criminal. president biden said in his opinion war crimes have been committed in ukraine. personally, i agree. intentionally targeting civilians are a war crime. after all the destruction of the past three weeks, i find it difficult to conclude that the russians are doing otherwise. biden and other u.s. officials had previously stopped short of using that label because there s a legal disti distinction. prosecuting a leader for war crimes is complicated. there are multiple probes right now into russia s actions in ukraine including one by the international criminal court. the icc is an independent court with jurisdiction in more than 100 countries that prosecutes individuals for atrocities on the battlefield and acts of genocide. this morning we have an expert to walk us through the ins and outs of these complex cases. bill wiley joins us now. he is the founder and director of the commission for international justice and accountability and he s been
but his fight was really just beginning. for months he was largely con fined to a bed as tom hanks mentioned in a full body cast. he fought blood clots and life-threatening infections and he fought despair and hope. but just as he did in the dirt on hill 913, lieutenant dole refused to give in and as we know he persevered. he heeled and went on to disti distinguish himself in the service to his country many, many times over in both the house of representatives and the senate over a 35-year political career. after leaving congress in 1996, senator dole didn t slow down. he didn t stop advocating for worthy causes and in addition to practicing law and authoring several books he served as a board member for the world food
along with deputy secretary steinburg, kurt and his terrific team here at the state department that brought left and vision to our diplomacy. wherever i go, some have a kurt story to tell. and some are even flattering. so thanks to my great team here at the state department for all of your hard work and leadership. and it is a special honor to welcome my colleague, foreign minister about the ilt, along with so many distinguished ambassadors. to this inaugural richard holbrooke lecture.so many disti ambassadors. to this inaugural richard holbrooke lecture.many distingu. to this inaugural richard holbrooke lecture. for nearly half a century, as the tireless negotiator of the