Palestinian christian minority gears up to celebrate christmas and bethlehem but the mood is far from festive. And world cup skiing in italy under the floodlights the worlds greatest male skier marcel fer sure how does work cut out as you try to secure another victory. And welcome to the program the United Nations has slapped tough new sanctions on north korea in response to its latest missile test the new sanctions dramatically restrict the import of oil diesel and petrol and banned the import of industrial machinery north korea will also be prevented from exporting Agricultural Products Electrical Equipment and machinery for extracting minerals. And the resolution calls on countries hosting north korean workers to expel them by the end of two thousand and nineteen some one hundred thousand north korean expats are working mainly and china and russia the remittance money they send back home helps reserves of hard currency is the third such package of sanctions against the north this ye
These guidance systems. The fact that iran is willing to do this in the middle of negotiation, and to demand the up front payment of the signing bonus, which evidently they are going to use for this purpose is something that really drove the attention here of a number of members of congress over the last two days as this information surfacing. And i would like, i would like your comments, ray on this. General, you might have some insights as well. Nick can talk about the conventional provisions in the u. N. Because they were negotiated in the security resolution. As i understand it, those violation those embargoes have to do with irans behavior and not the dispute going on at the time. Irrespective of what happens to the arms embargo, and i think it is unfortunate that is not want to be sustained, i ran has a fairly Indigenous Defense industry. Money it uses can certainly enhance procurements and so forth. There is always going to be a problem of iranian transference of technology in o
Today we consider how the United States should confront the full range of threats that iran poses to our National Security and poses to the security of our regional allies and partners and ill give you my view of this, but i believe that president obamas flawed nuclear deal was a gamble, a gamble that iran would choose to become a responsible actor, a country focused on prosperity for its people and security along its borders, and unfortunately and predictedly, the tehran regime clearly sees itself as a movement, one that uses ideology and violence to destabilize its neighbors, to threaten others, mainly the United States and israel. That is why we still hear death to israel, death to the United States. Israel is a one bomb country. Thats why we hear this. In iraq and syria, irans revolutionary guards have taken advantage of the fight against isis and theyre using their shock troops and militia to brutalize syrians and to seize much of the territory. As isis loses ground the risk is re
I thank you for the nomination you have offered me. [applause] president carter and i especially thank you for choosing as my running mate the best partner any president ever had, fritz mondale. [applause] carter with gratitude and with determination, i accept your nomination. [cheers and applause] carter and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform that you have hammered out at this convention. [applause] president carter fritz and i will mount a campaign that defines the real issues, a campaign that responds to the intelligence of the American People, a campaign that talks sense. And were going to beat the republicans in november [applause] president carter well win because we are the party of a great president who knew how to get reelected, Franklin Delano roosevelt. [applause] carter and we are the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give em hell harry truman. [applause] president carter and as truman said, he just told the truth and they thought it was hel
Mr. Chairman, delegates for this convention, my fellow americans, four years ago staying in this very place, i probably expected that the denomination. Accepted the nomination for the United States. [applause] we want a great victory in 1968. [applause] tonight, i again probably except ofr nomination for president the United States. [applause] let us take ourselves and when a greater victory this november. Victory thister november. [applause] i congratulate the chairman. Others who have laid the foundation for that victory by their work at this great convention. Our platform is a Dynamic Program for progress for america and for peace in the world. [applause] speaking in a very personal sense, i stress might be gratitude of this convention for the tribute paid to the best campaigner in the nixon family, my wife pat. [applause] in honor ing her, youve honored millions of women in america who contributed in the past and will contribute in the future. Nightain, as i did last night was not