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Stakelbeck Tonight | Erick Stakelbeck: How Technology Is Reshaping Combat | Stakelbeck Tonight | July 28, 2025
- Welcome to stakelbeck tonight.
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- I'm erick stakelbeck
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- And europe is learning firsthand the art of the deal.
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- On sunday, president trump announced the
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- Largest trade deal in history with the european union.
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- And some europeans are none too happy about it.
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- Their disgust is a good thing for you and me,
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- Because it means that america won the deal yet again.
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- After months of dire warnings from the mainstream
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- Media and the left about a looming trade war
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- With europe, eu officials essentially caved.
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- The european union has agreed to invest $600 billion
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- In the united states, including military equipment,
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- And there will now be a 15% tariff
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- On all european goods entering the united states.
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- On the flip side, there will be no tariffs zero
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- On certain american products entering european markets.
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- Sounds like a pretty darn good deal
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- That was just negotiated by president trump and his team.
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- And the main beneficiaries
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- Will be the american people and american businesses.
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- The same goes for the massive trade agreements president trump
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- Sealed last week with japan, indonesia and the philippines
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- And the trillion dollars plus worth of deals
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- He secured with arab gulf countries back in may.
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- Folks, the trump art of the deal is proving to be
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- A very real thing, and all that scaremongering about a brewing
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- Financial collapse, thanks to trump's tariffs,
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- Has proven to be exactly that scaremongering.
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- Now, another crucial aspect of this new deal between the u.s.
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- And the eu is that europe will now invest
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- $750 billion in u.s.
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- Energy.
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- The goal here is for europe
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- To become less reliant on russian oil and gas.
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- European union nations
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- Get the majority of their energy from vladimir putin,
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- Which was never a good idea to begin with, and which became
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- An even more disastrous policy after putin invaded ukraine.
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- President trump warned europe's leaders about this
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- During his first term way back in 2018,
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- Four years before putin attacked ukraine.
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- German officials
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- In the audience responded by literally scoffing at him.
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- Take a look.
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- Germany will become.
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- Totally dependent on russian energy
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- If it does not immediately change course.
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- Needless to say, they're not scoffing now.
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- In just six months, president trump has reasserted
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- American might and influence,
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- And we claim the mantle of leader of the free world.
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- Fresh off the eu deal he met today in london
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- With british prime minister keir starmer,
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- And it was pretty clear from starmer's nervous
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- Reactions that trump has all the leverage.
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- Watch
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- Will you visit london during the site visit?
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- I will.
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- I'm not a fan of you, mayor.
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- Thank you.
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- I think he's done a terrible job at the mayor of london.
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- But, the nasty person, i think he's.
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- I think, you know, he's a friend of mine.
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- I think he's done a terrible job, but,
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- But i
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- Would certainly visit london. you.
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- Now, the president was referring
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- To london's muslim leftist mayor, sadiq khan, who's helped
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- Turn one of the great cities of the west into a place that's
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- Almost unrecognizable today in certain areas.
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- Trump also took a subtle dig at the u.k.
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- Crackdown on brits who dare speak against their country's
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- Insane open border policies and mass
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- Muslim immigration.
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- The importance of free speech today.
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- Well, free speech is very important.
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- I don't know if you're referring to any place in particular.
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- Perhaps they are,
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- But we've had free speech for a very, very long time here.
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- So we're very proud about.
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- Again, starmer seemed pretty uncomfortable there.
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- And that's a good thing. trump is holding
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- Europe accountable for its weak woke policies.
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- And with threats like russia, iran and china looming,
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- It couldn't come at a more crucial time.
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- Coming up,
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- We get a state of play breakdown from a top foreign
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- Policy expert.
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- And it all starts now.
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- Some are calling the war in ukraine world war
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- One with drones.
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- We're watching trench lines
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- And high tech drone strikes unfold in real time.
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- And it's reshaping the battlefield and global
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- Strategy in ways we've never seen before.
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- Tonight we're joined by someone who's been closely
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- Tracking the evolution of this conflict
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- And its implications for the united states.
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- Brad bowman is senior director of the center
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- On military and political power
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- At the foundation for defense of democracies.
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- He's also a former blackhawk
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- Pilot and national security advisor in the u.s.
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- Senate.
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- And he joins us now.
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- Brad, great to be back with us.
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- Hey, drone warfare in this russia-ukraine conflict,
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- It seems really to be changing the game.
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- And you've written about this, brad,
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- Is this conflict and what we're seeing there
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- With unmanned aerial vehicles, the new reality, the new normal
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- When it comes to warfare and conflict globally.
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- Thanks for the opportunity to join you.
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- And thanks for the really important question. right.
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- Because it's so important that we understand
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- What's happening on the battlefield in ukraine
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- So that we can make sure our forces are prepared
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- For what comes next in defending our country.
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- And answer your question directly.
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- Yes, this is a glimpse of the kind of warfare
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- Our troops are going to confront in the future.
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- And the more we learn,
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- The more successful
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- Our troops will be in accomplishing their missions
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- And returning home to their families.
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- You know, drones come in different forms
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- With different purposes,
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- But what they're essentially doing
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- Is they're providing each combatant, each force,
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- Increased intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
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- To be able to see the battlefield
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- And increase strike capabilities.
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- And that is providing that's complementing other assets
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- Like missiles
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- And artillery and mortars and making them more deadly.
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- It's making cover and concealment more difficult.
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- It's making it more difficult
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- To amass forces and surprise your opponent
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- Because they see what you're doing.
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- They can hit you before you even start.
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- And so it's making all of this more complex.
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- And as the ukrainians defend their homes
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- Against putin's unprovoked invasion,
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- We need to help them
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- Defend themselves because it's in our interest.
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- But we also need to learn as much as possible to share.
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- Our troops are prepared as well.
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- Yeah, it's almost like a test lab of sorts
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- This russia-ukraine war.
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- I hate to use that terminology,
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- But in terms of the drone factor for sure,
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- Hey, president trump is going to now send
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- More patriot missile batteries to ukraine.
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- Is that a major game changer in your view? brad?
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- For too long
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- We we took things for granted as we were fighting in iraq
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- And afghanistan in terms of threats from the air
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- Wars were confronting china, russia, iran and north korea
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- Working together more than ever.
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- And we have to be able to defend ourselves.
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- When we saw the iranian attack, for example, included airbase,
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- The largest us military airbase in the middle east base
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- In the middle east.
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- And that was according to the
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- Chairman of the joint staff,
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- The largest expenditure of patriot interceptors
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- We've seen in the system's history.
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- And so, undoubtedly, we do not have enough.
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- Undoubtedly, we need to produce more.
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- But what's also true is that if we don't provide ukraine
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- The means of self-defense and more patriots and patriot
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- Interceptors, that's
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- Going to make russian attacks more effective.
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- You're going to have increased ukrainian casualties,
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- And it's going to undermine president trump's
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- Leverage as he tries to bring this
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- Bring vladimir putin
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- To the negotiating table in good faith,
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- Something i'm not holding my breath for,
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- Especially if we deprive ukraine of the means of self-defense.
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- Yeah.
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- Speaking of leverage, president trump has used it
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- In his dealings with nato. mark.
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- He's getting nato.
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- According to him, nato will fund the army of ukraine.
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- Number one.
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- But number two, brad, just yesterday
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- We had this meeting between trump and european
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- Union officials where he announced
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- That the eu will now be relying on the united states
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- For much more of its oil and gas to the tune of $750 billion,
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- Which will decrease european reliance on russian energy.
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- How big of a game changer
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- Was that announcement yesterday with the eu?
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- I think it's really important for europe and frankly,
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- As much of the globe, the international community
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- As possible to not be purchasing russian gas.
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- I mean, that's a big problem right now.
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- We have china, purchasing a lot of russian, energy.
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- And that provides revenue to putin to fuel this largest
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- Invasion, europe, since world war two.
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- So we've got to make sure americans and european
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- Cars are europeans in particular,
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- Are not buying anything from russia.
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- And we got to use
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- Secondary sanctions, in my view, to punish countries like china
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- That are buying russian oil and helping to fund putin's,
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- War of aggression in ukraine.
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- Last question.
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- Any endgame in sight to this russia, ukraine war?
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- President trump obviously has given vladimir putin a deadline
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- Which is ticking away. now.
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- Is there an end game in sight?
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- How could this potentially end?
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- What is certain is if we deprive ukraine
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- Of the means of self-defense,
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- We will get a solution and it will be a disaster.
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- And this could become president trump's kabul or saigon.
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- And we don't want that.
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- We want to protect american interests
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- There, and we can do it. it's affordable.
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- I mean, if you combine all of the weapons
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- That we've given ukraine
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- Or committed to ukraine since the beginning of putin's latest
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- Aggression, it's less than 3% of what we spent on the pentagon.
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- We can afford this and sustain it forever.
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- Putin can't.
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- That's the beginning of understanding
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- What this new deal
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- That trump has negotiated, where europeans
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- Are helping to pay for american weapons.
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- Ukraine makes it even more sustainable
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- And even more of a no brainer that we should help
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- Ukraine defend its home and brutalize the home invader,
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- Vladimir putin, so reconsiders his line of work
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- And doesn't attack our home next.
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- Brad, great breakdown and well said folks.
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- Be sure to follow him.
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- Ftd.org on x across social media.
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- Brad great breakdown. god bless.
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- We'll see you again soon.
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- And coming up next, an update, a crucial update on the work
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- Samaritan's purse is doing in hard-hit, central texas.
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- Yes, folks are still struggling
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- With the remnants of that july 4th flooding.
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- See how you can pray for the people of central texas next.
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- See how you can pray for the people of central texas next.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight.
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- This past 4th of july weekend turned
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- Into a devastating nightmare for thousands of texans.
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- Sudden flash floods along
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- The guadalupe river ripped through the texas hill country,
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- Leveling homes and christian summer camps
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- And leaving at least 137 people dead, including many children.
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- But in the middle of this heartbreak, hope is rising.
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- The billy graham rapid response team was on the ground
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- Immediately, helping families clean up, find shelter
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- And most importantly, share the gospel of jesus christ.
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- Will graham is the executive vice
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- President of the billy graham evangelistic association,
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- And he joins us now to talk about what he's witnessed
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- Firsthand in the areas affected by the flood.
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- Will, great to see you.
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- Thanks for everything you're doing in texas.
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- What have you seen, i guess in the immediate
- 00:11:36.983 --> 00:11:39.152
- Aftermath of the flooding, will and how things come along over
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- The past few weeks?
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- What is the situation like now on the ground
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- In the hill country?
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- Well, the hill country, as you know,
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- Is a devastated by really a 30ft wall of water.
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- And it was coming up so quick
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- That people couldn't get out of the way.
- 00:11:56.269 --> 00:11:58.871
- I talked to one pastor that said it was coming up
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- About a quarter an inch every minute.
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- So within four minutes had come up an inch
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- That was covering more ground.
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- And within a few few minutes,
- 00:12:08.147 --> 00:12:09.882
- You know, his house was already under water.
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- A lot of people were trying to go for higher ground
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- Very quickly, but a lot of people couldn't make it.
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- As you reported, over
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- 130 people have passed away, which is unbelievable.
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- And how much death that is.
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- And so we're just,
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- Grateful for an opportunity that we can come along
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- And just pray with people and talk with people
- 00:12:26.299 --> 00:12:28.901
- During this time of crisis with them,
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- And just minister to them and tell them about jesus christ.
- 00:12:30.970 --> 00:12:33.673
- That's what really can change lives.
- 00:12:33.673 --> 00:12:35.942
- And, you know, because there's nothing
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- I can do about their loss or anything like that.
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- We got some person there trying to help
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- And to rebuild things, but we can have an opportunity
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- To pray and, speak spiritual things in their life.
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- Yeah, it's an unprecedented disaster in many ways.
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- And part of that is the number of children that were killed.
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- I think of camp mystic,
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- That great christian summer camp there.
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- Dozens of kids, children killed. will.
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- How do you minister as your ministering
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- To people affected by the floods?
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- How do you minister in particular?
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- This is a tough one for the families who've lost children.
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- It is.
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- And that,
- 00:13:09.408 --> 00:13:10.710
- To be honest, i think sometimes we just come alongside
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- With them. and that's what i love about our chaplains.
- 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:15.681
- Our chaplains were literally there
- 00:13:15.681 --> 00:13:17.984
- Just a few hours after it had happened.
- 00:13:17.984 --> 00:13:20.219
- It cleared up early that morning.
- 00:13:20.219 --> 00:13:21.721
- They were already on their way by that morning.
- 00:13:21.721 --> 00:13:23.956
- They had heard about it and we just sat there
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- And we just we pray with people, we talk with people,
- 00:13:25.958 --> 00:13:29.161
- But we also sat there and just we hold hands with them.
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- We cry with them.
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- We're just there to be beside them
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- And help them walk through this,
- 00:13:36.002 --> 00:13:37.436
- You know, this situation.
- 00:13:37.436 --> 00:13:38.771
- And then, a day or two later, we had some person
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- On the ground.
- 00:13:41.474 --> 00:13:42.308
- Yeah.
- 00:13:42.308 --> 00:13:43.376
- And the rapid response team is acting as the hands
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- And feet of jesus on the ground, for sure.
- 00:13:44.744 --> 00:13:47.747
- Will tell us a bit more about what you're doing.
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- Of course you're praying with people.
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- You're interceding with people affected by the floods.
- 00:13:51.217 --> 00:13:53.886
- Give us a little bit more of what you're doing
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- Physically, tangibly on the ground.
- 00:13:55.187 --> 00:13:56.789
- You guys have been very busy over the past few weeks.
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- Yeah, we get
- 00:14:00.459 --> 00:14:01.627
- Smashes first has been on the ground
- 00:14:01.627 --> 00:14:03.029
- As well as the billy graham rapid response chaplains,
- 00:14:03.029 --> 00:14:06.065
- And we've already started cleaning out houses.
- 00:14:06.065 --> 00:14:08.868
- We had volunteers show up right away as well
- 00:14:08.868 --> 00:14:11.137
- And we started cleaning up homes.
- 00:14:11.137 --> 00:14:13.005
- Just start getting the sheetrock out,
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- Tearing out the house start to dry out.
- 00:14:14.774 --> 00:14:18.144
- Try to find some things.
- 00:14:18.678 --> 00:14:19.879
- We're already trying to go back and help even rebuild.
- 00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:22.748
- You got to wait a while.
- 00:14:22.748 --> 00:14:23.749
- You got to wait for the wood to dry in the home
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- And stuff like that before you can start.
- 00:14:25.418 --> 00:14:26.986
- There's a lot of procedures in that.
- 00:14:26.986 --> 00:14:28.888
- But once that starts, we can start to rebuild.
- 00:14:28.888 --> 00:14:31.190
- And, so we're just going around
- 00:14:31.190 --> 00:14:33.125
- Trying to clean up people's yards from debris,
- 00:14:33.125 --> 00:14:37.296
- Trees down other homes that have fallen apart,
- 00:14:37.296 --> 00:14:41.033
- And they're scattered in their house.
- 00:14:41.033 --> 00:14:42.969
- And, but then we just try to, start rebuilding their homes.
- 00:14:42.969 --> 00:14:47.039
- Samaritan's purse does.
- 00:14:47.039 --> 00:14:48.007
- And so we're we're working on that.
- 00:14:48.007 --> 00:14:49.608
- We greatly appreciate your help.
- 00:14:49.608 --> 00:14:51.177
- And, all that you've done to help support this ministry.
- 00:14:51.177 --> 00:14:53.546
- So thank you so much.
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- Yeah, sure.
- 00:14:54.680 --> 00:14:55.581
- And this has been a national tragedy.
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- We'll look centralized, obviously, in central texas,
- 00:14:56.949 --> 00:14:59.352
- But this is garnered national attention
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- And for good reason on a lot of levels.
- 00:15:01.687 --> 00:15:03.622
- As you've laid out, how can we help?
- 00:15:03.622 --> 00:15:05.624
- How can everyone watching help your efforts on the ground
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- Right now in the texas hill country?
- 00:15:07.827 --> 00:15:10.563
- Well, i appreciate that.
- 00:15:11.097 --> 00:15:12.264
- First and foremost, we need prayers.
- 00:15:12.264 --> 00:15:14.433
- We can use volunteers, too.
- 00:15:14.433 --> 00:15:16.135
- I mean, we
- 00:15:16.135 --> 00:15:17.269
- We could always use more chaplains and things like that
- 00:15:17.269 --> 00:15:19.071
- Because you never know
- 00:15:19.071 --> 00:15:19.872
- When the next disaster is going to be
- 00:15:19.872 --> 00:15:21.007
- May be here in north carolina,
- 00:15:21.007 --> 00:15:22.541
- It could be up in connecticut, could be maine,
- 00:15:22.541 --> 00:15:24.310
- It could be back in texas next week.
- 00:15:24.310 --> 00:15:26.679
- We just don't know.
- 00:15:26.679 --> 00:15:27.613
- And so here's an opportunity that we can
- 00:15:27.613 --> 00:15:29.515
- A minister come alongside
- 00:15:29.515 --> 00:15:31.183
- And just pray with people and talk with people.
- 00:15:31.183 --> 00:15:33.519
- You said, well will what good does that do?
- 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:35.488
- It does a lot when you're emotionally drained,
- 00:15:35.488 --> 00:15:38.958
- When you've lost something, when you've lost your property,
- 00:15:38.958 --> 00:15:41.594
- You don't know what the next thing.
- 00:15:41.594 --> 00:15:42.828
- Just sit there and pray and just say, god, i need your help.
- 00:15:42.828 --> 00:15:45.231
- And that's what we just try to do with people.
- 00:15:45.231 --> 00:15:46.899
- So we need volunteers.
- 00:15:46.899 --> 00:15:48.734
- I'm sure st mary's can use some more,
- 00:15:48.734 --> 00:15:51.070
- Financial donations to help rebuild these homes.
- 00:15:51.070 --> 00:15:53.239
- Everything that's given goes straight to,
- 00:15:53.239 --> 00:15:55.441
- The people that need it.
- 00:15:55.441 --> 00:15:56.509
- And, we don't keep any of it for ourselves.
- 00:15:56.509 --> 00:15:58.577
- We try to put it right to where it's most needed,
- 00:15:58.577 --> 00:16:01.080
- And that we're grateful for all those,
- 00:16:01.080 --> 00:16:03.049
- People that have given and given generously.
- 00:16:03.049 --> 00:16:05.017
- We're grateful for that.
- 00:16:05.017 --> 00:16:05.885
- And we're grateful for you.
- 00:16:05.885 --> 00:16:06.952
- Will the billy graham rapid response team
- 00:16:06.952 --> 00:16:09.121
- Also samaritan's purse is doing incredible work on the ground.
- 00:16:09.121 --> 00:16:11.690
- Will, thank you so much for that great update.
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- God bless you. we'll see you again soon.
- 00:16:13.826 --> 00:16:15.728
- And coming up after the break,
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- We go from one disaster to another in south africa.
- 00:16:17.163 --> 00:16:21.434
- Folks, if you heard about this story,
- 00:16:21.434 --> 00:16:23.269
- What's happening on farms in south africa, literally
- 00:16:23.269 --> 00:16:26.839
- A government endorsed genocide, some people are calling it,
- 00:16:26.839 --> 00:16:30.676
- We get the inside story next. you won't want to miss this.
- 00:16:30.676 --> 00:16:38.006
- We get the inside story next. you won't want to miss this.
- 00:16:38.006 --> 00:16:40.628
- Welcome back to stakelbeck
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- Tonight across south africa, white farmers are being hunted.
- 00:16:42.630 --> 00:16:47.435
- Homes are being burned and lives are being destroyed.
- 00:16:47.435 --> 00:16:51.106
- While much of the world looks the other way.
- 00:16:51.106 --> 00:16:53.508
- Behind the brutal violence lies something even darker.
- 00:16:53.508 --> 00:16:56.778
- Political rhetoric, state denial and an effort
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- To silence anyone who dares speak the truth.
- 00:16:59.714 --> 00:17:03.151
- Doctor ernst roots is one of those voices for truth.
- 00:17:03.151 --> 00:17:05.820
- He's a constitutional lawyer, author and filmmaker,
- 00:17:05.820 --> 00:17:08.957
- And he's been sounding the alarm about this for years.
- 00:17:08.957 --> 00:17:11.559
- His bestselling book, kill the boer,
- 00:17:11.559 --> 00:17:14.129
- Lays out the disturbing evidence of government
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- Complicity in south africa's brutal farm murders.
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- Doctor roots, thanks so much for joining us
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- To talk about this very important issue
- 00:17:22.971 --> 00:17:25.507
- That perhaps a lot of americans don't know much about
- 00:17:25.507 --> 00:17:28.743
- Real quick, fill us in on what exactly is happening
- 00:17:28.743 --> 00:17:32.180
- In south africa right now, this campaign, deadly
- 00:17:32.180 --> 00:17:35.350
- Campaign against white farmers in your native country.
- 00:17:35.350 --> 00:17:39.220
- Well, thank you very much for having me on
- 00:17:40.088 --> 00:17:41.923
- And for talking about this very important issue
- 00:17:41.923 --> 00:17:44.125
- That is in many ways a matter of life and death
- 00:17:44.125 --> 00:17:46.828
- And death from from all perspective at least.
- 00:17:46.828 --> 00:17:49.330
- So i'm sure you would remember that in the 1990s,
- 00:17:49.330 --> 00:17:52.734
- This new south african political
- 00:17:52.734 --> 00:17:54.269
- Dispensation was very much celebrated.
- 00:17:54.269 --> 00:17:56.337
- It was so the so-called rainbow nation.
- 00:17:56.337 --> 00:17:58.940
- It was, described as the country
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- With the best and most modern constitution in the world and
- 00:18:00.875 --> 00:18:04.078
- And so forth.
- 00:18:04.078 --> 00:18:05.180
- And now fast forward to the year 2025.
- 00:18:05.180 --> 00:18:07.549
- And the country is on the verge of collapse,
- 00:18:07.549 --> 00:18:11.853
- For a variety of or on a variety of platforms
- 00:18:11.853 --> 00:18:15.190
- Or in a variety of ways, you might say
- 00:18:15.190 --> 00:18:17.058
- One is a very destructive policy, environment or policy
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- Framework
- 00:18:20.728 --> 00:18:21.696
- That has been implemented in south africa,
- 00:18:21.696 --> 00:18:23.031
- Where the south african government
- 00:18:23.031 --> 00:18:24.465
- Seems to believe that the only way to, affluence
- 00:18:24.465 --> 00:18:29.270
- Or prosperity is through race based redistribution.
- 00:18:29.270 --> 00:18:33.474
- The second problem is just the collapse of the south
- 00:18:33.474 --> 00:18:36.277
- African government through sheer incompetence.
- 00:18:36.277 --> 00:18:38.913
- We see that with skyrocketing crime rates, with more than 20,
- 00:18:38.913 --> 00:18:43.084
- 27,000 murders per year in south africa.
- 00:18:43.918 --> 00:18:46.955
- But just as alarming, the fact that the south african
- 00:18:46.955 --> 00:18:50.358
- Government cannot provide electricity anymore and that,
- 00:18:50.358 --> 00:18:54.162
- What the country's in a serious, on the verge
- 00:18:54.162 --> 00:18:56.698
- Of a serious water crisis.
- 00:18:56.698 --> 00:18:58.466
- And then thirdly, is the persecution of minorities.
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- So what we see is in south
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- Africa currently,
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- There is a network of more than 140 race laws
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- In south africa,
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- Discriminating especially against the white minority.
- 00:19:08.977 --> 00:19:11.646
- But then also we have the, targeting of minorities,
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- Especially white people, and especially the afrikaner
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- Minority, of which i'm a member through
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- What they call expropriation without compensation,
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- Which is just codeword
- 00:19:24.125 --> 00:19:25.360
- Word for government confiscation of property.
- 00:19:25.360 --> 00:19:28.563
- And then on top of that, we have a very serious problem
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- With farmers being attacked and killed in south africa.
- 00:19:31.499 --> 00:19:34.736
- But not only is this happening, also,
- 00:19:34.736 --> 00:19:37.205
- We have senior politicians chanting
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- About murdering farmers, going onto public platforms,
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- Talking about how farmers and why people
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- Should be exterminated
- 00:19:44.045 --> 00:19:45.546
- And so forth,
- 00:19:45.546 --> 00:19:46.614
- And they are then predicted by the justice system.
- 00:19:46.614 --> 00:19:49.851
- So it's a real mess in a variety of ways.
- 00:19:49.851 --> 00:19:52.487
- Now, president trump
- 00:19:52.487 --> 00:19:53.721
- Drew attention to this in his meeting with south africa's
- 00:19:53.721 --> 00:19:55.456
- President a few months ago in the oval office.
- 00:19:55.456 --> 00:19:57.425
- Called him out. essentially.
- 00:19:57.425 --> 00:19:58.793
- Elon musk,
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- A native of south africa, also has been talking about this.
- 00:19:59.994 --> 00:20:02.563
- What can be done?
- 00:20:02.563 --> 00:20:03.498
- You're in dc, by the way, having meetings
- 00:20:03.498 --> 00:20:05.433
- About this issue, trying to draw attention.
- 00:20:05.433 --> 00:20:07.535
- What can be done from an american perspective?
- 00:20:07.535 --> 00:20:10.638
- Number one, what can we do to help hopefully
- 00:20:10.638 --> 00:20:13.775
- Ease this insane situation on the ground in south africa?
- 00:20:13.775 --> 00:20:17.879
- Well, there are a few things.
- 00:20:18.513 --> 00:20:19.781
- Firstly, the american government is already interested
- 00:20:19.781 --> 00:20:23.918
- In taking certain actions
- 00:20:23.918 --> 00:20:25.086
- With regard to south africa, and we are here to talk about,
- 00:20:25.086 --> 00:20:28.489
- What could be appropriate and what couldn't.
- 00:20:29.424 --> 00:20:31.492
- For example, if the american government
- 00:20:31.492 --> 00:20:33.227
- Instituted sanctions against south africa,
- 00:20:33.227 --> 00:20:35.430
- It would punish the wrong people.
- 00:20:35.430 --> 00:20:37.365
- But we do, for example, the american government,
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- As do many other governments, have a program.
- 00:20:40.835 --> 00:20:43.071
- Graham.
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- In terms of importing goods
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- To ensure that goods that are imported
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- Are ethically sourced, for example,
- 00:20:47.775 --> 00:20:50.144
- That they don't import goods produced by,
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- You know, through slavery or child labor and so forth.
- 00:20:52.180 --> 00:20:55.316
- One of the many things that the american government
- 00:20:55.316 --> 00:20:57.518
- Could do is to provide tariff relief
- 00:20:57.518 --> 00:21:01.356
- For companies in south africa that have not gone
- 00:21:01.356 --> 00:21:04.325
- Through what we call bs certification.
- 00:21:04.325 --> 00:21:07.428
- That's the south african equivalent of die.
- 00:21:07.428 --> 00:21:10.131
- All these rights laws, that are enforced on companies.
- 00:21:10.131 --> 00:21:13.234
- And you need to have
- 00:21:13.234 --> 00:21:14.268
- A certificate to prove that you comply with dti.
- 00:21:14.268 --> 00:21:16.838
- So that's just one practical thing is to say these companies
- 00:21:16.838 --> 00:21:19.607
- That do not comply
- 00:21:19.607 --> 00:21:20.908
- Will have some, will not be punished
- 00:21:20.908 --> 00:21:23.044
- In terms of tariffs and so forth.
- 00:21:23.044 --> 00:21:25.046
- But we also need public pressure is a good thing.
- 00:21:25.046 --> 00:21:28.383
- And we
- 00:21:28.583 --> 00:21:29.650
- Believe that also the american government could
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- And should preferably set some preconditions to trade
- 00:21:33.388 --> 00:21:36.391
- With the south african government.
- 00:21:36.391 --> 00:21:38.059
- But other than that, other than what
- 00:21:38.059 --> 00:21:39.527
- The american government could do,
- 00:21:39.527 --> 00:21:41.829
- We also believe that people in america can, can support.
- 00:21:41.829 --> 00:21:44.766
- And we've gotten a lot of
- 00:21:44.766 --> 00:21:46.033
- Support so far from people who are saying, how can i help?
- 00:21:46.033 --> 00:21:48.669
- How can i contribute?
- 00:21:48.669 --> 00:21:49.904
- And we hope that we can channel this goodwill into something
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- Tangible that roots.
- 00:21:53.074 --> 00:21:54.208
- Well said.
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- We will be praying for you as well.
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- Everyone in south africa. it's terrible situation.
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- Thank you for everything you're doing, folks.
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- Again, the book is called kill the butcher.
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- It's a great one. it's a must read.
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- Doctor roots. keep up the great work.
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- God bless you. we will see you again soon.
- 00:22:05.853 --> 00:22:07.655
- And coming up at the break, my final thoughts.
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- Look, we've got madness in south africa,
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- Flooding in texas, wars and rumors of war with russia.
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- How do we stay strong, stay sane,
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- Stay grounded and have peace amid all the madness?
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- I'll break that down next. don't move.
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- I'll break that down next. don't move.
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- Welcome back to stakelbeck tonight folks.
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- As we wrap up here, look, we've been talking about three
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- Very important stories tonight.
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- Wars and rumors of war with russia.
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- The terrible disaster here
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- In central texas with the flooding
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- And of course, the madness in south africa.
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- But through it all, god is still on the throne.
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- He really is.
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- I think of psalm 46, verse one god is our refuge
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- And strength and ever present help in trouble.
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- What about matthew 2820?
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- The words of jesus, a reminder, surely i am with you always
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- To the very end of the age.
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- So be encouraged.
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- When the storms are crashing,
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- The winds are roaring, the waves are there.
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- So is jesus in the midst of all that right with you,
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- Right by your side, guiding you through the storms of life?
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- Hey, tomorrow we have a great show.
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- Lee strobel is here, and then wednesday
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- We're in the kidron valley in jerusalem.
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- It's going to be good.
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- Till next time. god bless you.
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- We'll see you soon.
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