Sen. Graham todays hearing is going to be holocaust era insurance claims, what to do about it. It is a difficult topic in many ways, but i am glad we are having the hearing. Senator feinstein, i will not have an opening statement. I defer to you. Sen. Feinstein get settled here. First of all, thank you, mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing. Today, we are discussing holocaust era insurance claims. Before anding during the second world war, many europeans purchased insurance policies to protect their assets and loved ones, while many of these individuals perished as victims of the holocaust. Those who survived and the heirs of those that did not have since attempted to collect the proceeds from those policies. Haveer, beneficiaries found it difficult to collect on these policies because paperwork had often been left behind or destroyed during the genocide. To remedy this injustice, american insurance regulators, european Insurance Companies, the state of israel, and jewish and survivor
The iranian government masks a corrupt dictatorship behind the false guise of democracy. It has turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed, and chaos. Charlie over the weekend, the president called kim jongun a madman and wrongly accused iran of firing missiles. Joining me now for a conversation about the most areial issues of our time nick burns, professor of diplomacy at Harvards Kennedy school. And michael morrell, the host of a new cbs podcast. Im pleased to have both of them here. Where are we in terms of diplomacy and contingent planning . Michael the fundamental problem is the North Koreans are a few months away, six to 12, from demonstrating the capability of putting a u. S. City at risk of nuclear attack. There are three pieces you have to have. One is Nuclear Weapons. The ability to get a nuclear yield out of explosion at 100 . We know they have that. They have demonstrated it.
Senior u. S. Official tells us u. S. Government has begun providing heavy weapons to the kurdish, a decision taken in recent days. Until now the Central Government was holding back on shipments northern iraq. The pentagon found a solution. This is iraq equipment but we are helping transport, helping get it from baghdad, so we have some reallife assurance and were helping them accomplish that. Reporter the administration preparing to grant permission to provide weapons directly. In the meantime the cia which has historically facilitated such deliveries is taking a leave. They continued limited airstrikes today using f18 fighter drones. Retaking two towns after the west began the airstrikes. A serious political showdown could lead to violence. Accommodations of a new Prime Minister today. Refusing to step aside ignoring the constitutional right to name a new Prime Minister. Deploying tanks and other military personnel to guard his office in the green zone and made the following late nigh
Model and dancer Rina Lipa, the sister of pop-star Dua Lipa, is set to make her feature film debut in an adaptation of English author Charles Dickens' classic novel 'Great Expectations'.As reported by Deadline, the movie will follow 'Great .