Tripoli and says the oil blockade is already having an impact on global markets. In less than 24 hours the libyan dinar has lost about. 10 percent of its value compared to hard currency is big because of the blockade of the Oil Terminals and Oil Exporting Ports in the east of the country the United Nations support the mission in libya has expressed concern over of the blue kade of the Oil Installations and its sad that the. Must not be part of the conflict there and you see thats the state oil for the National Oil Corporation must stay neutral away from the current of the conflict thats going on the oil revenues are the backbone of libyas National Income which is estimated at about 55000000. 00 a day lost because of the blockade in yemen 30 government soldiers have died in a missile strike in the Northern Region of moderate dozens of people were also injured sources say who the rebels were behind the attack migrants in a u. S. And bound caravan in guatemala her son crossing into mexico
Chair mar good morning, everyone. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the thursday, february 20 meeting of the government audit and oversight committee. I am supervisor gordon mar, the chair of this committee, and im joined by Committee Member supervisor matt haney and supervisor raphael mandelman, who is substituting for supervisor peskin, who are unable to be here. Id like to thank john carroll, our clerk, and sfgovtv. Mr. Clerk, do we have any announcements . Clerk yes, thank you, mr. Chair. Please make sure you silence your cell phones and electronic devices. Copies of documents and completed speaker cards should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the board of supervisors february 26 agenda. Chair mar thank you. Mr. Clerk, please call item 1. [agenda item read]. Chair mar this item was continued from the last g. A. O. Meeting on february 6 and is sponsored by supervisor matt haney. Supervisor haney, the floor is yours. Supervisor haney thank you
A long time a law professor at harvard hes considered one of the preeminent constitutional lawyers in the u. S. Dershowitz is actually a democrat voted for Hillary Clinton however he has come out very strongly over the last 3 to 4 months or so before that saying that he believes that this impeachment trial is something that should not be pursued constitutionally and that there are no high crimes and socalled misdemeanors and so thats really cut trumps attention and i think thats probably why he brought dershowitz on his team also dershowitz is piers on television here in the United States as a legal analyst a lot so hes very adept with the media spotlight and i think thats something that trump probably appreciates also you have ken starr who was from the late ninetys where he well known in washington d. C. As you mentioned briefly he was the independent counsel that helped to prosecute or bring the trial pietschmann trial against the then president bill clinton and so i think starr is
Have originated or 139. 00 new cases have been confirmed over the weekend 3 emerged in shen and to the Capital Beijing now one more person is also died taking the death toll to 3 south korea japan and thailand also reported cases all involving people who recently traveled to hand scientists warn the virus could be as lethal as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome all saw as which killed nearly 800 people 2 decades ago. At least 30 people have been injured in a 2nd night of violence in beirut Security Forces fired tear gas and Water Cannons of protesters throwing rocks at these Lebanese Parliament on saturday nearly 400 people were injured in similar protests that descended into rioting frustration is growing over a financial crisis and the failure of politicians to form a new government. So to europe now where a ceremony has been held in kiev for the 11 ukrainians killed when their plane was shot down by irans military earlier this month 176 people on board the Ukrainian International
Between them are very strange they dont even want to be in the same rooms let alone speak or meet each other meanwhile the internationally recognized government in tripoli wants cats are in tunisia to attend that but in peace conference on sunday man with head has more on that now from tripoli. The Foreign Ministry in tripoli has sent an official letter to the German Embassy in tripoli requesting that both qatar and tunisia be invited for the berlin talks we know that the government of National Accord is keen to include both countries to achieve some kind of balance facing the other delegation supporting the warlords really for have that as you know at least 4 countries supporting the warlords leave for have to are invited to take part in the 1000000000 talks on sunday including the United Arab Emirates egypt russia and france so by this move the government here in tripoli is trying to achieve balance it says that tunisia is very important to take part in these talks as tunisia not onl