A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t
A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t
A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t
A senator mr. President , i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cruz mr. President , i stand here today on behalf of a hero of freedom and democracy. Shea bow and his wife are the faces of liberty in china. They have sacrificed comfort and normalcy to chart a path toward political liberalization. For this, they have been detained, imprisoned and abused. In 2008, liu xiaobo cocharterred a manifesto that shined a light on the communist party of china and its totalitarian abuse of power. Although many brave souls signed their names and their face to that document, dr. Lius name was at the very top. For this reason, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. And he also received charges of inciting subversion of state power and an 11year prison sentence. It is impossible to neglect this stark irony. A man dedicated to nonviolence, imprisoned for promoting peace. Motivating dr. Lius tremendous courage and selfsacrifice was a determination t
The same as gorbachev has been a real throwback for me. I can those days after one dictator after another emerged, they all had very human aspects. They liked jazz. Music, anddixieland so there is a kind of Human Element to him. Rouhani is a man of the system. Ease up your product of the system he is a pure product of the system. And lived age in it in at all his life. And now here he is at the top. People dont talk much about what he is really all about and what he really wants. Why does he take all of these different positions . Because the main game that is being played inside iran right among the various factions is who is going to succeed khomeini. Khomeini is believed to be sick. I mean, its true. He should have died long ago if he is a six at if he is as sick as some would say he is. But no one would be surprised if he dropped dead tomorrow. Characters,f these the rouhanis, the ahmadinejads, the rafsanjanis, etc. , they are all maneuvering for succession. Theyre all trying to ma