case, dr. caitlin bernard, the indianapolis-based physician who took care of the young girl, she s been the target of threats and smears including from indiana s republican attorney general, who said he ll be investigating her. none of this is new to dr. bernard, or to many other abortion providers. they ve been the targets of threats for years, back in 2020, doctor bernard stopped offering her services to a clinic after the fbi alerted her employers that a kidnapping threat had been made against her daughter. there is in fact a long history of violence against abortion providers in this country. according to the national abortion federation, there have been 11 murders, nearly 500 assaults, 42 bombings, and 196 artisans directed at abortion clinics and at volunteers since 1977. the threat of violence has been increasing for years. last week, tammy coleman oscar, the director of north dakota s last remaining abortion clinic spoke of the threats that her clinics have recently e
with a story that has to be so wound up, though and one of my producers flagged it last week i was away. i responded in an email, quote, it is outrageous, i just want to be on tv to discuss this. with all the simmering and serious geopolitical conflict involving the united states. but to get their, i want to go back to october the 2nd, 2018, when the washington post columnist, jamal khashoggi, it was murdered by saudi arabia agents in the consulate in istanbul, turkey. the cia and other foreign intelligence agencies concluded that the brutal assassination was in fact ordered by the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, mbs for short. although, mbs devise any involvement. a widespread saudi cover-up ensued. while there is some slight slap on the wrist repercussions for the kingdom, mbs has never been held to account. now, it appears he may never held to account by the united states and decision that prompted my outrageous email. the biden ministration has
jeita, saudi arabia, where he met with several arab heads of state. well there s not much talk of american efforts to increase oil up, it responds to russia s war in ukraine, biden also focused on china and vowed to limit its expanding influence in asia. the united states is going to remain an active and engaged partner in the middle east. as the world grows more competitive and the challenges we face are more complex, it s only becoming clear to me that how closely the interests are with the successes of the middle east. we will not walk away, and leave a vacuum to be filled by china, russia, or iran. now, president biden caught the most criticism back home for his meeting with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, mbs for short. he greeted mbs with a fist bump