which thinks the ex prime minister has enjoyed protection from the hague while doing america's dirty work. we need to see the context in which this whole thing is taking place mr hardin i was a commander of the course of the liberation army and independence using terrorist methods and he was also supported by the united states and nato of the doing effectively dirty work for them to enable them to bomb themselves into kosovo and take control over the region let's be quite clear the largest military base of the united states in europe has been built in kosovo since then so mr hard to deny clearly enjoyed protection at the hague and i don't regard the hague simply as a you win partial tribunal i mean it is many people regard it as a washington should be able there are now questions as to why this is this retrial is taking place well some of it is that the guy really. was if you like absolved of any guilt because as you said no evidence but the reason is essentially intimidation numerous people have been killed in kosovo as a result of this i think they now want to show that some kind o

the yugoslav war crimes tribunal in the hague has ordered a retrial for former kosovo prime minister run wish cannot deny over murder and torture charges against serbs it falls that witnesses at his original trial have been intimidated around wish her rajan i previous trial to gaz ago was abandoned ji to lack of evidence of the tribe you know has now ruled that witnesses were interfered with. the most senior member of the kosovo liberation army to be indicted over the bloody war in the late ninety's accused of war crimes against serbs and political expert on the balkans got rid of its things that the former prime minister has enjoyed protection from the hague whilst doing america's dirty work. we do for you the conflicts in which this whole thing is taking place mr hardin are you was a commander of the course of a liberation army i mean dependent on me using terrorist methods he was also supported by the united states and nato the doing effectively dirty work for them to enable them to bomb themselves into kosovo and take control of that region was required the largest military base

and i don't regard the hague simply as a un impartial tribunal and then it is many people regard it as a washington tribunal there are now question is still quiet this is this retire list taking place well some of it is. really. was to feel like absolved of any guilt because as you said there's no evidence but the reason is essentially intimidation numerous people have been killed and costs a lot as a result of that i think they now want to show that some kind of justice in this election is why we're having the trial scene nineteen nato countries that upping the equivalent to a free hiroshima bombs in a seventy eight days war of aggression against the then fair that republic of yugoslavia this is twisting things around and it is coming essentially come nato countries i don't think that serbia seeing as being guilty in russia or china at least two countries that still respect the child's sort of the united nations and a great many other countries especially nonaligned way but let's come back to this you have to bear in mind that many of the things of which mr hardee night has been ac

the former prime minister of kosovo is to be retried in the hague over alleged war crimes how to deny his previous trial two years ago was abandoned due to a lack of evidence the president of the yugoslav tribunal has since claimed witness intimidation was to blame as the most senior member of the cause of the liberation army to be indicted over the bloody war in the late ninety's political expert on the balkans. things the ex prime minister has enjoyed protection from the hague while doing america's dirty work. we need to see the conflicts in which this whole thing is taking place mr hodder the night he was a commander of the costs of the liberation army and independence on the using terrorist methods and he was also supported by the united states and nato are doing effectively dirty work for them to enable them to bomb themselves into costello and take control of the region let's be quite clear the largest military base of the united states in europe has been built in kosovo since then so mr howard i deny clearly enjoyed protection at the hague and i don't regard the hague simply as

at the time this is a very important to bear in mind what altogether it is argued the fact that the hague tribunal found no grounds for prosecution therefore means that he is innocent but it's also been argued isn't it that the court never conducted a thorough investigation what's your view on that. well indeed indeed i mean we can argue about the hague tribunal subjectivity in this case because they've basically followed the american and the british governments in this and if i gritty show and american personnel are obviously the most active in this in what some people call washington struggle in europe mr gurney was in fact in some way his case was looked at and they said there isn't enough evidence but as i said to quibble it's mr garniture someone else the important thing is to resolve this issue of a u.n. brokered agreement which was flagrantly breached by mr garniture side with forty people dead as a result of that we're talking about the hague they're questioning objectivity surely you must accept though it would be a lot less biased than a local serb court trying a bosnian. well s

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russian capital twenty four hours a day top stories this hour the international court of justice in the hague rules kosovo's declaration of independence from serbia was legal sparking fears a dangerous precedent is being sent however the ruling is non-binding proclaimed sovereignty in february two thousand and eight a move denounced by russia. ruling against an alleged neo nazi gang in moscow has been put off for the suspects go through psychiatric assessment they're accused of a series of racial hate crimes including murder and if found guilty face life behind bars. and in israel an arab man has been jailed for eighteen months for the so-called rape by deception he persuaded of women to have sex with him by pretending to be jewish. brings up to take the moment with another update and fifteen minutes from now in the meantime marty talks to the journalist and author jonathan cook who says that israel is a regional bully which actually benefits from division. what i have jonathan cook a freelance journalist and author of three books mr cook thank you very much for joining us here on r.t. you ar

well the hague ruling on cause of reaction from two other states seeking recognition abkhazia and south ossetia saying their move the move rather confirms their right to independence they hope the decision will push other countries to follow the example of russia and a number of other states which recognize them after the georgian war of two thousand and eight. years of foreign minister. says these republics have more of a right to independence. but that is very precision confirms a people's right to determine their own identity at the same time giving their arguments more weight on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than kosovo double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. but with a tourist season at its height many beachgoers flocke

on the hague's opinion reaction from two other states seeking recognition of. the court's decision confirms the double standards of western countries over their rights to. present as a prime minister. to the public's right to their own sovereignty. but the president confirms a people's right to determine their own identity but at the same time giving our arguments more weight on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than cost of a double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. courts has delayed its verdict on a group of. nazi race hate crimes until psychiatric testing kerik out for the accused thirteen men are standing trial suspected of dozens of ethical motivated killings of terror plots and could face life in

the hague's international court of justice ruled this week that cost of us declaration of independence was legal it's not a binding decision but that's not stopping some countries from raising their voices the u.s. and many european countries praised the move but moscow says it won't affect its stance and still wants dialogue between its serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focused on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of kossovo as an independent state serbia claims that the session in february two thousand and eight by later its territorial integrity and has pledged to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop more countries from recognizing kossovo journalist and historian the bush of knowledge says the course of this issue is unjust. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. a clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter i quite honestly didn't expect

and i don't regard the hague simply as a you win partial tribunal i mean it is many people regard it as the washington tribunal. there are now questions as to why this is this retrial is taking place well some of it he is. really. was if you like absolved of any guilt because as you said no evidence but the reason is essentially intimidation numerous people have been killed in kosovo as a result of this i think they now want to show that some kind of justice exists and that is why we're having the retrial are you surprised that so many people they see this is a turnaround when of course serbia was generally seen as the aggressor in the conflict at the time and now we have a cause of an in in the dark what do you read into this is it a surprise to you. well just a minute. seem as the aggressor i mean i've seen my country is dropping the equivalent to a free bombs in seventy eight days of war of aggression against the republic of yugoslavia this is twisting for around and it is coming essentially from nato countries i don't think that seeing is being guilty in russia or china at least

the hague international court of justice who this week that's cos of his declaration of independence was legal it's not a binding decision that's not stopping some countries from raising their voices the u.s. and many european countries praised the move moscow says it wouldn't affect its stance and still wants dialogue between possible belgrade argues the quantum only focused on the declaration and said nothing about a new galaxy of course is an independent state. that secession and going too fast on its territory integrity and this pledge to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop more countries recognizing possible journalist and historian the voice which says the decision is unjust. i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a directly pro-american position to be perfectly honest what kosovo ways are as much independent does manchukuo or vichy france was in world war two it's a puppet state and it suffers from endemic her option abuses of power in its government structure can be best described as organized crime it is not a state in any way shape or form just becau

on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than constable double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. for miners have been injured and one is reported to be missing following a methane explosion at a coal mine in russia's gamut of our region in siberia most of the sixty six people who were underground at the time of the blast had made it to the ground six rescue teams are working at the scene pulling their information suggests a high concentration of methane gas may be responsible and may explosions at that. lesion russia's biggest claimed the lives of nearly seventy miners. and now for other news making headlines around the world this hour. seven out of the ninety one the european banks have failed a stress test to show how well they c

the hague's international court of justice ruled this week the cause of his declaration of independence was legal it's not a binding decision but that's not stopping some countries from raising their voices the u.s. and many european countries praised the new moscow says it won't affect its stance and who wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focused on the declaration said nothing about the gallatin because of the pending state. claims that peace assessment program two thousand and eight by late it's prudent to disperse to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop countries recognize of course of a journalist and historian. says the court's decision is unjust i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a directly pro-american position to be perfectly honest what course always a much independent does manchukuo or vichy france was in world war two it's a puppet state it suffers from endemic corruption abuses of power in government structure can be best described as a organized crime is not a state in any way shape or form just because the us

the hague's international court of justice ruled this week the cost of this declaration of independence was legal it's not a binding decision but that's not stopping some countries from raising their voices the u.s. and many european countries praised the move moscow says it won't affect its stance and still dialogue between consequent grade argues the court only focused on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of course of an independent state so be it claims that this assertion in seven thousand eight while a to its territorial integrity and its place to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop countries recognizing kosovo journalist and historian the bush says the court's decision is unjust i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a directly pro-american position to be perfectly honest what course i'm always much independent does manchukuo vichy france was in world war two it's a puppet state it suffers from endemic corruption abuses of power in its government structure can be best described as organized crime is not a state in any way shape or form jus

now the fallout continues from the hague's ruling that cost of those declaration of independence was legal while the international court of justice is decision is not binding it has sparked international controversy the u.s. and many european countries have praised the move but moscow says that it says a dangerous precedent and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focus on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of possible as an independent state serbia claims that its accession in february two thousand holds the following to its territorial integrity and has pledged to step up its. different mattick efforts to stop more countries from recognizing kossovo balkans expert marco gas it says the court made the decision it wanted to make and ignored the main question. the ruling by the i.c.j. appears to be an attempt to avoid the real question asked by the general assembly. of the nato country the pace of change history into a question i prefer to get over to get the answer yes the question i asked was whether the people who wrote the

the hague's opinion on kossovo sparked reaction from two other states seeking world wide recognition and south a second to say the court's decision confirms the double standards of western countries over their right to independence of qazi as prime minister sergei shamba says that to a publics have more of a right to their own sovereignty than kossovo. a little work but the president confirms a people's right to determine their own identity at the same time giving their arguments more weight on the other hand it's all politicized and we can be sure that if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than costs about double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. here with our team and plenty more still ahead keep off the grass find out why hundreds of protesters have been banned from parliament square. n

from moscow a waiver of moscow's bustle that we saw earlier on in the hague artie's martin andrews is visiting the gold ring today eight historic cities near the russian capital that's coming up shortly clear intertainment first though the business news we've done it. welcome to business. if appears to have revised up russia's economic growth forecast for this year that's a news conference with italian prime minister silvio berlusconi this afternoon the president suggested g.d.p. would rise by nearly five percent in twenty ten last month the government was still predicting a growth rate of four percent. making this year the russian economy will grow by almost one percent which seems to be very good after the crisis it is clear that it is still not the growth that we need them. let's check out how the stock markets are performing with our european shares are mixed in a choppy trading session on friday gains in minors being counseled by weakness in financials ahead of the stress test results but good news for the british economy which grew one point one percent in the second quarter the

the british foreign secretary william hague has called for the release of the lockerbie -- has called the release of the lockerbie bomber, al-megrahi, as mistake. he was suffering from cancer and only expected to live another three months. he is still alive. the u.s. has pressed for an investigation into the decision to free him and into allegations that bp lobby for his release. from washington, james reynolds reports. >> here is the problem facing britain and america. al-megrahi is free and not yet dead. the scottish government released him a year ago because the -- doctors said he had three months to live. 11 months have gone by, and he is still alive. al-megrahi is the only man convicted of the bombing of pan am flight 103. 270 people were killed when it exploded over the town of lockerbie. he was jailed for life. which is why his release last year and third so many in britain in america, despite -- angered so many in britain and america. scottish authorities decided to allow him to go home to die in libya. now hillary clinton has spoken to william hague about the growing concern.

top stories now the international court of justice in the hague rules because it was declaration of independence from serbia it was legal sparking fears a dangerous precedent is being sent over the ruling is non-binding christine of the same sovereignty in february two thousand and eight denounced by russia. and israel an arab man has been jailed for eighteen months for so-called break by deception he persuaded the women to have sex with him by pretending to be jewish. and the ruling against an alleged gang in moscow has been put off while for the suspects go through psychiatric assessment they're accused of a series of racial hate crimes including murder and found guilty face life behind bars. and i'll be back to bring you up to date in about half an hour with the latest news developments in the meantime we discover how men conquered the cosmos the story the architects of the american and russian space programs that's next on r.t. . that was in the sixteenth century. once there lived a chinese nobleman by the name of one who is most cherished ambition was to go to the moon using the resources a

court of justice in the hague of rules that declaration of independence from serbia two thousand they did not break international law the judgment is likely to spark concern among contraries with separatist movements that a dangerous precedent has been set. and if or a victim of racism is really a finds himself behind bars after having consensual sex with a jewish woman she complained to police afterward saying tricked her into believing he was also injured. and a ruling against an alleged neo nazi gag bosco has been put off while four of the suspects go through psychiatric tests they are accused of racially motivated murders and if found guilty and face life behind bars. i'll be back to bring you up to date in half an hour but first we discover how men called her the cost most the story of the architects of the russian and american space programs that's next. that was in the sixteenth century. once there lived a chinese nobleman by the name of one who is most cherished ambition was to go to the moon using the resources available seven powder kegs to a bamboo then he put on his best c

twenty four hours a day this is our top stories now that the international court of justice in the hague rules declaration of independence from serbia was legal sparking fears a dangerous precedent is being set however the ruling is known bonding. is around an arab man has been jailed for eighteen months for so-called rape by deception he persuaded the woman to have sex with him tending to be jewish. and a rooting against and the neo nazi gang in moscow has been put off while four of the suspects go through psychiatric tests to use the racially motivated murders and if found guilty face life behind bars. they'll be back to bring up state with more news in less than half an hour from now but next we discover how men conquered the cosmos the story of the text of the american and russian space programs. that was in the sixteenth century. once there lived a chinese nobleman by the name of one who is most cherished ambition was to go to the moon using the resources available seven powder kegs to a bamboo then he put on his best clothes and ignited the barrels. when the smoke cleared after the

this week the hague's international court of justice ruled good cause of those declaration of independence was legal while the court's decision is non-binding it sparked international controversy in the u.s. and many european countries praised the move toward its dangerous precedent and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focused on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of cause of as an independent state so be it claims because of a secession in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity and has pledged to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop more countries recognizing it journalist and historian and the boy should knowledge says there are several reasons why because of iraq and not be called an independent state. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. a clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter i

follow continues from the hague's ruling because of a declaration of independence was legal while the international court of justice is decision is not binding it has sparked international controversy the u.s. and many european countries have praised the move from moscow says it sets a dangerous precedent and still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo belgrade argues the court only focuses on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of kosovo as an independent state serbia claims that its succession in february two thousand and eight violated its international integrity has pledged to step up diplomatic efforts to stop more countries recognizing possible balkans expert market gas exposure to see says the court made the decision it wanted to make and ignored the main question. this ruling by the i.c.j. appears to be an attempt to avoid the real question asked by the general assembly. judges from the nato countries of people trying to stream to a question they prefer to get to ask in order to get the answer yes and. when i asked was whether the people who wrote the declar

the international court of justice in the hague rooms call supposed declaration of independence from serbia was that legal. is a dangerous precedent is being set to leave some live pictures and see that hearing . this is the way that this conflict is ruining our personal lives that we cannot have relationships that we cannot be just human beings. highlighting interface tensions in israel and iran is jailed for rape by deception office waiting a woman to have sex with him by pretending to teach it. and in business u.s. stock markets open hoyle food reserve reports we'll have the details in twenty minutes. a very warm welcome gee this is all from moscow i'm alice habits alleged members of a new. trial on the moscow accused of dozens of ethnically motivated killings on terror plots if found guilty they could spend the rest of their lives in prison stacey bivins is outside the court. some of the defendants said that they are guilty of some of the charges some of them say that they are in a that there is. you know who is guilty and who is and it's that and we spoke to a defense attorney o

the international court of justice in the hague rules kosovo's declaration of independence from serbia walls of legal spanking is a dangerous precedent is being set however the ruling is normally binding christine up with claims salt in february two thousand and eight a move denounced by russia. in israel an arab has been jailed for eighteen months for the so-called rape by deception he persuaded a woman to have sex with him by pretending to be. a ruling against an alleged. has been pushed home while four of the suspects go to sites out chick assessment they're accused of a series of racial hate crimes including i've been found guilty. up next month skies and stacey behind the financial headlines and the clients report don't go away. for the full story we've got. the biggest issues get the human voice face to face with the news makers. welcome to the kaiser report with me max kaiser and stacy herbert stacey i don't know if you start or not but the washington post reported on something they're calling top secret america two thousand companies in the u.s. are involved in spying effective

the fallout continues from the hague's ruling that kosovo's declaration of independence was legal while the international court of justice is decision is not binding it has sparked international controversy the u.s. and many european countries have praised the move but moscow says it sets a dangerous precedent still wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo well great argues the court only focused on the declaration and said nothing about the legality of. also kosovo as of the independence day so be it claims of course of succession in two thousand and eight violated territorial integrity and has pledged to step up its diplomatic efforts to stop countries recognize in kosovo journalist of the story and then a voice spoke to us and says there are several reasons why costs of a cannot be called they depend state it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of a clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law on asli was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it do

in two thousand and eight did not break international law the international court of justice in the hague has ruled the judges decided there is no legal article which prohibits declarations of sovereignty sparking concerns among countries with separatist movements but a dangerous precedent has been set the highest court of the united nations rejected serbia's claim that kossovo succession in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity the u.s. and most european nations recognize kossovo but the russian foreign ministry backing the serbian position said the court intentionally avoided moving on the legality of possible as an independent state moscow wants bilateral talks between serbia and kosovo to resolve their differences journalist and historian the bush of knowledge criticized the court's decision as inequitable. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law. honestly was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lin

the un's the highest court in the hague is to decide on the glenn galaxy of constables recent declaration of independence from serbia the region's ethnic albanian majority declared independence from belgrade in february two thousand and eight after un broke it because the ations failed what the us and most european nations recognized that serbia backed by russia and china called it a violation of its territorial integrity because fo had previously been administered by the un following the nascent bombing campaign against serbia in one thousand nine hundred nine some believe that this decision at the hague while not legally binding could provoke instability in other parts of the world. well let's be clear this isn't merely an issue. that has local implications huge international implications because here you have reporting in fact a non europe you know bombing its way into sovereign state in the balkans for the republic of yugoslavia at that time and subsequently as a result of it. and label for fashion to explain and the united states in fact was the very first country to recognize its co

the international court of justice in the hague. declaration of independence from serbia in two thousand and eight did.

well what happened in the hague today it was very interesting because the court actually decided that the scope of their decision is much narrower than we thought. we saw this question as a question on whether costs or can be a sovereign state or not or whether it can bridge the sovereignty of serbia and the court decided that they will only give their opinion advisory opinion on the piece of paper that was drafted by a group of people sitting in the assembly of course of zero and that piece of paper according to their ruling is breach of the international law now what authorities in belgrade now say and what we now expect is that they have left this decision. about whether course all can be a sovereign state or not an independent state is left for the general assembly of the united nations and indeed i think that it is certain that the serbian authorities will now ask the question and refer the question to the. general assembly and the debate will continue there and it will be the decision or the general assembly that will change more things than this ruling we each isn't unimportant

wants dialogue between serbia and kosovo to resolve the differences the un's highest court in the hague said thursday that the declaration of sovereignty have not violated any international law however belgrade argues the court only focused on the correction and said nothing about the legality of kosovo as an independent state serbia claims that part of a succession in february two thousand and eight violated its territorial integrity journalist in a story in the bush says there are several reasons why kosovo cannot be called an independent state. it's pretty much a death sentence for international law this is a textbook case of. a clear violation of both the un resolution twelve forty four and all the accepted norms of international law on asli was expecting a more nuanced decision along the lines of it was illegal but it doesn't matter i quite honestly didn't expect the world court to take such a directly pro-american position to be perfectly honest kosovo is a much independent does manchukuo or vichy france was in world war two it's a puppet state it suffers from and democrat abuses

if we went to the hague we would get a similar ruling we probably wouldn't in spite of the fact that we have more historical legal and moral grounds to demand independence than kosovo double standards do exist it's not a secret to anyone in any case people who object to our independence will now find it difficult to openly claim that we don't have the right to determine our own standing. it is nearly ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital you are with r.t. and with the tourist season at its height many beachgoers are flocking to the black sea coast for some summer fun but alongside the hotels and restaurants one ukrainian resort has murkier side odessa has become a thriving hub for the sex slave industry as a strategic port its location makes it a hotspot for human trafficking to and from the region. reports. it is fun in the sun in the ukraine in port city offer desa hundreds of thousands come here during the height to receive. but for this woman from central africa it became a living nightmare with her identity concealed she told us how she was turned into a sex life

calls for those acts prime minister faces every trial at the hague of a murder and torture charges against some arabs for yugoslav war crimes tribunal abandons the original trial of. deny to get as a guide to you to mock of evidence but has not ruled that witnesses were intimidate . on the cost of suffering human rights and exhibit a tonight's conference in vienna and hughes told this huge pool companies keeping the price of drugs to come to the disease can learn why scientists however say that getting closer to a breakthrough cure in the battle against the condition which has killed over twenty percent from it is all. and there's the headlines now let's go back to the second part of the audio. well our tool time winner tonight is the mainstream media were giving you the award for your coverage of lindsey lowe and going to jail for the fact that you actually cover this and treat it as real news i mean for two days we've been forced to watch as lindsay arrived in court it was then sent to jail for parole violations now the coverage has been beyond over the top gas joining me to discuss lind

in amsterdam, the other modes of transport are so well-organized, it is just like in the hague, a car is more of a new sense that a create a car is more of a nuisance and liability. it is expensive. the other modes of transport are much more convenient. >> ok, mike, you have a question? use the microphone, please. >> separated bike paths in the united states are controversial, and they're slowly catching on. how important is it to have those facilities in place? is it maybe a quarter of importance, 50% of the attraction for people to take their bikes? i'm wondering how important it is. >> i think that you need a cycling infrastructure, both from a statistical point of view and the feeling that people have when they use it. otherwise, we do not think we would have more people cycling if we did not put in more cycling facilities. i think the cycling infrastructure is absolutely necessary. if you want to do something for the other groups, you also have to do a lot when you design your intersections. that is where the most accidents happen and where the people feel the most unsafe. we're

this exception applies to children only adopted from countries that are not signatories to the hague convention and does not apply to children from signatory countries. this fixes this discrepancy by expanding the definition to cover children regardless of whether their home country is a signatory to the hague convention. i want to thank the chairman of the judiciary committee, john conyers, ranking member, lamar smith, and representative fortenberry for their support on this measure. i urge my colleagues to support this important legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves her time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. smith: i co-sponsored this legislation sponsored by chairwoman lofgren and i urge my colleagues to support it. we have a tradition of welcoming new comers and met one million immigrants a year as many as all other countries combined. this continues thisen rossity by ensuring parents who want to open hair heart

the court bases in the hague announced the judgment on thursday. the united nations had asked the court to rule on the issue. the icj said it considered that international law contains no applicable prohibition of a declaration of independence. nearly 70 countries, including the united states and japan, have recognized kosovo's independence, but serbia and other nations have not. the icj's judgment is not legally binding, but it could pave the way for more countries to recognize kosovo's independence. serbian president boris tadic dismissed the court's verdict, saying his country would never recognize the unilaterally proclaimed independence of kosovo. ethnic albanians account for almost 90% of kosovo, where serbians live. >>> the governor of miyazaki prefecture in southern japan says he wants to lift the state of emergency declared for an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease as early as next tuesday. governor hideo higashikokubaru declared a prefecture-wide state of emergency in mid may. residents were required to carry out thorough disinfections an