WATCH || President Dr Irfaan Ali sits down with Stephen Sackur, host of BBC’s HardTALK, to talk about Guyana’s vast offshore oil and gas reserves and how it is transforming the economy.
no he said very little and looked emotional and barbaric in what should be a civilised conversation without raising your voice and pointing your finger, he made 0 points
To be fair, there are no good characters in this video. The president gave virtually everything to US oil corporations. This may end up like the Nigeria situation, where oil companies take the profits and offload the environmental costs to the country.
Respect for the president of guyana by the way he sounds like pm modi 😅😅😅 he also gave best lession to BBC reporters on human rights, ' you Britishers don't teach us human rights.'
@@traycee2404 because they made a deal with the devil-capital owners. This is what would happen. 1. International Court of Arbitration. Capital rules the world. Capital owned have a system whereby they can sue a state for undermining their profits. The judges of said court are appointed by corporations. Honduras recently attempted to take back the drinking water that was sold off by a fa… regime the U.S. put into power-they were ordered to pay billions of dollars, amounting to more than their yearly GDP, in reparations. 2. US could overthrow the government as it has done in virtually every other Latin American country. The US and UK attempted this several times prior, namely after Jagan’s election. They eventually got what they wanted with Forbes Burnham who dismantled democracy and gave the west everything it wanted. He ruled from 1964-1985… and he was not nice, to say the least. So I’m sure they don’t want that history repeated again. 3. Without western support the country would have no way of defending itself against Venezuela. The fact that Exxon has stake in the oil means that U.S. will stop at nothing to protect the oil fields from Venezuela. 4. Capital wants to know that you play by their rules. If you don’t, they’ll pull out of your country. This ain’t bad per se, but having an untapped oil field off of your coast is like dangling raw meat in front of wolves. 5. Guyana doesn’t have the means to drill the oil. Only other option would be China or Iran-then you’re looking at a Cuban missile crisis event (China or Iran would need to protect their investments). Sanctions, embargoes etc would ensure. Also, Monroe doctrine.
This interviewer conveniently forgot that his country Britain, has been extracting oil and gas from their North Sea oilfields since the1960's with over 48 billion barrels extracted and 24 billion barrels remaining that will take another 35 years to extract. Here they go again, "don't do what we do, do what we tell you to do".
What to speak of all the assets - material and human - extracted from Guyana, the rest of the Caribbean and all their other colonies over hundreds of years.
We will not forget Britain because it has looted my land India 45 trillion dollars left Land with famines more than 10 crore people means our forefathers were killed in India, these British partitioned India and killed more than 12 lakh people, actuals are more.
Absolutely, devilish man, you can tell he's going to go lobby about it to his masters and try to make a buck out of this, disgusting and despicable, you can feel them drooling 🤮
Since when did journalists become climate, geology, and energy experts? New leaders around the world are finally standing up to the press like Javier Milei, Giorgia Meloni, Pierre Poilievre, and of course Donald Trump.
I love how the President handled this reporter. He stood up for his country and the Caribbean. Don't come for us in the Caribbean BBC! We didn't call you!
@LadieKadie He is coming off as an aggressive coloured person feeding into stereotypes. His points have total merit but his delivery is off point. You people can't seem to ascertain the difference. Go look at speeches by Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana... ..direct, hits the West with facts but in a non aggressive way.
Interviewer came with an agenda but was swatted down by a very intelligent and articulate President. Had Guyana tried to scrap and renegotiate the deal with Exxon, interviewer would be there attacking the President for not respecting contracts and scaring away foreign investment. Great interview, Mr. President.
Hard Talk is a show where the interviewer aggressively questions the guest. The host is a dick to everyone to make them defend their positions under pressure.
@@abird955these were not hard questions, these were demeaning and patronising questions to a former UK colony. If he was questioning the US president he would not be asking such questions as if a black county can't cope with it's new found wealth without white interference or advise. Then to lecture of climate change? The UK chipped down most of its forests within the UK as well going around the world deforesting it's own colonies. It's trying to make the president look stupid in front of his own people and the world
@@roseanncampbell3168 Except you can look at his other interviews and find that yes, he does ask other world leaders these same style of questions, albeit some of these will have different interviewers. It's a series called HardTalk where the whole intent and purpose is to bring up such questions. This isn't a debate, it's not meant to bring up a balanced argument and have the interviewer argue his point of view. Instead he is meant to challenge the President with difficult questions in order to check both the validity of his statements and challenge his belief, to which the President provided well thought out responses which demonstrated he knew what he was doing. Well thought out plans are not made through constant agreements, you have to ask tough questions and question your own beliefs in order to move forward. Neither is it meant to make the President look stupid, otherwise the President would not have agreed for the interview to take place. You seem to forget that the entire interview was agreed to be filmed by both parties and that the BBC uploaded this video, meaning both parties were happy with the results from this interview.
@@roseanncampbell3168"If he was questioning the US president he would not be asking such questions" This is COMPLETELY incorrect. Go watch his interview with John Kerry, Biden's Climate Envoy. He presses Kerry repeatedly for answers to tough questions of US hypocrisy on natural gas and commitments to international clean energy funds. Why would you make such a confident yet clearly uninformed comment?
@@reiddickson I'm not interested in your reply. I live in the UK and know how these bigoted white people think about black and brown people. He used all sorts of coded racialised language to cut President Ali down and cause distrust from Guyanese who may watch this. End of
Yes 4 real that ho w..a cuscasian talk to a non cuscasian...check out the other interview with Mr Ali and a racist intervier jump on him when he say uk govt need to apologise etc to guyana
@@Sthmohtwenty Please, don't bring up the raze card. It's had nothing to do with it rather them being from different countries (first vs. third world), hence the arrogant, snobbish and lecturing way of the host.
Dr. Ali for President of the Caribbean!! The way these people come and disrespect us on our home turf! Thank you sir, for putting him in his place! I am proud of ýou! We in the Caribbean are proud of you! ❤❤
Absolutely, he did set him straight Guyanese style. Good viewing that was. I'm pleased Guyanese are now fully aware & speaking out, of this external corrupt manipulative plague they've endured.
Im so sorry im from the UK, the arrogance from our elite is embarrassing, but they disrespect us working class in the UK too our own country developed from the industrial revolution, we have no right to lecture anyone trying to get out of poverty
@@user-ij5sp4zv5hthat’s every country under the west control they convinced the public they are needed and not wanted and people definitely are scared so they live like that 😮
Mr. Irfaan has just EATEN the super-unpolite interviewer. So good to see someone with balls in an interview like this one. Cheers for the brazilian neighbors.
Brave man, every word gave me goosebump, Honour to the President, for defending his nation from hypocrite western media. Good wises for Guyana. From Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
The Caribbean needs more leaders like this. The British colonial mindset is still with the BBC. It’s okay for them to invest and use their natural resources but when another country does; now it’s a problem.
They stole all the wealth of the colonies..India Africa .the west indies.Guyana. He is coming to our country and trying to bully our president. We are not intimidated by you with your fancy accent. GO HOME.
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14:50 is what you are here for guys . Thank me by liking this comment. The way he is pointing and gesturing his hands towards the Guyana Prez has never been seen. All the time he keeps his head down and eyes rolled up while asking questions. Have you ever seen one such interview with any European leader or American or British or any white for that matter? No ! You don't talk to a nation's head like that. BBC IS COMPLETE BS. As an Indian I completely stand with Guyana❤
It's very weird to take this stance with this comment, as you can simply google other HardTalk interviews by the same journalist and see that his style and body language is the same across every single one, even in interviews that where not done face-to-face such as those during the COVID Pandemic. For these styles of questions to be effective, you cannot allow one candidate to have more respect that then other, all are treated the same. Just because someone is the leader of a country does not mean the style of questioning should be adjusted, otherwise it loses it's effectiveness at being uncomfortable and putting the interviewee on the spot. People spouting nonsense about a 'West vs Growing Countries' narrative as part of this interview seem to lack any form of reading comprehension nor research skills, as the interviewer is not trying to shame or belittle the President, rather to put pressure on him to make sure answers given are not something he rehearsed for.
@@abird955 That's a load of bull. The interviewer should also researched the other side of the coin so it wouldn't sound so biased if climate change is to be the concern. Even if he has the same mannerism in all his interviews, it was still improper to act like that as it shows pretentiosness on his part. This is an interview, not an interrogation so spare me with your "putting pressure". He came to their country and therefore he should show some respect. No wonder journalism is dying all across the globe. They're just activists pretending to be journalists.
Black American here.. I loved everything about this❤❤. Please continue to fight against these disproportionate narratives. When they do it, it's necessary; when we do it, its harmful. Smh. Bravo Mr President 👏🏾
It's simple: the developed world has already made their money from extracting oil. Now they've made their money, they want to tell developing countries they need to stay poor and focus on the environment. It's hypocrisy at it's finest. You don't want them to drill? Then pay them the same amount of money they'd receive from Exxon or shut your mouth. I must say - you Americans are way too obsessed with race. We are all just people. I think you'd find that most of your issues would be resolved by taking race out of everything and just focus on socioeconomics. Nothing about this story even slightly has anything to do with skin colour. It's a real shame of the American lens to see colour in everything. Peace! ✌
The President's tongue-lashing of the interviewer is absolutely DIVINE! It HIT him hard like a bolt of lightning and a boom of thunder on a mid-day afternoon.
@@LadieKadie Honestly climate change is still real but lambasting developing nations from doing the same to build themselves up like the Western world is doing is very hypocritical. Not just that, the Global South seems to be much better with their natural resources and keeping them alive too. The Western world makes most of the carbon emissions of the world and are the largest polluters of the world despite not having even nearly the population the Global South has.
Beware Guyana... All the smaller countries of ' OIL " have had their LEADERS assassinated by Western Powers .. DO NOT LET THAT HAPPEN ..! Don't forget that in the last DECADE as Leaders in South America and Africa have been READILY KILLED off when Western Countries DON"T get what they want for free..! STUPID VENEZUELA got HAMMERED by the USA for asking for money for selling oil to USA that USA didn't want to pay . The KOCH brothers wanted it 'FREE ' and even built a refinery in HOUSTON to get the Venezuelan oil ..!
you have to hold your leaders to account demand excellence and if their incapbnale of meeting the needs of the people to vacate and get out of the kitchen , my dad and nan from trinidad whilst my mum jamaican id like to see trinidad do well and its down to the people to hold their elected officials to the account and to shame and oust them if there not up to the task or incapable of stepping up to the plate.
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The British, brought our ancestors from India to Guyana as indentured servants. They’re the ones who betrayed our ancestors. We learned from them them, and today I am proud of the same indian roots, which is my president is calling them out of their hypocrisy. Proud of my indian roots.❤
Supporting from India Mr. President of Guyana , Do what is good for your country. This is why we need global south . BBC should show what UK and Norway are doing in North sea for the last 10 years .
I am an Indian , yet i was cheering the President of Guyana for putting the reporter in his place by busting propaganda with facts.. what a reply.. its all over Indian twitter and every Indian appreciating n cheering the President. Salute and namaste 🙏
@FazsterHQ Because he ( Ali ) and his government promise to renegotiate the contract, if they get into government and when they get in there, they side with exxonMobil not to renegotiate the contract but give them ( exxonMobil) more leverage to get away with murder. This means that if we have an oil spill that would meet Jamaica exxonMobil, we will have to pay anything. Ali is not a GOOD PRESIDENT. I voted for them because of the contract, and they let Guyana down.
Honestly, this is a clear indication of educational literacy. Unbiased way of reasoning from a president who wants positive change for his people.🎉🎉🎉😊 Nigeria and other countries alike should have this as a benchmark for economic growth and sustainability.
@@za_cpt I'm not even Pakistani and I wholly agree. We need more 'Absolutely not''s in this world. (for those who don't know, the previous Pakistani PM Imran Khan said 'Absolutely not' to a reporter saying there should be American bases on Pakistani soil to carry out America's interests in Afghanistan)
Saudi Arabia should stop being the puppet of the West though. Even as a South African I’m proud of my government for standing up to Western bullies 🇵🇸✊🏽🇿🇦🇬🇾✊🏽✊🏽
Congratulations........!! What a excellent speech by Mr. President Guyanas, Just unveil the true face of so called gentle civilized western and their associates...........!!!
The presenter is doing an excellent job in pushing all the leaders he speaks to.If you watch Hardtalk.This is what it’s about to get the viewers.Absolutely brilliant answers by this South American President.
The Guyanese president is giving big energy! As a West Indian, I am proud of this man and for Guyana's new found fortune. May God continue to bless Guyana.
We People are Also with you Mr President. Love and Support from INDIA 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳. You guys share this interview across all platform you can to expose western hypocrisy.
