Resolution introduced by tim kaine that would limit the president s war powers. Resolution, which is pending before the senate. Before i address the resolution, i want to acknowledge the combat deaths of javier guterrez and sergeant rodriguez, they were both 28yearolds killed last week in afghanistan. While the incident is still under investigation, it appears they were killed by a member of the Afghan Security forces or someone posing as a member of the Afghan Security forces. This is a Security Force that the u. S. Has armed, equipped and trained for 19 years. Sergeant gueterrez leaves behind a wife and children ages 2 through 7. His father was a marine. He had previously deployed to afghanistan. Sergeant guterrez leaves behind a wife, he had previously deployed to afghanistan ten times. I thought it was a misprint when i read it. A 28yearold who previously dploitd to was deployed to afghanistan eight times before 10 times before he was killed at 28. This resolution is about congress
Fire engines were sent to tackle the blaze but there was little they could do local people looking on helplessly the full extent of the damage was revealed at 1st light many of the buildings reduced to smoking ruins the castle dates from the rio q kingdom which spanned 450 years until lock in our was an expired japan in the 19th century. As a symbol of the islands heritage it had in recent days been holding an annual festival recreating rituals from the past. Okinawas loss will be felt by japan as a whole. You found a understand a World Heritage site is an extremely important symbol of okinawa i feel my heart ache a stan my heartfelt sympathy to the people of iraq now or the castle had been wrecked and restored before from fierce fighting. Between u. S. And Japanese Forces at the end of world war 2 the government has promised to rebuild it once more rabbit bryde aljazeera. Twitter is banning political ads saying messages may be misleading the new policy goes into effect next month the
Optimism. Upside and. 1 to the friday coming out of the doldrums with regards to the hong kong market. Profit plunge perhaps possible, coming things down as the bank index. Lets have a look at currencies in play and whether the rally can last. Some predicting we will see 70 u. S. Cents. Still, holding on and it is 1. 29 still. The bears doing do likewise. The dollar much unchanged, andngthening in the system three currently. Hat is where we find ourselves su keenan has a first word news. We are going to start with saudi aramco. The companys worth maybe 1. 5 trillion for even less according to research by potential investors. The 2aluation is below trillion target initially set for the kingdom and it suggests a struggle. That it will start stock trading next month. To add a foot note to that, you see oil prices 20 and thenout came down by 10 and all the future traders saw this. We have 1 8 of the Oil Production in the world and the oil traders they saw this and that means it is really s
Morning in case 20 39 39, trump versus United States. Mr. Sour . Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court, without president ial immunity from criminal prosecution, there can be no presidency as we know it. For 234 years of american history, no president was ever prosecuted for his official act. The framers of our constitution viewed an energetic executive as essential to securing liberty. If a president can be charged, put on trial and in prison for his most controversial decision as soon as he leaves office, that looming threat will distort the president s decisionmaking precisely when bold and fearless action is most needed. Every current president will face de facto blackmail and extortion by his political rivals while he is still in office. The implications of the courts decision here extend far beyond the facts of this case. Could president george w. Bush have been sent to prison for obstructing an official proceeding or allegedly lying to congress to induce war in iraq . Co
Prosecuted for his official act. The framers of our constitution viewed an energetic executive as essential to securing liberty. If a president can be ard, put on trial and in prison for his most controversi dision as soon as he leaves office, that looming teawill distort the president s decisionmaking precisely when bold and fearless action is most needed. Every current president will face de facto blackml d extortion by his political rivals while he is still in office. The implications of the courts decision here extend far beyond the facts of ts se. Could esent george w. Bush have been sent to prison for stcting an official proceeding or allegedly lying to congress to induce war iir . Could president obama be charged with murder for killing u. S. Citizens abroad by drone strike . Could President Biden someday be chgewith unlawfully inducing immigrants to enter the country illegally for his border poly. The answer to all the questions is no. Prosecuting the esent for official acts is