austin tice is a marines on a former marine he didn't used to be a marine he is a marine. you know why i can't comment on whatever discussions as a nation we are having the sierra or other people. i am not part of that discussion. but i can tell you most marines is. who austin tice if they were given the opportunity they would be g in e back of an aircraft this afternoon to go get him. and they would definitely bring him back. we need to bring them back. i agree. [applause] [applause] meeting adjourned. [applause] [background noises] .[background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] be up tvs podcast about books. with other nonfiction releases plus bestseller list as well as industry news and trends are insider interviews pretty frank about books c-span now our free mobile app or were ever you get your podcast. park c-span now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what's happening in washington live and on-demand to keep up with the day's biggest

marines are staying in the marine corps. they are staying marines. changing our manpower model is more than that. we also have to modernize our i.t. structure, information technology structure. we have to expend personal agency. we had to change the way we see career progression and relationships between her active-duty marines and the reserve marine corps. other people have said it more accurately but i think sometimes the hardest part of change i have discovered is not actually grabbing a hold of the new idea. it's letting go of the old. people like me have built their entire 40 year careers to dedicating, learning and our approach to warfare in a certain way, but sometimes because of that, we have a real visceral reaction to letting go. we have to be willing to do that. fortunately, for people like me, there is a lot of things numbering for that do not change, will not change. the first of them is there warrior eat those as marines -- ito's - ethos as marines. the character of a marine is unchanging. airport values of honor and courage and commitm

as you continues tice is a marine, didn't used to be a marine, he is a marine.'t comment on whatever discussions that as a nation we are having with syria or other people. i'm not part of that discussion. but i can tell you most marines know who austin tice is and if they were given the opportunity they would be in the back of an aircraft to go get him and would definitely bring him back. we need to bring him back. i agree. [applause] >> thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] >> meeting adjourned. [inaudible]

so for example, i'm creating marine protected areas and the high seas and not just marine protected areas, but also network marine protected areas as well as how are you going to look at the capacity development capacity building and the transfer marine technology. and also how would you actually conduct a conduct and environmental impact assessment. and finally, also looking at marine genetic resources and how and the access to and, and equitable benefit sharing of marine connected resources. but it's kind of that the package deal that's being discussed here. and of course, there are several cross cutting issues as well. and a robust install, kermit, the bio prospecting for marines. genetic resources is the big issue as meters. talking about the and big pharma base to tell us more about of big pharma once a piece of vis action. why do they want and what's useful? yeah, well really kind of the thing that everyone is hoping for is to discover another aspirin in the ocean. and some really important drug that's going to benefit humanity. this is what the big pharma companies are dreaming up.

sharing of marine connected resources. but it's kind of that the package deal that's being discussed here. and of course, there are several cross cutting issues as well, and a robust installed her the buyer, prospecting for marina jeanette results is, is the big issue as meters talking about the and big pharma basis, tell us more about as big pharma once a piece of vis action, why do they want and what's useful? yeah, well really kind of the thing that everyone is hoping for is to discover another aspirin in the ocean and some really important drug that's going to benefit humanity. this is what the big pharma companies are dreaming up. and once in a blue moon, they find it. so in the case of marine drugs, they're about a dozen that have gotten f d a approval and are now on the market. and if you want to think about how much they're worth, if you look at just 5 of those drugs, then over the past 10 years, they've gotten sales and licensing revenues of $12100000000.00 us dollars. so this is the sort of dollar sign that on pe

it's love of your fellow marine.appreciate -- it's unspoken the danger, the risk involved, the risk that's inherent in our profession. >> reporter: for some, that constant danger always being on edge, creating a new kind of battle when returning to civilian life. >> we were used to living in the extremes. everything i did in combat is not going to work in civilian life. now i have to relearn again, and how do i take care of myself? i want to drink. i'm going to numb myself. i'm going to drink until i pass out. some of my lowest points i've wanted to not be here anymore. there are more of us that died by suicide in my unit than were killed in iraq. >> i just was thinking i'm a burden on my family. i'm a burden on my wife, my kids. i abused alcohol. i've tried to find whatever way i could to find happiness, peace, serotonin, whatever i could find, you know. >> reporter: after the war, at least three fox 2/5 marines died by suicide. and one of them is in prison for murder after allegedly suffering from ptsd. >> i think

slowly, the marines push up mount sort of. with the enemy bullets inches overhead. wounded are cared for by medical corpsman. iwo jima proven the toughest, bloodiest battle the marines have ever fought to this tiny eight square mile area for thousands of them have died and. 20,000 japanese. the attack never slackened now mount sort about just mirrored by navy dive bomber no. no no. no. the marines bands the japanese defenders of iwo wear select specially chosen men fighting with their army's newest weapons and every vantage of terrain in their favor their fortress caves saturating the island are wiped out by high explosive explosive. iwo jima is conquered only isolated snipers. its airstrips are already in use by american superfortress atop mount suribachi this flag is 625 miles from tokyo. and the conference at mexico city reaches a successful conclusion. as mexico's foreign minister hosted the meeting, signed the significant chapultepec pact, distinguished statesmen of the americas applaud senor pedro veloso signed the pact for brazil, followed b representatives o

marine renetic be able to resolve this? marine genetic resources _ be able to resolve this?ic resources are essentially the dna within marine life which represents about a billion years of evolution on earth. it's the dna they put out so the proteins and other molecules that marine life produces and of course some of these products are very useful for us. they include things like antibiotics, and killers, anti—virals, those sorts of things. the high seas or the international waters under this treaty towards which this treaty applies, is the common heritage of human so this treaty has agreed way any profits arising from these marine genetic resources to be shared amongst all states in the world.— states in the world. fascinating stuff and great _ states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to _ states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to get _ states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to get you - states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to get you on i states in the world. fascinating l stuff and great to get you on the programme with your thought

the landmark deal aim to conserve marine life and buyer diversity in international waters. it's seen as crucial to bringing 30 percent of the world's land and sea under protection. by the end of the decade, the ship has reached the shore. applause and relief. after some 15 years of talks, a deal to protect the world's high seas is finally agreed by more than a 100 countries. i can safely say that this has been the learning journey of a lifetime, so thank you very much. every what the oceans are our life support system. they provide us with food and transport routes. they regulate the climate and they offer a range of valuable raw materials. but nearly 2 thirds lie outside national boundaries, making them hard to protect. now the un high seas treaty will how can serve marine diversity in international waters. it's the largest habitat for life on earth. this vast there on average 4 kilometers deep. and until yesterday, there was no international law. no treaty, that guided conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in this area. it's a big deal physically in terms of th

saying it will help reverse marine biodiversity losses. also, military spending in china will increase by more than 7% this year that the opening of congress. the premier called for more soldiers to be trained under combat conditions. in recent days, we have learned the heartbreaking news that the former wales footballer jason bowen is the latest sports star to have been dianosed with motor neurone disease. the 50—year—old, who played for swansea, cardiff and newport county during his career, says he's determined not to look too far ahead, and to enjoy the present. saved by the keeper. 3—1, that's it now. jason bowen doing what he often did for teams like cardiff, swansea and newport county. a committed professional, he played until he was a0 before hanging up his boots. during his long career bowen faced many challenges, the biggest awaits him now. i wasjust in the house with my wife and i had a lot of twitching in my muscles, going down my left side and my hand was getting a little bit weaker so she said, "go to the doctor. the doctor se

high seas treaty will help conserve marine diversity in international waters. it's the largest habitat for life on earth is vast. there are on average for kilometers deep. and until yesterday there was no international law. no treaty, that guided conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. in this area, it's a big deal physically in terms of the size of the earth. but also in terms of multilateralism, a sign that countries can play nicely together and still get big stuff done. it's a good day for us. the world's oceans are under threat from plastic waste, climate change, and over fishing. now it's hoped this new deal will at last start to turn the tide. earlier i spoke to fabi in mcclellan, managing director at the n g o ocean care about the importance of this landmark deal. this treaty will be the absolute game changer that the ocean so urgently needs. because so far it, the high seas has been a lawless. i see bands and that has been over exploited. so now with this treaty, we have to pass way to enforce measures to better protect this wide expense. wher

as crew struggle to contain a massive oil spill threatening protective marine areas and dozens of police officer to release in columbia after being held hostage during a protest by rural workers against an oil company. ah, thank you for joining as their fears. the cholera outbreak in northwest syria is getting worse following last month's earthquakes. at least 3 people have now died. the damage to health facilities, water sources and sanitation. as a result of the quakes has been massive in the are concerns. the rebel controlled areas will not be able to cope millions of or in neighbouring turkey. meanwhile, are also living in makeshift camps after their homes were flattened by the earthquakes health workers. they say they need urgent support to help survivors deal with trauma and other mental health issues as go live, so aren't as eras hashim. i had barra was in gaussian tap in southern turkey for is a hash m. let's start with the situation in syria. there's a surgeon cholera cases in the north west bring us up to speed with the latest on the outbreak there. folly ha! health authorities

the 3rd is capacity building and transfer marine technology. and the 4th may be the trickiest one is the equitable sharing of access and benefits of marine genetic resources. and this is exactly why it takes so long because marine genetic research isn't biotechnology. it's moving at light speed. it's a great frontier of scientific and technological development. the united nations does not move at light speed. it's one of those to really slow, deliberative organs. so this is where there's been a bit of a mismatch where you have something that's growing so rapidly and say so unexpectedly, paired with international a negotiations which did not move quickly. just to give you a statistic on that, when the negotiation started at the cost of sequencing a ra, mega base at the innate were over $6000.00 to day, it's less than one cent. so wanted the types of changes that are happening and this is why diplomats are struggling to negotiate around it. sure, as incredible science there you're describing a real quick last question. if i may. great treaty, let

as well as the capacity for marine technology -- transfer marine technology.there is a lot of crosscutting issues that need to be resolved, whether in terms of financial mechanism, etc. we are hopeful. we will see what the final details are. t whatever it is, it is welcome and we will have to work witht. amy: i want to turn to comments from one of the russian delegates at the conference to criticize the negotiating process. >> it is impossible to properly review what we have just received. large parts of the text are very much new to our delegation and represent parts of deals in which our delegation did not have a chance to participate. we are not prepared to limit our further engagement to technical amendments and reserve our position broadly in this regard. amy: and this is a member of the nicaraguan allegation. >> indeed, yes. amy: sorry, we are to play the member -- we are going to play a member of the nicaraguan delegation also criticizing the negotiations. >> furthermore, we want to express our concern we got did not guarantee the transparency and equit

a number of areas are marine protected, which means even busy is it allowed. but at the moment, as you could see, water along this course is black. 53 year old manuel, i said better has been a fisherman almost all his life. but all he can do now is look out to the sea. fishing has been banned indefinitely, and it's already taking a toll and his livelihood. in that brown while amazon, we don't know how he will be able to make and smith and especially because we have children who go to school, all they can do now is help coast guards clean up the beaches. so they might be able to get to see quicker, but they say the pollution is getting worse by the day. bad mcglenn, it's more. i mean after we clean up they'll come again. especially when the waves are high. we clean none. stop. they come none, stop the government has promised to provide it. but those who are being affected, see, while they appreciate any help that could take them over. what they really want is to have their way of life back. as soon as possible. wind below al jazeera oriented min, dora the phili

the urgency stems from estimates that nearly 10% of marine species are at risk of exctinction. bbc�*s esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering and applause it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect the high seas. we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. high seas are international waters that aren't controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world's oceans and play host to most of our planet's marine life — some two million species. until now, all countries had a right to fish, ship and research in these areas, but it's left the animals and plants living there vulnerable. around 10% of monitored species are at risk of extinction. i think that this treaty that will lay the groundwork for creating 30% of the ocean into marine sanctuaries that cannot be fished in is so important. we have to save these creatures. talks were deadlocked for years, mostly over how genetic material from plants and animals found in the high seas should be shared between nations.

hosp on marine biological diversity. how do ou aet on marine biological diversity.iversity. how do you get 193 states to find common ground? do you get 193 states to find common round? . , p, do you get 193 states to find common round? . , ., . ., ground? that is a challenging rocess. ground? that is a challenging process- as _ ground? that is a challenging process. as you _ ground? that is a challenging process. as you know - ground? that is a challenging process. as you know this - ground? that is a challenging| process. as you know this has ground? that is a challenging - process. as you know this has taken a very, very long time. there have been five rounds of negotiations so this was actually the presumed fifth session because... it is really a challenge in terms of how to get countries to agree of course you to be flexible in their need to be compromises and concessions are made by all parties. it has remained a challenge because each country delegates with a group and in this case really need to strike a balance between protecting national interests but also

the northeast canyons and the marine monument. last year -- [applause] pres.en: last year i had the honor of visiting camp hill continental divide in colorado, it was the first monument we added for my ministration. this matters because when we conserve our country's national -- natural gifts, we are not just protecting the lives of people who depend on them like the family farms and outdoor recreation businesses, rural communities, welcoming visitors across the country in the world. we are protecting the heart and soul of our national pride. there protecting pieces of history, telling our story that will be told for generations upon generations to come. our national wonders are literally the envy of the world. they have always been and always will be essential to our heritage as a people and our identity as a nation. that is why the budget i released earlier this month includes new funding to increase access to our natural areas for americans from all backgrounds. we will continue to take aggressive steps toward conservation with big actions i am about to ann

that's what pilgrimage. churches like the marine dome are all about. the catholic church venerate many saints, images of saints and prayer, in of unit to saints have been part of popular piety since the middle ages. the liturgical scholar alexander established in sky, explains the relevance of these practices highly gazande. years of scenes are so to speak. the speciality of the catholic church. rubbish. not only do we have many things, but there's a hierarchy among law deficient. you can see a most important st behind me months ago. mary. the mother of gaunt here. the water . got us. desperate on the on maria, i'd steer what makes mary special is that she was completely open to gone for got guns. and gar, often when the angel april appeared to marry, bringing her to message that she would conceive a child and not exactly under natural circumstances. what she was open to that incomprehensible event is back. yes, mary was the door through which the holy eager god himself i entered this world into the profanely can. and since then, this world is no longe

the marine corps' first recruitment of volunteers consisted primarily of veteran marines.g friends veterans all responded. after passing there was preparation. we were in the zone of a special military operation fought the key. primorye went to help the marines to their lands. many in the brigade have relatives and friends of the son of a lieutenant colonel. efremova is also a military company commander. the position worked by the sabotage group were americans. it so happened that one of them had a passport and later it was determined that this was an active sergeant of the united states marine corps. . be that as it may, the enemy is a competent enemy, just like we are not picky. they have their own truth, we have our own truth, so we fucking had severe losses, thank god that there were no stupid things. this is war. tiger, which will soon go to the front raised upstairs, three four. went to the fourth week of preparation, everything is fine. i was followed here by a man who did not hold it in his hands, the machine probably will never understand this. everyone should tak

in this case, it was the navy and marine corps. but what is the congressional perspective with respect to recruiting? we appear to be entering a very challenging period of time. rep. courtney: definitely, a high degree of concern. this was definitely a big topic with all of the participants. had a great conversation with secretary del toro about addressing the challenges that sailors and officers are experiencing in terms of access to mental health services. we have got to make it as attractive as possible for people. covid, in my opinion, the post-covid hesitation in terms of our labor market generally speaking, but as well as recruitment into the military, even our military academy applicants is down. talking to my colleagues in terms of nomination. we have to do everything we can to really bolster the attractiveness of military service for folks. again, that spills over into industrials. we have got to close the skills gap by aggressively getting programs out there to train new welders and sheet metal workers, etc. i personally

they make up two thirds of the world's oceans and play host to most of our planet's marine life, some species. until now, all countries had a right to fish, ship and research in these areas, but it has left the animals and plants there vulnerable. around 10% of monitored species are at risk of extinction. i think that this treaty that will lay the groundwork for creating 30% of the ocean into marine sanctuaries that cannot be fished in is so important. we have to save these creatures. talks were deadlocked for years, mostly over how genetic material from plants and animals found in the high seas should be shared between nations. several important drugs, including treatment for covid—i9, hiv and cancer were developed from marine life. the potential for profit is huge. but no—one knows how much ocean resources are truly worth, nor how they could be split. it's a little bit hard to even wrap our heads around how big and distant these areas are. so if you imagine a big high definition widescreen tv, and if only three or four of the pixels on that giant screen are working, that's kind of o

he and his 3 confreres have been administering the marine doormen navigators for 3 years. the church was built in 1968 by the german architect, godfrey boone, in what was then the modern style known as brutal ism the term comes from the french word put meaning concrete. the architectural style is symptomatic of the sixty's when people wanted to break away from traditional church architecture and experience a new authenticity reduced to essentials because of its size. the pilgrimage church is known as the marine dome, the cathedral of our lady, but it was never the suit of a bishop. it's especially popular with polish pilgrims in her space for 2000 worshippers. they are drawn here by a small picture depicting mary bill's love in doll. it's amusing. the marine dorm is like an enormous house or a huge allegory for the tiny miraculous image. but pilgrims come here to venerate both i call lice. am i right at the entrance to the cathedral soil? you see a small 7 centimeter high fixture and a beautiful column, which has nothing more than a page from england. his glance, and this

marines. the suffolk community, the commonwealth of virginia and the united states as a whole have lost a value yanlt member of the greatest generation -- valiant member of the greatest generation. mr. speaker, please join me in mourning the loss of corporal holland and honoring this american hero for his service. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from american samoa seek recognition? mrs. radewagen: mr. speaker, i ask to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. radewagen: mr. speaker, i rise to pay tribute to the five pacific island countries in micronesia who at their summit in february called for russia to end its war against ukraine. following the summit these countries, marshall islands, palau, federal states of micronesia and others joined the u.n. assembly resolution demanding that russia, quote, immediately an unconditionally withdraw all its military fo

we went to help the marines to their lands.he brigade the relatives and friends of the lieutenant colonel's son serve. efremova is also a military commander. position worked the 9th group were americans. it so happened that one of them had a passport and later it was determined that this was an active sergeant of the united states marine corps. . be that as it may , the opponent of a competent opponent is the same as we are not picky. they have their own truth its own truth, so the battles were fierce losses were thank god that there were no stupid things. this is war. tiger, who will soon go to the front one, two, three four the fourth week of preparation has begun, everything is fine. i was followed here by a man who was holding in his hands, the machine will probably never understand this. everyone should take up arms, if only to protect their home, to protect their loved ones. he decided after his fellow villager died in ukraine, it came that he had to go, not that they should go there now to defend their homeland people wh

we went to help the marines to their lands. brigade have relatives and friends of the son of a lieutenant colonel. efremova is also a military company commander. hi all. we fight, who doesn't? well, we have one the position worked, the sabotage group were americans. it so happened that one of them had a passport and later it was determined that this was an active us marine corps sergeant . 24 rods. a competent opponent is the same as we are not picky. they have their own truth, we have our own truth, therefore, fucking, there were severe losses, thank god that there were no stupid ones to lose, this is war. tiger, who will soon go to the front for a week of preparation, everything is fine. i was followed here by a man who did not hold it in his hands, the machine gun will probably never understand this, everyone should run in their hands with weapons, at least for the sake of protecting their home for the sake of protecting their loved ones. sergei decided to go to the front after his fellow villager died in ukraine, it came th

and then you go down and you see american soldiers, there were marines actually and it's a, it's kind of a very weird, strange feeling. and i followed them, of course, that day. and i stood in the square and i watched stature been toppled. can i ask you about that real quick because it, that's a very famous moment and, and a number of people believe that was a stage moment because they said that the young men on the square didn't have a rocky accents. they happen to have a flag that was pre saddam, you know, ready to put up on the statue. you were there in the square that they were, what was your impression of it? so i lived very close to that square. i mean, i live by the theater square, the national theater, and i followed the marine down the 2nd street. and we just kind of happened to be that statue there. that kind of very bad because a statue but also in front of the start to go these to famous hotels, the shirt and then the media. and we're all the international media with that. so i stood in the square, there were marines, there were probably $250.00 journalists, and much less

volunteers consisted mainly from veteran marines.g friends veterans all responded. after passing there was preparation. we were in the zone of a special military operation. many close company commanders also went to help their countrymen, the marines. hi all. we fight, who doesn't? well, one position worked for us, the sabotage group was americans. it so happened that one of them had a passport, which was later determined to be an active-duty sergeant in the united states marine corps. the american authorities recognized that this was indeed sergeant of the american army that he is on vacation, and on vacation he has the right to be anywhere. be that as it may, the enemy is a competent enemy, just like we are not picky. they have their own truth, we have our own truth, so the battles were fierce losses were thank god that there were no stupid things. this is war. tiger, which will soon go to the front. the fourth week of preparation has begun, everything is fine. i was followed here by a man who did not hold it in his hands, the mach

we've got marines in the audience, you can't be that timid. okay. i've got one volunteer, anyone else? okay, two, three, so everybody on the left-hand side is wanting to volunteer. no wrong answer or letter grade. the question, in one sentence, can you describe our national policy in the indo-pacific region. let you think for a second. if you look at the notes our policy should be a broad statement should be a government in pursuit of a national interest. >> the national policy indo-pacific is probably too concentrated on that aor and does not take into account the remaining global interests. >> that's one perspective, but, a show of hand, is that answer what is the national policy? okay, no. all right. next i saw you raise your hand. >> to deter china to become the dominant player and global guardian in that area of the world. >> dominant player, global guardian. okay, do you have some thoughts? i think you raised your hands here? >> i'm not sure what it is, i'm just going to -- i think it's to retain a rule based international system -- but i'm no

environmental groups say it will help reverse marine biodiversity losses.mier, li keqiang called for more training under combat conditions. israel has seen the largest protests so far against the government's planned judicial reforms. up to 200—thousand people took to the streets for the ninth saturday in a row.

one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world. we're not far from where the oil tanker sag and the fear is of the oil. they have drifted into marine protected areas like this. with you all, spill spreading fast and wide scientists estimate 20000 hector's of coral reefs may be effected. that's an area. the size of a city, governor. delores says the problem must be stopped. that the source have directed the owner of the ship, the vessel and the department and efficient cause varied the emitter to deploy their son, king ha, equipment sucking equipment. because once the sucking equipment is able to really remove the oil, then the fighters spread from the leak will be stopped. coast guards say they don't have the specialist equipment needed to prevent a disaster. but the governor says, the owner of the vessel must find a way or suffer legal consequences warrant below al jazeera. what it does mean, doro, the philippines. johnson is executive director at the center for energy ecology and development. it says the oil spill will have an im

marine and also rail which are sometimes closed, which are imported from outside instead of using short and limited domestic industries at the time of this report on the discussion of ship building and enlarging vessels of one of the subsidiaries of imidro, isoiko shipbuilding and offshore industries of bandar abbas. to a huge collection there is no example of iran. we are among the few countries in the region that have this infrastructure . now i can confidently say that there is no vessel that docks in iran that we cannot repair and maintain. it is related to mission and mard complex regarding repair and it has renovations and renovations of rounds according to the operating conditions of these vessels and alhamdulillah with the two children of iran's big shipping company , pride of iran and iran shipping company and national mobile tanker company about we have a contract hopefully, the contract will be final. for us, we will build the floats that are needed. for the trolley, a project will be managed by a term , and that is the transfer of technology and the ability to build 2000 met

all gene sequences for marine by just 10 countries. and about 170 countries haven't registered a single pack associated with marine genetic resources. it's an entire industry waiting to wake up for the rest of the world. and we need to make sure that this treaty helps to be, that wake up call one day. i mean, it took decades to get this far. and yet, you know, with all the pomp and ceremony around the agreement, there was still more hurdles. again, you alluded to, this is going to take time for this treaty to be seen translated, accepted by the respective governments and analyze. and then of course ratified how long is that process going to take? because the longer you wait the, the more diluted it could become, couldn't it? yeah, that is the danger. but i'm an optimist here. and i think we really need to celebrate this moment because you know, even some of the biggest, most powerful countries in the world. sometimes they act like little children when they're in a room together and it's such a joy to see the children playing nicely tog

marine insurance sector comes in the french and napoleonic wars. france declared war on europe and vice versa, and the united states is not directly involved for most of this time. the wars pose a threat to the new united states, and to its government which is almost entirely dependent on the taxation of imported goods for the money that it needs to run itself. the united states government needs imports and exports to continue. the wars offer enormous opportunities for american traders who are willing to take high risks/high reward ventures to ports that are starved by war or blockaded and ports that suddenly need a lot of new supplies like grain or weapons for the fighting of wars. these are dangerous ventures, as that captain knew all too well and it's easy to get captured in that environment, and there's no navel defense for that period, and it has an out sized merchant fleet that takes advantage of the environment. these are mostly merchants, by the way. they have to be. only merchants understand this business, and coordinating insurers helped

so i stood in the square, there were marines, there were probably $250.00 journalists, and much less smaller car, the fair darkies. so i stood there watching. it wasn't staged. and then the air up is trying to topple the statue. they had these big, kind of hammers they, they hammered out the, the plan just cried some marbles and then the marine probably was so impatient that they drove back their vehicle for the news, pulled the statue, but before pulling one of the marines took off, took out this american flag and put it on the face of the statute. this icon an image. and at the time i thought, what are you doing? this is kind of like, this is really bad. you're destroying, let, the iraq is at least celebrate this fiction of elaboration. but later i came to realize that this marine was much more honest than anyone else because he's so the war as a war between united states and era. he didn't believe in all this rhetoric of flip ration and treat and what not. so, you know, if i was there, this was, it's such a metaphor though, it's such a metaphor for the, the success of the invasion