medea benjamin?tainly seems like he was killed inside the embassy. 15 people -- the consulate. 15 people came and. the turks know they flew in a flu out afterwards. they have footage of the 15 people. they have footage of the cars. they're going to be making statementsts very soon. we need to get the facts out but i think after all of these days, wewe can recognize that these saudi have e brought in a 15 5 o get t rid of a a credit, again,a mild critic. as mehdi hasan said, what does this mean to journalists? what does this mean to saudis who are living in exile? what does it mean to saudis living here in the united states? they are full of fear. i have friends or that our freight for their lives. something has to be done to get at the truth. but also, something about accountability and u.s.s.-saudi relations. amy: mehdi hasan, i would ask about senator murphy's treat saying "if this is true, that the saudis lured a u.s. resident into their consulatete and murdered him, it should represent a phenomen

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benjamin one of the organizers with code pink medea we've heard that donald trump has invited jamal's fiancee to the white house he says he's going to ask some serious questions how do you think do you think that's an important positive move absolutely i think that's a fabulous move i think it shows he really cares about this and he's determined to get to the bottom of it and certainly the united states government should be able to do that the f.b.i. should get involved in the investigation and i think that. this is a good sign that the government is taking it seriously thank you very much indeed for joining is medea also with the midterm elections not being far away there are many people here who are saying that this is the perfect time to put pressure on to politicians to ask them about their stance and so you really are and how they approach this case do they want answers from the government do they want the united states government to put more pressure on saudi arabia and the coalition that organized this protest say they'll continue to highlight the issue and continue to bring th

my name is medea benjamin i'm with the peace group called code pink i knew jamal and actually was critical of him for not being more critical of the saudi government we had some very wonderful exchanges and my heart goes out to his family and to everybody who knew and loved him of course we want to believe he's still alive but i don't believe it i believe that he is dead and you know why because i know what the saudi government is capable of and i want to denounce the western democracies for their hypocrisy and their enabling of saudi behavior for so many years now for what the saudis are doing in yemen with the u.s. support for the jailing of so many other journalist for the jailing of women's rights activists of scholars of lawyers for what the saudis are doing to create such havoc in the middle east and the u.s. in all the administrations has been enabling this because of oil because of weapons sales because of money and i asked the. congressman why you're the saudis able to get away with it in the said one word impunity and that is the issue impunity it's time for the impunity to end w

there was a protest and more about the man in the picture one of the organizers of the protest as medea benjamin of code pink who joins us live now here in front of the saudi embassy in washington d.c. are you pleased with the time though do you think you got your message across absolutely i think it was so important i went into the embassy before the started i gave in petitions signed by thousands of people from this country demanding answers we asked for a meeting with the ambassador we are making our voices heard with a lot of media that came out here and we formed a new coalition of justice for jamal so we think where. we were helpful but more important is what happened to him just in the last hour we've heard from president obama trump who's invited jamal's if you answer to the white house and says he wants answers do you think the american government more get to the bottom of what happened in istanbul i think that's a great sign and i think the u.s. government can get to the bottom of it certainly the f.b.i. can get involved in the investigation and i think that's important to do

medea, do you find the left used christine ford as a political kuj on? >> no, not at all, i think it was important to be heard. so many of these women who came in around the country, i was in lisa murkowski's office, in senator collins' office, they wanted to tell their stories. it's a flooding of emotion. and i think people need to hear these stories. i think it's unfortunate that it doesn't look like we'll be able to -- >> laura: emotions? >> emotions are fact part of fact. >> laura: not necessarily. >> in this case the opening of possibility for women to tell their stories has been -- >> laura: what's preventing, i keep hearing this, women can't tell their stories. women are strong, more than half the population, more than half of law school classes today, more than half of the university enrollment are women. the idea that women are dam sells in distress -- we can speak any time we want. >> not everyone has the good fortune of not being molested at a young age. >> laura: don't pull that card on me. what i'm saying, the idea that would men are dam sel

medea benjamin of the antiwar group code pink gave us her thoughts on the legality of their actions. with think that hiring people to go and murder people overseas would obviously be against the law but there's a gray area because us people are allowed to go practice it paid in foreign military if it's an allied military and so they are pretending that these americans were part of and were it military to give them cover but i think this is a thin layer of cover if you take that as what it is which is just a justification it really is individuals being hired by a private company to commit assassination and there are a number of us laws that would make that illegal. it fit an oil leak this going on for fourteen years in the gulf of mexico could become america's was devil and viral mental disaster it was in two thousand and four when hurricane ivan slammed into florida's gulf coast so they really damaging an offshore drilling operation just off louisiana however the company in charge managed to cover up the incident for a whole six years as. thanks thanks. thanks. flying over the gulf o

medea benjamin of the anti-war group code pink gave her her thoughts on the case with think that hiring people to go and murder people overseas what obviously be against the law but there's a gray area because u.s. people are allowed to go practice at the gate in foreign military if it's an allied military and so they are pretending that these americans were part of and were it military to give them cover but i think this is a thin layer of cover if you take that as what it is which is just a justification it really is individuals being hired by a private company to commit assassination and there are a number of us laws that would make that illegal. well if you have something to say with love to harris so do get in touch by following us on social media and even going to comment there will be back with the latest the top of the outmost either. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. on this unique edition of crosstalk we review a new and very important book john mearsheimer

let's now cross live to move there benjamin a co-founder of group code pink thanks for joining us medea good to have you on the program today do you think the activities of these american mercenaries if confirmed of course violate u.s. law. well it depends it's a gray area you would think they're hiring people to go and murder people received would obviously be against the law but there's a gray area because u.s. people are allowed to go practice at the in foreign military if it's an allied military and so they are pretending that means americans were part of the emirate military to give them cover but i think this is a thin layer of cover if you take that as what it is which is just a justification it really is individuals being hired by a private company to commit assassination and there are a number of us laws that would make that illegal certainly gives a new angle on things that i mean if there is an investigation and if this is convert confirmed to be true do you think this could have implications you know in the wider plan for private security in the united states and abroad as w

have a chilling effect on those who wish to follow his example dorsett jabari al-jazeera among the medea is a saudi activist based in seattle washington she hopes the global outcry over g.'s death will make a difference i think a lot of activists especially abroad feel this sense of urgency and responsibility to for voice their opinions about what's going on back home. as you know many of the activists who are speaking out were arrested and detained and their voices have been silent so it's up to us living abroad to actually bring their voices back to the stage and use this platform to voice our concerns for their safety and the safety of others as well i am truly hopeful i am i am hopeful of this by president trumps remarks and all of that i am very hopeful that you know at least the outrage the outcry the global outcry will make a difference overall and the status of human rights in saudi arabia if not for anything just the fact that these voices are heard and the world is now watching i think it makes a huge difference. spring is some other news now the taliban have attacked a distric

i think to there is what is the biggest need right now medea. the biggest need first of all is to clear the areas very closely to bury the two hundred bodies that have been excavated there often will be an absolutely essential need for food aid shelter because no one wants homes have been destroyed purified water which is very important as you can imagine the tsunami has resulted in a lot of debris and also dead bodies in in the in the water which can lead to water or diseases so purified water is also essential hygiene kits you know that are also sent to the limits of pretty much everything that's all could need all right urgent needs there on the ground from muslim aid u.k. thank you so much for joining us on our program. right switching gears to sports and to the champions league byron munich had to settle for a one all draw at home last night against ajax byron got off to a good start with defender months almost heading them in front after just four minutes and that was actually his first goal for the club in almost a year but after twenty t

. >> laura: this a women's march tweet that went out today, medea, we have it up on the screen. senator susan collins rape apologist. do you agree with that tweet? >> i wouldn't say she's a rape apologist. i would say she didn't listen to the women who, in such a heart-felt fashion came to tell her please, listen to survivors, believe women, believe dr. ford. >> laura: you think all women, regardless of facts, years past, no corroboration, people that she claimed were in the room signed sworn statements saying i wasn't there, i don't even know kavanaugh, including her best friend. >> but she's 100% certain. >> laura: all four people in the room are lying. >> the way that brett kavanaugh acted at that hearing. >> laura: oh, please. >> i think that's important. >> laura: really? you ever been in a courtroom with a judge? i've been in a lot of courtroom. you don't know what judges are like. >> arrogant, petulant, sarcastic, mean, aggressive. even judge john paul stevens, retired justice, a life-long republican after watching that said -- >> laura: a lifelong liberal activist. judge

why can't you have people like vanessa dealey or eva bartlett or medea benjamin or somebody like chrisedges, journalists who have been in the ground on all of these hotspots, let them come on and take the heat from the people? that is all i have to say really. thank you. host: appreciate the recommendation. if you look back at the c-span archives, several folks that you have mentioned we have had on c-span before, some for pretty in-depth interviews. always appreciate more suggestions as we go forward. it takes a lot to fill three hours of programming so we are looking for suggestions from you . linda is in california, an independent. caller: i just heard the person you were just talking to. i agree with him. why don't you have chris hedges, garrett porter, some people who know what is going on in the world? ism very happy to hear haley stepping down. previous par with her ambassador, u.s. ambassador to the united nations. they seem to know nothing about what is going on in the world. why aren't we getting more about who know something united states warmaking, around making so many liv