Sounding acronym was created in 2008 in basically congress realized we were spending a lot of money there. We didnt do a very good job of overseeing how the money was spent in iraq and created a special agency with Inspector Generals office. We do audits and criminal investigations. 200 of us. We focus on afghanistan and we only focus on reconstruction. One of the Reasons Congress did this is because we have spent more money on reconstruction ine afghanistan than we have ever done anywhere in the world. We have spent more money in afghanistan than we did on the entire Marshall Plan to rebuild europe after world war ii. Assumed anything correctly they needed a special agency just to look at it and we have been the existence of them. Ruth. Host you put in regular reports. How long has this cigar office put out these reports . We put out quarterly reports unlike other Inspector Generals. We issue Lessons Learned reports on a regular basis and the issue audits investigations in inspection
And one time ally Ali Abdullah Saleh accusing him of treason. Unearned taylor this is our jazeera live from london also coming up a desperate bid for a better life in europe repeated again and again an exclusive report on the plight of hundreds of migrants living in the great port of patra. A day that began with hope and ends in disappointment wrecks it talks stall once again. And years of communist government in the democratic republic of congo is accused of recruiting former rebel fighters to crackdown on protests. And the first of the war in yemen where another bloody chapter has been turned plunging the country further into chaos the man who ruled the country for more than thirty three years and who just a few days ago switched sides in the war has been killed by hooty rebels the very fighters he just turned his back on a few hours after his death who do money who see major Live Television dress describing a solid demise as a victory against treason or yemens internationally recogn
And one time ally. Or entirely this is our zero live from london also coming up a day that began with hope ends in disappointment talks stall once again plus. Im john oliver the Border Patrol in greece and these are the extraordinary lengths that refugees young men of prepared to go to to try and board trucks and ferries bound for italy. And as donald trump above the door new legal questions arise over the u. S. President s weekend twitter rampage. First to the war in yemen where another bloody chapter has ended plunging the country further into chaos only up to the sally the man who ruled the country for more than thirty three years and who just a few days ago switched sides in the war has been killed by hoofy rebels the very fighters he just turned his back on a few hours after his death hooty leader abdul malik of hoofy made a Live Television address describing solos demise as a victory against treason for yemens internationally recognized president hadi is also spoken out he called
Came, the fight had been stabilized mostly by the United States air force and, look, let me also remind you that mr. Erdogan was livid about American Bombing of kobani to support the pyd, because if you remember he came out and says he said Something Like whats in kobani . Oil . Gold . Diamonds . And in a way, as if the president of the United States would only intervene when theres gold or diamonds and in a way it was a very, shall we say, demeaning attack on u. S. Intentions in that particular case. And anybody you talk to at the time will tell you in turkey maybe you know, too, that kobani was not a place that turkey wanted to defend. It came it allowed the peshmerga to come after both World Opinion and kurdish opinion in turkey changed. Kobani was the main waking point for turkish kurds. Irrelevant respective of what happened with the peshmerga, the peshmerga operation was a way to signal to those conservative kurds i mentioned earlier who eventually defended from the akp to stabil
Across the globe come here to compete, its still a place where locals in the know relax and enjoy some rely unique scenery. Until next time, get out and play . Good morning, we are about to start the department of aging and Adult Service Commission Meeting today. Thank you for coming. Secretary, could we have roll call. President james. Present. Vice president seriina, here. Commissioner itani, here. Commissioner loo, here. Commissioner ow, here. Commissioner roy, here. Please note executive secretary ann hinton is present . Oo . A we have the agenda and i have been informed that item c under new business will be taken off the, has been requested to be taken off the agenda. Could i have a motion to approve the agenda with that change . So moved. Second. Its been moved and seconded that we approve the agenda removing item b under new business. All in favor, aye. Opposed . Ayes have it so the motion is carried. Thank you. Next we have approval of the Consent Agenda with all items. So mov