The city has communications and financial institutions, and the international airport.
The yacht has communications equipment that allows Lewis to monitor political developments in America while sunbathing off the coast of Italy.
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Sessions told Al Franken, the Minnesota Democrat, "I didn't have communications with the Russians".
The meaning of that statement — "I did not have communications with the Russians" — is now in dispute, and Sessions's evolving defenses have only made matters worse.
Mr. Awlaki said he had "communications" with the Nigerian suspect, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, in Yemen last fall, according to the journalist, Abdulelah Hider Sha'ea, who played a digital recording of the cleric's comments for this reporter.
He was in the room when Sessions said, "I did not have communications with the Russians".
When the controller questioned the Met supervisor about his decision, the supervisor said it was because he did not have communications with the officers.
He added, "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign, and I did not have communications with the Russians".
During Sessions' confirmation hearing, he stated he "did not have communications with the Russians".
He said quite clearly, "I... did not have communications with the Russians".
