U.S. "war on terror" after 9/11 attacks exposes hegemonic calculations: experts

STORY: U.S. "war on terror" after 9/11 attacks exposes hegemonic calculations: experts DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. armySOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FABIO FERNANDEZ, Professor of University of HavanaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa)various of street view in IraqSOUNDBITE 3 (English): ARHAMA SIDDIQA, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabadvarious of displaced peopleSOUNDBITE 4 (English): ABDULLAH GUL, Director General of Measac Research Center, Pakistan STORYLINE: International experts have said the U.S. military operations in the Middle East under the pretext of "war on terror" after the 9/11 attacks reveal the country's hegemonic calculations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): FABIO FERNANDEZ, Professor of University of Havana "It is a war against terrorism that has not really had an ethical, moral, or legal foundation. It has basically been an exercise o

Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East

STORY: Iraqis accuse U.S. of human rights violation in Middle East DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of U.S. Capitolvarious of street view in IraqSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activistSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-QURAISHI, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic):AHMED MOHAMMED, Resident in BaghdadSOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NURI AL-MOUSAWI, Writer STORYLINE: A report released Tuesday by a Chinese NGO revealed a series of crimes committed by the U.S. in the Middle East and surrounding areas. Iraqi people, who had lived in pain amid years of conflicts, echoed the criticism and accused the U.S. of violating human rights, saying the U.S. committed crimes merely to seek self-interest. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): RAAD MAJID ZAMEL, Iraqi activist "The United States entered Iraq under the pretext of eliminating weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But there were in fact no such weapons. I think that their presence was primarily for occupation,