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Byjulia hartley brewer during the course of the pandemic, that many people who were within the decision—making ambit and i wouldnt claim to be an actual decision maker in relation to covid rules, were less affected than people, for example, living on the 20th storey of a tower block who had a long journey down to get to the park to go out for an hour. i cant begin to say that compared to that, being in somerset with my six children around me and my wife was in anyway as hard a task. now, there...

They decided that they wanted to see their family over christmas rather than their colleagues at a work party. and i think thats really interesting, i think we do learn from that that the wisdom of the british people is a very important part of how we are governed and that you dont need all the time to give people detailed regulations. how much was your life disrupted during this time? was there much disruption or in reality because as a minister you had permission to work in an office rather th...

Best-selling author of several books, including his latest, "the sailors bookshelf." thanks for joining us on this. ambassador mcfaul, let me go to you first. you heard the defense secretary and the white house saying diplomacy is a viable option. the chairman of the joint chiefs, mark milley, though, issuing a very stark warning. what can we expect as this situation unfolds? >> i dont know. i want to be honest. i dont know how to interpret whats going to happen. the only person, the only decisi...

Intelligence capabilities. we have ou— intelligence capabilities. defensive capabilities, which are the state of the best in the world. im sure the iranians know what are the things that im not willing to speak about. the war in the 21st century is not with, you know, massive tank brigades going into the battlefields. this is war and those — israel and iran — are fighting a fierce battle over hegemony. if youre an iranian decision—maker, i you must wonder is your government capable of ke...

Our border. we are ready, and we are prepared, to a certain extent, asking the west to back off a bit. does the ukrainian army have the ability to fend off an invasion from russia? >> not indefinitely. certainly, if you think of it as a hand of cards, the russians have the military cards to play. i think the u.s. and the europeans have a better hand of cards in terms of diplomacy, economics, sanctions, the long game here. another way to put it, to ambassador mcfauls point, you could say that vla...

They do have these conversations and they do make decisions, ultimately putin is the final decision-maker but people around him can have an impact. russian generals do not speak out publicly and theyre usually standing next to the president just nodding, which isnt even speaking. so the fact that he has made this comment tells me that they are worried and they should be worried because any kind of incursion into ukraine will cost them lives. >> the name of the general, i dont know if its familia...

Qualified, intellectual, reasonable person who is sitting in this lifetime position. we do not need a political zealot. gillian: jennifer, let me ask you, do you not see any female black candidates that you believe are qualified? >> well, i think that some of the names of the people that he has put forth are folks that have been public defenders, so theyre coming in with an initial bias to their political views. and this is not, this is the one branch of government that isnt political. we all ha...

Directly about the assassination of mohsen fakhrizadeh. we have our intelligence capabilities. we have ou— intelligence capabilities. defensive capabilities, which are the state of the best in the world. im sure the iranians know what are the things that im not willing to speak about. the war in the 21st century is not with, you know, massive tank brigades going into the battlefields. this is war and those — israel and iran — are fighting a fierce battle over hegemony. if youre an iranian ...

But in the end, after he takes all the advice from the senators, legal experts, the vice president, it will be his choice, his nominee and that person will be an outstanding nominee with outstanding legal protections, -- and i hope that person will get the republican votes she deserves to get. >> joe biden, as i have watched him as a senator and president, is as careful a decision-maker in government and in governing choices as i have seen. which, by the way, is one of the reasons, during the pr...

If youre an iranian decision—maker, you must wonder is your government capable of keeping anything truly secret, truly safe? the former head of mossad says stealing irans secret nuclear documents is a warning to iranian leadership. it was also important to send a message to the iranian leaders that, my friends, first, it is possible to infiltrate your system. second, were watching you. and third, the time for hiding and telling lies to the world is over. iran and israel have pushed each other ...