and imports by the commerce department in various geopolitical and trade disputes creates just an impossible burden on fedex and common carriers because under the department of commerce s regulations, we are expected to be policeman for these export and import controls and there are about 1100 entities now on this list and five were just added last friday. we re required under the regulations of the department to certify that the shipper who may or may not be telling the truth, is in compliance with those export regulations. despite the fact that we handle 15 million shipments a day if we make an error without a trial or due process, we can be fined $250,000 per piece.
military coalition fighting in yemen. which is currently facing the world s worst humanitarian crisis. is supplying arms to saudi arabia for this war despite strict german export regulations. this plant on the vacation island of sardinia manufactures these bombs. in germany plays a role through the export of weapons especially into regions that are unstable where there is conflict where there is repression most obviously today the middle east and plays a role in ensuring that those conflicts are remarkably bloody profits flowing to the german companies coffers. declined repeated interview requests it insists it follows the laws of the countries it operates in. the german government also
each other in a bid to bring peace to syria it s unclear how to use threats against a free in march effect that cooperation in the future. while about what the united nations calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the world the saudi led war in yemen has killed more than ten thousand people and displaced three million and germany has a part to play in that conflict some of the bombs dropped on yemen by the saudis and their allies are supplied by a german arms maker the company is sidestepping germany s strict export regulations though overseas operations have a look. here in south africa some fifty kilometers east of cape town a huge tightly guarded compound the watch towers carry the blue logo of. germany s biggest defense corporation and retired general munition as it s called here presents itself as a leading producer of ammunition for sedition. to
use their export regulations in an attempt to block the distribution of this otherwise protected speech. they re not providing any sort of judicial review or any kind of procedural safeguards which would required in order for the government to sensor or block other forms of communication. this is essentially a textbook prior restraint on speech. you said the cad files. that might come up what are cad files for our viewers? computer system design files. essentially it tells the computer how to design an object or assist in designing an object. it s really no different than a source code that s used by a computer to display something on a screen. all right. rebecca, the state department says listen this isn t okay. this is essentially the same as trying to sell guns to mexico because you re giving people within their own ability, with a computer and maybe a click of