Creator, i want to thank jesus christ and the holy spirit and father god, may you see fit to bless our country so we may honor and glorify your name and thank Congressman Issa for listening to the story and we are deeply thankful to you and your staff and the city of escondido. One of Donald Trumps Campaign Promises was to end the War In Afghanistan. He recognized the corruption of the government and the security forces. A colonel said i was disgusted knowing that the Afghan Military commanders were creating Ghost Soldiers so they could take their pay, selling their soldiers food, fuel and ammunition on the black market as part of what had become the Afghan Government. Im sure that the president could see that the Puppet Government would not be able to assure the one thing that he wanted, american soldiers to stop being killed. So he negotiated with the taliban the dohar agreement, categorized as a good deal and for 18 months no american casualties. The house of foreign affairs, Congre
it has been said that the supreme court is like a family, a family composed entirely of in-laws. 42 years ago, i was assigned to help then judge o connor join that family. it was my first day in a new job at the justice department, and i was proud to be part of her team. i thought our group did a pretty good job. after all, the justice was confirmed 99-0, and we must have had something to do with that. only many years later was i told that she thought i had been slow in getting material to her. i should have learned that when she had a challenge or responsibility before her, her approach was simple and direct. get it done. the way she participated in oral argument at the court is a good example. justices have many different styles on the bench. some like the back and forth of debates. others pose unusual hypotheticals. some badger counsel to get concessions. others spell out a particular theory at length and ask for comment. all this is fine and good. but justice o connor
have been arrested. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. the year the global economy became a battleground for ukraine. can russia stay afloat as sanctions continue to pound the economy? russia s economic output is thought to have dropped by around 4% this year. but instead of a short, sharp shock, is this more of a steady decline to the kremlin s coffers? we ll be getting the view from our man in moscow. there he is, steve rosenberg. and i ll also be discussing all of this with a sanctions specialist. there she is, agathe demarais from the economist intelligence unit. also on the show, it s all about your people from taking on coca cola to flying on board your own spaceship. i m going to be getting the lowdown from self proclaimed trouble maker and global business magnate sir richard branson. wherever you rejoining me from around the world. on
texas, and tulsa, oklahoma and congress debating what if anything to do, president biden spoke to the country, calling for a restoration of the ban on assault weapons or failing that, raising the age for purchasing such weapons. also, banning high capacity magazines, instituting tighter red flag laws and repeal of liability shield protecting gun manufacturers from prosecution or being sued following mass shootings. it must end. lit there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in ub auld, who smeared blood off her murdered friend s body, on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in the classroom and pretend she was dead in order to stay alive. imagine what it would be for her to walk down the hallway of any school again. imagine what it s like for children who experience this kind of trauma everyday in school and streets and communities all across america. imagine what it s li
that s a case of five mass shootings a day, upwards of 10 every week, after three especially deadly acts of gun violence, buffalo, uvalde, texas, and tulsa, oklahoma, and congress debating what if anything to do, president biden spoke to the country, calling for a restoration of the ban on assault weapons or failing that, raising the age for purchasing such weapons. also, banning high capacity magazines, instituting tighter red flag laws and repeal of liability shield protecting gun manufacturers from prosecution or being sued following mass shootings. it must end. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off her murdered friend s body, on her own face, to lie still among the corpses in the classroom and pretend she was dead in order to stay alive. imagine what it would be for her to walk down the hallway of any school again. imagine what it s l