from the former Soviet Union to the United States over the past few decades have been Jewish . Estimates of America ’s Russian - speaking Jewish population range from 350,000 to 750,000 , and about 40,000 of them settled in the Bay Area . Jews born in the Soviet Union now account for about 5 percent of the American Jewish population .
Investigators inspect a damaged car at the site where journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev , Ukraine , July 20 , 2016 . REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko An investigator inspectsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspecta damaged car at the site where journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev , Ukraine , July 20 , 2016 . REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko Journalist Pavel Sheremet talks on the air at a radio station in Kiev , Ukraine , October 11 , 2015 .
That is why immigration limits are established in the first place . If we only enforced the laws against crime , then we have an open border to the entire world . We will enforce all of our immigrationinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectlaws . And the same goes for government benefits . The Center for Immigration Studies estimates that 62 percent of households headed by illegal immigrants use some form of cash or non - cash welfare programs like food stamps or housing assistance .
The pact — which has been repeatedly condemned by the Israeli government as well as by members of Congress from both parties — drew fresh attacks Saturday from Republican presidential contenders , some of whom blasted the deal as a sellout to Iran ’s clerical rulers . The nuclear pact calls on Iran to dismantle key nuclear equipment in a deal designed to ensure that Iranian officials could never accumulate enough fissile material to build a nuclear bomb . The agreement also requires unprecedented inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectand monitoring covering all aspects of Iran ’s nuclear program , from uranium mining to research facilities . Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif echoed Kerry ’s remarks , saying on Twitter that “ diplomacy requires patience , but we all know that it sure beats the alternatives . ” Implementation of the deal , Zarif said , meant that “ it ’s now time for all — especially Muslim nations — to join hands and rid the world of violent extremism . Iran is ready . ”
And now we see the same kind of agreement being at the point of being approved with the Trans - Pacific Partnership . So , these kinds of fair — these kinds of trade issues , these kinds of economic issues are the driving force for immigration . We think that both parties are — can be criticized for their immigrationinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect, or non - immigration , policies . It is really sort of rich that the Democrats will talk about deportation , where under the Obama administration we ’ve had record deportations . And the consequence has been a reign of terror in various immigrant communities .
Rebel fighters and civilians inspectinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria 's rebel - held Idlib province , Syria August 1 , 2016 . REUTERS / Ammar Abdullah Men inspect the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that had been shot down in the north of Syria 's rebel - held Idlib province , Syria August 1 , 2016 .
NATO member Turkey hosts American troops and warplanes at its Incirlik Air Base , an important staging area for the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria . The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford tried to soothe strained ties with Turkey during a visit to Incirlik and Ankara just over a week ago . In Ankara he inspectedinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe damage inflicted by the plotters ’ fighter jets on the Turkish parliament building . U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit Turkey on Aug. 24 . Turkish authorities have said the country ’s intelligence service has cracked into several smartphone messaging apps that Gulen ’s followers used to communicate with each other in the years ahead of the coup attempt and was able to trace tens of thousands of people from the group .
“ With all due respect to Ethiopia , I do n’t know of any contributions that Ethiopia has made to the making of America . ” Story Continued Below President Lyndon Johnson , hoping to tamp down concerns about the immigrationinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectact at a time when Congress was engaged in an even more ferocious debate over the voting rights act , sought to downplay the implications of the proposed immigration law : “ This bill that we will sign today is not a revolutionary bill , ” he said upon signing it . The president , like many other of the law ’s supporters , sincerely believed that Europeans were most likely to take advantage of less stringent U.S. immigration policy . He was wrong .
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK , March 2 ( Yonhap ) -- The U.N. Security Council adopted the harshest - ever sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday , punishing Pyongyang for its defiant nuclear and missile tests and seeking to put curbs on the weapons programs through what could amount to a land , sea and air blockade designed to dry up key revenue sources . The 15-member council unanimously adopted Resolution 2270 , significantly tightening the screws on the communist nation that sparked global outrage with its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6 and its long - range missile launch on Feb. 7 in violation of U.N. bans . The new sanctions , the toughest ever to be imposed on Pyongyang , require mandatory inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectof all cargo going in and out of the North , regardless of whether by land , sea or air , while banning its exports of coal , iron and other mineral resources , a key source of hard currency that accounts for nearly half of the country 's total exports . It also prohibits all small arms and other conventional weapons from being sold to the North , bans jet and rocket fuel supplies to the country , grounds North Korean flights suspected of carrying contraband and denies vessels carrying illicit items access to ports . The resolution blacklisted 16 North Korean individuals and 12 entities , including the General Reconnaissance Bureau in charge of espionage operations , and requires the expulsion of North Korean diplomats engaged in activities banned under Security Council resolutions .
Related : John Kerry to Russia : Stop ' Grandstanding ' Over Syria The powerful ultraconservative Ahrar al - Sham militant group said rebels regained control Saturday of several positions they lost in Aleppo in the Bustan al - Basha neighborhood . People inspectinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspecta damaged site after airstrikes on the rebel held Sheikh Fares neighborhood of Aleppo , Syria , on Saturday . ABDALRHMAN ISMAIL / Reuters State media said 13 people were wounded when rebels shelled the central government - held neighborhood of Midan .
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was reported as saying Saudi Arabia will send aircraft to Turkey 's Incirlik air base to support the air campaign against Islamic State in Syria . " Saudi Arabia is now sending planes to Turkey , to Incirlik . They came and carried out inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectat the base , " Cavusoglu told the Yeni Safak newspaper , adding it was unclear how many planes would come and that the Saudis might also send soldiers . Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday in Munich there was no need to scare anyone with a ground operation in Syria . Two Syrian rebel commanders told Reuters on Friday insurgents had been sent " excellent quantities " of Grad rockets with a range of 20 km ( 12 miles ) by foreign backers in recent days to help confront the Russian - backed offensive in Aleppo .
Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes inspectsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectconstruction work at the Olympic Park 's Tennis Centre in December . Photo : Getty Images " We decided to do a ' stress test ' where taps and toilets were simultaneously turned on in apartments on several floors to see if the system could cope once the athletes are in - house .
But what may disappoint observers is the clear offer of a road back before next summer ’s Olympic Games in Rio . As the IAAF statement said : ‘ To regain membership to the IAAF the new federation would have to fulfil a list of criteria . An inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectteam led by Independent Chair Rune Andersen , an independent international anti - doping expert ( Norwegian ) and three members of the IAAF Council who will be appointed in the next few days . ’ Vitaly Mutko was accused by WADA of being complicit in a state - sponsored drug programme The London Olympics in 2012 were ' sabotaged ' by the approach of Russian athletes suspected of doping
At one point she admits she 's a bit “ out of touch ” with the struggles of middle - class families — but , if anything , that suggests encouraging self - awareness . She says that the mere perception that “ the game is rigged ” in favor of the wealthy is harmful for the country , and that those guilty of wrongdoing need to be “ held accountable . ” She talks about how the Supreme Court has turned campaign finance into the “ wild west , ” which suggests she 's a sincere critic of Citizens United . Even a seemingly incriminating bit about how Wall Street donors should exercise their power , shared at Goldman Sachs , turns out to be pretty benign on closer inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect: Secondly , running for office in our country takes a lot of money , and candidates have to go out and raise it . New York is probably the leading site for contributions for fundraising for candidates on both sides of the aisle , and it ’s also our economic center .
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan , right , shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a ceremony in Washington , D.C. , on May 16 , 2013 , as Biden 's wife Jill and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry look on . STUTTGART , Germany — Turkish police blocked access to Incirlik Air Base late Saturday in response to an anti - American protest , the second such rally in three days and a signal that the strategic base is emerging as a fulcrum for post - coup fallout as tensions between Turkey and the U.S. intensify . Speculation of a second coup quickly swirled Saturday among local media as Turkish police in armored vehicles cut off access to Incirlik , but local officials dismissed the maneuver a “ safety inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect. " “ We did a general safety assessment . There is nothing wrong , ” wrote Omar Celik , Turkey ’s minister for European Affairs , in a Twitter post .
Emergency crews are working at the scene of the crash and have already put out the fire , according to a TASS source . IC spokesman Vladimir Markin said " no less than 50 " experts and experienced investigators are at the crash site , collecting evidence . “ Site inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectis actively underway . IC investigators are collecting the remains of the passengers for subsequent forensic , genetic examination , ” Markin said in a statement published on the Russian Investigative Committee ’s official website . There are some 25 psychologists currently working with relatives of the crash victims at the airport .
Another American , who was not a part of the exchange , also was released . Iran has various obligations under the nuclear agreement . It must reduce its level of uranium enrichment , dramatically reduce the size of its stockpile of enriched uranium , reduce the number of centrifuges , and agree to unfettered international inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect.
Hide Caption 12 of 38 Photos : World War II in pictures Black smoke rises from demolished buildings after Japanese air forces attacked the U.S. Navy base on Midway Atoll during the Battle of Midway in June 1942 . The four - day battle became a major victory for the U.S. Navy , which sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers , and it marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific . Hide Caption 13 of 38 Photos : World War II in pictures Balloon operators from Britain 's Women 's Auxiliary Air Force , or WAAF , report for inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectin a hangar used to store balloons , at a facility in the UK . During World War II , women played a significant role in the war effort . They took jobs in " defense plants and volunteered for war - related organizations , in addition to managing their households , " according to the World War II museum in New Orleans .
He or she continued : " It 's not a report in one file , it 's a big folder of docs devoted to Hillary Clinton that I found on the DNC server . The DNC collected all info about the attacks on Hillary Clinton and prepared the ways of her defence , memos , etc . , including the most sensitive issues like email hacks . " Upon inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect, the documents do indeed cover a wide range of topics . They include so - called " cheat sheets " on policies going back years , official positions on everything from Boko Haram to Assad , Snowden , taxes and , of course , the leak of emails from Clinton 's home server . Additional documents , viewed by IBTimes UK , includes ' defence ' reports compiled on topics such as the Islamic State ( Isis ) , the economy , Russia and the Clinton Foundation .
Vietnamese soldiers inspectinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspecta metal ball which landed in the northern province of Tuyen Quang ( AFP Photo/ ) Vietnam 's military is investigating the appearance of three mysterious metal balls -- believed to be debris from space -- which landed in the country 's remote north , a senior army official said Friday . Two metal balls were discovered in northwestern Yen Bai province on January 2 , army spokesman Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan told AFP .
' It has proven efficient in the past three years . ' We are restoring roads , building temporary bridges and handle many other problems . ' During the drill we are going to inspect what was planned to be inspectedinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectand make suggestions on building - up the potential and areas of developing civil defense considering risks and threats , civil defense plans are going to be revised and suggestions will be made for summary rules of national standards . '
Five of them measured 2.0 and above , according to a spokesman . The remaining too - 4.5 and 5.2 , respectively . Rescue crews are searching and inspectinginspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectbuildings , TASS quoted an emergency services spokesperson as saying . “ There have been no reports of damage yet , ” Yulia Ananyeva said . “ We saw furniture and doors shake as well as swinging chandeliers .
Turkey will however continue to allow Hamas offices to operate on its soil , but only for political activity . * In the agreement , Turkey waived its demand that the naval blockade of Gaza be lifted in its entirety . The Turks are thereby acknowledging that any aid they send to Gaza will have to pass through Ashdod Port for Israeli security inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect, only after which it will be taken by land to Gaza . The agreement sustains the naval blockade of Gaza , which is preventing Hamas from growing stronger , Netanyahu told the press , adding that he would not have compromised about that . * Israel for its part will enable Turkey to advance humanitarian projects in Gaza , including building a hospital , a power station and a desalination station , all subject to Israeli security considerations , Netanyahu said .
Immigration . Trump supporters are not wrong to say that elites of both parties have basically conspired to keep both immigration and trade off the agenda . Nor are they wrong to be annoyed when any opposition to increased immigrationinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect, or to legalizing people who are here illegally , is immediately dismissed as racist . No one who wrings their hands about gentrification can reasonably dismiss “ I like my community the way it is ” as an inherently racist and illegitimate sentiment . Moreover , in a country with birthright voters , immigration means importing your future electorate ; this , of course , sounds splendid to people on the left who think that this electorate will be more friendly to social democratic programs , but it is perfectly reasonable for people who prefer a more conservative government to oppose greater immigration for the same reason .
Ukraine 's President Petro Poroshenko ( R ) and Dutch ambassador to Ukraine Kees Klompenhouwer commemorate victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 outside the Dutch embassy in Kiev July 21 , 2014 . REUTERS / Valentyn Ogirenko A Malaysian air crash investigator inspectsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 , near the village of Hrabove ( Grabovo ) , Donetsk region July 22 , 2014 . REUTERS / Maxim Zmeyev A pro - Russian separatist shows members of the media a black box belonging to Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 , before its handover to Malaysian representatives , in Donetsk July 22 , 2014 .
Turkish Prime Minister Yildirim reportedly said that the Turkish military was involved in an attempted coup d'etat . The Turkish military meanwhile stated it had taken over control Workers inspectinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectand clear debris after the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was bombed by rebel jets , on Saturday in Ankara People kick and beat a Turkish soldier that participated in the attempted coup , on Istanbul 's Bosporus Bridge The U.S. military has around 2,200 service members and civilian employees in Turkey , which is a NATO member and a crucial regional partner for Washington .
Wolfowitz : Annoyed is n't the right word , it 's inaccurate . If I had been the architect , a lot of these things would be different . As a matter of fact , I believed after 9/11 , there was reason to get much tougher about the fact that Saddam was blocking the inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectfor weapons of mass destruction . He was harboring terrorists . I thought that it was time to give Saddam an ultimatum just as we did with the Taliban who were harboring Osama Bin Laden .
In trenchant comments to news agency Ria Novosti , Saran said , " We have conveyed our views to the Russian side that military cooperation with Pakistan , which is a state that sponsors and practices terrorism as a matter of state policy , is a wrong approach . It will only create further problems . " While this has been talked about in the government and among experts , this is the first time India has openly chided Russia for its flirtations with Pakistan . In the UN , the Pakistani diplomat trod a beaten path by offering a set of " proposals " that have long been rejected by India - " simultaneous application of IAEA safeguards on all nuclear facilities and bilateral arrangement for their reciprocal inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect, simultaneous accession to NPT , regional CTBT " etc . " Just last month , our prime minister underlined Pakistan 's resolve to maintain strategic stability in its region ... expressed readiness to agree on a bilateral arrangement , " Janjua said . Verma , in response , described the Pakistani proposals as " self - serving " and said it was " ironic that a country whose non - proliferation track record is marked by obstructionism seeks to convince the international community on its self - serving proposals " . " It is a matter of record that Pakistan is singularly responsible for blocking the international disarmament agenda and the Conference on Disarmament , " he said .
He has praised Russia ’s Vladimir Putin , whose backing of Syria ’s Bashar Assad is contributing to the horrors in that country ’s civil war . He has built an empire of buildings , ventures and clubs under the Trump moniker . But close inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectof his business legacy unveil a tarnished record filled with blemishes that go far beyond anything Clinton has suffered in her career . It ’s undisputed that Trump solicited donations for his foundation — rarely giving his own money to the charity — and then shamelessly benefitted from the organization with gross self - dealing epitomized by purchasing a mural of himself to hang in his for - profit golf club . Trump boasts of playing the political game by donating to politicians to “ buy ” their favor on his issues .
This is all forbidden under Islam . ' He was not a Muslim , he was a s***. ' Horrifying : Police and forensics teams inspectinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectbodies in the French sunshine where at least ten died and 50 injured - many of them in buggies left abandoned today Disaster zone : Bodies lie along the promenade showing the devastating route the lorry took as it went through huge crowds Heartbroken men and women refused to leave the bodies of their loved ones and the dead remain strewn across the famous Promenade des Anglais today .
Yet , recently and quite publicly , you remarked that U.S. citizen and Indiana - born Judge Gonzalo Curiel 's Mexican heritage presents a conflict of interest in his ability to preside over lawsuits related to your Trump University business because you are " building a wall . " House Speaker Paul Ryan quickly called your observation “ the textbook definition of a racist comment . ” What do you think about General and Secretary of State Colin Powell , whose parents immigratedinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectfrom Jamaica , or former Army intelligence officer , Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta , whose family immigrated from Italy ? And we all remember you launching your presidential campaign by calling Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists . Do you think the same thing about Alfred Rascon , a Mexican native who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for his courageous actions during the Vietnam War ?
During the TV interview he explained how a hardware and software engineer could go about retrieving the data on the phone . As Ars Technicha pointed out , a similar technique to the one described by McAfee could potentially prove successful , but would be immensely risky . By manually inspectinginspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe handset ’s processor using acid and lasers , hackers could figure out the device ’s unique hardware ID and try to combine it with the each of the PIN numbers to try and find the right one . In addition to being incredibly complex and expensive , if such a technique was done incorrectly the data on the phone could be permanently destroyed . For McAfee , how the iPhone is hacked is beyond the point .
Inmates sit on the floor during an inspectioninspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectvisit in the long term sentence zone inside Klong Prem high - security prison in Bangkok , Thailand July 12 , 2016 . REUTERS / Jorge Silva By Amy Sawitta Lefevre
Immigrants , or children or grandchildren of immigrants , also hold similar views to the entire electorate on Trump ’s proposal to temporarily ban entry to the U.S. from people residing in countries with a history of terrorism . But there were small differences among those voters who differ by generation . Americans who immigratedinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectto the U.S. were the least likely to back the proposal , with 52 percent expressing support for it and 39 percent in opposition . At 68 percent , support for the ban was stronger among first generation Americans than the entire electorate ( 59 percent ) . Only 22 percent of that generation said they oppose it , compared with 27 percent of all voters .
The drills , known as Foal Eagle and Key Resolve , routinely generate tension . Claims questioned The claim from Mr Kim was made as he inspectedinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspecta nuclear facility on Wednesday . " The nuclear warheads have been standardised to be fit for ballistic missiles by miniaturising them , " state news agency KCNA quoted him as saying . " This can be called true nuclear deterrent , " he added .
The director of the CIA told President George W. Bush , it 's an obvious case . Saddam Hussein had nerve gas and used it against his own people , he had used chemical weapons against the Iranians and he almost had a nuclear bomb in 1981 and in 1991 . And he had been caught with anthrax in 1995 by the UN inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectafter denying that he had it . SPIEGEL : Today we know that he did not possess weapons of mass destruction at the time of the Iraq war . Wolfowitz : I was n't in charge of the intelligence services .
Lopez - Sanchez , who is in the U.S. illegally , has a history of felony convictions and has been deported five times . ADVERTISEMENT Critics of the sanctuary laws say such policies encourage people to immigrateinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectto the U.S. illegally at the expense of citizens . “ A refuge for whom ? A sanctuary for whom ? ” Rep. Trey Gowdy Trey GowdyHouse Dems : ' Does not appear ' Flynn disclosed trip to Middle East Chaffetz : Trump administration ' almost worse ' than Obama 's on transparency Gowdy : Mueller a ' quintessential straight arrow ' MORE ( R - S.C. ) said .
One hypothetical mission included in the document , entitled " Expeditionary [ Intelligence , Surveillance , Reconnaissance]/Strike Sortie Scenario , " has the drone flying from a Canadian Forces base in Kandahar , Afghanistan , to scope out an insurgent base near the city . The air force straps one Hellfire missile and two laser - guided bombs to the drone , sending it to take out a white pickup truck with a mortar mounted on the back . A live video feed allows the drone operators to inspectinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe damage after the strike . In another scenario , the air force tasks the drone — almost certainly , without any sort of weapons onboard — to do fly - overs of a G20 summit near Quebec City . " The mission is tasked to conduct surveillance of the Summit site security zone , report activities that may threaten security , assist in the monitoring of crowds and access control , and record data for legal purposes , " the document reads .
Police and organisers estimated the crowd at up to 2,000 people for Sunday 's march , which ended outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 's office . " Stop the suffering , stop the discrimination , stop the racism , " demonstrators chanted , holding signs with similar slogans as well as pictures of relatives left behind in Ethiopia . Antaihe Cheol , a 30-year - old resident of northern Israel , said his father and brother have been waiting to immigrateinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectfor 20 years . " This is simply discrimination , " Cheol told the AFP news agency . His friend Ashebo noted that the government actively encourages immigration of Jews from France , the United States and Russia .
YOUNGSTOWN — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wrapped up a 49-minute speech on foreign policy saying : “ As your president , I will be your greatest champion . ” Trump said he would “ reject bigotry and oppression ” as president though during the speech he mentioned tougher immigrationinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectlaws that would specifically target those coming from Syria and other nations he said are hostile to the United States . While he spoke softly for much of his speech , the crowd at Youngstown State University at times erupted with applause and chants of “ Trump , Trump , Trump , ” and “ USA , USA , USA . ” Trump told those gathered that America needs to restore common sense to its immigration policy .
Gunmen killed at least 38 people at site , the same day terrorists lashed out brutally in France and bombed a mosque in Kuwait . Hide Caption 1 of 14 Photos : Terrorist attack in Tunisia Tunisian police patrol the beach in front of the Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel on June 27 . Hide Caption 2 of 14 Photos : Terrorist attack in Tunisia A Tunisian forensics expert inspectsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe beach on June 27 . Hide Caption 3 of 14 Photos : Terrorist attack in Tunisia A young woman lays flowers at the scene of a shooting on June 27 . Hide Caption 4 of 14 Photos : Terrorist attack in Tunisia Tourists leave Tunisia at the Enfidha International airport a day after the attack .
The verification regime which is starting to roughly resemble Swiss cheese , you could drive a truck through some of these holes and I am very concerned about that … .The entire zeitgeist of the agreement at this point seems to very much favor the Iranians in pursuing the bomb . One year after the implementation of the nuclear agreement , Stavridis ’ concerns appear to have been off - base . Since implementation , and while being subjected to the inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectregime , Iran removed 14,000 centrifuges , filled the core of its plutonium reactor with concrete , and shipped almost all of its uranium gas to Russia . But critiquing the Iran deal was n’t Stavridis ’ only criticism of the administration . In 2014 , Stavridis appeared on Frank Gaffney ’s radio show , Secure Freedom Radio .
Why ? Why ? ’ ” Ilona Bogen , a 38-year - old nurse who immigratedinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectfrom Lithuania about 15 years ago and who is one of the few likely to support Hillary Clinton , said she has no idea why Trump is currying favor with Putin . “ Those two are like dictators , ” she added . “ I ’m really scared .
Photos : Cult of Putin While his nation waded deeper into the Syrian civil war , Russian President Vladimir Putin , right , spent his 63rd birthday on the ice Wednesday , October 7 , playing hockey with NHL stars and various Russian officials and tycoons in Sochi . For years , Russia 's leader has cultivated a populist image in the Russian media . Hide Caption 1 of 21 Photos : Cult of Putin Putin holds a cat as he inspectsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspecthousing built for victims of wildfires in the village of Krasnopolye , in a region in southeastern Siberia , Russia , on Friday , September 4 . Hide Caption 2 of 21 Photos : Cult of Putin Putin , left , and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev jokingly toast at a lunch during a meeting at the Black Sea resort in Sochi , Russia , on Sunday , August 30 . Hide Caption 3 of 21 Photos : Cult of Putin Putin exercises during his meeting with Medvedev on August 30 .
Children play outside tents housing internally displaced people in Atma camp , near the Syrian - Turkish border in Idlib Governorate , February 5 , 2016 . REUTERS / Ammar Abdullah A man inspectsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe damage after airstrikes by pro - Syrian government forces in the rebel held al - Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo , Syria February 5 , 2016 . REUTERS / Abdalrhman Ismail A boy gestures as others inspect the damage after airstrikes by pro - Syrian government forces in the rebel held al - Sakhour neighbourhood of Aleppo , Syria February 5 , 2016 .
Monitors at the Britain - based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , which tracks violence on all sides in the civil war , said barrel bombs fell on Saraqeb late on Monday , wounding a large number of citizens . Russia ’s defense ministry said a Russian helicopter was shot down near Saraqeb during the day on Monday , killing all five people on board , in the biggest officially acknowledged loss of life for Russian forces since they started operations in Syria . Ammar Abdullah / Reuters Men inspectinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectthe wreckage of a Russian helicopter that was shot down north of Syria 's rebel - held Idlib province . DENIALS The helicopter came down roughly mid - way between Aleppo and Russia ’s main air base at Khmeimim in the western province of Latakia , near the Mediterranean coast .
Ministry officials said they could n't confirm whether the projectiles were those fired by the weapons system KCNA referred to . Thursday 's firings were seen as a " low - level " response to the U.N. sanctions , with North Korea unlikely to launch any major provocation until its landmark ruling Workers ' Party convention in May , according to Yang Moo - jin , a professor at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul . The U.N. sanctions include mandatory inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspectof cargo leaving and entering North Korea by land , sea or air ; a ban on all sales or transfers of small arms and light weapons to the North ; and the expulsion of North Korean diplomats who engage in " illicit activities . " North Korean citizens in the capital , Pyongyang , interviewed by The Associated Press said Thursday , in an echo of official propaganda , they believe their country can fight off any sanctions . " No kind of sanctions will ever work on us , because we 've lived under U.S. sanctions for more than half a century , " said Pyongyang resident Song Hyo Il .
An exception was made for coal originating in third countries and supplied via North Korea 's port of Rason . Landlocked Mongolia , looking for alternative supply routes for its commodities , has already signed an agreement with the port that gave its exporters preferential treatment . Export bans on jet and rocket fuel included exemptions for " basic humanitarian needs " in conjunction with inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect, and for civilian passenger jets flying outside of North Korea . Other restricted minerals include vanadium and titanium , both used in steel alloys . Independent experts have frequently questioned China 's resolve to enforce sanctions against North Korea , whose economy is heavily dependent on its neighbor .
( APPLAUSE ) As secretary of state , she worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran 's nuclear program . And in what The Wall Street Journal no less called a half - court shot at the buzzer , she got Russia and China to support them . Her team negotiated the New START Treaty with Russia to reduce nuclear weapons and reestablish inspectionsinspection.sensoryobserve.physicalinvestigateinspect. And she got enough Republican support to get two - thirds of the Senate , the vote necessary to ratify the treaty . ( APPLAUSE )