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Fareed Zakaria GPS

September 12, 2021 |On GPS: Fmr. U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair on 9/11 & defeating radical Islam; exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 12 September 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

20 years after 9/11, Fareed gives his take on the state of radical Islam today. Then, Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair reflects on the days after 9/11 and the roots of Islamic extremism. Finally, an exclusive interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Is he confident the U.S. will defend his nation from Russia, after the world witnessed what happened in Afghanistan last month? Pres. Zelensky and Fareed discuss that plus the scandal that centered on Ukraine and led to Trump's first impeachment.     GUESTS: Tony Blair, President Volodymyr Zelensky       To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is GPS, the Global Public Square.

0:04.2

Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world.

0:07.4

I'm Farid Zakarya.

0:08.6

On today's show, 20 years since the 9-11 attacks, 28 days since the fall of Kabul.

0:18.8

We will look at the legacy of Islamic terror and the wars that followed 9-11.

0:27.8

Yes!

0:29.4

Has Osama bin Laden's dream to destroy the myth of American invincibility come true?

0:37.6

I'll talk to Tony Blair, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 9-11,

0:43.4

and oversaw Britain's entry into those wars alongside its closest ally, the United States.

0:52.8

Ben, an exclusive interview with the President of Ukraine.

0:57.6

In the Oval Office just last week, President Biden assured him that the U.S. opposes Russian aggression.

1:04.8

The United States remains firmly committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

1:12.2

But after what the world witnessed in Kabul,

1:15.8

his President Zelensky is still confident that America will have Ukraine's back in case of further Russian aggression.

1:25.8

I'll ask him about that and his role in that scandal that caused Donald Trump to be impeached.

1:34.8

But first, here's my take.

1:36.8

If you want to understand what Islamic militancy is really about,

1:41.8

pay attention to this statement last week by the Taliban spokesman Zabi Hullamujahid.

1:48.4

China is our most important partner and represents a fundamental and extraordinary opportunity for us.

1:57.4

Let that sink in and let me remind you that China is incredibly accused of massive and pervasive persecution

2:05.0

of its small population of Muslims, including mass incarceration, systematic re-education, 24-7 surveillance,

2:13.0

and in some cases, forced sterilization.

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