show everyone including the international criminal court. that this doesn't just involve criminal gangs. and. there's also a connection between the government and organized crime that's what he says staining these criminal activities as well as the disappearances killings torture and force displacements the president of. the world. what a joy it is to see you my son the only one of my we still don't know any more they tell us nothing but we'll keep trying. in a way where you know you just make a horse out of the dr where they go because we have really went to a meeting with the governor no said you i don't know i only know. what did they tell you when you went to say. what did they say at the meeting. that i know you. must look at him for they said that. it's always the same thing for so long there's no investigation no research being done now it's always the same always promises from the government yeah that's what we want is an investigation go there looking just get him how can we find them if they're not even looking for us when the it's

the international criminal court was established in one thousand nine hundred eight the court was created by treaty their own statute and this was as a result of the international community saying that we want to have an independent and a permanent judicial institution that will have jurisdiction over war crimes crimes against humanity and genocide. the league of nations had already proposed the creation of the international criminal court people but this plan was impeded for decades due to the cold war what changed was a recognition of the atrocities that had been committed in rwanda and yugoslavia which led to the establishment of ad hoc tribunals to address the situation this bullshit going to see just so. easily international community realized it couldn't set up an ad hoc tribunal for each new case because it was a moment ok decided to create a permanent institution that would be ready to act as soon as such crimes were committed to the. court to say. you cannot and this is no issue that the reason for creating this court is for the victims. that they deserve the accountability they

money to pay for just four convictions out of ten investigations so say critics of the international criminal court but it has truly global reach and acts as a deterrent to perpetrators of some of the world's worst atrocities so say its defenders the truth is somewhere in between the court was set up basically with so many goals at the same time not only rendering justice and meeting up punishments but also bringing truth bringing reconciliation bringing so many victims and i think it set out also to do many things at the same time well apparently you cannot do that they only had twenty africa has been a particular focus of the court's work with critics complaining of bias and even though cases have been referred to the i.c.c. by individual governments but africa has also highlighted some of the court's weaknesses no international police force means it relies on the cooperation of its one hundred twenty three member states over darfur for instance despite years of investigation and multiple indictments including of sudanese president omar al bashir not one arrest has yet been made if the past of th

and as the international criminal court marks twenty years its foundation we have a case for and against the i.c.c. . hello there for some of us insulin china and northern vietnam is going to be incredibly wet over the next three or four days we've got lots of cloud with us at the moment that's already given us heavy downpours over the last couple of days and now we've got another system that's working its way towards us this is tropical storm looks like it's going to cross high now and then eventually work its way into the northern parts of viet nam so this region has already seen to reach the heavy rain the grounds already sold in and now we're going to see plenty more wet weather and we are likely to hear reports of flooding here as we head through the next few days there's already been some flooding over parts of india the monsoons being particularly heavy in the north of our map there it looks like new delhi will see yet will rain over the next few days and that's not what we need because this is what it looks like there at the moment very high water levels that many of the roads ha

sharon has been held at the international criminal court to mark twenty is since its founding treaty was signed see was set up to provide justice for victims of the world's worst crimes treating genocide and crimes against humanity but sink counted many obstacles along the way. critics have called it an expensive display of western arrogance with more than a billion dollars spent on just four convictions so far all of them african some member nations have threatened to quit but supporters argue the international criminal court does what it set out to do provide justice to victims and a deterrent to perpetrators of some of the world's worst atrocities yes the community has closed it. it may not be perfect it is not perfect by any means but we credit get going and focus on what happened when there was none at all as the i.c.c. founding statute of rome turns twenty this week commemorative events at its smart new headquarters in the hague look to the future we must. resolve to create a world that's six justice crimes universally applied and. let the little started continue to guide us th

the international criminal court is marking a major milestone that was set up twenty years ago to bring justice to. of atrocities like war crimes genocide and crimes against humanity but there are questions about how successful it's been john howell reports from the hague. a billion dollars is a lot of money to pay for just four convictions out of ten investigations so say critics of the international criminal court as it turns twenty this week but it has truly global reach and acts as a deterrent to perpetrators of some of the world's worst atrocities so say its defenders the truth is somewhere in between the court was set up basically with so many goals at the same time not only rendering justice and meeting up punishments but also bringing truth bringing reconciliation bringing so many victims and i think it set out also to do many things at the same time well apparently you cannot do that they only have twenty in africa has been a particular focus of the courts work with critics complaining of biased so even though cases have been referred to the i.c.c. by individual governments but

gaps in global commitment to the court russia is blocking efforts to send syria to the international criminal court even though yes. government really with putin's backing has deliberately targeted civilians as a way of waging this war china seems to be standing in the way ascending to court even though it ethnically cleansed seven hundred thousand muslims in the course of the month you know the united states is continuing to try to protect israel to protect saudi arabia so there is a very unprincipled approach to international justice all of that puts alleged war crimes in syria and gaza beyond its reach but the i.c.c. is tackling of the challenges you investigations in venezuela the philippines and afghanistan may build support and assuage suspicion across the african continent but the rise of nationalism and disdain for global institutions elsewhere allman assigns for the strengthening of international justice jona the hague. video has a measure of the moment a tourist court was hit by flying and. the visitors travel to say plunging into the ocean from the killer whale on but island. well at lea

the international criminal court as marking a major milestone that was set up twenty years ago to bring justice to victims of atrocities like was genocide and crimes against humanity. there are questions that just how successful that's been trying to hold reports from the hague. a billion dollars is a lot of money to pay for just four convictions out of ten investigations so say critics of the international criminal court as it turns twenty this week but it has truly global reach and acts as a deterrent to perpetrators of some of the world's worst atrocities so say its defenders the truth is somewhere in between the court was set up basically with so many goals at the same time not only rendering justice and meeting up punishments but also bringing truth bringing reconciliation bringing so many victims and i think it set out also to do many things at the same time while apparently you cannot do that they only had twenty africa has been a particular focus of the court's work with critics complaining of bias and even though cases have been referred to the i.c.c. by individual governments

gaps in global commitment to the court russia is blocking efforts to send syria to the international criminal court even though yes. government really with putin's backing has deliberately targeted civilians as a way of waging this war china seems to be standing in the way ascending myanmar. court even though it ethnically cleansed seven hundred thousand rohingya muslims in the course of a month you know the united states is continuing to try to protect israel to protect saudi arabia so there is a very unprincipled approach to international justice all of that puts alleged war crimes in syria and gaza beyond its reach but the i.c.c. is tackling other challenges you investigations in venezuela the philippines and afghanistan may build support and assuage suspicion across the african continent but the rise of nationalism and disdain for global institutions elsewhere are all men assigns for the strengthening of international justice. because china joins me now from the hague in the netherlands and joined a packed day really for officials there what are we expecting in terms of ceremonies for the day.

. >> does that mean putting those responsible to the international criminal court? how does one do that in a country like myanmar which is by all intents still a military-ruled nation? there is an important effort to accountability and universal jurisdiction prosecution, phr, physicians for human rights, we've been part of that work in yugoslavia, rwanda, all over the wor world. the circumstances are not easy and bangladesh is creating incredible resources to provide shelter, clothing, care for people who are there. despite the difficulty of 7,000 refugees, it's critical to not support repatriation before understanding what type of transparency has been established to show there is a safe path to return. >> i want to put up another picture that we have and this is of a woman's arm and it shows a gunshot wound, we're seeing it there on the screen and this woman you spoke to, she fled the violence, she had her baby in her arm, her young children by her side, she had seen other people raped, particularly women, obviously as she was fleeing and her two-year-old son was

peace through justice was the guiding principle behind the establishment of the international criminal court. its mandate was jurisdiction across national borders especially in wartime. the crimes that we are investigating and prosecuting the crimes that shock the conscience of humanity. and these are war crimes crimes against humanity and genocide and you cannot charge anybody with these very serious crimes without having the evidence that you need to prove the case. examining a crime scene immediately after the events is nearly impossible life and years passed before investigators arrived but the evolution of digital media is changing the truth seeking process. justice always try to use technology fingerprints and it was d.n.a. now we have cycle eighty madurese and all the social media is you tube this is just the reality we left we are faced with now as things are unfolding the technology is already there to capture eight. people crimean revolution was organized feel social media and almost completely documented online. in response to polls thousands and later millions of people are gathe

on how to file a complaint before the international criminal court. if you don't have a smiling gun like the border. right. like we've talked about before it's like building up. and alice's effects to show questions like oh this same form of commission will be is happening different locations so then we're going to build up this theory of who is at the top if we're working in a national crime city in usually there is a victim and a direct perpetrator under international criminal law or we're trying to find the most responsible so you have to think of who isn't at the top of the command structure or within a leadership structure that would be ordering or otherwise directing these crimes. the russia continues to deny its involvement in armed conflict in their own bus and use the term civil war a common practice of what the transportation through the russian ukrainian border of military equipment which was later described in there we see reports this equipment is out marking and license plates the ukrainian position on the border are regular a shelter fr

gaps in global commitment to the court russia is blocking efforts to send syria to the international criminal court even though. the assad government really with putin's backing has deliberately targeted civilians as a way of waging this war china seems to be standing in the way ascending myanmar to criminal court even though it ethnically cleansed seven hundred thousand rohingya muslims in the course of the month you know the united states is continuing to try to protect israel to protect saudi arabia so there is a very unprincipled approach to international justice all of that puts alleged war crimes in syria and gaza beyond its reach but the i.c.c. is tackling of the challenges you investigations in venezuela the philippines and afghanistan may build support and assuage suspicion across the african continent but the rise of nationalism and disdain for global institutions elsewhere are all men assigns for the strengthening of international justice jonah how al-jazeera the hague. now the un chief on turning a tariff says paramilitary fighters linked to nicaragua his government are using an accepta

members of the court earlier loren taylor spoke of the former chief prosecutor at the international criminal court luis million or compote he says the court has come a long way in twenty years. when i took office in june two thousand and three there were many doubts about the entire project i was at harvard teaching in those days and from the me told me don't take the job you do nothing for nine years would be a shame. now you saw the reality i see city involved in different countries around the world and everyone is asking for it is see so it's a reality now. twenty years ago it was a dream now it's a reality that the issue is not just as it is in effect a reality because it's all they were having a building and an investigation is but if it's perceived not to actually get the results then that's not much help to people is it the courts look i see it like it is so fun ok great invention but it is no wife i thought for not working similarly good to see you in this program i was listening about syria conflict ok syria is no way if i insert in for i.c.c. i do seek and not intervene in syria because

plenty more ahead on the news hour including as the international criminal court marks its twentieth anniversary we speak to its chief prosecutor luis moreno ocampo. the political. refugees israeli soldiers tell displaced syrians to go back as they approach the occupied golan heights. and in sports tiger woods gears up for his first open championship in three years we're going to hear from the fourteen time major winner later in the program. to nicaraguan our forces loyal to the president have regained control of an opposition stronghold in the city of must say a police and armed pro-government civilians began advancing into more nimble before dawn on tuesday by afternoon they gain control of the neighborhood that's become the center of resistance to president daniel ortega has government rights groups have reported gunfire as they say two people have died in the violence but on a sunday shows has more from managua. well since the early hours of tuesday the city of messiah was under siege by paramilitary forces who closed the entrance to the city which is south east of the capital mo

the international community will take this information act we have sent a report to the international criminal court we do have other information that we're making available to governments and others and right now u.n. security council member states should apply. unprecedented leverage against other member states on the council to ensure that there is an i.c.c. referral urgently. with the rebels and yemen's have attacked in all of refinery in the fall of the capital using a drone a target of a state run around covert finding in riyadh that all companies had it contained a small file which was used in what it court an operational incident the rebels say the drone attack monkfish soften a new stage and deterrent good question and yemen. still ahead on the protest to set a fire starting kaif and will keep flying despite the threat of as rain military price on and we'll explain how people have left african countries using twitter to enter one selections back home. i. mean the weather sponsored by katter. hello and welcome to international weather forecasts there's no real change in the weather across eu

the international criminal court is celebrating twenty years since the signing of the treaty that led to its creation and ceremony has been taking place at the hague in the netherlands to mark the anniversary the rome statute established the world's first permanent court for war crimes genocide and hue crimes against humanity the i.c.c. has had some notable successes but it's also faces many obstacles one hundred twenty three countries are members but china the united states and russia are being the nations that haven't signed up since its founding the i.c.c. has issued fourteen indictments and secured just four convictions but all of these were for suspects in african countries those found guilty include three from the democratic republic of congo and malaya and rebel leader some cases have collapsed when states refuse to cooperate and referrals from the un security council are subject to states that aren't even members of the court well earlier we spoke. to the president of the i.c.c. he says the court isn't perfect but it still made a significant contribution. of course like every

the democratic republic of congo sean pierre bemba is promising to restore security the international criminal court acquitted him of war crimes in june and he set to return to the country next week just before the deadline to register as a candidate in december's presidential elections he's been speaking to our correspondents david chaytor in belgium. pierre bemba came here to the belgian town of waterloo to give his first full length interviews after having his convictions quashed the international criminal court in the hague decided he did not bear legal responsibility for the actions of his militia once red cross the international border into the central african republic he'd send them there to help watch a coup the unleashed a reign of terror and looting the killing of the billions and the mass rape of hundreds of women i asked him though did he feel any moral responsibility for what his militia did and what his plans were politically when he went back to the democratic republic of congo next week. of course have a little sympathy for him or whatever bit him it isn't. to say that i'm going back

stablish to prosecute the world's worst atrocities we look at the legacy and future of the international criminal court. could have you with us welcome to the news are hundreds of displaced syrians are walking along the border fence that separates their country from the israeli occupied golan heights. the israeli soldiers can be heard telling them to go back some have reportedly done that but others are continuing on many of them holding white flags let's get more on this from stephanie decker our correspondent who is live for us in west jerusalem steph do we know who this group of syrians are and why they'd be approaching a border fence with israel. well they are internally displaced from the southern areas because of an active campaign by the syrian government backed by the russians to take back the areas of. back from the rebels so we know the u.n. estimates around one hundred sixty thousand people have been displaced so this group of people specifically who they are we don't know so hell but certainly they are desperate people the camps have been set up but the borders remain closed israel's border

i believe it is and the evidence that you have connected that this will now go to the international criminal court this will be referred by the u.n. security council and given. ally china is on the security council and the veto power they have and how they have protected me on my in the past. well we do have hope that this will spur meaningful international action the one thing that we've learned in the thing that the russians a community of all have learned is that following the october two thousand and sixteen violence there was almost complete inaction from the international community and that essentially paved the way for genocide to take place and so we do think that the international community will take this information act we have sent the report to the international criminal court we do have other information that we're making available to governments and others and right now u.n. security council member states should apply. unprecedented leverage against other member states on the council to ensure that there is an i.c.c. referral urgently and volume you know wait for possible i think see

all of them african some member nations have threatened to quit but supporters argue the international criminal court does what it set out to do provide justice to victims and a deterrent to perpetrators of some of the world's worst atrocities yes the community has closed it. it may not be perfect it is not perfect by any means but we get going. what happened when there was none at all as the i.c.c. founding statute of rome turns twenty this week commemorative event sent its smart new headquarters in the hague look to the future we must. resolve to create a world that's six justice trusted to crimes universally applied and blindly. let the other started continue to guide us through what's that better future for all the i.c.c. was founded as a permanent court of last resort from which no leader rebel group or army could hide now despite grumblings among some of its members severe budgetary constraints and the difficulty of arresting indictees without an international police force at its disposal the permanence of this court isn't in doubt but there are significant gaps in its reach and in global commi

now twenty years ago the international criminal court was set up to bring justice to victims of some of the world's worst atrocities and they include war crimes genocide and crimes against humanity but political divisions on the un security council and the use a veto can overshadow the pursuit of justice for the i.c.c. and it has more from new york. the united nations security council has a great deal of responsibility the people that sit in this room are charged with maintaining peace and security across the world one of the powers the council has is to refer cases to the international criminal court human rights activists say it's an important piece of legislation in essence that means that perpetrators of atrocities can be brought to justice when they otherwise might not in the twenty years since the i.c.c. was formed only two cases have been referred from this chamber in two thousand and five it was the darfur conflict six years later it was war crimes in libya but the security council's been accused of double standards critics say nations like china russia and the us use their v

all of those countries hold veto powers russia is blocking efforts to send syria to the international criminal court even though the assad government really with putin's backing has deliberately targeted civilians as a way of waging this war china seems to be standing in the way of sending myanmar. even though it ethnically cleansed seven hundred thousand muslims in the course of the month you know the united states is continuing to try to protect israel to protect saudi arabia so there is a very unprincipled approach to international justice all of which puts alleged war crimes in syria and gaza beyond its reach but the i.c.c. is broadening its scope with new investigations in venezuela the philippines georgia and afghanistan but it must also compete with the rise of nationalism and growing disdain for global institutions signs for the strengthening of international justice jonah al-jazeera the hague. that's the top stories now in the u.s. president has been forced to backtrack from his defense of russia. meddling. there was outrage from intelligence agencies which comments during thursday's press

geopolitics have prevented the international criminal court from taking action bashar al assad is protected by his alliance with russian president vladimir putin. but i'll bet he and his team have found a willing partner in berlin germany is the only country to consider pressing charges under the principle of universal jurisdiction enabling any country to prosecute war crimes no matter where they've been perpetrated. damage what they can with this germany's chief prosecutors have made a huge step ahead of other nations other countries should see this as an example of what action they could take because this task cannot rest solely on the shoulders of the german judiciary on its really will be. proof to european and to them save justice as principle it's not under control forty. that is very important and does a lot to the case represents a strong signal from germany's judiciary to president assad suspected war criminals and torture is will be prosecuted. tens of thousands of people go missing every year in mexico corrupt police and politicians are often behind the disappearances and obvious

a ceremony has been held at the international criminal court to mark twenty is since its founding treaty was signed the i.c.c. it was set up to provide justice for victims of the world's worst crimes including genocide and crimes against humanity but it encountered many obstacles along the way don't know how has this report from the hague. critics have called it an expensive display of western arrogance with more than a billion dollars spent on just four convictions so far all of them african some member nations have threatened to quit but supporters argue the international criminal court does what it set out to do provide justice to victims and a deterrent to perpetrators of some of the world's worst atrocities yes the unity gap has closed it. it may not be perfect it is not perfect by any means but we get going. focus on what happened when there was none at all as the i.c.c. founding statute of rome turns twenty this week commemorative event scented smart new headquarters in the hague look to the future we must. resolve to create a world that's six justice trusted to crimes universally

that constitute genocide against the running a community a new report is calling on the international criminal court to arrest twenty two officials in myanmar for making extensive and systematic preparations ahead of the military crackdown on the writing in twenty seventy. and journalists in eritrea say troops are withdrawing from the border with ethiopia the gesture of reconciliation coincides with the expected arrival of ethiopia's ambassador to every trade for the first time in decades the appointment of another one saying the follows the reopening of the eritrean embassy in it is out of a few days ago relations are being restored after the leaders of both countries agreed to a peace deal following wool over the disputed border twenty years ago. and members of the time football team trapped in a case of more than two weeks have attended a buddhist ceremony to rid themselves of misfortune. and he feels the boys on the coach were released from hospital on wednesday the week after that dramatic rescue in northern thailand those were the headlines i'm back with the al jazeera news hour in thirty minu

their presidential candidate his martyrs harm them by is in belgium after his trial of the international criminal court in the netherlands for crimes against humanity who was found guilty in two thousand and sixteen for failing to prevent rebels from his congo liberation movement from raping and killing in neighboring central african republic in two thousand and two and three appeal court judges recently of a time his i.c.c. conviction and eighteen the prison sentence. there are no congress in kinshasa members of this former rebel group now or political party say the hague trial was politically motivated. and they are confident they'll be back to take his place in politics. and then. we held our last congress in twenty eleven in the absence of barry but because he was in jail at the hague the difference today is that denver has been following up. seedings from his house in belgium it's only a matter of time before he's here to take his place in politics they do sell mad is that what it. said to join the political fray when tensions are high and it's not clear if president joseph kabila will run for ano

already working for the no impunity as has been the other peace process around the world the international criminal court talking of the statute is leaning over your shoulder and stressing the need for rigorous verification of the execution of sentences and that it's not constantly remind the world but i'm sure if they have been sentenced yet how can they claim the rigorous because they're worried that people in communities is going to what but if each of these received justice is just starting is just starting how can you. claim that they have not been rigorously. complied with because they have just started nobody has the condemned yet they've already expressed concerns about some of the language in your legislative act to zero one which they say could allow people in conditions in positions of command responsibility to escape their responsibilities who says that the i.c.c. so on sitting down they have they have said what is working out right now for us it's ok it's. acceptable for the transitional justice that your prime is acceptable. there is no. so far any criticism of what has been. put. in place.

imagine that this will get increasingly worse for the people of of yemen until until the international criminal courts bring to reason my and whole government to justice ok the thoughts accusations there we have to say from mike riley they are the views of him coeditor of b s news mike thanks as always thanks. donald trump is considering revoking the security clearance of several obama intelligence officers the white house press secretary said they had politicized and in some cases monetize their access to sensitive information and made base this cleans up by the president reporters were quick to question the implications of the threat because she doesn't like and he wants to punish them for.

now twenty years ago the international criminal court was set up to bring justice for victims of some of the world's worst atrocities a ceremony is taking place at the hague to mark the anniversary high ranking judicial as and political figures from around the world to do to discuss the court's work and its future it has been responsible for prosecuting war crimes genocide and crimes against humanity but there are questions about. how successful it has been. a video has emerged of the moment a tourist boat was hit by flying lover in hawaii the visitors travel to sea level plunging into the ocean from the killer way a volcano on the big island at least twenty three people were injured when the molten rocks rained down puncturing the boat's roof. oh again ominous of a problem and the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president are trump has arrived home to severe criticism after siding with the russian president vladimir putin election meddling speaking after this summit in finland trying cast doubt on his own intelligence agencies which found evidence of interference the former cia director

stablish to prosecute the world's worst atrocities we look at the legacy and future of the international criminal court. bought into the news more than a hundred syrians have approached the israeli fence that borders the occupied golan heights they appeared to be asking for help or sanctuary from a russian backed syrian army offensive which is recaptured much of the southwest from rebels speaking through a megaphone an israeli soldier warned them go back we don't want to hurt you the crowd consisting of women and children among them heeded that warning returning slowly to their internal displacement camp not too far away some wave white cloths in the direction of the soldiers well the golan heights has been a flashpoint for decades israel captured it from syria in one nine hundred sixty seven and occupied it ever since the move has never been recognized by the united nations the golan heights gives israel a military advantage and is a key source of water israel has built more than thirty settlements on the territory that speak to stephanie dec who is on her way to the golan heights and stephanie what d

stablish to prosecute the world's worst atrocities one of the legacy and future of the international criminal court. the us president on trump has arrived home to severe criticism from both sides of american politics after siding with the russian president vladimir putin on election meddling well speaking after their summit and fenlon trump even challenge the findings of his own intelligence community from helsinki diplomatic editor james bays. we face to face ahead. meeting a meeting that lasted over two and a half hours but if you were hoping they would solve any of the world's problems you'll be sorely disappointed instead when they spoke to reporters their comments were dominated by their views on the most toxic political issue in the u.s. an issue that just got more controversial as they seemed mainly to agree on it during today's meeting i addressed directly with president putin the issue of russian interference in our elections i felt this was a message best delivered in person. spend a great deal of time talking about it and president putin may very well want to address it. and very strongl

how independent are the international criminal court's really interpol who controls the world police. the big fifteen. more.

international community will take this information act we have sent the report to the international criminal court we do have other information that we're making available to governments and others and right now u.n. security council member states should apply. unprecedented leverage against other member states on the council to ensure that there is an i.c.c. referral urgently. there are growing calls globally for like about was president daniel ortega to stand out after a month of deadly unrest many now say are thicker is on the same path as the dictator he overthrew thirty nine years ago but those loyal to him maintain that his government is the best or has had money on a sanches reports from the capital. thirty nine years ago the impasse stored up is no less common than fought side by side with the new lot bigger and other revolutionaries who toppled dictator anastasio. leaders of the sandinista revolution they dreamed of a country free and democratic is their model. he's now eighty two years old but in past stories a staunch supporter of president than a lot bigger has governed that i was for

established to prosecute the world's worst atrocities we look at the legacy and future of the international criminal court. we begin with the growing out dry in the u.s. over donald trump's summit with madame a putin in helsinki a former cia director is among a group of intelligence chiefs who branded trans performance during a news conference with russian president as nothing short of treasonous u.s. president has returned home to a media frenzy even staunchly pro trying to criticizing his performance. has more now on the media fallout. ever since president trump stood side by side with russian president vladimir putin on monday and announced he was taking patients word over that of his own intelligence community he's faced strong criticism from the u.s. media even presenters on trump's favorite network fox news reacted with outrage his fox business presenter trish ragan this was clearly not his best performance he's done a whole lot better than if he should have defended us he should have defended his own intelligence community her colleague at the network neil cavuto was equally outspoken he called out