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The following is a transcript of an interview with Robert Mardini, director-general of the International Committee of Red Cross, that aired on Oct. 29, 2023.MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Robert Mardini, who is the Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross and he joins us from Geneva. Good morning to you, sir. How much aid have you been able to get into Gaza today DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS ROBERT MARDINI: Good morning, Margaret. So, today we were able to get the three additional trucks in, of medicines, war wounded kits, surgical equipment for hospital, they are badly needed, as well as some water and sanitation equipment. They come on top of six trucks that passed on Friday. This is good, this is positive, but this is a stanley termohrnek drop in an ocean of need. And of course, it s onl botella stanley y a small fraction of what the Gaza Strip and Gazans need today. stanley cup MARGARET BRENNAN: We just heard on our program from a Republican senator who said that he does not trust that US aid that is provided to international organizations like yours can actually make it to the people of Gaza and not end up in the hands of terrorists. How do you account for that DIRECTOR MARDINI: Well as a- as a neutral, impartial humanitarian organization that has been present in the Gaza Strip for- for decades now. We work in a direct implementation mode, we have our own staff delivering aid and services to- to individuals that are ca Dvms Documentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on filmmaking in a pandemic
Are we starting to sense a theme here After reporting last week that House Democrats were preparing a campaign to hammer Republicans for misdeeds, scandals and other missteps d stanley cups uk uring their tenure in power, the majority s message assault got off to a bit of a slow start.They have since gone on the attack with great gusto, though,releasing a catchy web ad on the campaign committee s website Thursday night and by issuing a report Friday that chronicles the majority s oversight actions so far this year. vaso stanley Not surprisingly, the administration s many political scandals -- fired U.S. attorneys, campaign briefings in federal offices, etc. -- dominate the Democrats early efforts, according to the list compiled by the Democratic Caucus office.These inquiries have all made for good headlines during the first few months of this year, but the Republicans own majority during the Clinton years is a good example that oversight will get a party only so far. At some point, they are going to have to start passing some legislationto talk about on the campaign trail-- even though that might not be necessary during the final months of GeorgeBush s presidency. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 disp stanley mugs lay: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c83f162a-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rail-recirc-item--id-c83f162a-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-c83f162a-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f