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‘This is much more substantial than the killing of Osama Bin Laden.’
Retired US Army General David Petraeus has vast military and intelligence experience in the Middle East. He led US troops during some of the most critical years in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, with the assasination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, General Petraeus has some thoughts about the significance of this action.
Also, after its initial retaliation for the killing of general Soleimani, Iran still has other options, like cyber-attacks against US targets; we’ll also take a look at how governments around the world use internet shutdowns to control the free flow of information; next, like with Iran, US-North Korea relations are also tense, but how did we get to this point?; and our own Rupa Shenoy looks back at a decade of protests around the world.
(Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani (C) attends Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's meeting with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran. Credit: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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US Gen. David Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani’s killing
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- Sat 11 Jan 2020 22:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Sun 12 Jan 2020 04:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Sun 12 Jan 2020 12:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service Australasia
- Mon 13 Jan 2020 09:32GMT´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
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