kelly or anyone else in the white house to overrule -- >> no, i don't think i have the authority to do that. i'm not sure i do. but i wouldn't do it. jared is a good -- i was never involved with his security. i know that he -- just from reading i know that there was issues back and forth about security for numerous people actually. but i don't want to get involved in that stuff. >> the "washington post" reports the president's daughter kushner's wife pressured the president personally about kushner's clearance. she was asked about that clearance controversy on abc just last month. >