This program is one hour and 45 minutes. [inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen let me welcome you to the United States institute of peace. We are very pleased to welcome you here this afternoon. My name is phil taylor on the executive price Vice President of the institute of peace, very pleased to be able to cohost this was with our kurdish friends. We will have an opportunity to introduce everyone at the right time. The Kurdistan Regional Government Special representative Bayan Sami Abdul rahman is here and we also have the ambassador from iraq ambassador fareed yasseen. Welcome, glad to have you here. Both will have an opportunity to speak to you before the Panel Discussion. Three years ago this month isis targeted many of iraqs minority groups christians have cds pokemon and others to this assault on northern iraq. Isis also targeted arabs and kurds in many more areas. Last year the secretary of state and the u. S. Congress and just last week the administration labeled as g
Nine years. A lot of friendships developed outside of Law Enforcement than prosecution, defense, of lot of friends that way. But i felt it was my job to do what i could as the victim. Just thought i would put that out there. [laughter] but if my role the was approached to go out and solve mysteries on americas most wanted. There is a certain amount of risk brethren that somebody comes back at you but that is the way things worked in metabolizes street troupers of that is how i grew up so i appreciated what it offered me so when you are in the middle of that it is my job to get up to say you have a voice. I came away from the experience with a couple of thoughts. The think terry would agree that you have to constantly reexamine your assumptions. There were so many false leads in this case and instances we thought we had him on the line has to be the guy or with the acquisitions that cannot be explained away. His neighbor explained away. So i hold that with me with investigations after t
Committee will come to order. Today the House Armed Services Committee Meets to discuss the ongoing conflict in afghanistanful we have been engaged military information afghanistan for 14 years. The predictions this would be a long conflict have proven accurate. While there have been setbacks in recent years, theres also cause for cautious optimism. United states and its allies especially the Afghan Forces, have made some meaningful gains. A counterinsurgency is one of the toughest types of war a academicracy can fight. Its been difficult but not impossible and both our future security and the future of the Afghanistan Afghan people depends on our success. People in afghanistan have niksch my opinion the best opportunity for a stable relatively peaceful country. Together with the cooperation of our allies and the kabul government we bail 352,000 strong Afghan National Security Force. Building a capable Security Force takes time. The nsf is growing in ability and capabilities. Now is a
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A Hazelwood woman will spend at least four years in prison for killing her close friend in a 2018 drunk-driving crash.
Kai Roberts, 36, pleaded guilty in February to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and DUI before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jill E. Rangos.
According to the criminal complaint, Roberts was driving a black Chevy Equinox on Frankstown Avenue in East Hills on March 19, 2018, when she lost control and struck a utility pool.
Roberts’ front-seat passenger, Isis Mitchell, 42, was killed in the crash. Prosecutors said they were best friends.