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Commercial insurance rates for these ships might go up. these are commercial tankers, commercial seamen who work these ships up and down those waters moving any number of types of goods including oil, petrochemicals, food stuffs. these people have no means of defending themselves. they're out on these commercial ships trying to earn a living. and they are having a very rough time of it now. jim? >> and enormous economic impact. that choke point there going into the persian gulf. lot of oil flowing out of there with enormous effects around the world. thank you so much, barbara starr, from the p...

Secretary of state mike pompeo is arguably one of the most senior level officials with the most close relationships in terms of the back and forth with north korea. he visited north korea prior to getting confirmed like the u.s. senate and it also comes at a time in which quite frankly before he took off from north korea, he looked to put a positive spin on this and the north koreans taking a very interesting risk by just an hour after putting out a very fiery statement. so, look, i think the question becomes what is, to kimbery's point, what is china's involvement. and we've heard from the pr...

Given to other countries that have taken advantage of us for years. they laugh at our fools, our leaders have been, no more. how do you interpret that? is that psychology applicable to these tariffs and who it causes damage to? >> we have to remember that regardless of the trade implications, this is primarily a national security matter. we need to improve our industrial base so we can make the weapons for war. we've got to remember these tariffs are imposed under section 232 of the trade expansion act of 1962. that is a provision to make sure we can have this industry. these tariffs have not ...

Would. mean an afflicted with genetically modified crops government is assured of feeding its growing population. but exporters a warning about trade implications. uganda is one of africa's top exporters for organic food last year a country of fifty eight million u.s. dollars from organic exports outside the continent action will be hard definitely because we have to prove that. there's no contamination and they are not traces of g.m. or not productive it's going to be a little bit harder than it has always been but there must threat i see in the near

It's good to have you on the program. in terms of what you have seen over the last 12 hours, 12 to 24 hours, what do you make of the russian military stance on the ground in crimea. >> as the ambassador pointed out, what you see is strong and capable. what i would suggest is conventional military on the ground which has done a superb job militarily of isolating crimea and ensureing it retains access to the only warm water port and has national security implications and has incredible trade implications with russia. they created movement within crimea. at this point clearly what we have seen fr...