Charges of adultery, prostitution and providing classified intelligence to taiwan and possibly also, china. But this scandal is only the tip of the iceberg. Because in 2016, the navy remains roiled by the socalled fat leonard scandal in which a number of enior officers have been charged for accepting kickbacks from a private maritime supply contractor. And note this oddity. A possible target of investigators, current director of naval intelligence, Vice Admiral Ted Branch has had his security clearance suspended since late 2013. Question is the navy in crisis, pat buchanan . Pat i would say no, john, but it is under great stress and the reason that we had about a 600ship navy under Ronald Reagan. Its about half that size and after the old cold war, we have the baltic sea and the black sea and the South China Sea and all these places to police by the u. S. Navy and the challenges to it from both china and russia are growing dramatically and secondly, even ith countries like iran, any an
Several tactics to delay the vote. Filibusters, submitting no confidence and censure motions against the Prime Minister and his senior aides and walking at a snails pace when casting a ballot. But their efforts failed to prevent the bills from becoming law. They waged fierce debates over the legislation. They said more debate was needed. Some called the bills unconstitutional and said the legislation could drag the nation into foreign wars. Translator the legislation is needed to protect the people of japan and their peaceful way of life. And to prevent a war. I believe the legal basis for passing a peaceful country on to our children and future generations has been established. I am determined to continue pursuing proactive peace diplomacy and to make full preparations for any emergency. I will keep up my sincere efforts to give the public an explanation. Translator it is so regrettable that despite all objections, they didnt take the slightest thought of it and enacted the legislatio
Several tactics to delay the vote. Filibusters, submitting no confidence and censure motions against the Prime Minister and his senior aides and walking at a snails pace when casting a ballot. But their efforts failed to prevent the bills from becoming law. They waged fierce debates over the legislation. They said more debate was needed. Some called the bills unconstitutional and said the legislation could drag the nation into foreign wars. Translator the legislation is needed to protect the people of japan and their peaceful way of life. And to prevent a war. I believe the legal basis for passing a peaceful country on to our children and future generations has been established. I am determined to continue pursuing proactive peace diplomacy and to make full preparations for any emergency. I will keep up my sincere efforts to give the public an explanation. Translator it is so regrettable that despite all objections, they didnt take the slightest thought of it and enacted the legislatio
Broken, this canal is filled with controversy. This is techknow. A show about innovations that can change lives. The science of fighting a wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Now techknow investigates nicaraguas great divide. Hey guys welcome to techknow im phil torres joined by Lindsay Moran and marita davison. And today were talking about a story that is dividing the country of nicaragua and it has environmental groups on alert around the world, and of course we are talking about this proposed canal that would go right through the country and it could be huge. And phil, this canal project, along with all of the Additional Development involved with it, would cut through some of the most environmentally sensitive regions of the country. And lindsay, i understand behind this project is a Chinese National . Thats right, a very wealthy and influential busines
Accommodate the largest ships on the planet. But even before ground is broken, this canal is filled with controversy. This is techknow. A show about innovations that can change lives. The science of fighting a wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Now techknow investigates nicaraguas great divide. Hey guys welcome to techknow im phil torres joined by Lindsay Moran and marita davison. And today were talking about a story that is dividing the country of nicaragua and it has environmental groups on alert around the world, and of course we are talking about this proposed canal that would go right through the country and it could be huge. And phil, this canal project, along with all of the Additional Development involved with it, would cut through some of the most environmentally sensitive regions of the country. And lindsay, i understand behind this project is a