Just wrapped up this press conference about one minute ago literally. They just walked out. Theyre do ago town hall meeting on crime in oakland and we first had to talk about this receivership issue and the settlement with the plaintiffs in this case but it certainly has the mayor and the police on the hot seat and has for a long time but that story is worried that the city has settled with the plaintiffs in the notorious writers case and potentially avoided receivership that is a federal takeover to have Police Department. This is the case thad the entire Police Department under the microscope because of four former officers known as the requireds who called themselves the riders were blamed for planting evidence and abusing suspects. Mayor officially announce that side this case, which has been hanging over the Police Department for about ten years now, has been settled pending a judges approval. This is a team effort. I look forward to working closely with the compliance direct eror
Anymore globally. But at least in america we, i think, overwhelmingly would say we agree i agree. With the sentiments of the universe do you agree with that . I agree with that. The universal declaration, of course, grew out of the second world war, largely out of the holocaust, written by a jewish frenchman, and it was an amazing accomplishment for which he got the nobel peace prize. There are efforts afoot the try to undo it and to try to up do freedom of undo freedom of speech, freedom of religion. There are attempts to try to, essentially, put blasphemy laws back into universal exceptions to free speech, and i think the United States government hasnt taken a Strong Enough view against that kind of international encroachment on our particular concept of liberty. Many people think its too american, that were trying to impose our view on others. Right. This is an area where were right, and theyre wrong, and we should simply not compromise on those views. [applause] this, by the way, i
International lawyers that know it does have the force of law, but it was a declaration like your declaration of independence. Universal declaration of human rights couldnt be agreed to anymore globally. But at least in america we i think overwhelmingly would say we agree. I agree. With the sentiments of the universal. Do you agree with that . I agree with that. The universal declaration grew out of the second world war, largely out of the holocaust written by a jewish frenchman and it was an amazing accomplishment for which he got the nobel peace prize. There are efforts afoot to try to undo it and to try to undo freedom of speech, free done of religion. Freedom of religion. There are attempts to try to essentially put blasphemy laws back into universal exceptions to free speech and i think the United States government hasnt taken a Strong Enough view against that kind of international encroachment on our particular concept of liberty. Many people think it is too american that we are
Some of these areas . It is still the culture of revenge. Are there groups that are willing partners of terrorist . They know the sectors exist in theyre going to do it they need to did. I mention the country of iran. They have definitely helped hezbollah. Theres the question about that. Do we let them do what they do . There are cases of terrorists moving in the country does not do anything about it. Do you think goes on in other countries . Theres no question about it. We talk about the peaceful muslims in the radical muslims which we considered to be about 10 . When the radical muslims pressure the peaceful muslims, will they stand up for they claimove that they have that they get to enjoy in america under the liberty that we have and stand up and die instead of submitting to the oppression of the minority. Peaceful muslims in many countries on earth to stand up more. I fear some of them do not stand up. Fearould americans have a of sharia law . I hear people tell me this all the ti
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