"Any security measure that reduces physical access to the Capitol Complex makes it less accessible to the public it serves. As representatives of the people, Members understandably seek to be available to their constituents and transparent about their travel and activities, yet such openness can create physical security vulnerabilities."The report suggests that background checks of all members, staff and Capitol employees should be improved to prevent any "insider threat" as well as the establishment of a "threat-based" system and a "Member Travel Operations Center" to review security while Congress members are traveling to and from their districts.
if the Taliban refrained from attacking NATO coalition soldiers and brokered peace with the Afghan government (which was not party to the talks), then America would fulfill a promise to withdraw its troops from the country by May 1.It all seemed a bit idealistic, yet it was the outcome of what is a near two-decade-long slog through an unwinnable quagmire - the epitome, you might say, of the US' perpetual-war machine.
"a court of last resort, a fundamental safety net to help victims achieve justice where this is not possible at the national level, thus where the state concerned is genuinely unwilling or unable to carry out the investigation or the prosecution."
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