amy: ed pierson, can you talk about why you quit boeing?first, i want to say everything that nadia said i 100% agree with. there is so much to unravel. we really need accountability because that is going to drive the changes we need. why i quit is, honestly, some of the same things we are seeing today. it is even worse than you probably know. boeing removed production quality inspections and removed large numbers of them, thousands of them they removed. we have evidence and information that indicates this was done without the faa's knowledge. i am including the max airplanes. this is also for other airplanes that boeing like the 777, 767. it is astonishing. there has been removal of these control inspections. there were internal whistleblower a reported this. the faa substantiated this. this was after two fatal crashes of over 300 people. it is insanity. what you'll hear from boeing and the faa is the airplane has flown millions of miles safely. that is not correct. i would add that type of data, metrics provides zero insight into the quali

my grandfather fred pierson passed away when i was 6 years old. so my memories of him are dim. but i do remember him smoking cigars, white alls and roy tans, a family tradition. and i remember him being pretty daf. i remember riding in his 53 chevy pickup and the motor just jeeping before he shifted gears because it -- he was deaf and hearing aids didn't work so good in those years. he also was missing an index finger on his hand. but what i found out since his passing is that he loved to work and was literally outworked by no one. whether it was pitching bundles into a threshing machine or picking rock, this was a man who knew how to work and he knew how to work hard. then there was my grandmother christine pierson, immigrated from sweden to this country when she was 16 years of age. and never went back to sweden. she passed when i was 16 years old. my memories are clearer of her. she believed in strong public education. in fact, all three of her daughters were teachers. she talked politics with my mother regularly, and always had a copy of the nation on her end table. my pare

and former engineer ed pierson accused the aircraft giant of a cover—up after a door panel blew out ofax 9 jet, shortly after take—off. michelle fleury was watching the hearings. this was damaging testimony for the plane maker boeing. engineer turned whistle—blower sam salehpour claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks during the assembly of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats, and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like, by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover—up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off and a preliminary investigation revealed the door was missing four bolts. the ntsb chair reiterated to congress last week that boeing has said there are no records documenting the removal of the alaska airlines door. i'm not going to sugar—coat this.

my grandfather fred pierson passed away when i was 6 years old. so my memories of him are dim. but i do remember him smoking cigars, white alls and roy tans, a family tradition. and i remember him being pretty daf. i remember riding in his 53 chevy pickup and the motor just jeeping before he shifted gears because it -- he was deaf and hearing aids didn't work so good in those years. he also was missing an index finger on his hand. but what i found out since his passing is that he loved to work and was literally outworked by no one. whether it was pitching bundles into a threshing machine or picking rock, this was a man who knew how to work and he knew how to work hard. then there was my grandmother christine pierson, immigrated from sweden to this country when she was 16 years of age. and never went back to sweden. she passed when i was 16 years old. my memories are clearer of her. she believed in strong public education. in fact, all three of her daughters were teachers. she talked politics with my mother regularly, and always had a copy of the nation on her end table. my pare

we will get representative pierson back. the fact here is that it is the little things that win sometimes. >> that is right. we have to organize against a mass attempts to cut down on voter registration drives and to penalize voter registration groups that are helping to organize the vote and in states like florida. the forces that are trying to suppress the vote, they are planning. the forces trying to suppress the vote or planning so those that want to keep democracy alive have to plan as well. >> let me stop you there. this is the core of the whole thing. there are people that say, i did not look for this fight. i was not looking for donald trump or this autocratic movement. i will vote for my guy and we will be fine. but that is not fundamentally true. there is a fight that has been brought to us and now we are all in the arena. >> now we are all in the arena and it is absolutely crucial that people take this seriously. the horserace discussion in the media has to end. donald trump is very explicit about what he wants to

are fully confident in the safety and durability of the 787 dreamliner. 737 max whistleblower ed pierson said he's given documents to the -- relating to the door panel that blew out on january to the fbi, documents potentially the ones the ntsb says boeing previously indicated did not exist. >> the actual documentation that they've been saying has not been available, it is available. >> it is available on the -- >> it has been available for months. >> reporter: the ntsb says while it's not reviewed pierson's documents, the agency believes those are different than the ones it's seeking from boeing. boeing says it is cooperating with all of the ongoing investigations. kris van cleave, cbs news, las vegas. >>> also on capitol hill, a heated hearing over the rise of anti-semitism on the campus of columbia university in manhattan. while the president of the ivy league school admitted more can be done to protect jewish students, pro-palestinian protesters took over the campus clashing with police, and they also lit small fires into the night. the story from cbs' nikole killion. [ chants ] >> r

katrina pierson joins me now. congrat congratulations.e won your own race, what are your thoughts on your win and new job in texas state house? there is no democrat running again you in november. >> that is right, good morning. it has been quite the journey having for trump and the tea party before that and now citizens have asked me to formal ly represent them. it is exciting, amazing and the victory over last several months have been positive for texas. >> carley: you know a lot about presidential politics and there is an election in november. every presidential election cycle, democrats try to play for texas. for good reason, as well, donald trump won the state in 2020, by six points. where is texas politically in 2024? >> it is fair to say after the 2024 primary cycle, a lot of gop in incumbents have been purged for that reason and not fighting for conservative values. we all lived through 2024. it will be top of my agenda going into austin next year and very telling. a lot of people were commplacen, action of last legislative session

and i want to recognize cody doherty, pierson's plea for gun storage. and i've been to a few of the events and i get to hear what these incredible women have been doing to fight and it's amazing and cody's story shows a woman who is determined to not hear the word no. and just, plow forward, she joined leslie to support the effort by identifying locations, for gun storage and one might think that may be an easy task find a place to put hands sman somebody dangerous. however when cody contact to inquire about the storage, she encountered hostility, they don't want you to store your guns they want to tell you lots of them. they don't believe in that really. and just the little fact, in 2022, there were nearly 78,000 licensed gun dealers that's more than all the mcdonald's, burger king and twice the number of u.s. post offices. so in june of 2023, cody took matters into her own hands by obtaining her very own firearm licenses enabling her to store the weapons herself and expanding her work nationwide. now pierson's pledge national storage map is available

and i want to recognize cody doherty, pierson's plea for gun storage. and i've been to a few of the events and i get to hear what these incredible women have been doing to fight and it's amazing and cody's story shows a woman who is determined to not hear the word no. and just, plow forward, she joined leslie to support the effort by identifying locations, for gun storage and one might think that may be an easy task find a place to put hands sman somebody dangerous. however when cody contact to inquire about the storage, she encountered hostility, they don't want you to store your guns they want to tell you lots of them. they don't believe in that really. and just the little fact, in 2022, there were nearly 78,000 licensed gun dealers that's more than all the mcdonald's, burger king and twice the number of u.s. post offices. so in june of 2023, cody took matters into her own hands by obtaining her very own firearm licenses enabling her to store the weapons herself and expanding her work nationwide. now pierson's pledge national storage map is available

while its investigators have not reviewed ed pierson's documents, they tell us they do not believe thee as the ones they had been seeking. boeing says it is fully cooperating with all of the ongoing investigations, norah. >> norah: kris van cleave, thank you for your reporting. now to a possible breakthrough on capitol hill, where the house has unveiled a plan to provide billions of dollars in emergency aid to ukraine and israel. but the move could endanger the republican speaker's future. cbs's scott macfarlane is at the capitol. all right, good evening, scott. so what do we know? >> reporter: norah, on the same day top military leaders warned ukraine is running out of money and munitions, house republicans unveiled a long-awaited, long-stalled plan to help ukraine, and they think they have threaded a political needle here. they offer $61 billion for ukraine, billions more for israel, but they will have separate votes, which could help embattled house speaker mike johnson win enough votes from both parties. it also could fuel criticism from republicans, including those trying to oust

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the policy counsel at the project on government oversight's and paul pierson vice president whistleblowers of america. will the witnesses please stand and raise your right hand and we will spare you in. >> do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to provide is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. you are now recognized for five minutes to provide your testimony. >> distinguished members of the subcommittee the office of accountability [inaudible] when the inspector general released his support, there was an agency in crisis. that is no longer the case. we've implemented the recommendations and made a significant improvements which are resulting in concrete benefits for the department endd the veterans reserve. we greatly improve the quality of our investigations and our recommendations for discipline. in fiscal year 2021, 32% of the recommendations were not accepted by management. by contrast to this year, all each and every recommendation needed has been accepted by the managem

. >> i always say that, like, kevin pierson, things happen to pierson, colter shaw happens to other people. it's a completely different animal for me. as an actor, selfishly, i'm like, great, take on a different role. as much as i liked to play kevin pierson, time of my life, but to take on a different character is something that doesn't happen in hollywood a lot because you get pigeon holed. >>> we didn't need an expert tracker to keep tabs on taylor swift's much discussed journey from japan to las vegas to the super bowl. she hid behind black umbrellas as she rushed inside the tokyo airport's private jet area. swift wrapped up four back-to-back shows? japan for her eras tour. the timing has prompted fans to wonder if she'll make it in time to root for her boyfriend, chiefs tight end travis kelce. tokyo is a full 17 hours ahead of las vegas, but after a 12-hour flight, swift's private jet arrived at l.a.x. she then left in an suv. not sure when she's getting to vegas, but she should definitely make it in time for kick-off. >>> well, still ahead here at 6:00, it was a once-in-a-lifeti me s

joe spielberg are, project on oversight and paul pierson, vice president of whistleblowers in america. for the first panel, will the witnesses please stand and raise your right hand and we will swear you in? you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to provide is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. mr. gipe, you are now recognized for five minutes to provide your testimony. >> thank you. good morning chairwoman kiggans and distinguish notice of the subcommittee. the office of accountability whistleblower protection appreciate your dedication to protecting whistleblowers. our former assistant secretary recently retired with a passion and our mission and hard work. i am honored to be here testifying today in 2019 when the inspector general released his report, oawp was an agency in crisis. that is no longer the case. we have limited the recommendations and needs significant improvements which are resulting in concrete benefits for the department and the veterans that we serve. w

another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew737 max plane shortly after take—off. and a preliminary investigation revealed the door was missing four bolts. the ntsb chair reiterated to congress last week that boeing has said there are no records documenting the removal of the alaska airlines door. i'm not going to sugar—coat this. this is a criminal cover up. records do, in fact, exist. i know this because i've personally passed them to the fbi. boeing, which is one of the world's two major producers of commercial planes, insists its jets are safe. as for its culture, in a statement to the bbc, boeing said it was taking steps to foster a safety culture that empowers and encourages all employees to raise their voices. it said retaliation was strictly prohibited. the plane—maker's ceo, david calhoun, didn't appear today, but lawmakers said they expect him to testify in the future. united airlines says it will receive compensation from boeing over the grounding of it 737 max 8 planes. united did not specify the amount it will recei

. >> thanks, ms pierson. mr. jacobson thank you, senator my name is joe jacobson. >> i'm an aerospace engineer with almost 40 years of experience. i worked for boeing from 1984 to 1995 on the 767 and triple seven program grams from 1995 to 2021, i worked in aircraft certification at the faa. i retired from the fa in 2021 and have been volunteering as an independent aviation safety advocates since mostly in supportive the et 302 families on november 6, 2018, a week after the lion air six, ten crash i received an email from a colleague asking you if we had done any issue papers on m cast. >> this was the first day that i heard about mks the next day, although not assigned to the crash investigation, i received an email from a colleague at the faa which contained flight data recorder information from the lion air crash it was immediately obvious to me that the 737 max had a serious design flaw i saw that the horizontal stabilizer was repeatedly moving at a high rate because of a faulty angle of attack input i guess

um, but the fax remains that of course the, the 1st visit told pierson's new presidential time to see it was that red compet. welcome in beijing. and the facts remains that these are the countries that are welcoming person and not in a sense of taking a stand on the rushes invasion of ukraine. these old countries, which whole style add to what they view is a global or the dominated by the us. and they view, then deepening partnerships and alliances between each other as efforts to combat thoughts as dw east asia corresponding james taylor. thank you so much. i so we can take a look now, some other stories making headlines around the world today. south africa, serial one. my post has been sworn in for a 2nd term. was presidents last month's election so around imposes party. the amc news it's apps unique majority in parliament for the 1st time. but it has now struck a deal to form what it calls a government of national unity of fire and the military and munitions depot and jazz capital in germane has triggered a series of explosions. government officials say at least 9 people have been

, want to share words you are welcome to. >> deputy city attorney ann pierson. >> for the record. >>ns a lot so thank you. i get asked whatlawyer for the supervisors. i have a couple different answs, but the usual thing i say, it is amazing because i get to sit in the room where it happens and i have been so lkythis seat right here in the room where it happens for the past 4 and a half years and if you are somebody who loves policy making and politics and that cities and counties are the laborary of democracy, the isis is the only room you wa to lot about this room and how much i associate the job buzz as supervisor peskin said, for the first year and a half we a room, we were at kitchen tables and dining rooms was a extraordinarily hard time and it was a time i feel very privileged to have been a part of.[ it was unprecedented and what i got to watch you all do and to play a . her staff put together a ut remote room ■?e it happens overnight. literally, and this body, which in a decade before pandemic had passed a small handful ncy ordinances, really got the just of it pretty fast an

ann pierson. with that, supervisor chan. >> thank you indeed. difficult clients we are. one of them as well. nothing is more having a supervisor pretending they are lawyers. i'm one of them. i only play one like board president peskin like to say, we play one on tv, so i know that-and yet you have been patient. you have been so kind. you have been just wonderful in the sense where you kind of let me just be and pretending and respecting as a pretend lawyer and sometimes me and francis do that together, which is worse and yet , you are letting us say our thing and you patiently and slowly but very that's not how it works. so, i appreciate you. i also do appreciate even though it has been difficult at times at committee, i wish we could do this right now, actually more often then not look back to say, it was the right able to take the time to understand the langua this is something we can do right now on the spot, or not to actually defer for later and think through to make sure we have solid legal argument of course according to you. not so much to me. i am like, we can d

. >> it all happened at the columbus zoo in ohio, mom hannah pierson captioned the video. gorilla kisses for baby noah. by the way, guys, do you know where gorillas like to go sailing now? the chimpanzee. oh fanta one. >> recorded in jakarta, indonesia, the vocal stylings of natasha, elvira, politics and foreign wars. >> all the weather, all the stars. that's the world. news. polka. if you're an insomniac and a good night's sleep you like, do the world news four. cause it's late at night. you're wide awake and you're not wearing pants. so grab your world news now i'm again. everybody down here. have some fun. be upheld every anchor, guy and girl. do the world news. fall. oh, who cares what the bosses think? they're a goofy crew. and if your neighbors call the cops, here's all you have to do when they yell at south by three. tell them, hey, it's news to me. that's the world news, bucko. oh, well, you're out this late. you must be headed for the john. but oh, that one more minute while we get your polka on. you know that. so we can sneer when this little tune you hear. it's

of relief, deputy city attorney pierson, welcome to.city attorney ann pierson. >> for >> i am your city at [applause] this means a awful lot to me. i have loved this job.really loved it, so this means a lot so thank you.get asked what is it like to be the lawyer for the board of supervisors. answers, but the usual thing i say, it is amazing where it happens and i have this seat right here in the room st 4 and a half years and if you are somebody who loves politics and who really believes that cities and countilaboratory of democracy, the isis you want to be in. i have been thinking a lot about this room and it with the job buzz as supervisor peskin said, were not in a room, we were bles and dining rooms and that was a extraordinarily ha it was a time i feel very privileged to have been a it was unprecedented and what i got to play a small role in was extrand her staff put where it happens overnight. literally, and it was seamless. decade before the pandemic had handful of emergency ordinances, really got the just pretty fast and used th

attorney ann pierson, thank you for your service and everyone have wree are adjourned.> are for a rewarding career and eager to acquire skills that new job opportunities? what if quou can receive training for free?you. offering through economgic workforce initiative prepares participants in hospitality. no explore training and services in the restaurant industry for and beverage careers including chefs, line cooks, bartenders andber easters and industry careers [indiscernible] housekeeper maintenance manager security taught in english, spanish,and mandarin. connect to job opportunities throughout the city.skills. ignite your passion and embark on a to get started, visit >> i'm connie supervisor and welcome to the >> i'm an came to san francisco china town when i was 13 years my mom and brother. my first job is at the communityy with san francisco state. and land in the city hall and legislative aid to went through city departmentsn kamala harris was our district attorney i'm proud to represent richmondad district supervisor. we have neighborhood commercial corridors tha

. >> reporter: julian johnson and alexis pierson are stuck in the mess trying to get to work. >> we do not want to go through that. i don't want my engine to die at all. >> we see everybody making a u-turn. we got to do the same thing. >> reporter: there's flooding on many city streets and freeways across the east bay. this is westbound 580 near downtown oakland. the two left lanes are covered in inches of water. the slick roads also caused many accidents due to low visibility. the chp is asking the public to stay home, if possible. >> when it's wet, it takes a longer time to stop. make sure and maintain safe speeds. slow down in the rain. stay off your phones. >> reporter: gusty winds knocks down trees and power lines in oakland. the fire department quickly chopped down a tree limb blocking a freeway off ramp. >> the lights went out, which i kind of expected with the rain and all. >> reporter: in the oakland hills on sequoia road, a downed line knocked out power for about 1,000 customers and one caregiver said she can't cook lunch for an elderly patient because the stove is electric.

and a number of city attorneys includingan pierson are here and a number of others we will give you privilege of the floor. supervisor walton >> out of curious hit a supervisor can sends these to committee. without objection. require 8 people to wave this rule and there are 9 of us. but yes, you could and i could declare a special board meeting. chief lazar >> good afternoon. i want to congratulate supervisor ronen, safai, preston for your time on the board and i'm here today president peskin to congratulate you on allure years of service to the city. and i wanted tell that you i typeset thank you for your support of san francisco police department. especially your officers at central station. where you provide an amount of support to them. one thing you have done is you makure you know every officer's name by their first name. whether in china

my grandfather fred pierson passed away when i was six, i remember him smoking cigars, white owl, and family tradition. and i remember riding in his chevy and the motor screaming before he shifted gears. and he was deaf and the hearing aids didn't work so good in those years. he was also missing an index finger on his hand, but what i found out since his passing is that he loved to work and was literally outworked by no one. whether it was pitching bundles into a thrashing machine or picking up a rock this is a man who knew how to work and work hard. and my grandmother, christine, immigrated from sweden at 16 years old and she passed when i was 16 years old and she belonged in public education and all three of her daughters were teachers and talked politics with my mother regularly and had a copy of the nation on her end table. my parents, dave and helen tester, who were socially liberally and fiscally conservative. they were fdr democrats. they were children of the 1930's depression. they were both alive when i started my state legislative endeavor and my mother was alive when i star

are fully confident in the safety and durability of the 787 dreamliner. 737 max whistle-blower ed piersonw out during an alaska airlines flight in january to the fbi, documents potentially the ones the ntsb says boeing previously indicated did not exist. >> the actual documentation that they've been saying has not been available, it is available. >> is available. >> and it has been available for months. >> reporter: we just spoke with the national transportation safety board. while its investigators have not reviewed ed pierson's documents, they tell us they do not believe they're the same as the ones they had been seeking. boeing says it is fully cooperating with all of the ongoing investigations. norah? >> kris van cleave, thank you for your reporting. >>> there is a lot more news ahead on the "cbs overnight news." introducing finish ultimate. engineered for the toughest conditions. dry burnt-on stains. old dishwashers. very hard water. new finish ultimate, with cyclesync technology, helps deliver the ultimate clean. ♪ nothing dims my light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found reli

she can now inherit this giant political operation, the campaign team is 500 pierson's strong.t to wilmington today to greet all the campaign staffers and officials. she gets to inherently $96 million cash on hand that biden had before he dropped out. logistically speaking, she is the ideal inheritor of the campaign assets. i have spoken with top donors. i actually spoke with somebody just before this interview. somebody who gave $2 million in 2020. he is excited about this, he really is. the primary requirement, ask of these donors the past few weeks and all of this craziness is just somebody younger, somebody who canffectively litigate the case against convicted felon trump. on the face of it he is actually a weak candidate. unfortunately, president biden, who i love, was not able to make the case to the american people. that is a vital requirement for a candidate. christian: we will take a short break. arnd the world and across the u.k., you are watching bbc news. christian: welcome back, as lindy was signaling, kamala harris now begins the task of taking over the vast infra

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ed pierson is a former boeing senior manager-turned-max whistleblower. would it surprise you to learn that bolts weren't put in a door panel? >> not at all. in fact, the only thing surprising to us is we're so thankful that it wasn't a fatal crash. >> reporter: in a letter obtained exclusive by cbs news, senator tammy duckworth is demanding the faa deny bowling's request for safety waivers on a future version of the 737 max. >> it is such a bold-faced attempt to put profits over the safety of the flying public, it -- astoishes me they would do this. >> reporter: boeing will pause production at the 737 factory for a safety stand-down focused on improving quality. >> boeing is better than this. flight 1282 should never have happened. >> reporter: boeing and its supplier spirit declined comment citing the ongoing investigation. the ntsb says it is aware of the posts. cbs news has not been able to independently verify the accuracy of those claims. the faa has now approved inspection criteria for the airlines that could lead to the 737 max 9s being ungrounded

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. >> reporter: julian johnson and alexis pierson are stuck in the mess trying to get to work. >> we do not want to go through that. i don't want my engine to die at all. >> definitely don't. see everybody making a u-turn. we got to do the same thing. >> reporter: there's flooding on many city streets and freeways across the east bay. this is westbound 580 near downtown oakland, the two left lanes covered in inches of water. the slick roads caused many accidents, the chp asking the public to stay home, if possible. >> when it's wet, it takes longer time to stop. make sure and maintain safe speeds. slow down in the rain. stay off your phones. >> reporter: gusty winds knocked down trees and power lines in oakland. the oakland fire department quickly chopped down a tree limb that was blocking a freeway off ramp. in the oakland hills on sequoia road, a downed line knocked out power for about 1,000 customers. one caregiver says she can't cook lunch for an elderly patient since the electric stove is useless. >> the power is affecting us a lot because i'm a caregiver. my client is hungry. she'

. >> drug use across the state, eldorado county district attorney vern pierson agrees with that assessment as part of a coalition behind an effort to qualify a ballot measure this november to make changes to prop 47 changes that include more drug treatment and more penalties for repeat retail i'm very confident they will pass and very confident it will help. but democratic leadership, including governor gavin newsom are opposed to the effort to change prop 47 this week democratic leaders confirmed they are proposing amendments to the legislature's retail theft bills that would cancel 11 of the 14 bills if voters approved the ballot initiative making changes to prop 47, these amendments are necessary. >> as i just mentioned, the framework of this package of bills that conflicts with this proposed initiative, they don't work together. but pearson says he sees no evidence of that. it's silly. the cut. there is no competent. republicans believe democrats authored the amendments to confuse voters and defeat the initiative to change prop 47. this is how democrat responded to that allegation. som

. >> pierson went on to say that the waltz the nation watched tonight is consistent with the candidate they've gotten to know through the years. a candidate that she says is known for his authenticity. >> former president donald trump held a rally outside for the first time since the assassination attempt on his life in pennsylvania. trump was joined by his running mate, jd vance, among other speakers. they were protected by bulletproof glass as they delivered remarks at the north carolina aviation museum in asheboro. today's event was part of the former president's counter-programming to the democratic national convention this week. >> mentioned my name, i think 271 times. they mentioned the economy, like 12 times. they mentioned the border, maybe none. they don't talk about the border. our great border czar doesn't talk about the border. but they mentioned me more than any other category. >> and the republican ticket will continue to campaign in battleground states. trump heads to arizona tomorrow, while senator jd vance heads to georgia. the former president will also head to las ve

he is now director of the arms firm pierson engineering, which was bought out by israeli arms giant rafael, which is directly owned by the netanyahu government. rafael is israel's third largest weapons company with 8,000 employees and over 30 subsidiaries worldwide. some of the most famous systems used by the israeli occupation forces are the iron dome, iron beam, trophy, popie, and david sling. today lord john hotton serves as a director of raphael subsidiary pace and engineering alongside three israeli. the most notable being dr. ram khazali, executive vice president of raphael advanced defense systems. another key director of pearson is yoram aron, who emerged from elbit systems and also has his own lobbying group. the raphael site in newcastle has been subject to constant protest and disruption with palestine action shutting it down on nekba day. it is certain that having a member of the house of lords direct to the company provides some protection. in chambers of power, surely labor lord john hotton's conflict of interest as an agent of the israeli government should disqualify him fro

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