US Kills Al Qaeda Boss In Drone Strike; China Threatens Pelosi Taiwan Visit - The Rundown With Mosh

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🗓️ 2 August 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In this episode, Mosh looks at the two biggest international stories going into your Tuesday: The US strike on the leader of al Qaeda, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan. First, we dive into the killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, a key 9/11 plotter and the man who took over al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden. With Zawahiri’s death, all of the top plotters behind the worst terror attack on US soil are now either dead or captured. I discuss what his killing means, the future of the war on terror vs. al Qaeda and ISIS, and the stunning detail that he was living in Kabul, Afghanistan safe house, very close to the Taliban defense ministry. Next, we look into the implications of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan this week, now that it has been officially confirmed. China is ratcheting up threats while the White House reiterates that the Chinese shouldn’t turn this visit into a crisis. I answer some of your questions including: Why Pelosi is making the trip, what the Chinese are so worried about, and provide a breakdown of “One China” (the policy that lets us maintain different relations with Taiwan and China). – Please remember to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. – Mosheh Oinounou (@mosheh) is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning journalist. He has 20 years of experience at networks including Fox News, Bloomberg Television and CBS News, where he was the executive producer of the CBS Evening News and launched the network's 24 hour news channel. He founded the @mosheh Instagram news account in 2020 and the Mo News podcast and newsletter in 2022. Follow Mo News on all platforms: Newsletter: https://monews.bulletin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosheh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mosheh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoshehNews Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/moshehnews

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. It's Tuesday, August 2nd. I'm Mochewanunu, and you're listening to the
0:07.5	Mo News podcast. This is the place where we bring you just the facts from verified sources
0:11.9	and a breakdown of what matters in the news. We read all the news and read between the
0:15.8	lines so you don't have to. So while on most mornings I tried to deliver a variety of
0:19.6	headlines, usually a dozen plus stories from around the world, today I'm going to just
0:23.9	focus on two stories, two huge international stories that have huge implications. First,
0:30.6	we learned last night that the U.S. took out al-Qaeda leader Aiman al-Zoairi. He was the key
0:35.2	strategist behind 9-11 and has been on the run for 21 years. I'm going to break down what his
0:40.4	death means and what comes next. The other major story we're watching with huge implications is Nancy
0:45.6	Pelosi's trip to Taiwan. The next 48 hours are going to be very interesting to watch. It comes
0:50.7	at a time where China's threatening potential military action during the speaker's trip for an
0:55.2	island they consider their territory. I'll have much more on why this is such a big deal and what
1:01.1	this visit means. But I want to start with a remarkable headline out of Afghanistan on Monday that
1:07.1	one of the masterminds of the worst terrorist attack on American soil was taken out by a drone
1:12.0	strike in central Kabul over the weekend. President Biden addressed the nation on Monday night
1:16.8	from the White House to make the big announcement. Justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader
1:22.4	is no more. People around the world no longer need to fear the vicious and determined killer.
1:29.2	The United States continues to demonstrate our resolve and our capacity to defend the American
1:34.3	people against those who seek to do us harm. Zoairi has been leading al-Qaeda for the past decade
1:40.4	since the U.S. took out bin Laden in that raid in Pakistan back in 2011. Zoairi has continued to
1:46.0	call for attacks on the U.S. and the West, including most recently just a few weeks ago.
1:50.8	Incredibly, Zoairi was living in central Kabul nearby the presidential palace and the defense
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