And thanks for joining us for congress investigates and American History tv series looking back at significant congressional investigations. This week the topic is waste, fraud and inefficiency in defense production. During World War Two. Well, it was in the 1940s that thensenator harry truman led a committee that traveled the country examining military sites and how the publics money was being spent. It became known as the Truman Committee and was said to have saved many dollars and lives and may even have shortened the war. Joining us is Steve Drummond. Hes with National Public radio and hes the author of this book, the watchdog how the Truman Committee battled corruption and helped win World War Two. Mr. Drummond, thanks for being with us. Whats the genesis of the Truman Committee . Hi, peter. Thanks. Happy to be here. Harry truman in 1940 was a virtually unknown senator in november of that year. He barely scraped by. As for reelection to the second term in the senate from missouri.
And thanks for joining us for congress investigates and American History tv series looking back at significant congressional investigations. This week the topic is waste, fraud and inefficiency in defense production. During World War Two. Well, it was in the 1940s that thensenator harry truman led a committee that traveled the country examining military sites and how the publics money was being spent. It became known as the Truman Committee and was said to have saved many dollars and lives and may even have shortened the war. Joining us is Steve Drummond. Hes with National Public radio and hes the author of this book, the watchdog how the Truman Committee battled corruption and helped win World War Two. Mr. Drummond, thanks for being with us. Whats the genesis of the Truman Committee . Hi, peter. Thanks. Happy to be here. Harry truman in 1940 was a virtually unknown senator in november of that year. He barely scraped by. As for reelection to the second term in the senate from missouri.
And thanks for joining us for congress investigates and American History tv series looking back at significant congressional investigations. This week the topic is waste, fraud and inefficiency in defense production. During World War Two. Well, it was in the 1940s that thensenator harry truman led a committee that traveled the country examining military sites and how the publics money was being spent. It became known as the Truman Committee and was said to have saved many dollars and lives and may even have shortened the war. Joining us is Steve Drummond. Hes with National Public radio and hes the author of this book, the watchdog how the Truman Committee battled corruption and helped win World War Two. Mr. Drummond, thanks for being with us. Whats the genesis of the Truman Committee . Hi, peter. Thanks. Happy to be here. Harry truman in 1940 was a virtually unknown senator in november of that year. He barely scraped by. As for reelection to the second term in the senate from missouri.
Those Security Council which. Focus on. One of those resolutions has been was the background of pauls by the United States why you resort. To all the measures aiming to incorporate a true solution into the israeli territory now and void this was also as i said already backed by United States that was in nine hundred seventy one a very important prison to nine hundred ninety eight of nine hundred seventy one and also we have. A drug free opinion of the International Court of justice which clearly sounds out of jerusalem East Jerusalem is still not part of israel is occupied territory occupied territory this is a multi International Court of justice said and. I think this is a high is the authority in the field of International Law now and this whole situation all those actions are illegal can the palestinians go to some sort of a court that would actually reassure their right to mr resilin for example and what kind of court would that mean well thats very difficult there is he intereste
Decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital has been condemned as illegal around the world even by americas own allies well this mean for the Palestinian Conflict well i asked former head of the Un International Law Commission Christian Thomas shot. Heating up once again with american recognition of jerusalem. Over the west bank clerics in gaza calling for general uprising against israel. In the middle east world react to washington and the role of the jerusalem. Question tom was shot former had of the u. N. International Law Commission welcome to the show its really great to have you on our program now some of that strongest move to recognize the capital of israel goes against the u. N. Security Council Resolutions that the u. S. Itself supported like you said the tell me can the usa go against a legally binding decision stat it has backed itself. Security council. Legally binding decisions on jerusalem but there are many. Of those Security Council which. Focus on. Resolutions.