From this moment onwards dutch multinationals will be held accountable for their activities and their actions in developing countries and thats an enormous victory for for for that the rights of more globally. By degrees has been following proceedings from a boozer. This is not the only case in court either in the netherlands or in the u. K. Where hundreds of people have queued up to shell for contaminating the niger delta i spoke to an actor is a short while ago he said this is just the beginning and a lot of analysts also believe that it will open the floodgates into so many late editions against all producing Company Production companies that have been operating in nigeria some of these cases have been there for a very long time and they were unsuccessful similar communities up and successful to try call a shell in nigeria and courts for example in this particular case today in the netherlands 2 of the people who filed that case have died have already died but again activists are sa
So lets begin. Senator menendez, the virtual floor is yours. Well thank you, nahal, very much. Good to see you again. And thank you all for joining us online for this release of the report entitled the costs of trumps Foreign Policy, the damaging consequences for u. S. And global security. Let me first explain why i thought undertaking this report was important. Much has been written about President Trumps failed Foreign Policy but i thought it was important to assess the damage of the past four years from a congressional perspective and to look at some of the starkest examples of how our president has engaged with the world and what his actions have met for the American People. My staff interviewed dozens of former u. S. Officials, many who served in senior positions in the Trump Administration. They traveled and met with Foreign Government officials and Foreign Policy expert speaking to people from more than 20 countries. And what we found was troubling. The consequences of both Dona
And thank you all for joining us online for this release of the report entitled the cost of the policy and damaging consequences for u. S. And global security. Let me first explain why i thought undertaking this report was important. Much has been written about President Trumps failed Foreign Policy but i thought it was important to assess from a congressional perspective and to look at some of the examples of how the president has engaged with the world and what his actions have meant for the American People. My staff interviewed dozens of former officials, many who served in senior positions in the Trump Administration. They traveled and met with officials and Foreign Policy experts speaking to people from more than 20 countries. What we found was struggling. The consequences of both Donald Trumps words and actions have been almost unequivocally negative for the American People and broad United States interest globally. Nearly four years since he took office, we see democratic democc
Online for this release of the report entitled the cost of the policy and damaging consequences for u. S. And global security. Let me first explain why i thought undertaking this report was important. Much has been written about President Trumps failed Foreign Policy but i thought it was important to assess from a congressional perspective and to look at some of the examples of how the president has engaged with the world and what his actions have meant for the American People. My staff interviewed dozens of former officials, many who served in senior positions in the Trump Administration. They traveled and met with officials and Foreign Policy experts speaking to people from more than 20 countries. What we found was struggling. The consequences of both Donald Trumps words and actions have been almost unequivocally negative for the American People and broad United States interest globally. Nearly four years since he took office, we see democratic democc decline and authoritarianism aro
The juice of chemical weapons under any circumstances is completely unacceptable and the breach of international. Missiles. On the finger points to know that behind act of terror against this for a little space for. To say the ball is in your corner no. Chemical agent is not freely available it was used on the russian territory against russian cities and they really want to know for a leader never of with every bit of history with them. Also coming up the shooting death that shocked slovakia 2 years ago a journalist investigating corruption in the mafia was gunned down along with his fiance today a verdict for the tycoon accused of ordering the killings not guilty. Of a source comedy im disappointed. I was beginning to believe that justice can start winning in slovakia. But at this point were at rock bottom. And to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the nato chemical weapons and the poisoning of a russian. Dissident today