Bader ginsburg who died friday night. She died on the eve of the jewish new year, the first jewish woman on the Supreme Court and a very interesting thing about individuals who die right before the new year. They say they suggest very righteous people die at the very end of the year because they were needed until the very end. Under jewish tradition those who die on the new year holiday, a title given to the righteous and saintly. Certainly Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg was entitled to this honor, being righteous and saintly. At her confirmation hearing she talked about her immigrant experience was her father was a jewish immigrant, her mother was a secondgeneration american, she talked about American Values and then she said what has happened over me could only happen in america and then she spent her entire career protecting those values that make america a great nation it is in the reason people come here in order to reach their full potential. It guided her well in her public service
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Despite the crackdown protests against the reelection of alexander. Showed no signs of slowing. And the u. S. Supreme court is poised to get. Federal judge. To the country if the Republican Controlled Senate. Could ensure a conservative law on the court. Welcome to the program we begin with an escalation in the conflict between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of new. Heavy fighting erupted on sunday both sides reported casualties in air and artillery attacks and accusing the other of starting the hostilities. Is an ethnically armenian enclave we. In azerbaijan that has been out of control since the end of the war in 1994 a Demilitarized Zone separates the region from the rest of jon the Armenian Defense ministry released images of what it said was an attack on azerbaijani tanks and shelling damage of the regions capital to pinnacle. Armenia has responded by declaring martial law and a total military mobilization. Were joined now by correspondent in moscow ury. Yuri what
Conflict for more than educate 1st violence broke out in the region in the ninetys back then 30000 people what killed then a ceasefire was signed which how to stabilize the conflict but since the june june of this year we see the u. S. Collation lets get some real regional perspective here youre a media has the backing of russia of course as a by john has strong ties to turkey how dangerous is this escalation of a decades old conflict. Well it is a regional conflict is very dangerous for the entire us health count as it was and could have dramatic consequences even for europe given that there by john is a significant on oil and gas exports to europe and central asia this new unix collation can disrupt oil and gas delivery but we also have to keep in mind you said into the 2 other strong powers behind armenians as a by john which are russia and Turkey Russia has promised to defined armenia russia is traditionally on the armenian side and sees the country in its zone of influence Russian